Question:
I have very heavy legs. My doc says it's hard to lose the weight there.

Has anyone successfully taken weight off of the legs. My legs have always been a problem for me finding pants to fit. Jeans dont fit because the legs are too small. Wide leg jeans don't look good.    — Connie Z. (posted on February 1, 2002)

February 1, 2002
boy would I like to know this one! I have heavy legs to I'm down93lbs have lost some in legs but more in upper body hopefully with the exercise it will get better! oh well theres always lipo!:)
   — gerirose C.

February 1, 2002
Hi! I'm a pear-shaped woman. Down to 145 lbs. as a result of gastric bypass surgery from 314. I carry my weight in my thighs and legs and always will. As I lost weight, I literally melted from the top to the bottom. I'm still losing, but mostly inches, and since there's not much fat left on me above my waist, the weight has no choice but to come off from my hips and thighs. You'll have to wait a bit to get to this point, but if you continue to lose via exercise and proper eating, the fat on the hips and thighs WILL come off. (smile)
   — Mavis C.

February 1, 2002
I too have 'heavy legs', particularly my calves because I have had lymphedema and in my right leg, cellulitis, which stretched the skin. I shop at Making It Big (they have a website and will send a catalog). They specialize in natural fabric clothing for large and supersized women (I found great clothes there when I was 500+ pounds). My favorites are the Riviera pants, Down to Earth pants and Free and Easy pants. They are a little pricy, but they wear forever and are so darn comfortable. I now shop in the smaller size (having gone from an 8X to a 1) and I dread the day the 1's are too big. That's how much I love them. For my exercise, I ride a bike, which has really helped bring the fat off my thighs. Eventually though, I am going to have the hanging skin removed. Good Luck!
   — merri B.

February 1, 2002
I am 3 years out and I carried all my weight in the hips, butt and thighs...I am now in a size 4, and have NO butt, hips or thighs. My only complaint about that is that I didn't lose in my calves like I would have wanted to. Calves are almost the same as my thighs and I think that is cause they had to support all that weight for years. I'm a size 4 and yet still can't zip up a pair of knee high boots. My calves are too big...weird huh? Just my 2 cents
   — Barbara H.

February 2, 2002
I have had heavy legs all my life. (I'm 40 now.) When I went on NutriSystem the last time, I lost 70 lbs. I lost a lot of it in my legs!!! For the 1st time in my life, my legs were my favorite part!! (I had wished it came off more in my stomach!) I did do Richard Simmon's Dance Your Pants Off 4x/week. I know that it probably helped. Anyway, I am pre-op, and hope I lose it everywhere! Good Luck!!
   — Lauren C.

February 2, 2002
I have very heavy legs and have lost alot in them. :)
   — Danmark