I want skinny legs, what do I do?
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aggiegirl121
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I have always been known to have thunder thighs, and I would like for that to change as a continue my journey. Are there any moves that I can do to slim my legs down?
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I can't say for sure if it work for you but I do the elliptical every week and my legs have become thinner.0
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you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women0 -
Just keep losing the weight.0
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Loosing weight in general will make you smaller all over. You can target areas, like your legs, with strength training. I am 5 foot 11 and have "big legs." With strength training like squats, leg press, lungs, I have been able to tone my thighs and but area so they appear smaller. Plus you will burn more calories the more muscle weight you have. Try doing it for a month or so to see if you get the same results as I did! Best of luck!0
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Walking.
good luck!! 0 -
Hey! What's wrong with thunder thighs!? :sad:0
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you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..0 -
getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that
I totally needed to see this this evening -- good comparison.0 -
I have giant thighs. I started lifting heavy early in my weight loss. They might be huge, but they look great. Learn to love yourself the way you are now and the natural shape you are. It will make things easier on you when you finally reach your goal.0
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i heard stretching, yoga, an pilates works
it lengthens muscles0 -
i heard stretching, yoga, an pilates works
it lengthens muscles
Not true. You can't lengthen your muscles.0 -
you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..
i realized it would come off as rude because i'm basically saying there are no quick fixes.
you have 60 pounds to lose according to your ticker. hell i lost 30 pounds last year and i still have 60 pounds to lose :laugh:
my point is that asking how to get skinny anything when there's that much fat to lose is putting the cart before the horse. it's also a good way to set yourself up for failure.0 -
Just keep doing what you are doing. Underneath the extra weight is some lovely shaped legs. Whether they are skinny or not who knows. If you keep on lifting and exercising and eating well, the fat will go revealing them.0
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Hey! What's wrong with thunder thighs!? :sad:
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you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..
That was far from rude. I'm going to give you some advice you aren't going to like right now, but I hope to save you some pain in the future. If you think that reply was rude I highly suggest that you refrain from asking questions on the board. Build a good friend list and ask them on your wall or in private messages. There are tons of people who will make even more blunt and not rude suggestions which I'm sure you will take as being rude. You seem sensitive and you will see many posts as attacks or rude when they aren't. Good luck on your journey.0 -
Essentially by continuing to lose weight.0
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Essentially by continuing to lose weight.
^this
if its the first place you gain weight it will be the last place you lose from. first on last off0 -
Squats and Lunges have made the biggest difference in my stems! Good luck to you on your journey!0
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If you consider the above reply 'rude' then we can only wonder why you bothered coming on here asking for advice. You got a great reply there. Follow it and stop whinging about how someone failed to massage your ego appropriately. There is 'thinking ahead' and there is just being unrealistic.you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..
As you lose weight your whole body will become smaller. There is no point in targeting specific areas, your genetics will determine which areas will be bigger/smaller at your goal weight. However, with lifting I would recommend compound movements, and target all areas equally. The end result is that regardless of your particular body shape you will look great.
Learn to accept the body type you have and life will be easier (probably should also learn to recognise and accept great advice that isn't honey coated either otherwise life will be one hard slog for you).0 -
If you consider the above reply 'rude' then we can only wonder why you bothered coming on here asking for advice. You got a great reply there. Follow it and stop whinging about how someone failed to massage your ego appropriately. There is 'thinking ahead' and there is just being unrealistic.you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..
As you lose weight your whole body will become smaller. There is no point in targeting specific areas, your genetics will determine which areas will be bigger/smaller at your goal weight. However, with lifting I would recommend compound movements, and target all areas equally. The end result is that regardless of your particular body shape you will look great.
Learn to accept the body type you have and life will be easier (probably should also learn to recognise and accept great advice that isn't honey coated either otherwise life will be one hard slog for you).
:laugh: :drinker:
I predict this thread will lead to a "People on here are so mean" thread.
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you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..
i realized it would come off as rude because i'm basically saying there are no quick fixes.
you have 60 pounds to lose according to your ticker. hell i lost 30 pounds last year and i still have 60 pounds to lose :laugh:
my point is that asking how to get skinny anything when there's that much fat to lose is putting the cart before the horse. it's also a good way to set yourself up for failure.
