Are you struggling to lose thigh fat?

Are you struggling to lose thigh fat? Thigh fat especially can be unsightly. If you continue to read the rest of this article you will discover some amazing tips to burn fat and tone up your thighs so you can have an amazing body that you will be proud of.

In order to lose thigh fat you must first pay keen attention to your diet. Try to avoid carbs such as sugar, white flour and other products that are made from white flour. Instead you can replace your carbohydrates source with whole wheat and whole grain products. A diet that is constructed around having a lot of fruits and vegetables is highly recommended and will help you to shed a few pounds in a couple of weeks. You should also avoid caffeinated and carbonated drinks and drink plenty of water daily. This helps to flush out the toxins from your body

Once your diet is in order then it is time to supercharge your workouts. Your workout should be very targeted to lose thigh fat by addressing the different regions of your leg. These are the quadriceps, hamstrings, and hip adductors.

Before you can start to exercise your thigh muscles or any region of your body for that matter, you need to get your muscles warm. This will help you to prevent injuries and get maximum results from your exercises. A point that is worth telling is that you should NEVER workout a cold muscle because you can tear your muscle that way and cause serious harm to yourself.

To get your muscles warm you can do some jogging for about 15 minutes. Other alternative could be the use of a tread mill or just simple walking on the spot.

Now Onto Your Thigh Exercises:

Quadriceps - One of the most effective exercise to work your quadriceps and to lose thigh fat fast is the squat technique. Firstly, stand with your legs hip width apart then simply bend your knees while keeping a straight back going down to the floor until your butt is right angled to the floor. Return to starting position and then repeat the procedure. About 3 sets of 20 repetitions will do the job.

Exercise For Your Adductors To Lose Thigh Fat - This exercise requires you to lay on the floor. If you have an exercise mat then that will be awesome. Simply lay on your right side and lift your head up and use your right arm for support. Keep your right leg steady on the floor while raising your left leg slowly and then slowly lower your leg. Do not allow your leg to go all the way down until you have done about 20 repetitions. Repeat this procedure laying on your left side then switch back to your ride side until you have done 3 sets of 20 repetitions for each side.

Exercise For Your Hamstring To Lose Thigh Fat - For this exercise, lay face down on a bench. You will then bend your legs bringing your heels as close as possible to your buttocks. You can do about 3 sets of 20 repetitions and that will do the job.

All the above exercises are very effective to help you lose thigh fat in a short amount of time. There are several other exercises that you can do from the comfort of your home as well as at the gym with exercise equipment. However, once you have a healthy diet plan and follow the above exercises for about 30 minutes per day and a minimum of 3 times per week you will have an amazing body in no time.

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The Dukan Diet

You may be interested to know that I am actually following the above diet as I type. I have been for a week and the results are quite amazing. It has not been easy but the results speak for themselves.

What is Dukan? Well it comes from France and has been written by Pierre Dukan. It is basically a high protien, no carbohydrate diet (at least in the Attack Phase - which lasts between 5-10 days). Google it for more details, there are hundreds of web sites that will explain it much better than I can. It is similar to Atkins but does not allow any high fat foods like cheeses etc.

I have just completed the Attack phase and lost approx 7-8 pounds. That is half a stone to us brits. That is in a WEEK. OK it has not been easy. Dukan lists some 70 foods you can eat in this phase (and ONLY these foods) so out the window goes fruit, vegatables, carbohydrates, pastas, rice and all associated sauces etc. Basically you only eat protien. ie Meat, Fish, eggs, zero fat yoghurt, no fat cottage cheese and things like onions, chives, some oat bran etc. 

I did not think I would get fed up with just protien, but I found that scrambled eggs for breakfast 3 days on the trot was more than enough for me!!!! Chicken is a meat you tend to eat a lot of, I supose because it is readily available without you having to cook it ie you can get cooked chicken in any supermarket, and it is generaly low in fat.

However, there is a recipie book and there are lots of recipies on the internet that help you prepare the foods in a variety of ways. I think the biggest problem in the attack phase is you tend to eat the same things day after day and you get fed up with them. Also my wife (the cook) hates having to prepare all this food from scratch. I don't think we have done so much washing up in years, lol. 

But, the results speak for themselves. 

We are now moving into the cruise phase where we can start introducing some vegetables and a little more variety into our foods. Let's hope this is as effective!!

I would mention that you can eat as much protien as you like at any time, if you are feeling hungry, go eat a slice of Ham or Turkey. There is no limit on the amount you can eat and you will find that you do not feel hungry. If you eat enough protien, you feel full for longer so you do not get the hunger pangs like other diets. That makes it a LOT easier to follow. 

Keep the faith in yourself, you CAN do it. Just don't give in to those cravings, remember the biggest problem is between your ears and all the training you were given as a child. You have to overcome these and the Dukan Diet certainly helps.