i think most women are plagued with having too much fat in their thighs and butt... because our bodies are trying to prepare us for child birth. but since that isn't going to happen anytime soon... i really need to work on these TROUBLE ZONES.

so... i am fairly skinny for my height and frame... but my ass and thighs are way out of proportion. i call it a "computer butt" - years of school and sitting at the computer are catching up with me.

i am fairly active. i used to climb stone mountain (this huge granite rock in Atlanta) weekly. but i can never seem to make an impact on my thighs and ass.

all of my weight gain goes straight to my ass and thighs. i never seem to gain anything in the stomach.

please help me. i mean, i have pilates books. i do the routines. i have been jogging now for a month (now that i have graduated, i now have the extra time).

but i guess my question is: what exercises will impact those zones the most?

OK. GO!

running up n down the stairs

to and from the fridge?

i don't exactly have any stairs around me... i live in an apartment... and using those stairs would only annoy my neighbors.

and i don't have any "public" stair cases around here... as in parks, city buildings, things like that

diet is not a problem that i am having... or "ravishing from the fridge"