How to Lose Weight from Problem Areas
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Almost everyone, male or female, has a "problem area" where they seem to deposit fat. Women want to know how to slim their thighs and how to get a flat stomach, while men want a "six pack". Problem areas often tend to be the places that fat loss occurs last on, i.e. the last 10lbs. Research shows that regional fat loss depends on your sex (not your workout routine!).
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Stubborn Fat
In women the first place the fat is stored, tends to be the last place the fat comes off (unlike men).
Where the fat goes:
Women store fat in their lower bodies, this includes the upper thighs, hips and butt (thunder thighs, saddlebags, muffin top?!) and also on the back of their upper arms. However, after the menopause this changes when oestrogen levels decrease and women start to accumulate more fat in the abdomen (like men). Men tend to store fat around their waist and thus struggle with abdominal fat, which includes their lower abs, lower back, the sides of their waist and visceral fat (harmful fat).
If your weight keeps rising, you simply contiunue to deposit fat all over your body, including your face and even hands.
Where the fat comes off:
Women are inclined to experience fat loss first in their trunk and arms, then lastly their lower body (hips and thighs). Generally weight loss is most noticeable early on in areas where there is little fat, such as the clavicles. Men tend to lose fat first from their trunk, followed by their arms and then their legs. This means that although men tend to store abdominal fat, it is also the first place they lose it.
Why Do Women Struggle to Lose Fat from Their Lower Body?
- Fat cells have two types of receptor:
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Alpha-receptor – inhibits the breakdown of fat
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Beta-receptor – stimulates the breakdown of fat
- Women have 3 to 5 times more of an enzyme (lipoprotein lipase) that stimulates fat storage in their lower body than their upper body.
- An enzyme (hormone-sensitive lipase) that stimulates fat breakdown is very slow in releasing fat from the lower abdomen in women.