*Shudder* Don't worry Em, I still think the world of ya' but....*shudder*.....I think I'm getting ill. LOL

I'm certainly no help in this matter, good luck

I just looked at your pictures. What the dickens are you talking about? Take a look at "built" she has some pics posted and she looks great. I don't think you need to lose muscle.
http://forum.lowcarber.org/gallery/...&cat=521&page=3

Jag

how does your diet look like right now? and your workout schedule?

from my own experience i found i lost a considerable amount of muscle (meaning my bench went down, and it sorta felt like i shrunk a bit) by lowering the frequency or intensity of my resistance training, and upping my aerobic/HIIT workouts... instead of doing 5days resistance, 2days cardio... i did 5days cardio and 2days resistance... did this for a month and lost a lot of fat but my bench went down from 180lbs to 160lbs (i felt like crying when this happened)

cardio's known for burning fat really quickly, and burns muscle pretty fast too... so there's no need to starve yourself on a low fat/protein diet, if you change your diet, you're in the danger of gaining fat

summary: do more cardio (very catabolic after 30mins), less resistance, same diet (i hate the "hungry" feeling... who doesn't haha)

Darn I though you would. (just kidding)
I think you look great. great shape Some of us guys like a little muscle on our women.
If you EVER decide to post that pic let me know! ha ha

jag

build up your upper half!

is it just your legs that are muscular, cause like Legwarmer said, build up your upper half and do not focus on the lower half. It does not look like you have very much muscle at all. What is your currrent training like ?

Serri,

Have you tried distance running? Distance runners generally have smaller lean muscles intead of the bulkier muscles associated with most athletes. Since you aren't going to let us see a picture of those legs, can you describe them a little better? Are they muscular with a layer of fat over them? Or are they muscular with hardly no fat? My best friend too thinks her legs are "too bulky" where as I think she has the sexiest legs of anybody I know, whats a guy to do

Well Em,

#1...you've never convinced any one of us even though you've tried before, that there's anything wrong with your beautiful bod!

#2...You didn't really think you were gonna come into an EXERCISE forum and ask how to LOSE muscle and get anything else than what you got, did ya', LOL

#3...you've already tried to run'em and run'em away and they are still there!(the legs)

Sorry, we like ya' the way you are

Only a couple of remarks. Meanwhile the pro/Master long distance runners usually have very skinny legs, but if you look at the amateurs, many of them have very muscular legs. I think it is much more about genes.

The basic difference between your previous running regiment and long distance running trainings are the once a week long (10+mile) run - if your legs "bulked" up from 4-5x6-7 miles, you probably will not see any weakening from the longer runs either. You might try to have more than one 10+miler/week - increasing the risk of injury, wearing down your knees, etc.

I am the last one to talk against long distance running, but to do ONLY to lose leg muscles could be either futile or if you do on the level that you lose muscles, there is an enormous risk of permanent injury.

I am 47 year old, with definite "anti-bulking" genes. Despite of this as a result of my Marathon training now I have same size of calves as my husband or my sons :-))) (Fortunately living in CA I do not have boot problems.)

Serri,
my best wishes, whatever way you chose,
take care:
Eva