Upper Thighs
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Hi,
I just finished T25 (Alpha, Betta, Gamma). I'm an active person, eat mainly vegan/raw diet, whole foods, etc I'm pretty fit, except for my upper thighs. Now I know they say you CAN'T target any specific area, but I'm baffled at my body. How come my arms, stomach, lower thighs are all showing results and my upper thighs simply jiggle non-stop. Is it just bad bad genes? I'm losing hope and am out of ideas. In addition to everything else I've been doing this upper thigh workout for a month, but no results yet: http://www.fitnessblender.com/v/workout-detail/Inner-Thigh-Exercises-to-Tone-10-Minute-Inner-Thigh-Workout/9j/
Any advise?
Thank you!
*Keep Sweating!*
I just finished T25 (Alpha, Betta, Gamma). I'm an active person, eat mainly vegan/raw diet, whole foods, etc I'm pretty fit, except for my upper thighs. Now I know they say you CAN'T target any specific area, but I'm baffled at my body. How come my arms, stomach, lower thighs are all showing results and my upper thighs simply jiggle non-stop. Is it just bad bad genes? I'm losing hope and am out of ideas. In addition to everything else I've been doing this upper thigh workout for a month, but no results yet: http://www.fitnessblender.com/v/workout-detail/Inner-Thigh-Exercises-to-Tone-10-Minute-Inner-Thigh-Workout/9j/
Any advise?
Thank you!
*Keep Sweating!*
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Fat comes off where it wants to come off, unfortunately. And seems like as you get your bf percentage lower and lower, it comes off slower and slower.
I always thought my tummy would be the last place I lost it, turns out it's my upper thighs and butt. Sounds like you're on the right track with what you've lost so far, just keep at it.0 -
keep working.
Women *generally* carry a lot of their weight down low- it's one of the last places to lose.
Typically you'll see arms first- and then kind of work downwards... the fat leaves in the reverse way it piled on- so most people pack it on low- and slowly move upwards into the torso- so when you start losing you see it first in the upper body/face and then on down.
Just keep working- start doing some full body strength workouts- not just women's magazines beach bum workouts. any workout that says 10 minutes or less to tone X body part is full of crap.
Start squatting- dead lifting- over head pressing and benching. get some muscle work and keep the deficit.0 -
is there a chance that you have unrealistic expectations?0
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For me personally, thighs are the last place where I lose fat. I've also come to terms with the fact that I'll never have toothpick legs, so there's that.0
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I have the same issue. I workout like a fiend doing Crossfit 5+ days a week. I deadlift, squat, row, run and my upper thighs are still jiggly!
Maybe it's just because we're women?0 -
My upper thighs still hold the same weight as they did when I was 20lbs heavier... I don't understand it. I walk, jog, and use these legs a lot but they are not as lean as I expected them to be at this weight
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If you are a healthy weight and fit then embrace your gene rather than fighting them. I, too, will never have skinny thighs and when I do intense workout like Insanity, my thights just get bigger (Yikes!) but you can still look very attractive with largish thighs.
I think those whole tend to carry their weight around their middle have it much harder than we thick thighed ladies.0 -
If you are a healthy weight and fit then embrace your gene rather than fighting them. I, too, will never have skinny thighs and when I do intense workout like Insanity, my thights just get bigger (Yikes!) but you can still look very attractive with largish thighs.
I think those whole tend to carry their weight around their middle have it much harder than we thick thighed ladies.
When you say they get bigger, are you actively measuring them or giving yourself time to rest/repair? I bloat insanely from working out, to the point that clothes fit, but everything goes down once I've had a rest day. Also, our perceptions can often be off, and what look like "getting bigger" is just temporary bloat, more definition, or just false perception.
OP, that might just be the last place you lose. Don't think of it as bad genes! It's not BAD that your thighs are bigger than you'd like! Focus on what your thighs can do for you--fill out pants well, help you run and/or jog or climb or whatever you do, and enable you to lift heavy things. Legs are powerful and beautiful, in all shapes and sizes.
