Thigh Gap

Mslmesq · July 2013

Even when I was extremely fit in high school I didn't have a thigh gap. I've never wanted one; in my opinion they make people look like skeletons. (Not to offend anyone with a thigh gap!)

Well, no real offense taken. But...just a reminder. Technically we are all skeletons. It's only a matter of how much muscle, fat and skin we have on top of it. ;-)

But in general I might stay away from that comment. Someone called me a skeleton once (I was eatting very healthy and not trying to lose weight in anyway), and I thought it was a cruel comment. It's just as unkind as commenting on someone being over weight, and I'm not sure why they thought they got a pass. I didn't turn back to them and tell them they looked like a pig after all. I just walked away.

Fit_Kenzie · July 2013

Just in case you weren't aware of this feature, when you go to the message boards section, there is a button called search and you can type in a keyword/phrase (ex: thigh gap) and you can see the threads that have already been created on the topic. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1036666-why-i-want-a-thigh-gap-pics?hl=thigh+gap#posts-15904790

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/957168-raspberry-ketones-thigh-gaps-bacon-or-starvation-mode?hl=thigh+gap&page=3#posts-15861895

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1024613-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap&page=5#posts-15728160

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1017157-chub-rub-aka-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap&page=3#posts-15684556

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1020049-i-guess-thigh-gap-and-starvation-mode-are-taboo?hl=thigh+gap#posts-15636689

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/630887-thigh-gap-not-possible-for-some-is-this-true?hl=thigh+gap&page=8#posts-15632162

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1017071-my-husband-has-achieved-the-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap&page=3#posts-15590336

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/983967-aaahh-my-daughter-wants-a-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap&page=3#posts-15093125

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/636807--thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap&page=11#posts-15056257

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/981559-thigh-gap-can-i-get-one-one?hl=thigh+gap&page=2#posts-15026879

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975508-men-s-opinion-wanted-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap&page=4#posts-14895164

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/962089-afraid-to-bulk-up-want-thigh-gap-toned-only-no-bewb-loss?hl=thigh+gap&page=1#posts-14675908

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/955516-how-do-i-get-my-thigh-gap-back?hl=thigh+gap&page=1#posts-14568372

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/944162-my-cat-wants-a-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap#posts-14376316

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/944108-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap#posts-14376145

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/929134-help-with-inner-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap#posts-14119676

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/916946-luv-me-some-thigh-gap?hl=thigh+gap&page=4#posts-13907458

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/916470-thigh-gap-beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder?hl=thigh+gap&page=8#posts-13901490

WOW did it bother you that much that she posted this topic to go thru and post all these links! get over it!

phoenixgirl81 · July 2013

Thigh Gap... Have one. Hate it. Want it gone. I think it draws unnecessary attention to my groin and I think it makes me look unhealthily skinny.

My partner is the same height as me and weighs less than me by about 10 kg and she doesn't have one.

Answer? My hips are wider than hers. Therefore, my leg bones sit further apart than hers. Therefore, even though my thighs are bigger than hers, I already have a 1cm gap between my thighs.

lacroyx · July 2013

How to "fake" a thigh gap

tlark88 · July 2013

Thanks for all the replies! I really only wanted a thigh gap because I remembered a time where I didn't throw away my pants because they had two huge holes where my thighs were rubbing together.

I do have a body fat goal of 21% to people who were telling me that I should focus on numbers. I posted the topic because I started to realize this thigh gap goal may be unobtainable and self-destructive. I'm still trying to get over preconceived notions of what fitness is and I'm in the process of defining what goals are right for me and my body shape/type.

Again, thank you for all of the input.

ncmedic201 · July 2013

I had one when I was thinner but I don't really care if I have it again...now having a nice *kitten* is a different story! I'm ready to start lifting and saving my booty!

cleotherio · July 2013

The thigh gap is a really trendy thing. The thing to remember is that everybody is different, so it may or may not be possible for you. The other thing to remember is that a lot of thigh gaps that you see in photos of models (think the plethora of them on Pinterest) is that they're most likely photoshopped, and therefore not even real to that woman.

QFT with the important part bolded

AlexB422 · July 2013

I have one, but that is only because I have wide hips and longer legs. I'm a runner, but I don't think that really has anything to do with it.

SailorKnightWing · July 2013

Most of the girls who have them in photos are leaning forward:

VeinsAndBones · July 2013

Strange humans and their desire to appear thin, frail and weak... I just don't understand it -_- I like women who power lift

petersonabt · July 2013

SMH. why not just strive to be healthy? I guess to each their own, but like others said, some people just don't get a thigh gap.

