Losing weight can be difficult, even frustrating, especially when you are trying to lose weight around pesky trouble spots like the thighs and hips. It can become maddening to perform hours of exercise in those problem spots and not see results. At least for women, losing weight on the hips and thighs is an eternal dream and to confess the truth, the same issue has intrigued most weight loss doctors because many methods used for weight-loss simply do not show results in these problem areas.

Many people attempt to lose weight on the hips and thighs by some spot reduction methods like soaps, gels, mechanical gadgets, etc. The soaps and gels have never been proven to show any results and neither have those mechanical devise proved fruitful. So the most important question is what actually works?

In order to lose weight from your hips and thighs, you will need to attack the problem on two fronts: exercise and diet. There are different methods which work for different people which have proven benefits like:

Method A: Cut Fat Intake
Check the amount and type of oil and fat in the diet. Some people gain a lot of fat on hips and thighs if they are consuming butter, ghee, cheese, milk and curd .The smart option is to switch to olive oil or vegetable oil.
Avoid too much paneer, oil in dals (pulses) or even combination of oil and cereal like matthi, chips, fries, paratha, samosa, biryani, etc.
For breakfast, one can make a vegetable stuffed toast or a mushroom toast and for a change on Sundays, toasted garlic bread with olive oil is a yummy option. You can even have low Glycemic index (GI) fruits for breakfast.
Pump up the fiber in the diet by going for fruits with skin, multigrain atta (wheat flour) with wheat bran, jowar, bajra, channa, soy, etc.
For non-vegetarians, eat fish up to 4 times a week, chicken up to maximum 2 times a week. However go easy on red meat.
Make dinners light and have 2 teaspoons of triphala every night to detoxify the body along with ginger water to boost liver function which will fasten the fat breakdown process.
Method B: Cut Carbohydrates Intake
Change the proportion of carbohydrates and proteins in the diet to eat less carbs and more proteins. Many body constitutions end up storing excess carbs as fat on hips and thighs, so the best option is to limit high carb foods like rice, potato, pasta, bread, etc.
Eat more of channa roti (chapati), wheat and soya mixed roti or the diabetic atta roti which is made with dals and other cereals leaving out pure wheat.
The non-vegetarians can eat all varieties of foods including fish and chicken. Go easy on red meat; you can have it once in a week.
Eat lots of vegetables in cooked, raw salad form or in soups. This helps in maintaining the acid-alkali balance of protein diets.
Avoid fruit juice. Instead drink lot of tulsi water and you can consume up to 4 fruits of low GI per day.
Method C: Exercise
Forgive me for stating the bare truth: all exercises do not work to lose weight on hips and thighs, be it the exer-cycle or the cross-trainer. The only thing they do is tighten the muscles and bulk it up!
The best method to lose weight specifically on hips and thighs is to walk briskly as much as your body can do comfortably and finally take it to 4 kilometers.
For people who already walk, do a reality check on your diet and then take the walk to 5 or 6 kilometers. Thrice a week, skip the walk and do calisthenics (calisthenics are floor exercises which stretches and tones the body muscles)
Remember to add 1 teaspoon karela (bitter gourd) juice to the regime.
Of course, taking the advantage of all three methods is extremely beneficial. You can tailor it to suit yourself by gradually lowering intake and increasing exercise. As long as you make the effort, you will see the results. Remember you can lose fat from your thighs and hips and look absolutely fabulous at the same time, you just have to start. Finally set a goal, make sure it is realistic and most importantly give it time. It will work!