Problems With Fat Ankles Diet v Ankle Liposuction Whats Best?
Do you suffer with fat ankles or fat legs? In surveys given to men asking what they consider to be the sexiest body part in women, one of the most popular answers were legs and ankles. You might possibly reacal that ZZ Top sang about them ‘ She’s Got Legs’ and many men describe themselves as leg people. But for many women legs are often a source of significant insecurity.
But their very nature a womans legs are often one of the most seen parts of their bodies it can really be no suprise that they are also the area of the body most women do their best to hide when in their eyes they are ‘not perfect’.So much so that women who believe they have fat legs will often avoid wearing short dresses and skirts in an attempt to hide them
Considering that a large proportion of women are genetically predisposed to having a higher proportion of fat in their legs and ankles, many women constantly try to reduce the fat that is located within their legs and ankles through exercise and diet often with minimal effect.
Unfortunately fat stored in the ankles and and legs is pretty hard to move by diet and exercise alone. This has led to a huge increase in the number of women who look to plastic surgeons for ankle liposuction and leg liposuction for the answer.
Have you thought about liposuction? It is a recognized procedure, tiny incisions are made around the ankle and the fat is extracted this way.Compression stockings would need to be worn for about 4-6 weeks after the procedure. Prices seem to start from about $4000, so its not cheap and should be seen as the last resort if dieting and other tips have not worked for you.
Of course with a surgical procedure the risks cannot be ignored which is made more sigificant by the fact that the legs and ankles do not hold deep pockets of fat and the fat that accumulates here tends to be rather more superficial. The consequence of this is it tends to be harder to remove than fat from other locations of the body.
Although not as effective as some other forms of weight loss you can still do somethings to give your body a chance and bring your legs and fat ankles in to shape. Try these diet tips to loose weight from your legs and ankles before resulting to cosmetic surgery first.
-Cut down on your sugar intake this also applies to the use of sugar substitutes such as Sweet and Low and those sweetners used in diet soda’s such as Aspartame.
-Keep your legs warm in winter by wearing thick tights or stockings or socks and even extreme climates leg warmers. This can be effective when you live in areas where cold winters and more common and reduces your chances of getting fat legs or ankles.
-Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.If you are a coffee drinker increase that further to around 12-14 especially if you drink quite a lot of coffee.Water flushes out the toxins in your body which helps prevent water retention and encourages fat loss.
-Add more protein to your diet whilst maintaining still a balanced diet with a reduced fat intake. Although most people don’t really understand why it has been shown that an increase in the protein in your diet improves your ability to burn fat.
-A simple exercise you can do when sat down watching TV or at work is to rotate your foot in a cirular motion for about ten rotations in each direction clock wise and anti clockwise for each foot.This exercise can usually easily be done under a desk discretly at work.
-Take a look at another article I have written recently about having sexier legs, you can read it here http://www.dreambodynow.com/want-sexier-legs-follow-these-tips-to-succeed/ you will find some of these tips are also very effective.
Finally -It maybe that your swollen ankles are due to fluid around the ankle. Feel the area just around the joint and press gently. If it feels ‘fleshy’ and you can move it, then see a Doctor who will more than likely supply you with a Diuretic, which is a substance that removes water from the body by promoting urine formation and the loss of salt (sodium).
I am totally confident that these tips should help you in some small way.However I strongly recommend you start a program of weight loss if at all concerned about having fat ankles or fat legs.