FearAnLoathingJ · July 2013

What is the huge obsession with a thigh gap?

mizzie1980 · July 2013

Sweet baby jesus not this again!

^ This

Seriously, I can't be the only one who thinks the "thigh gap" is horrendously ugly, right? It's not a sign of health or fitness, women with it often look anorexic or child like to me. Do not want.

chubby_checkers · July 2013

Thigh gap has been said so many times that it no longer makes sense to me. Carry on.

Dogwalkingirl · July 2013

My short legs touch from the knee up!. They did this at 190lbs and they did it at 130lbs. I have thick, muscular short legs and narrow hips. I will never have a thigh gap. Its your bone structure

quirkytizzy · July 2013

What is the huge obsession with a thigh gap?

It's actually made a huge resurgence in the pro-ana communities over the last couple of years. It was always a "thing" there but it's really taken off in those circles lately. I'm not sure why.

(This is not to say that everyone who wants a thigh gap is pro-ana. But it might be safe to say that being as underweight models are what's farmed for fashion, and fashion influences what people want to look like, therefore the places that they are plucking models and model body-ideals from might be influencing the overall thigh-gap trend.)

be_patient · July 2013

i do, but yes it very much depends on your hip structure. it's possible for people with wider hips (the wider the better/easier), but impossible for people with narrow hips, no matter how skinny they may be.

i used to really want one, but once i got it i was like "what am i doing with my life?!" so now i couldn't really care less about whether i have a thigh gap or not.

Geojerm · July 2013

Sweet baby jesus not this again!

THIS!

Don't you have to be like 12 years old to have a thigh gap:indifferent:

VeinsAndBones · July 2013

What is the huge obsession with a thigh gap?

It's actually made a huge resurgence in the pro-ana communities over the last couple of years. It was always a "thing" there but it's really taken off in those circles lately. I'm not sure why.

(This is not to say that everyone who wants a thigh gap is pro-ana. But it might be safe to say that being as underweight models are what's farmed for fashion, and fashion influences what people want to look like, therefore the places that they are plucking models and model body-ideals from might be influencing the overall thigh-gap trend.)

^^^This, I've had some experience with this subject, no aesthetic perk is worth your health...

kikip · July 2013

I've read that your legs, when put together, should touch at the ankles, knees, calves and yes, the top of the thighs. I don't know where this gap thing came from but it needs to go away. I am 5' 2 and when I weighed 107 and fit into a size 5 and was an active athletic teen, my thighs touched...they always have, and they always will unless I am severely underweight.

FearAnLoathingJ · July 2013

What is the huge obsession with a thigh gap?

It's actually made a huge resurgence in the pro-ana communities over the last couple of years. It was always a "thing" there but it's really taken off in those circles lately. I'm not sure why.

(This is not to say that everyone who wants a thigh gap is pro-ana. But it might be safe to say that being as underweight models are what's farmed for fashion, and fashion influences what people want to look like, therefore the places that they are plucking models and model body-ideals from might be influencing the overall thigh-gap trend.)

Wow I never had one, even when I was underweight.

kikip · July 2013

i do, but yes it very much depends on your hip structure. it's possible for people with wider hips (the wider the better/easier), but impossible for people with narrow hips, no matter how skinny they may be.

Ah, well that makes sense then. I have narrow hips (though with the fat on them they don't look it right now LOL).

sarily44 · July 2013

I've heard people say that a thigh gap is only common in children and thin men. I don't understand this obsession -- but I grew up in an age when Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe represented beauty, and they are curvy, not skinny.

LaurenAOK · July 2013

Most of the girls who have them in photos are leaning forward:

So glad someone posted this gif! I was looking for it earlier. Yes, 99% of the girls you see with "thigh gaps" in photos are tricking the camera by angling their knees in towards each other and leaning forward. Even I can look like I have a thigh gap when I do that - and I've got some pretty large thighs!

EmilyEmpowered · July 2013

Elongating exercises like barre work and Callanetics will help you better define you thighs and get that gap.

awwwww I

Marie

That is all, carry on....

hesn92 · July 2013

seriously? having a thigh gap is one of your goals?

hesn92 · July 2013

it depends on your bone structure. Having space between your thighs is one of the most stupid things I've heard women obsess about.

kiraleilani · July 2013

"I'll put a gap between your thighs." -Some creepy guy.

Ok, I laughed forever when I read this

DanielleJoy129 · July 2013

I don't really care how it looks... I want a thigh gap because I want to be able to wear skirts and dresses without
having to wear bicycle shorts underneath and/or cover my inner thighs with baby powder.

Seriously, how do women walk around in a skirt all day without having to wrap their upper thighs with seran wrap?

CMB1979 · July 2013

Just say'n:

Thigh Gap

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