relliott, I hate to break the bad news, but all the squats you can do will NOT spot reduce fat deposits on those thighs. In fact, if you build muscle underneath, your thighs may even get bigger. It's possible fat that would have settled in your abdominal cells (now removed) is migrating.
As a lifelong thigh-fighter, I can only say, make peace with 'em. Menopause has done the most to reduce mine, and I can finally say I look pretty good in my size 6 jeans. I workout hard, but thigh fat--like abdominal fat for others--is a genetic inheritance.
My best fatburner is running. But even when I was 30 y/o and running 40 miles a week, I had flappy thighs. So tra-la. I've got great muscles in my arms, shoulders, and abs. And underneath it all, fabulous legs, too.
Rachel, give yourself a break. I picked 128 as my goal weight because that was my WW goal back in the day. I managed to get there for about ten minutes earlier this year. Otherwise, my weight has totally stabilized at 130. What IS IT about those decade numbers??
My lowest adult weight was 122--when I was running as mentioned above. So, thirty years later, 130 seems quite reasonable. I workout faithfully, eat comfortably (avg. 1600 calories--55-70% fat, 30 net carbs), and look good. What more could I want? I'm not going to kick myself over a measly 2-5 lbs.
I still fit in to all my stuff, but they are definitely not as comfortable as they once were. I am going to try adding some thigh-specific exercises in to my routine to try to help the extra pounds go away. This is definitely something I didn't consider pre-surgery!
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