Are you among those who long to get back into your favorite jeans, but find your protruding thighs causing hindrance to it. It often looks odd when you hangout with your friends if your thighs are protruding out of your tight jeans. You won’t be able to avoid being conscious about this extra fat hanging out.
Many people, especially women are highly concerned about thigh weight. It is truer in the case of Indian women, as most of them have a pear shaped body, and to lose weight from thighs is a big struggle. It makes you look odd in your favorite jeans or trousers as they do not fit you well. It becomes an embarrassing situation when you wear short dresses. Lets us see some tips on how to lose weight from your thighs.
Reducing thigh weight on the spot is very difficult to achieve. It will take some time and effort from your part. You can achieve slim and toned thighs by working for it with right kind of attitude and dedication. You will have to make some changes in your lifestyle that will help you in losing weight. Right kind of diet and regular exercise with focus on your thighs will help you achieve the toned thighs that you are looking for. Following tips might help you in that.
Simple Exercises to slim your thighs:
Aerobic exercises:
Aerobic exercises are good in burning fats in your inner thighs. Aerobic exercises such as stair climbing, brisk walking, running, dancing etc. will help increase heart rate and also work out your thigh muscles. So make sure to indulge yourself in aerobic exercises for at least 45 minutes in a day for five days a week.
Avoid squats, lunges and leg curls:
For a slim thigh you should avoid exercises such as squats, lunges, leg curls, calf raises and leg extensions. This is because these exercises targets the thigh muscles and make them larger. You can opt for such exercises only after you remove the excess fat from your thighs using other exercises.
A proper diet alone won’t help you achieve the figure you are looking for. Proper exercise is also necessary as it will help you convert the body fat into usable energy. Exercise will help you to reduce excess weight from all over the body and not just your thighs. Let us see some of the exercises that will be effective to tone your thighs:
Cardiovascular exercises:
Cardio exercises using equipments such as treadmill, elliptical trainer, stationary bike etc are very good in slimming thighs. Do cardio exercises for at least half an hour five days a week. This will help in slimming down your lower body.
Running:
Running is one simple and most effective exercise that will help in shaping your legs. You can opt for endurance running with little or no incline. If you find it difficult, you can go for elliptical trainers with little or no resistance. If possible try running on inclined surfaces as it will help in burning more calories than while running on flat surface.
Resistance training:
Resistance training is the way to bring your thighs to good shape after you shed excess fat from them using other exercises. These training schedules will help in making the thigh muscles harder, stronger and well defined. This will also help in preventing your thigh muscles from getting larger in size.
If everything fails, you can go for surgical methods such as liposuction. Shedding thigh fat is a time taking task. So be patient and follow these steps to get the good looking figure that you wish for.
Dietary changes to weight loss from Thighs:
A good diet is very important for losing weight and to get a well toned body. Good diet will help you achieve toned thighs too. You should be concerned about the following points as far as your diet is concerned.
Avoid sugar intake:
Everyone loves to have sweets. But having sweets make shedding your extra weights difficult. Sugar especially in liquid form such as sodas, energy drinks, juices should be avoided. Instead, substitute it with water. Dinking plenty of water will help you remove all toxins from your body. It also will provide the moist environment in the body for the growth of body tissues. It also will help to ease transportation of nutrients to cells. You can also add green tea to your diet. Green tea has lot of antioxidants and is low in calories. With the amount of polyphenols that it contains, which is almost ten times what we find in vegetables, green tea can help in protecting the body cells from free radicals. Go for a cup of green tea without sugar in your diet.
Go for a low carb diet:
Excess carbohydrate in the body causes the body to release insulin which further leads to weight gain. The insulin level in the body is controlled in the body by producing glucose which is eventually converted into fat. If you are looking for a low carbohydrate diet you should avoid processed foods, starchy vegetables such as potatoes, beetroots and corn. Also sugar and margarine has to be avoided. Instead in a low carb diet, you should add high protein foods such as beef, chicken, turkey and fish, fruits, nuts, and leafy vegetables and soy products.
Have only low calorie food:
Burning more calories than what you consume is the most effective way to lose weight. Limiting your calorie intake by going for a 1200 to 1500 calorie diet will help you burn more calories. You can easily achieve this by limiting your fat food consumption between 35 and 50 grams per day. This should meet up to 20 to 30 percent of your daily calorie requirement.
Other than this, consume carbohydrates in the form of whole grains, vegetables and fruits. Have around 180 to 270 grams of complex carbohydrates which will constitute around 45 to 65 percent of your daily calorie requirements. You should also add low fat proteins in the form of poultry, meat and fish. This should constitute around 15 to 25 percent of your daily calorie intake.