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[Rusalka5264]

Hello Everybody,

I am fairly new to Jenny. I've just recently ended my fourth week and I have already lost 13.1 pounds and 13 inches total off my body! However, none of the 13 inches came from my hips/thighs.

This is not surprising to me because thick hips and thighs run in my family. Even still, I believe that it is possible for me to shrink them down.

So, if any of you have any great exercises that they would like to share, that will help me lose the inches in my hips/thighs... I would love to hear them!

[overwelmed]

Hello Everybody,

I am fairly new to Jenny. I've just recently ended my fourth week and I have already lost 13.1 pounds and 13 inches total off my body! However, none of the 13 inches came from my hips/thighs.

This is not surprising to me because thick hips and thighs run in my family. Even still, I believe that it is possible for me to shrink them down.

So, if any of you have any great exercises that they would like to share, that will help me lose the inches in my hips/thighs... I would love to hear them!

I am also fairly new to JC and work out almost all the time.. I saw what you say you starting weight was and now you are 13 lbs lighter. How did you make that happen because im on my 2nd week and only lost 1 lb. I am truly frustrated. Could you give me some advie on what you are doing? On another note try doing the stair master for your hips i hear that tones everything by slimming it.

[Marchee]

Do Body weight exercises that generally tone with legs.
eg:

- Squats
- Lunges
- Sumo squats
- Ballerina squats

Or try a step class. They're GREAT cardio, so you'll burn fat in general, and lose fat, and up the inches lost in the legs.
I personally just picked up running in August, and I have lost TONS of inches in my hips and thighs.

Just a couple ideas. Hope they help!

[frana]

I agree with Marchee... START RUNNING It will reshape your entire lower half.

[MargieJ]

Boy, I wish there were a surefire way to spot reduce---I'm got a couple spots I'd like to add to the list! It's generally accepted, though, that "spot reducing" doesn't work. In other words, you need to lose the fat in those areas through nutrition and exercise overall. Building muscle underneath (e.g. weight lifting, running, etc) will help with the definition of those areas as the fat overlying it finally goes away.

[Blessed4Life2]

Boy, I wish there were a surefire way to spot reduce---I'm got a couple spots I'd like to add to the list! It's generally accepted, though, that "spot reducing" doesn't work. In other words, you need to lose the fat in those areas through nutrition and exercise overall. Building muscle underneath (e.g. weight lifting, running, etc) will help with the definition of those areas as the fat overlying it finally goes away.

Margie, you are SO right, I have a couple of areas I would like to reduce too. I have been quite interested for sometime now in having some lipo and have researched it extensively. I know you mentioned in the past that you are a doctor Margie, if you dont mind me asking, what area of medicine do you specialize in?

[MargieJ]

Margie, you are SO right, I have a couple of areas I would like to reduce too. I have been quite interested for sometime now in having some lipo and have researched it extensively. I know you mentioned in the past that you are a doctor Margie, if you dont mind me asking, what area of medicine do you specialize in?

Hi Melissa--Happy to chat with you off-line about specialty, etc. While there's more and more recognition of the importance of nutrition in the care of patients, we still have a long way to go. I'm definitely learning a lot here along with everyone else---it's quite a journey.
Margie

[Blessed4Life2]

Hi Melissa--Happy to chat with you off-line about specialty, etc. While there's more and more recognition of the importance of nutrition in the care of patients, we still have a long way to go. I'm definitely learning a lot here along with everyone else---it's quite a journey.
Margie

Hey Margie, I have always been surprised and some what perplexed even at the lack of education our healthcare providers are required to have when it comes to nutrition, supplements and overall alternative medicine....but like you said, there has been more recognition at least, and hopefully in the near future more and more physicians will want to learn more about vitamins and such so to give their patients another option for healthcare aside from the norm. Just curious, what are the requirements in med school as far as nutritional education?

[MargieJ]

Hey Margie, I have always been surprised and some what perplexed even at the lack of education our healthcare providers are required to have when it comes to nutrition, supplements and overall alternative medicine....but like you said, there has been more recognition at least, and hopefully in the near future more and more physicians will want to learn more about vitamins and such so to give their patients another option for healthcare aside from the norm. Just curious, what are the requirements in med school as far as nutritional education?

Looks like we might need a new thread on just nutrition as we've veered a bit off-topic from the original question about reducing hips and thighs (a very valid issue we can all probably relate to!). In short, though, basic nutrition is included in all medical school curricula, and dieticians are generally a major part of multi-disciplinary teams caring for patients. As for alternative medicine approaches, that probably varies quite a bit school to school and among hospitals and practitioners. Some schools have cooperative agreements with alternative medicine training programs. Unfortunately a lot related to vitamins and herbs is not rigorously regulated so harder to teach.