I'm in the boat l3long mentioned; I have arms and legs that are much smaller than the rest of me and carry minimal fat, with my weight settling all in my trunk: hips, boobs, and stomach. It might rest there more evenly, but it certainly makes wearing a bikini a distant dream, and the worries of "people who carry weight in their stomach more prone to certain diseases" a worry!0 -
Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.0
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My upper thighs still hold the same weight as they did when I was 20lbs heavier... I don't understand it. I walk, jog, and use these legs a lot but they are not as lean as I expected them to be at this weight
Genetics..............your body type is your body type. I still had fat thighs when I was under weight (5'5"...106lbs).
All you can do is ....lose weight, workout & hope for the best. Most people do get there.0 -
Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
Do you do any strength training? That's your best bet. Eat at maintenance (or a very slight deficit), focus on getting enough protein, and lift those heavy weights. Try following a program (if you're not already) like Stronglifts 5x5 to help guide you.0 -
Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
Do you do any strength training? That's your best bet. Eat at maintenance (or a very slight deficit), focus on getting enough protein, and lift those heavy weights. Try following a program (if you're not already) like Stronglifts 5x5 to help guide you.
get out of here with that a logic- this is the internet- we don't have time or room for that!0 -
From what you are saying, I think you need to start lifting to maintain the muscle, and keep on losing body fat. As everyone above has said you can't choose where to lose it from, you just gotta keep on keeping on.Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
The toned look will result when you remove the fat from the muscle.0 -
Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
Do you do any strength training? That's your best bet. Eat at maintenance (or a very slight deficit), focus on getting enough protein, and lift those heavy weights. Try following a program (if you're not already) like Stronglifts 5x5 to help guide you.
get out of here with that a logic- this is the internet- we don't have time or room for that!
No logic is allowed on the forums :laugh:
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From what you are saying, I think you need to start lifting to maintain the muscle, and keep on losing body fat. As everyone above has said you can't choose where to lose it from, you just gotta keep on keeping on.Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
The toned look will result when you remove the fat from the muscle.
Thanks! Will do!
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Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
Do you do any strength training? That's your best bet. Eat at maintenance (or a very slight deficit), focus on getting enough protein, and lift those heavy weights. Try following a program (if you're not already) like Stronglifts 5x5 to help guide you.
Also protein. Make sure you get enough protein, which I know is harder for vegans. I'd shoot for around 100grams a day.0 -
I've been having the same issue and recently started adding weights to my workouts. It seems to be helping with the toning, although I've given up on ever having slim legs
I will happily settle for power house thighs. 0 -
Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
Do you do any strength training? That's your best bet. Eat at maintenance (or a very slight deficit), focus on getting enough protein, and lift those heavy weights. Try following a program (if you're not already) like Stronglifts 5x5 to help guide you.
Also protein. Make sure you get enough protein, which I know is harder for vegans. I'd shoot for around 100grams a day.
Please, do some research first. You just advised someone to get very very sick. NO ONE needs 100g of protein a day (unless you're a professional athlete). This is very unhealthy. And if you don't know anything about a vegan diet, please refrain from commenting as well.0 -
Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
Do you do any strength training? That's your best bet. Eat at maintenance (or a very slight deficit), focus on getting enough protein, and lift those heavy weights. Try following a program (if you're not already) like Stronglifts 5x5 to help guide you.
Also protein. Make sure you get enough protein, which I know is harder for vegans. I'd shoot for around 100grams a day.
Please, do some research first. You just advised someone to get very very sick. NO ONE needs 100g of protein a day. This is very unhealthy. And if you don't know anything about a vegan diet, please refrain from commenting as well.
What? My goal is 123g of Protein a day, and I am close to that every day and I am fit and healthy. Where are you getting the idea that 100g of protein a day is unhealthy?
