How to lose thigh fat and get thigh gap?
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When I was at my thinnest I had a thigh gap, despite still having quite thick thighs. Why? Because I have very wide hips and how my hip joints stick in my pelvis. I can tell you: it sucks! Everything you place on your lap while on the loo falls into the loo
No, that's not desirable. It looks ridiculous and it is. 11 -
When I was at my thinnest I had a thigh gap, despite still having quite thick thighs. Why? Because I have very wide hips and how my hip joints stick in my pelvis. I can tell you: it sucks! Everything you place on your lap while on the loo falls into the loo No, that's not desirable. It looks ridiculous and it is.
Like this?
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Had a thigh gap. Lifted heavy and consistently. Lost thigh gap but got legs that could stop a runaway truck. Yup, I’ll take that.26
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You could always break your pelvis in half and ask the doctor to reset it at a wider stance.18
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Tried30UserNames wrote: »I wouldn't think someone with an hourglass figure could realistically achieve a thigh gap without surgery. Personally, I wouldn't want one as I think those stick thin legs are reminiscent of famine victim photos, but I guess some people prefer that, and some people just have naturally tiny legs the way I have a tiny waist.
“Hourglass” just means your bust and hips are the same with a specific ratio of how much smaller your waist is, wouldn’t have a bearing on a thigh gap.
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I have a thigh gap. It is genetics, as far as bone structure is concerned, and because I am an apple shape carrying very little fat on the lower part of my body. No bubble but for me either.
When I was heavier I looked like a toffee apple- round apple on top (body) and two sticks (legs) poking out the bottom.
As a big generalization - it is as difficult for a pear to have a thigh gap as it is for an apple to have visible abs.
(That is to say- other parts of the body may lose too much fat/weight, or one has to be very dedicated long term to achieve, and maintain, the look through diet and exercise JMHO)
OP, I would love your legs.
Cheers, h.3 -
Thigh gaps are determined by genetics; you may as well ask how you can change the shape of your ears. You have a great shape. Enjoy that.2
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quiksylver296 wrote: »When I was at my thinnest I had a thigh gap, despite still having quite thick thighs. Why? Because I have very wide hips and how my hip joints stick in my pelvis. I can tell you: it sucks! Everything you place on your lap while on the loo falls into the loo No, that's not desirable. It looks ridiculous and it is.
Like this?
Haha, yes! One of the things was indeed my phone 2 -
Tried30UserNames wrote: »I wouldn't think someone with an hourglass figure could realistically achieve a thigh gap without surgery. Personally, I wouldn't want one as I think those stick thin legs are reminiscent of famine victim photos, but I guess some people prefer that, and some people just have naturally tiny legs the way I have a tiny waist.
How about not shaming anyone's figure?23 -
Why does it matter WHY she cares about it. Some people care about thigh gaps for a very good reason: chafing. It’s not all about “looks” or being trendy. In my personal experience, I’m about the same build as the original poster of this thread and my thighs chafe like crazy in the summer and it burns and it’s irritating. I know I wouldn’t mind a thigh gap - if my thighs didn’t touch and chafe each other, hallelujah! Maybe she was asking because of something like this, so I don’t think anyone has any right to criticize and laugh on HER post. I, too, wouldn’t mind learning about certain exercises to tone that particular area
Toning means losing fat that covers the muscles and making the muscle more visible, hence training strength. But you can't spot reduce. Genetics determines where you lose weight first.
But anyway, have a good look at so-called thigh gap photos. Most of them are fake: the girl standing with the bumm to the back and the legs a bit further apart. Or those girls are nearly unhealthily thin.6 -
Why does it matter WHY she cares about it. Some people care about thigh gaps for a very good reason: chafing. It’s not all about “looks” or being trendy. In my personal experience, I’m about the same build as the original poster of this thread and my thighs chafe like crazy in the summer and it burns and it’s irritating. I know I wouldn’t mind a thigh gap - if my thighs didn’t touch and chafe each other, hallelujah! Maybe she was asking because of something like this, so I don’t think anyone has any right to criticize and laugh on HER post. I, too, wouldn’t mind learning about certain exercises to tone that particular area
Well let’s just say I wanted to lose weight because I want my boobs to shrink. If I came here saying that, I would hope someone would point out to me that weight loss isn’t going to guarantee that result. There’s a lot of factors at play and it just because it COULD happen doesn’t mean it will. I would need to re-examine my goals.9 -
Why does it matter WHY she cares about it. Some people care about thigh gaps for a very good reason: chafing. It’s not all about “looks” or being trendy. In my personal experience, I’m about the same build as the original poster of this thread and my thighs chafe like crazy in the summer and it burns and it’s irritating. I know I wouldn’t mind a thigh gap - if my thighs didn’t touch and chafe each other, hallelujah! Maybe she was asking because of something like this, so I don’t think anyone has any right to criticize and laugh on HER post. I, too, wouldn’t mind learning about certain exercises to tone that particular area
Toning means losing fat that covers the muscles and making the muscle more visible, hence training strength. But you can't spot reduce. Genetics determines where you lose weight first.
