Female Hormones And Thin Legs
If you want to get thin legs and sexy firm buns that make people take notice, then it may help to learn a bit about the hormone estrogen. Along with progesterone, testosterone and thyroxine, estrogen is one of the hormones that has a major effect on the way that fat is metabolized and stored in women’s bodies.
During a woman’s life, there are two critical times when estrogen drives fat storage: puberty and pregnancy. Estrogen tends to cause fat stores to accumulate in your breasts, hips, thighs and buns. There is also some talk that estrogen may be responsible for the droopy fat stores you find on the back of women’s arms.
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How Does Estrogen Keep Me From Getting Thin Legs?
Estrogen makes females more sensitive to insulin, especially during the post-ovulatory time period. And it causes you to experience cravings for sweets when your blood sugar is low especially during the pre-menstrual period. These two estrogen related interactions make it difficult to stay the course and slim your thighs. You wind up craving sweets all of the time and consequently have a hard time sticking with your nutrition plan. More often than not, this is a huge contributing factor as to why many women find it difficult to stay on a diet for an extended period of time – even if they know the outcome will be sexy thin legs and shapley firm buns.
High estrogen levels also have been associated with fluid retention. If you’ve ever experienced that “puffy” feeling where almost overnight your body smooths out and you wonder how it could be possible to pack on weight and gain fat overnight, then you know what I’m taking about. With female bodies, a lot of time water and fluid retention plays a huge role in how cut or defined your muscles are.
Estrogen levels also play a role in helping you to control your appetite. If you have normal levels of estrogen in your body, then it’s a fact that your body is utilizing leptin (an appetite regulating hormone) more efficiently. When everything is in check, you don’t get huge energy swings and cravings all of the time, this makes it easier for you to stick with your fitness program and diet and ultimately get thin legs and firm buns. When your body is utilizing leptin efficiently, not only is your appetite held in check, but your body also burns more calories at rest, allowing you to eat a bit more, or simply bun more fat.
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