Hips and Thighs Fat

In today’s health and beauty conscious world, everyone wants to look their best. However, doing so at the cost of indulging in unhealthy crash diets and cosmetic surgeries is not the ideal way of achieving this. The ideal weight of a person is always judged in reference to their height.


This is often referred to as BMI or body mass index. For your age your BMI should not exceed 26. 4.

If you are 150cm in height or above, your weight is perfectly in control.


You should not worry about trying to lose weight. Rather you should concentrate on burning the fats that have accumulated around your hips and thighs. The fats and carbohydrates consumed by us are stored in the body as a ready source of energy. However, if the body does not use this energy, it tends to accumulate in the stomach region in men, and around the hips and thighs in women. This is what has occurred in your case. This accumulated fat needs to be converted into muscle or burned as energy, in order to be gotten rid of f. Simply walking for half an hour daily would not help, although it’s a good way to start the process. You would need to bring about a few changes in your lifestyle in order to lose weight around your hips and thighs.

Following these simple tips would help you considerably:

• The first step in losing fat is to utilize the stored energy to the fullest. For this purpose you will need to eat less and burn more. Eating less does not mean starving yourself. It implies that you eat a little less than usual. Limit your daily calorie intake to, not more that 2000 calories. The basic idea of doing this is that, the body is forced to use the pent up energy, which it has already stored. Exercise will help you utilize the pent up energy to the fullest. Your exercise regimen should be alternated between cardio and strength training. Cardio exercises like brisk walking, jogging, cycling and swimming will help you burn fat effectively, while strength enhancing exercises performed during weight training will help you build your muscles, and firm up your body. These are the two main steps that will help you lose maximum amount of fat.

• You will need to tweak your diet a bit too. Eat 6 small meals a day, instead of the regular 3 meals a day routine. Your diet should consist of boiled or stir fried vegetables and lean meats. Saturated fats obtained from cooking oils and red meat should be strictly avoided. You could use olive oil for cooking instead. Eat plenty of fruits and drink plenty of water, as this will help detoxify your body, while keeping you hydrated at the same time.

• Practicing alternate forms of exercise like yoga and aerobics would also help you considerably in your quest to shape your hips and thighs.