Weight Loss and Thigh Gap Tips

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  • catshark209
    catshark209 Posts: 1,133 Member
    I hate my thigh gap. Mine is pretty pronounced. I'm 5'2" and 106lbs. I had one at 150lbs. Its my stupid build..
    On the other hand, I had a friend that was over 200lbs and she had a gap. Its just how one is built.
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    Thigh gap = Yuck.

    Just my opinion, I like my full shape! :) I think I'd look disgusting with a gap there!

    There's nothing wrong with a thigh gap if that is your natural shape. When it's not and you starve yourself to get it, there's a problem.

    If I ever reach goal and I have one, I won't be upset about it. And if I don't have one (I probably won't), then I won't be upset about it.
    Agreed. No need to start criticizing other people's bodies!
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    Be born with the genetics that give you one. A thigh gap is not a measure of how skinny you are.

    This.
  • llkilgore
    llkilgore Posts: 1,169 Member
    Be born with the genetics that give you one. A thigh gap is not a measure of how skinny you are.

    This is so true. I'm 5'4" and 175lb (so not exactly skinny) and I have a substantial thigh gap. I'd never heard this trait referred to as something attractive before - it seems a wee bit random to me, but hey.

    I, too, have a natural thigh gap even at not so skinny weights, and in my almost 59 years I've heard exactly one remark about it. When I was in college, some jerk I barely knew couldn't resist commenting on how unusual it was to see "well filled out" thighs that don't touch on a woman who isn't bow legged. I thought "eeew, how odd."
  • boehle
    boehle Posts: 5,062 Member
    Not to derail, but does anybody know how I can get 3 inches taller?

    High heels
  • MLgarcia3
    MLgarcia3 Posts: 503
    Holy *kitten* you guys are cracking me up
  • skinimin
    skinimin Posts: 252 Member
    Yeah I don't get the thigh gap thing. I'm 5'6 and even when I weighed 104lb my thighs still touched a little, and I looked like a babe.
  • HayleeWho1122
    HayleeWho1122 Posts: 57 Member
    Pop Pilates - Inner thigh insanity. I've lost 1 inch off each thigh in a week and a bit. it's brutal, but amazing. and thigh gaps are attainable; i have very small hips and my thigh gap is starting to come through :)

    according your profile you also have an ed and are only 97lbs, not a recommended way to get a thigh gap :S

    That wasn't very nice

    it had to be said, the post implies that the gap is attainable regardless of genetics from doing exercise, when in reality its more than likely due to the poster being very underweight.
    I have to agree with it not being very nice. sorry. She could be short :D
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    I don't get the craze with thigh gap. I think it just makes you look knock-kneed. Not attractive to my thinking. Of course, YMMV.
  • HayleeWho1122
    HayleeWho1122 Posts: 57 Member
    What is the obsession with this and women? I don't get it.

    Yes! Please tell me these are not ADULT women obsessing over "thigh gaps". Oy!
    Yeah, it's typically the underage pro-ana kids that worry about this ****. You know, kids with usernames that include "ana" or "anna" in them. Hey, wait a minute...

    don't get this ^^ pro- ana/ anna
  • ishtar13
    ishtar13 Posts: 528 Member
    What is the obsession with this and women? I don't get it.

    Yes! Please tell me these are not ADULT women obsessing over "thigh gaps". Oy!
    Yeah, it's typically the underage pro-ana kids that worry about this ****. You know, kids with usernames that include "ana" or "anna" in them. Hey, wait a minute...

    don't get this ^^ pro- ana/ anna

    ana is short for anorexia; it's used as a sort of code name (and mia for bulimia)
  • chantalb20
    chantalb20 Posts: 132
    Pop Pilates - Inner thigh insanity. I've lost 1 inch off each thigh in a week and a bit. it's brutal, but amazing. and thigh gaps are attainable; i have very small hips and my thigh gap is starting to come through :)

    according your profile you also have an ed and are only 97lbs, not a recommended way to get a thigh gap :S

    and i never said "don't eat and you'll get a thigh gap". i merely recommended a workout that has helped me shape my thighs. i don't attribute my thigh gap to my ED, because when i was at my lowest weight before i was in recovery two years ago, i still didn't have one. It's only since working on my thighs have i got one. And no, i don't think it's attainable for everyone, i was merely pointing out that i do have one. ED or no ED, i'm not pro them and would not encourage anyone to do anything unhealthy to attain a certain body shape.
  • jtotheno
    jtotheno Posts: 123 Member
    I don't get the craze with thigh gap. I think it just makes you look knock-kneed. Not attractive to my thinking. Of course, YMMV.

    Careful.. ..apparently stating your opinion on not finding it personally attractive makes you an awful person. lol. I'll be leaving this post because it's a joke. Good luck with the uproar :)
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    I don't get the craze with thigh gap. I think it just makes you look knock-kneed. Not attractive to my thinking. Of course, YMMV.

    Careful.. ..apparently stating your opinion on not finding it personally attractive makes you an awful person. lol. I'll be leaving this post because it's a joke. Good luck with the uproar :)

    So if I said I don't find you personally attractive you'd be saying "Oh what a pleasant person she is!"...yeah probably not
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    Pop Pilates - Inner thigh insanity. I've lost 1 inch off each thigh in a week and a bit. it's brutal, but amazing. and thigh gaps are attainable; i have very small hips and my thigh gap is starting to come through :)

    according your profile you also have an ed and are only 97lbs, not a recommended way to get a thigh gap :S

    and i never said "don't eat and you'll get a thigh gap". i merely recommended a workout that has helped me shape my thighs. i don't attribute my thigh gap to my ED, because when i was at my lowest weight before i was in recovery two years ago, i still didn't have one. It's only since working on my thighs have i got one. And no, i don't think it's attainable for everyone, i was merely pointing out that i do have one. ED or no ED, i'm not pro them and would not encourage anyone to do anything unhealthy to attain a certain body shape.

