10-16-06, 07:20 AM | |
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Anjee, I don't have any advice, just thought I'd commiserate! I'm bottom-heavy too: a true pair with a slim waist and torso but large hips (not due to fat, just bones!), butt, and thighs; oh, and I have fairly large calves too. Last year, I lost about 7-8 lbs., and while I did lose a bit in my lower body, my torso got almost too slim, and DH said my chest shrunk too!
I don't really have a solution, but you might want to check out the poll I posted about a month ago asking other pear-shaped gals what has worked for them. The main helpful thing seemed to be lower-body intensive cardio such as spinning, running, and kickboxing. I try to do a fair amount of cardio, mix up heavy and light weights for lower body, and work upper body with heavy weights to build muscle. HTH!
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10-16-06, 08:54 AM | |
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I don't know if you have tried this series, but I have heard and read TONS about Slim Series being a miracle for this problem. Somehow this series just seems to lean out the legs and make the muscles slim and long. Ballet types of exercises may also help. As well as pilates. And completely staying AWAY from heavy lunges, squats, etc., using very high rep work instead. ??
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10-16-06, 09:30 AM | |
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I was looking at an Eddie Bauer catalog the other day and noticed that many of their boots are available in 2 different calf sizes -- have you looked at anything like that? Here's the EB link:
http://www.eddiebauer.com/eb/default.asp (Click on "shoes/accessories" and then "women's") Try to appreciate your shapely calves, though -- mine are pathetically non-shapely, and nothing really seems to affect them. I'm always envious of women with nice muscular calves! |
10-16-06, 09:44 AM | |
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Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement and the commiserating, somehow it makes me feel better that I'm not in this boat alone. One thing on the calves, I bought two sets of boots with lace up fronts but also a side zip. One set was too narrow in the foot (I have wide fee too Melissa) but I could loosen the laces enough to zip them up. The second set had the laces stitched closed, but they were wide enough for my feet. I could only get one zipped, the other was unzippable. Now both are in the backseat of my car to be returned.
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