Edited to respond to the OP - I agree with the strength training advice. I follow New Rules of Lifting for Women and am half way through. My thighs are the slowest place to lose - I have killer calves and my arms are getting some lovely definition (I can even see the slightest outline of abs!!!) But my thighs are slow burners!!! I have dropped a jean size though so they are definitely shrinking slowly but surely!!!They are getting there though and I definitely feel that the introduction of a heavy lifting programme has helped this.0 -
This was sort of my mantra when I was at my peak physical shape (running cross country, cheerleading and soccer) and eating right my thighs were "jiggly" my body was muscular and strong and no amounts of lunges or squats "toned" them down only up!
It's a journey and a learning process to either getting back to the body you had, or to one you've always wanted. So stay strong you are doing great!0 -
NO ONE needs 100g of protein a day. This is very unhealthy.
Just when we thought everything was going so well...0 -
Have you ever tried any of the Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis workouts? I lost my first 40lbs by doing cardio at the gym. I was still flabby around that area too, until I started her workouts. Everything sucked into place and my thighs were pretty slender, no longer touching.0
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All of you who eat crazy amounts of protein, check back with me in 20 years. That's all I have to say, as this is not the subject I came here to discuss and if you need more info there's tons of it if you do your research.
And it terms of all the advice on the the upper thighs, thank you so much, everyone. I will continue to lift weight and won't give up. Let's see where this journey takes me.0 -
Have you ever tried any of the Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis workouts? I lost my first 40lbs by doing cardio at the gym. I was still flabby around that area too, until I started her workouts. Everything sucked into place and my thighs were pretty slender, no longer touching.
Thanks! I will check it out. 0 -
From what you are saying, I think you need to start lifting to maintain the muscle, and keep on losing body fat. As everyone above has said you can't choose where to lose it from, you just gotta keep on keeping on.Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
The toned look will result when you remove the fat from the muscle.
I've always had what I've thought of as "jiggly" thighs. I'm at my lowest body fat now (around 18-19%) and doing a lot more strength training, with squats and lunges, most of it at the advice of several of these people right here (talking about you JoRocka). These people really do know what they are talking about. (with the exception of the person who said that 100 grams of protein was too much - that's bunk). My thighs are far from perfect but they look tighter than they ever have and are less jiggly, and I'm quite pleased with the direction I'm headed. Listen to the advice you're getting here.0 -
Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
Do you do any strength training? That's your best bet. Eat at maintenance (or a very slight deficit), focus on getting enough protein, and lift those heavy weights. Try following a program (if you're not already) like Stronglifts 5x5 to help guide you.
Also protein. Make sure you get enough protein, which I know is harder for vegans. I'd shoot for around 100grams a day.
Please, do some research first. You just advised someone to get very very sick. NO ONE needs 100g of protein a day (unless you're a professional athlete). This is very unhealthy. And if you don't know anything about a vegan diet, please refrain from commenting as well.
LOL WUT?
my goal is upwards of 150-200 a day.
100 a day won't kill you and it isn't wildly unhealthy.
and even vegans need protein- upwards of 100 a day too. It's a macro- not something you can just cut out and expect to be balanced- they are macro's for a reason.
tracy anderson is an idiot- I would stay away from her hair brained ideas... want to talk about unhealthy? she promotes a lope sided- unbalanced diet- and has no concept of what actual real training will do for you. There is nothing in my life that weighs as little as 3 lbs- with the exception of my coffee.Have you ever tried any of the Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis workouts? I lost my first 40lbs by doing cardio at the gym. I was still flabby around that area too, until I started her workouts. Everything sucked into place and my thighs were pretty slender, no longer touching
I easily care 15 lbs of crap with me to work via lunch box/project bag/brief case. LIfe is better when you are stronger. And strong doesn't mean body builder. Lift the weights- the heavy ones. not the little cute ones. (although if there are heavy cute weights you can lift those too)
And guess what- if your thighs touch- it may have nothing to do with your fat- it probably has more to do with your hips and how the legs attach. Thighs that touch is fine.0 -
Thank you all, it helps reading your responses. My expectations are not non-realistic. I don't care if my thighs shrink in size, I just want them to be toned and right now they look like they belong to a couch potato. I've had stretch marks in my inner thighs since I've been 13. I shot up to be 5'9 in my early teens and I'm now 5'11. So my issue is not about the weight or measurements, but about the toning.