But anyway, have a good look at so-called thigh gap photos. Most of them are fake: the girl standing with the bumm to the back and the legs a bit further apart. Or those girls are nearly unhealthily thin.
I'm a bottom heavy hourglass with a thigh gap (ankles and knees touching, standing straight) and a bmi of 21. I wouldn't exactly call myself unhealthily thin
Some people are just built that way. 7 -
GoldenEye_ wrote: »Why does it matter WHY she cares about it. Some people care about thigh gaps for a very good reason: chafing. It’s not all about “looks” or being trendy. In my personal experience, I’m about the same build as the original poster of this thread and my thighs chafe like crazy in the summer and it burns and it’s irritating. I know I wouldn’t mind a thigh gap - if my thighs didn’t touch and chafe each other, hallelujah! Maybe she was asking because of something like this, so I don’t think anyone has any right to criticize and laugh on HER post. I, too, wouldn’t mind learning about certain exercises to tone that particular area
Toning means losing fat that covers the muscles and making the muscle more visible, hence training strength. But you can't spot reduce. Genetics determines where you lose weight first.
But anyway, have a good look at so-called thigh gap photos. Most of them are fake: the girl standing with the bumm to the back and the legs a bit further apart. Or those girls are nearly unhealthily thin.
I'm a bottom heavy hourglass with a thigh gap (ankles and knees touching, standing straight) and a bmi of 21. I wouldn't exactly call myself unhealthily thin Some people are just built that way.
Yes, sorry. Let me clarify: many of those instagram etc photos are fake.2 -
I think your body is beautiful as it is. What a perfect figure! Be thankful for it, and embrace who you are. Thigh gaps are, IMHO, not all that. In fact I never look at a pic of a woman with a thigh gap and think "Oh wow I want to look like that." I think it looks sickly.9
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Why does it matter WHY she cares about it. Some people care about thigh gaps for a very good reason: chafing. It’s not all about “looks” or being trendy. In my personal experience, I’m about the same build as the original poster of this thread and my thighs chafe like crazy in the summer and it burns and it’s irritating. I know I wouldn’t mind a thigh gap - if my thighs didn’t touch and chafe each other, hallelujah! Maybe she was asking because of something like this, so I don’t think anyone has any right to criticize and laugh on HER post. I, too, wouldn’t mind learning about certain exercises to tone that particular area
Thigh gap and not chafing are separate things. I probably could never have a thigh gap (don't want one) because I have narrow hips, and my thighs chafe when I'm overweight, but not when I'm not. Thigh gap is about whether your thighs touch when ankles and knees touch, and when you walk they generally would not be touching.
You can't lose fat off the thighs from exercises, either, of course. You can build the thigh muscles so they look more shapely in general, but that won't make them smaller, only losing fat will (and for many women that's going to be the last place they lose and they'd have to sacrifice other areas -- in terms of getting too thin for how they like -- to do so).
Anyway, OP, you look great, but what you want for your body is your business. Cutting too low on calories is not a good idea, and it's probably wise to understand that some things will be possible and some will not (personally I would love to be taller, but it's not happening).5 -
newtoketo2017 wrote: »Want to lose fat around my thighs without getting bulky. My CW is 127 lbs, 23% body fat. GW is around 100-110 lbs. I eat around 1000 kcal a day. I'm 5'2.5"
Apparently, i am the other math nerd but to hit your weight goals, you'd have to lose a good amount of muscle.
Here is a breakout of what it should be if you can retain your lean body mass
127 * (1-.23) = 97.79
Goal if between 16 to 20 body fat
97.79÷ (1-..16) / 97.79÷(1-.20) = 116 - 122.
This would also consider that you retain muscle which requires resistance training, adequate protein (~90g+) and a moderate deficit (weight loss at .5 to 1%/week).
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Sickly looking woman with thigh gap?
Some of us come by it naturally.
Context is everything.
I think I look quite healthy.
Cheers, h.
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Come on people, you don’t have to diss thigh gaps to get the point across to OP that she doesn’t need to have one for whatever reason she wants one. I know plenty of women with beautiful bodies with and without thigh gaps.18
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Oh, fun! Take a look! If I stand up straight, no thigh gap. But when I bend just slightly, voila, visible gap!
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As others have said, it's genetics or (more often) clever photography.2
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