    Apologies if I offended you by bringing your ed into it.
    I wasnt saying you were telling people to eat less to get the thigh gap, but I think if you did the same exercise at a healthy weight you probably wouldn't have the gap.
  • chantalb20
    chantalb20 Posts: 132
    well i disagree; 97lbs and 5'3" isn't an unhealthy weight.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Weight loss: eat at a moderate deficit, exercise moderately and do this for a long time (boring but works!)
    Thigh gap: get old, suffer a nasty hip fracture, be left with a leg length discrepancy - I see old ladies with thigh gaps all the time, but it's not a look I'm aiming for.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    well i disagree; 97lbs and 5'3" isn't an unhealthy weight.

    It's certainly well below any healthy weight recommendations for that height, which is how most people would judge healthy vs unhealthy weight. But, it doesn't matter what Internet strangers think, what does your doctor say?
  • suzzann666
    suzzann666 Posts: 334 Member
    finding this hilarious!!!
  • chantalb20
    chantalb20 Posts: 132
    well i disagree; 97lbs and 5'3" isn't an unhealthy weight.

    It's certainly well below any healthy weight recommendations for that height, which is how most people would judge healthy vs unhealthy weight. But, it doesn't matter what Internet strangers think, what does your doctor say?

    Actually no, it's a BMI of 17.5, Underweight yes, but definitely not underweight enough to attract medical attention. i would know, i've been in both inpatient and outpatient care for ED - try getting ANY medical help for an ED with a BMI that high. almost impossible.
  • sarahkittymeow
    sarahkittymeow Posts: 146
    Er, well that's not true since they treat eating disorders any time they have reason to believe someone has those serious mental issues and tendencies, not just once someone gets tiny from having an ED. Specially since a lot of people with eating disorders don't even physically appear as though they have one, ever.
  • chantalb20
    chantalb20 Posts: 132
    Actually no, they don't. not here.
    group therapy maybe, but that's just a trigger for some of us.
  • MLgarcia3
    MLgarcia3 Posts: 503
    Did someone say pie gap?
  • bebreli
    bebreli Posts: 227 Member
    <-- Thigh gap.. I am not skinny.. I am not "knock kneed" and you need wide hips. Genetics. SMH.. I hate this topic!
  • bebreli
    bebreli Posts: 227 Member
    Did someone say pie gap?

    I keep seeing this question posted over and over again and noticed that it is always by a female that is 20 or under. Usually under.

    'Nuff said.

    EXACTLY!!!
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    Cmon now, what is it about the thigh gap that's so danged attractive? As someone said before, it depends on your body shape and thigh angle. Some people will never have one. That doesn't make them more or less pretty, and to fetishize something that occurs naturally is just...weird... I saw a whole tumblr page DEVOTED to the thigh gap once. SMMFH there's no point. =.=
  • pg1girl
    pg1girl Posts: 268 Member
    Actually no, they don't. not here.
    group therapy maybe, but that's just a trigger for some of us.

    Yet you still have 84 pounds as your goal weight and have stated in other forums that you want to lose more. A BMI of 17.5 is unhealthy whatever you chose to believe. When you are only netting 200 calories on a good day I would suggest that possibly MFP is a trigger for you as well and not the place for you. You also state that you prefer to be at a negative calorie intake in a day.....seriously...you desperately need help with this.
  • SafireBleu
    SafireBleu Posts: 881 Member
    Nevermind
  • chantalb20
    chantalb20 Posts: 132
    Actually no, they don't. not here.
    group therapy maybe, but that's just a trigger for some of us.

    Yet you still have 84 pounds as your goal weight and have stated in other forums that you want to lose more. A BMI of 17.5 is unhealthy whatever you chose to believe. When you are only netting 200 calories on a good day I would suggest that possibly MFP is a trigger for you as well and not the place for you. You also state that you prefer to be at a negative calorie intake in a day.....seriously...you desperately need help with this.

    And i would suggest that you are incorrect - MFP is not a trigger for me. stick to your weight loss goals, and i'll stick to mine. like i said on that other thread, i can lie and delete that stuff and pretend that i'm healthy - but i'm not. and first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem. What really annoys me is the fact that i didn't say ANYTHING relating to an ED on this thread. i suggested a thigh toning exercise, and yet when people view my profile, it's like "wow, she has an ED so anything she says is promoting unhealthy behaviour." and that's complete bull. If i had suggested to her to reduce her calories drastically, fast for a few days or cardio until she's exhausted - fair enough. But suggesting Pop Pilates (and whether or not you believe it works is irrelevant), is not promoting an unhealthy behaviour.

    You actually seem to be obsessing over everything that i write and yet you don't even have the courtesy to send me a private message. I may be sick, yes, but i'm not incompetent. I'll actually be staying off the forums now, because even when i say something with the purest intentions, whether it's to generally help someone, or even to try and get people to see that those with ED's aren't vain little creatures who are starving themselves for beauty; i just get attacked.
  • kathyms13
    kathyms13 Posts: 497 Member
    enjoy your day everyone, do your best thats all anyone can do,
    all the best
    Kathy
    yes i can use caps lol.

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