Girls seem to be extremely critical about their small amounts of excess weight, and if they're not complaining about their own weight, they're criticising the girl's butt in front of them. Those wobbly bits that girls tend to hate - the extra weight on her hips, her perceived "thunder" thighs and her wobbly tummy under her belly - are not as bad as she may think.
Females tend to be pear-shaped, meaning that as girls store weight on our hips, butt and thighs. Males on the other hand are more apple-shaped, storing their excess weight on their stomach. It's the excess stomach weight that is the big concern - not the weight on your hips, butt and thighs.
The weight on your stomach, also known as abdominal fat or central obesity, is considered to be high risk fat. It's the fat that surrounds all your vital organs and is closer to your heart than the weight girls tend to store on their hip, butt and thighs.
Regardless of whether you are male or female, excess weight on your stomach increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes, syndrome X and some types of cancer. Therefore, it's a good idea to try and keep your waistline less than 80cm (or 94cm for men). If it means you have to store a little bit of extra weight on your butt instead of your stomach, then so be it. You'll be healthy for it.
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