Diet Ideas: How to Get Rid of Big Thighs

How to Get Rid of Big Thighs

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By John Mentis

You have big thighs even though you perform cardio every day, and you are wondering "how do I get rid of the excess fat on my thighs?" well you are in luck because in this article I will show you how to get your legs in shape

First know that there is no such thing as spot reduction, meaning you can not lose fat just from your thighs without losing weight all over your body.

First understand that your thighs are big because you are probably overweight, fat is distributed evenly on the body, so to lose the fat on your thighs you need to lose body fat all over the body and to do this you need to burn more calories than you consume

You need to consume fewer calories than you consume each day. If you normally consume 1500 calories a day you will need to consume 1000 calories a day, such a calorie deficit will allow you to lose body fat evenly through out the body and it will allow you to reduce your big thighs.

These days with applications on iPods, you can get a calculator to determine what calories you are consuming and how many calories you are burning all of which make it easier to lose weight and reduce the size of your thighs.

The next step is to determine how many calories you need to burn to lose weight and reduce your big thighs. So understand that there are 3,500 calories in a pound of body fat. So as I mentioned if you eat 500 fewer calories per day for a week you will lose one pound of body fat a week. And if you burn an additional 500 calories through exercise per day for a week you will also lose one pound. Of fat, combine the two and you will lose two pounds of fat a week which is enough to get your thighs in shape.

To reduce fat around your legs you need to also avoid high glycemic load carbohydrates like sugar, pastries, desserts, white breads, white pasta, and canned vegetables.

And you also need to keep hydrated so drink lots of water, you need at least eight glasses of water a day.

Now that we have taken care of the diet element in reducing your big thighs you need to perform the right leg routine. The best one I know off is to combine cardiovascular training with a good weight training workout

Here is a good workout: load up the squat machine with a heavy to medium weight and squat for ten to fifteen repetitions or until you can't squat anymore. When you are done jump over to a treadmill and run for two minutes, when you are done do another set of squats and when you are done, jump back to the treadmill and run another two minutes. Do this 15 times and you will have performed a powerful way to reduce your thigh muscles.

Once you are done with this exercise make sure to rest and get lots of sleep. You need at least seven to eight hours of sleep each night for optimum muscle recovery and weight loss.