Crazy - sudden thigh whoosh!

lilly29 · 10-09-2008, 12:41 PM

I am decidedly a pear. Before Atkins, I was a pear with a big belly, so I had the pleasure of enjoying all of the fruit in the basket. I took September as a scale vacation, and decided it was so liberating that I'd stick it out through October without weighing, too. So, while I don't know my current weight, as of the end of August, I was down about 35 pounds.

One of the great things about my weight loss so far is losing the belly. (And the boobs, but I'll be honest, I'm not super sad to see them go!) Though I still have a little pudge around my midsection, my upper belly stopped protruding months ago, with my lower belly catching up, particularly after giving up my the last of my HC, and now being totally dairy-free. I still mostly carry my weight through my hips and thighs, and know this combined with the fact that I am getting closer to goal, it might take a while before I look all the way like a normal person and less like the dreaded pear.

Well, yesterday I was sitting in a meeting, and as I looked down, I noticed that my thighs were looking slimmer. A lot slimmer. This morning I was looking at myself totally naked in the mirror, and I realized that they ARE thinner, they even feel thinner when I'm walking. Like, almost totally in proportion with the rest of my body now. I'll take weight loss wherever it is, but I am absolutely ecstatic that finally some of the fat is coming off my thunder thighs!

This is as exciting, if not more, than the first time I realized my hips finally stuck out farther than my thigh saddlebags!

Has anyone else experienced body part specific whooshes?

tybeeanna · 10-09-2008, 01:35 PM

Not me but I am so happy for you YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LoraJR72 · 10-09-2008, 01:41 PM

How exciting!

OurLuvsFromAbove · 10-09-2008, 01:47 PM

way to go thats great!
im a pear too! now my thighs are actually fatter then my hips..

so what have you been doing lately that might have given you a thigh wooshie?
PLEASEEEEE DO TELL! lol
im so close to goal and i feel as though my thighs are never going to go away!

LoraJR72 · 10-09-2008, 01:53 PM

Quote:

im so close to goal and i feel as though my thighs are never going to go away!

Lots of leg work!

lilly29 · 10-09-2008, 01:54 PM

Thanks, girls! I love that fireworks graphic, too!

OurLuvs - Ahh, aren't saddlebags just the best??

Well, I started taking CO again after a week off (I was all out), I switched from heavy cream to coconut milk a few days ago, and I've been eating an avocado a day for about a week. I've also been eating a lot of homemade chili. So all in all, I think that adds up to a lot more fat?

FloridaShell · 10-09-2008, 05:40 PM

Woo hoo!

Valleydachs · 10-09-2008, 10:13 PM

That's GREAT! I can hardly WAIT for my thunder thighs to take a hike.

Sandi

10-09-2008, 12:41 PM	#1
lilly29 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 616 Gallery: lilly29 Stats: Taking a scale vacation WOE: Atkins Start Date: Early December	Crazy - sudden thigh whoosh! I am decidedly a pear. Before Atkins, I was a pear with a big belly, so I had the pleasure of enjoying all of the fruit in the basket. I took September as a scale vacation, and decided it was so liberating that I'd stick it out through October without weighing, too. So, while I don't know my current weight, as of the end of August, I was down about 35 pounds. One of the great things about my weight loss so far is losing the belly. (And the boobs, but I'll be honest, I'm not super sad to see them go!) Though I still have a little pudge around my midsection, my upper belly stopped protruding months ago, with my lower belly catching up, particularly after giving up my the last of my HC, and now being totally dairy-free. I still mostly carry my weight through my hips and thighs, and know this combined with the fact that I am getting closer to goal, it might take a while before I look all the way like a normal person and less like the dreaded pear. Well, yesterday I was sitting in a meeting, and as I looked down, I noticed that my thighs were looking slimmer. A lot slimmer. This morning I was looking at myself totally naked in the mirror, and I realized that they ARE thinner, they even feel thinner when I'm walking. Like, almost totally in proportion with the rest of my body now. I'll take weight loss wherever it is, but I am absolutely ecstatic that finally some of the fat is coming off my thunder thighs! This is as exciting, if not more, than the first time I realized my hips finally stuck out farther than my thigh saddlebags! Has anyone else experienced body part specific whooshes?

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10-09-2008, 01:35 PM	#2
tybeeanna Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So of Rockford Il Posts: 474 Gallery: tybeeanna Stats: 280/247/1 lb less WOE: low carb Start Date: 06/ 08	Not me but I am so happy for you YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10-09-2008, 01:41 PM	#3
LoraJR72 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Over the river and through the woods... Posts: 4,418 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: LoraJR72 Stats: 186/132/127 - 5'6" WOE: Egg/Protein Fast Rotation Start Date: October 20, 2008	How exciting!

10-09-2008, 01:47 PM	#4
OurLuvsFromAbove Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brooklyn Ny Posts: 3,141 Blog Entries: 4 Gallery: OurLuvsFromAbove Stats: 182/145.3/140 (restart) use to be 227) WOE: Low Carb and Eggcreaming it up! Start Date: Restart March 2008	way to go thats great! im a pear too! now my thighs are actually fatter then my hips.. so what have you been doing lately that might have given you a thigh wooshie? PLEASEEEEE DO TELL! lol im so close to goal and i feel as though my thighs are never going to go away!

10-09-2008, 01:54 PM	#6
lilly29 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 616 Gallery: lilly29 Stats: Taking a scale vacation WOE: Atkins Start Date: Early December	Thanks, girls! I love that fireworks graphic, too! OurLuvs - Ahh, aren't saddlebags just the best?? Well, I started taking CO again after a week off (I was all out), I switched from heavy cream to coconut milk a few days ago, and I've been eating an avocado a day for about a week. I've also been eating a lot of homemade chili. So all in all, I think that adds up to a lot more fat?

10-09-2008, 05:40 PM	#7
FloridaShell MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,615 Gallery: FloridaShell Stats: 163/133 sz 6/? WOE: My own way of l/cing Start Date: 1/2/08	Woo hoo!

10-09-2008, 10:13 PM	#8
Valleydachs Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 134 Gallery: Valleydachs WOE: Atkins Start Date: 9/28/08	That's GREAT! I can hardly WAIT for my thunder thighs to take a hike. Sandi