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Inner thigh fat,it's STILL there...
16/f
Alright, so August I decided I start off with a change and joined the xc team. I worked my way up to varsity on the way and...didn't really lose any weight. However, I did lose inches. I'm very short, 5'', 34 D, 24'' waist, 28'' hips, and fairly muscular looking...or at least my arms are. The thing is, asides from my upper half being acceptable, my lower body looks terrible. Most of it is toned by now, but my legs, especially my thighs which now, due to a loss of inches everywhere else, look even larger. They're constantly touching. I've joined a tri. team at my school, and I run at least 5-12 miles a day. I bicycle as well. All these things, cardo, that are supposed to DECREASED muscle mass and burn fat, and yet, I still have the legs of someone extremely overweight. I've worked so hard, and am continuing to, but nothings working, and I'm becoming extremely discouraged. Any advice? I don't understand what's going on. Thanks a bunch.
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Thing is, most of us have problem areas, i.e. those areas that are very stubborn when losing weight. In terms of fat loss, there is very little one can do except lose weight (generally speaking). Since we cannot target fat loss, we can only choose to gain weight overall or lose weight overall. Genetics determine if one area is emphasised over another.
Now, in terms of muscle, I think you have it a bit wrong. Lots of endurance exercises will build some muscle (albeit a different, less bulky type than more intensive workouts). If you are exercising a lot it can be significant - check out the thighs on a long distance speedskater for example.
Also, they only burn fat as long as you are losing weight overall. Otherwise they are just burning calories, which one can replenish through food.
So, the only thing you can do is lose weight and eventually your problem are will be targetted. No one can say exactly when, but if you are lean everywhere else, I would expect it to be soon. To do that, you need a calorie deficit.
Good luck.
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