Welcome on board. Congratulations on taking the plunge into fitness.
This is your problem right here:
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I have seen progress in this area, my rear is not shaping up just as I would like it to.
You don't have control over how your body stores fat and you never will short of plastic surgery. All I'd suggest is to keep at it. Your body shape is evolving. If you still have some fat to lose in the waist and hip area then it will come off eventually.