Do you do any strength training? That's your best bet. Eat at maintenance (or a very slight deficit), focus on getting enough protein, and lift those heavy weights. Try following a program (if you're not already) like Stronglifts 5x5 to help guide you.
Also protein. Make sure you get enough protein, which I know is harder for vegans. I'd shoot for around 100grams a day.
Please, do some research first. You just advised someone to get very very sick. NO ONE needs 100g of protein a day (unless you're a professional athlete). This is very unhealthy. And if you don't know anything about a vegan diet, please refrain from commenting as well.
LOL. Okay. Sorry for trying to help.
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/protein-controversies.htmlA number of health risks have been attributed to the consumption of high protein intakes, this includes potential problems with the kidneys, bone health, metabolic acidosis and certain types of cancers. For the most part, these risks tend to be extremely overstated.
While high protein intakes may cause problems when there is pre-existing kidney disease, no research suggests that high protein intakes cause kidney damage. While there is potential for high protein intakes to cause body calcium loss, this appears to only occur when calcium intake is insufficient in the first place; high protein intakes with high calcium intakes improves bone health. Ensuring sufficient vegetable intake along with a high protein intake is a key aspect not only to bone health but to preventing a small metabolic acidosis which may occur when large amounts of protein are consumed by themselves.
Concerns over heart disease and cancer are more related to the high fat content of many cuts of meat, along with other nutritional factors such as insufficient fruit and vegetable intake that contributes. Other lifestyle factors that typically accompany the consumption of higher fat cuts of meat are also a likely contributor to the overall health risk. The consumption of lean cuts of meat has actually been shown to improve overall health; both athletic and diets for general health should ideally contain plenty of fruits and vegetables for this reason.0 -
How many pairs of pants have y'all ruined because of your thighs? I have always carried most of my weight in my thighs, but the bigger I have gotten, the more problematic it has been. Since my thighs rub together no matter what, every pair of pants/shorts I own has a shelf life of a few months. Yeah, like 2-3 MONTHS before they start shredding on the inner thigh and making holes.
I don't have money to buy pants every few months, so I walk around with holes in my crotch. Even in all of my workout/stretchy/yoga pants. All of my jeans. Wearing scrubs for work, ALL of my scrubs developed holes in the crotch even the much baggier pairs. I think you get the idea. I also chafe badly and it's both uncomfortable and painful to even walk and work out.
So...I know spot reducing is "impossible" but I NEED to have more space between my thighs, I have been losing weight all around and I lost two inches in my waist and hips already, but my thighs are still 26" and 26.5" and not budging at all.
Really I'm just complaining out of frustration. Thanks for reading 0 -
My legs have never not touched-I've had a 40" plus *kitten* since oh lord- 2004? 2005? I'm no stranger to the "thigh" problem.
But I have pants that are about 3 years old at this point.
I only wear them for working out- they never go in the dryer and I buy thick pants.0 -
I've worn out a lot of pants. Even now at a size 0 with the smallest thighs I've ever had, I ruin pants. It's just how my body is built. I wear a lot of dresses and skirts with tights.
As others have said, the fat comes of where it wants to come off. Exercises that use your legs and thighs tend to tone those areas, not shrink them. Sometimes they actually get bigger (muscle!) if you're not eating at a deficit. I've always carried a lot of weight in my thighs and calves. I'm below my goal weight and I'm wearing the smallest pants size I've ever worn, but compared to how much the rest of my body has shrunk, my legs are still pretty big. I've embraced it. I do lots of strength training so legs are solid as rocks. They don't jiggle. When I flex, they're awesome
Keep toning those areas while you're losing weight, and take your measurements. They might be shrinking and they'll definitely get harder. And once you've build muscle, you can start body recomp. Your body will start eating away the muscle but if you eat at a deficit, you wont be adding fat in its place.0
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