Flabby Legs

[Yen]

This is wonderful advice, Yen!

I'm on that slow boat to 50 lbs, too. Down 30. just hearing the message to keep on going is very helpful. Thanks!

Karen

Karen, congratulations on your weight loss. If you can do 30, then you can do 20 more, and slow is the way to go! Slow is easy and real life..... fast is self-deprivation and increases the chances it will come back on. I plan to continue always eating like this. I must have done it right because I have not felt tired or fatigued and I haven't been sick in over a year and I've been around a lot of sick people the past few months. Easy does it!

[Andrea]

Don't get discouraged! Keep riding consistently and, if it's possible, add in some strength training. If you're not sure how, a good place to start is the weight machines at your local health club. Almost all clubs will give you a free orientation where they'll show you how to use all of them and give you some basic recommendations. If you go through the whole circuit a couple of times a week and continue to challenge yourself by adding some weight as you get stronger, you'll see changes in the firmness of the muscles underneath the saggy parts you hate!

[KSH]

Well, everyone else had a lot of really great input and advice.

I would also add, that it might help you some... to ride more.

From what you are saying... you ride about 4 hours a week... or 16 hours a month. That's a great start, but you won't see your body change drastically with so little time on the bike.

It took me riding 400+ miles a month... or... around 26-30 hours a month on the bike to see improvement.

Still so, even with running up to 80 miles a month, with the riding... I still have cellulite on my legs. On the back and front. It looks better toned and tanned, but it's not gone. Such is life. It's there. If they don't like it, they don't have to look.

Of course, I have gotten compliments on how muscular my legs are these days!

Like I said though, you gotta ride longer than 1-hour sessions to start seeing some improvement. Good luck!