Once again, you have missed the WHOLE message. I never said I was looking for a quick fix... So now how do you explain your rude nature??
Seriously, that response wasn't rude, but you're being quite rude yourself. Instead of getting bent out of shape, you might want to take a gander at the message. You're asking a question about something that is so far down the road in your journey that no one can give you an accurate answer, because you don't know what your thighs are going to look like after you've lost the weight. You may never be able to get thin thighs due to your body type, or you may lose 60 lbs and find out that your thighs look pretty close to what you have in mind. Don't get all cranky just because someone made a valid point that wasn't exactly what you wanted to hear.0 -
you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..
i realized it would come off as rude because i'm basically saying there are no quick fixes.
you have 60 pounds to lose according to your ticker. hell i lost 30 pounds last year and i still have 60 pounds to lose :laugh:
my point is that asking how to get skinny anything when there's that much fat to lose is putting the cart before the horse. it's also a good way to set yourself up for failure.
Once again, you have missed the WHOLE message. I never said I was looking for a quick fix... So now how do you explain your rude nature??
Why are you being so sensitive? You really need to get thicker skin, if you're going to ask other people here for advice. You've gotten good advice, keep doing what you're doing and add in some resistance/weight training and you'll discover some nice legs under the remaining 60lbs. Good luck0 -
when you hit the 50`s your legs get skinny all on its own lol0
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Just keep working out and losing weight and after that see what happens. Or just fake it until you make it...thats literally what im doing right now...I mean I'm working out definitely but every time i see myself in the mirror I envision that i have the muscles and the shape that i want and slowly its starting to really peek through.0
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you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..
i realized it would come off as rude because i'm basically saying there are no quick fixes.
you have 60 pounds to lose according to your ticker. hell i lost 30 pounds last year and i still have 60 pounds to lose :laugh:
my point is that asking how to get skinny anything when there's that much fat to lose is putting the cart before the horse. it's also a good way to set yourself up for failure.
Once again, you have missed the WHOLE message. I never said I was looking for a quick fix... So now how do you explain your rude nature??
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I started with big thighs.
I still have big thighs.
Yes, they've gotten smaller - 4 inches smaller on each thigh, in fact - but so has the rest of me, which means my thighs still look big. That's just the way my body is. My ultimate goal is to lose body fat and build muscle, which means that I'll probably end up with big muscular thighs instead of big fat ones! :laugh:
I agree with the others who have said that you should just carry on as you are now and re-evaluate once you get closer to your goal. As already stated, you can't spot reduce fat. The only way to get smaller anything is to lose body fat. So, give it time. You may like your thighs once you get to your goal weight. 0 -
you can't spot reduce
and you cant rewire genetics.
you still have 60 pounds to lose so you're not anywhere near you goal yet to start worrying about how to tweak things (sorry to say i that way, but that's the only way i know how. your question about getting skinny thighs when you have 60 pounds to lose is like someone in 7th grade worrying about which college rommamtes to pick. you have a while to go before you get to where you'll need to worry about that).
losing the 60+ pounds weight will do more to reducing your thigh size (and overall body size) than trying to do impossible spot reduction.
and while you're losing weight via calorie deficit lift weights. look into programs like strong lifts, starting strength or new rules of lifting for women
Nowhere in my post did i say that I wanted skinny thighs in the near future. I am the type of person who likes to think ahead.. I plan on starting my weight training in the next week and wanted to be proactive. While you probably didn't mean to come off as a jerk, how you worded that was very rude... but thank you for the insight nonetheless..
i realized it would come off as rude because i'm basically saying there are no quick fixes.
you have 60 pounds to lose according to your ticker. hell i lost 30 pounds last year and i still have 60 pounds to lose :laugh:
my point is that asking how to get skinny anything when there's that much fat to lose is putting the cart before the horse. it's also a good way to set yourself up for failure.
Once again, you have missed the WHOLE message. I never said I was looking for a quick fix... So now how do you explain your rude nature??
The OP's response here reminds me why I never post on these boards anymore. It's so easy to be misunderstood with all the right intentions. Bless those of you who try.0
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