Should thighs rub?

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ctalimenti
ctalimenti Posts: 865 Member
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Should they or shouldn't they? Is it normal for them to touch or rub when you walk or run? Did your thighs stop rubbing when you lost weight? Is it a result of being overweight or just normal on some people?
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  • mrsamanda86
    mrsamanda86 Posts: 869 Member
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    I'm not completely sure, but I think it depends on the person. When I was at my best weight, and in a healthy weight(not toned really, just skinny) my thighs still touched a bit when standing normally. I don't really think I'll ever have the triangle of free space there...
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
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    It's completely normal. Thigh gap is only achieveable for people with wide-set hips - or people that are dangerously underweight.
  • brainzap
    brainzap Posts: 145 Member
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    Depends on your bone structure. If you have wide set hips, then probably not. At my normal weight of 120 my thighs didn't touch.
  • SkinnyFatAlbert
    SkinnyFatAlbert Posts: 482 Member
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    Is this a thigh gap thread?
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
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    Should they or shouldn't they? Is it normal for them to touch or rub when you walk or run? Did your thighs stop rubbing when you lost weight? Is it a result of being overweight or just normal on some people?
    Depends on your Genetics
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 973 Member
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    For myself, they should not. For you, it's possible that they should.
  • mara232
    mara232 Posts: 93 Member
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    Not sure, even when I was thin my legs rubbed. I have smallish hips so not sure if that makes the difference.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
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    it is normal for them to touch.

    That being said, for the longest time, my pants would develop holes in the inner thigh from them rubbing together ( chub rub). Over the last few years, my legs have gotten toned and muscular. In January bought 2 pair of yoga pants, and 9+ months later, there is NO sign of chub rub! :bigsmile: A thigh gap isn't something I want...but I LOVE not having chub rub ruin my pants.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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    No matter if I'm overweight or underweight, my thighs always touch. It's how I'm built. I don't think they rub when I walk or run, at least not to the point of chaffing or wearing holes in my clothes, but they always touch.

    Whether or not you have a gap is a matter of bone structure. Not just the width of your hips, but how your hip bones sit in the socket.
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
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    It's mostly body composition-- my mother is 5'5 and about a size 16 and her thighs don't touch at all, I'm a size 6/8 and mine sort of touch, and my cousin is a size 4 with thighs that touch. Your thighs will likely get smaller as you drop pounds, but whether your thighs touch or not isn't a useful indicator of healthy body weight/fat.
  • hopefaithlove24
    hopefaithlove24 Posts: 454 Member
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    When I was at 118 lbs, they still touched and I was very small then... So I guess it depends on the person!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    My thighs pretty much always tough at the top, but at a healthy weight, it's not uncomfortable and I barely notice.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    My touched and rubbed even when I was only 100 lbs. It's genetics that determines if they will touch or not.

    Although, now that I've lost a lot of weight, they don't chafe anymore, and it's no longer destroying my pants.
  • FerretBuellerr
    FerretBuellerr Posts: 468 Member
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    Agreed with all the other posters: for most people, yes they will always touch, regardless of weight loss, unless you have that certain bone structure that allows it. Obsessions with thigh-gap are often synonymous with ED's (at least in my experiences - the first time I ever heard the term "thigh-gap", I had to look it up, which only led to a million links to thinspo and pro-Ana sites :frown:), so I hope you're not obessing over having one to that extreme of an extent!

    My thighs have always touched, but since I've lost close to 20 pounds overall this year, I don't get any chaffing when I walk long distances in shorts/dresses/skirts. I am currently 5'6" and 139 pounds with wide hips.
  • susieoj
    susieoj Posts: 181
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    It's a beautiful day outside people, why are you worrying about this, stop yourselves before it's too late and go outside! :)
  • Poods71
    Poods71 Posts: 502 Member
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    I think it depends on the person. My thighs have always rubbed together, even when I was a UK 8, annoying but there is nothing I can do about it :grumble:
  • Flab2Fab27
    Flab2Fab27 Posts: 461 Member
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    it is normal for them to touch.

    That being said, for the longest time, my pants would develop holes in the inner thigh from them rubbing together ( chub rub). Over the last few years, my legs have gotten toned and muscular. In January bought 2 pair of yoga pants, and 9+ months later, there is NO sign of chub rub! :bigsmile: A thigh gap isn't something I want...but I LOVE not having chub rub ruin my pants.

    I :heart: this!! Chub rub explains all those destroyed pants of mine LOL
  • Rogsman
    Rogsman Posts: 106 Member
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    Worth every penny: Bodyglide Original Anti-Chafe Balm (avail via amazon.com or sports stores).
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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    My thighs touch no matter how thin I am. But even if your body structure makes them so they touch, being a healthy weight would probably make it so they don't rub painfully. And if they still bother you, get one of the anti-chafing balms.
  • gabbygirl78
    gabbygirl78 Posts: 936 Member
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    Everything i got rubs but I'm quite a bit over weight. My daughter , on the other hand is 5'4" and wears a size 3 in jeans and her thighs still rub... she has kinda wide hips for her size but not too bad so it just depends on how you were built.

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