I just read a great article called: "How to Lose Weight in Your Thighs – the Right Way"

In this article, Josh talks about the reasons why people are most unhappy with their thighs. He says that your unhappiness with your thighs is due to three things:

You have too much fat on them.

You have too much muscle on them.

You have no discernible muscle tone.

He says, that whether you have too much fat on your thighs or you have too much muscle, the solution is the same. Run. It's the only sure-fire solution to lose the fat on your thighs - marathon cardio (or roadwork) is the same thing that boxers do right before a big fight. Long periods (45 minutes to an hour) of low intensity running will tone your leg muscles and make them work harder than traditional leg exercises.


Now, I'm not a fan of running. I used to be able to run a 6:45 mile when I was doing double conditioning for soccer and tennis, but when I stopped playing sports in high school I all but abandoned running. Which means that I'm horribly bad at running now. I mean, I'm in shape, but I'm not in good shape... So tonight, at the gym, I ran my first mile that I've run in years and I ran it in just over 10 minutes. Am I proud of this time? No. But will I get better? Yes. It felt good to finish my mile and I even kept running for a while after.


Lately I've been feeling really frustrated with my body because I made the mistake of weighing myself last week and I was disappointed with the number that I got. But I refuse to let myself get down about my progress - didn't I just say that it's not about being a certain weight, it's about being comfortable with the skin you're in. So I'm going to do two things: I'm keeping my old routine and adding some new stuff to it - I'm going to start adding more cardio (specifically running, kick boxing, and kettle-bell classes). I want to be healthy, fit, and happy, which means pushing myself harder!

Slowly but surely getting there, one day at a time.