This can be a tough situation to deal with for sure. I never like to advise anybody to purposely lose muscle mass because of the fact that your metabolism will start to slow down a bit once the muscle is gone and you will put on some additional body fat as a result. Here’s what I would do if I were in your situation…

Stay away from free weight based lower body exercises like lunges and squats for a while and instead focus on upper body free weight exercises combined with short bursts of high intensity aerobic exercise. Perform this type of combo workout 3 times per week. If you have the energy and you really want to slim your thighs, then fit in a few steady state cardio workouts as well. While you are focusing on your workouts, start to lower the amount of calories that you are taking in each day by eliminating any sugars or junk foods. Make sure to eat 5 – 6 nutritionally complete meals each day, but start to lower the amount of protein that you are eating with each meal. These tips should help you to start slimming your thighs.

If you want to slim down your thighs, you need to focus on lowering your overall body fat levels. The best way to make this happen is to clean up your diet (avoid sugar and junk foods and eat more lean protein and heart healthy fats) and implement some sort of full body exercise program. I would specifically recommend weight training workouts that also include an aerobic component. Something like a free weight based interval workout that sprinkles in some moderate intensity cardio would help you to lose some body fat quickly.

If I had to recommend just one thigh slimming exercise, it would be some variation of a squat (either body weight, barbell or dumbbell). This exercise just seems to help the body fat start melting off, but you do have to be careful. Some women find that squatting too much causes their thighs to actually get a little bigger (due to muscle gain), so it’s important to mix this exercise into your workout routine only 1 or 2 times each week.

This is so true. Too many people believe that all it’s going to take to slim down their thighs is some “secret” thigh slimming exercise routine, when in all actuality your diet is a more important part of the fat loss process. Thanks for sharing these important fat loss tips!

The best way to make changes to the way that your hips look is to start focusing on lowering your overall body fat levels. There are no exercises that will slim your hips alone. Start our by implementing a sensible low fat diet that contains a lot of lean protein choices and follow that up with a comprehensive exercise program that includes some hip and thigh specific exercises as well as aerobic exercise.

This is a very common problem for many women. Unfortunately, there is really no way to “spot reduce” or shed body fat from only one area of your body. In order to slim down your thighs, you are going to have to focus on striping of body fat all over your body. In order to do this, you will need to incorporate a well rounded fat loss diet and a full body workout program that incorporates aerobic activity as well as weight lifting. The mechanics of fat loss are simple, (eat fewer calories than your body burns on a daily basis), but in reality it can be challenging getting to the gym every day and sticking with a diet. The number one slim thighs tip that I would give you is to make sure and not starve yourself. You need to eat a decent amount of calories and nutrients in order to get rid of body fat. A lot of women think that they will lose fat quicker if the just stop eating all together, but this just does not work!

I know it’s probably not what you want to hear, but a lot of this can be attributed to genetics. Different people store fat and build muscle in different parts of their bodies. A lot of women who are relatively skinny store body fat in their thighs, making them bigger. I also know a fair amount of women who build muscle easily in their thigh area, which makes them appear to be big and bulky. The good news is that you can slim down your thighs with some hard work and dedication, but it’s going to take a well rounded fat loss diet and a regular exercise program. In the future, I’m going to outline a step -by – step plan for slimming down your thighs here on the blog, so keep an eye out for that series of posts!