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Ep. 551 - Q&A - realistic fat loss expectations & why do I store more fay on my lower body?

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Emma Storey-Gordon

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.9669 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Alcohol,

realistic fat loss expectations

sweeteners

& lower half body fat

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to this episode of the ESG Fitness podcast. I'm diving back into the Commit 6 Q&A.

0:09.3

Honestly, I know I just ran on ramp, ramp, whatever. I know I talk about this all the time,

0:15.4

but the amount of amazing questions that I get, like, I'm very lucky.

0:21.2

I'm very, very lucky.

0:22.2

Anyway, right, we'll start with this.

0:24.1

My question is about body composition and specific exercises.

0:28.3

I carry my weight on my lower half and have chunky thighs.

0:31.5

I'm quite lean on top.

0:32.8

As I lose fat, it's quicker to see definition on my upper body.

0:36.9

I'm aware that you can't spot reduce, and that's not what I'm asking.

0:41.5

Do you know what?

0:42.3

I just find really funny, me and Chloe have noticed this, that a lot of the time, and this

0:46.7

actually isn't you in this question, but a lot of the time people are like, I know you

0:51.5

can't spot reduce fat, but I'm literally about to ask you, can I spot reduce fat?

0:56.6

And the answer is, anyway, my question is, if I'm working out three to four times a week,

1:01.9

should I do more upper body exercises than lower?

1:04.8

I don't want to wait my bottom half bulkier, but I'm trying to build my upper body so it's

1:10.4

more balanced. Does that make sense?

1:11.8

Your thought, please? Yes, it makes perfect sense. There is that narrative. So that makes sense,

1:19.1

right? Sure, you could build more muscle on your upper body, thus it would be bigger and kind of

1:23.6

even things out a little bit. The second thing is you've just described the kind of usual

1:29.7

shape of a woman, which is more pear-shaped. Now, this actually isn't a bad thing. I know that some

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