[Blessed4Life2]

Looks like we might need a new thread on just nutrition as we've veered a bit off-topic from the original question about reducing hips and thighs (a very valid issue we can all probably relate to!). In short, though, basic nutrition is included in all medical school curricula, and dieticians are generally a major part of multi-disciplinary teams caring for patients. As for alternative medicine approaches, that probably varies quite a bit school to school and among hospitals and practitioners. Some schools have cooperative agreements with alternative medicine training programs. Unfortunately a lot related to vitamins and herbs is not rigorously regulated so harder to teach.

lol, no worries.....I believe ALL our threads veer off in some way or another. I am sure this is interesting to many as well. Maybe we should start a nutrition thread huh? ha. Sorry for getting off topic Rusalka5264

Thx for your response Margie

[BelugaBabe]

Interesting thread here. I've found that, within the last ten years or so, the medical world has come a long way as far as including nutrition and nutritional supplements in its treatment regimens.
As a critical care nurse I've seen it firsthand. For our trauma patients we use quite a few supplements in addition to a daily multivit. COQ10, even a selenium IV infusion. We feel the selenium is so important that we actually give an IV "loading dose" followed by a continuous infusion.
We also allow patients to use their own supplements as long as we have determined that they are not harmful to the patient's condition. Some supplements have adverse effects (such as increased bleeding) and we can't risk using them, of course, but if the supplement is okay with the docs we give it as the patient wishes.
We also are very in tune with discerning what the patient was taking before admission---not just prescription meds but also any herbal or alternative therapies they may have used. Sometimes we integrate them into the present treatment, sometimes not, but it's a far cry from years ago where we didn't even think about asking for info about anything but prescription meds.
We're kind of manic about nutrition, too. Years ago we wouldn't even feed critical patients for days, possibly even weeks. IV fluids, that was it. Research has shown that early feeding (via tubes to the stomach, mostly) is very beneficial for many reasons. So that's the standard now.
We also do "metabolic carts" with our ventilated patients which measure the calories used by the patients. A bit more advanced than the BFM, LOL, it helps us arrive at the proper amount of nutrition needed for healing. Too few or too many calories can be detrimental so we try to zero in on the perfect amount.
Our docs are so good about this, even the older docs. We've seen what a difference proper nutrition can make in the healing process---not to be underestimated!

[MargieJ]

Interesting thread here. I've found that, within the last ten years or so, the medical world has come a long way as far as including nutrition and nutritional supplements in its treatment regimens.

It's the multidisciplinary nature of medicine that is so appealing to many of us----in this case, physicians, nurses, and dieticians working with the patient and his/her family to find the best approach. It's a good model for so many things in life, including weight loss. None of us knows everything---we're here to help each other on this journey.
Margie

[BelugaBabe]

It's the multidisciplinary nature of medicine that is so appealing to many of us----in this case, physicians, nurses, and dieticians working with the patient and his/her family to find the best approach. It's a good model for so many things in life, including weight loss. None of us knows everything---we're here to help each other on this journey.
Margie

How very true, Margie.
Couldn't help noticing your new siggie---how about sharing this exciting website with the rest of us? Sounds like a great site---perhaps the rest of us could benefit by taking a look at it?
After all, as you said, we're here to help each other on this journey! Don't hide your light under a bushel, as my grandmother used to say---share!

[reddyrawks]

I never had hip and thigh issues...my weight goes all to my stomach. I don't know which issue is worse???

[Blessed4Life2]

How very true, Margie.
Couldn't help noticing your new siggie---how about sharing this exciting website with the rest of us? Sounds like a great site---perhaps the rest of us could benefit by taking a look at it?
After all, as you said, we're here to help each other on this journey! Don't hide your light under a bushel, as my grandmother used to say---share!

I never had hip and thigh issues...my weight goes all to my stomach. I don't know which issue is worse???

Well this proves it Jennifer......we definately are sisters from another mister...lol. I have the very same issues..........actually I could use some more hips, thighs and buttocks. Every bit of my weight is in my tummy too. ugh

[reddyrawks]

Well this proves it Jennifer......we definately are sisters from another mister...lol. I have the very same issues..........actually I could use some more hips, thighs and buttocks. Every bit of my weight is in my tummy too. ugh

Yep, no hips, not butt, thin legs, hard to keep a pair of pants up. I also got robbed in the chest department, but now that I am older, I am kinda happy about that...

[BelugaBabe]

How very true, Margie.
Couldn't help noticing your new siggie---how about sharing this exciting website with the rest of us? Sounds like a great site---perhaps the rest of us could benefit by taking a look at it?
After all, as you said, we're here to help each other on this journey! Don't hide your light under a bushel, as my grandmother used to say---share!

Oh darn....no reponse! I was so looking forward to checking out your site, Margie, as I'm sure others were! We need all the help we can get here, LOL! Please share the link!

[BelugaBabe]

Yep, no hips, not butt, thin legs, hard to keep a pair of pants up. I also got robbed in the chest department, but now that I am older, I am kinda happy about that...

Hmmmm....jealous here, but so happy for you!
Yeah, I used to be happy with my somewhat bigger boobs but you're right---they don't hold up (literally, LOL) to the ravages of time very well. Good expensive bras have become my friends.
I tend to be equally proportioned though, so I'm happy about that, at least. Just would like those measurements to be proportionately SMALLER, though!

[MargieJ]

Oh darn....no reponse! I was so looking forward to checking out your site, Margie, as I'm sure others were! We need all the help we can get here, LOL! Please share the link!

Beluga--in answer to your question about the other site, while it is not exclusive, it is selective. We've tried to build a community of people who will benefit from and contribute to discussions that support our weight loss journey, with the core principles being working on the mindset and following the JC program as written. It's not a fit for everyone. Glen's posts ( http://www.jennycrai....topic=62024133) provide a good insight into the mindset, straight talk, and tough love approach of the site. Anyone who has read those posts and feels like they resonate is welcome to PM me.
Margie

[Blessed4Life2]

Oh darn....no reponse! I was so looking forward to checking out your site, Margie, as I'm sure others were! We need all the help we can get here, LOL! Please share the link!

No worries BB ! Girl you are a member of the most 'elite' here on the OFFICIAL Jenny Craig forum.......no affiliation to any other website I might add.