Should thighs rub?

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  • chantelp0508
    chantelp0508 Posts: 162 Member
    Even at 95lb, my thighs touched
  • ninjakitty419
    ninjakitty419 Posts: 349 Member
    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.

    Chub rub! Haha! I totally feel your pain (see previous post)
  • youngcaseyr
    youngcaseyr Posts: 293 Member
    It's completely normal. Thigh gap is only achieveable for people with wide-set hips - or people that are dangerously underweight.

    It does depend on your bone structure, to an extent, but I don't have wide hips AND I'm not dangerously underweight and I have "thigh gap." My mom has wider hips and is only a few pounds heavier than me and she doesn't, and my sister also has wide hips and USED to have a "thigh gap," but doesn't anymore.
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    Your thighs should reside between your hips and knees.

    As long as they are doing that, they are normal.
  • joyfuljoy65
    joyfuljoy65 Posts: 317 Member
    Your thighs should reside between your hips and knees.

    As long as they are doing that, they are normal.

    :drinker:
  • CherokeeBabe
    CherokeeBabe Posts: 1,704 Member
    I'm 5'1 with a small-to-average hourglass frame and my thighs touched even when I was 95lbs. I grew up riding horses and doing a lot of heavy work with my legs (farmwork, horse shows, etc) and I have super-developed thigh muscles since I was a kid. Unless I allow my muscles to atrophy on purpose, I don't I will ever have a thigh gap :laugh:
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    My legs are built really weird. My KNEES touch. I know this is totally dorky, but when I was in marching band in school you were supposed to put your feet together and "mark time". I couldn't do that because with my feet together my knees rub. I"M DEFORMED!!! :sad:

    lol:laugh:

    Personally I think the "thigh gap" is kinda gross. I've seen some pics where it's extreme and my first thought is "that looks alien-like!"


    I'm about healthy, not skinny
  • Solomino
    Solomino Posts: 36 Member
    Oh I can't wait not to have chafing.
    :tongue:
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
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    which is sexier to you? lol
  • new_beth_2013
    new_beth_2013 Posts: 109 Member
    This doesnt make sense. What is considered "normal" anyway? All our bodies are beautiful creations NOT MEANT to look like a cookie cutter of the person next to us.

    This is like asking if big boobs is normal...:huh:
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    I'm 5'2 120 lbs. My legs are muscular so my thighs touch.

    Actually there has never been a time in my life where they didn't touch. Even at my extremely lowest weight they always touched.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    Your thighs should reside between your hips and knees.

    As long as they are doing that, they are normal.

    :drinker:


    LOL YESSSSSS:drinker:
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Worth every penny: Bodyglide Original Anti-Chafe Balm (avail via amazon.com or sports stores).

    Or you could just use your deo

    And as others have said, it's genetics, not a fat/skinny thing. Although like others, I will say that losing weight has reduced the number of jeans with thigh holes for me too! :drinker:
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    There+is+a+difference+_c33a956aa99fd9de70c4f2d85aaf9110.jpg

    which is sexier to you? lol


    They're BOTH sexy!!

    No shaming the girls with gaps please!

    I'm healthy weight and have a gap, when I get to goal I expect it will look more like the one on the right.
  • lilith38
    lilith38 Posts: 2
    I've never had a thigh gap. Even when I weighed 120 at 5'5 and my thighs were 19 inches they touched. Not possible for everyone to have one.
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
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    I have a gap but only when I sit lol...

    5'1.5 and 118 lbs. I workout daily and my legs are actually now starting to build some muscle, but the only way I get a gap is by sitting down.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    There+is+a+difference+_c33a956aa99fd9de70c4f2d85aaf9110.jpg

    which is sexier to you? lol


    They're BOTH sexy!!

    No shaming the girls with gaps please!

    I'm healthy weight and have a gap, when I get to goal I expect it will look more like the one on the right.


    Wasn't shaming... Was asking a question. Which is sexier to you? LOL
  • madanda
    madanda Posts: 34 Member
    Is this a thigh gap thread?

    I actually just lol'd
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    bump
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    54b1c5.jpg

    I have a gap but only when I sit lol...

    5'1.5 and 118 lbs. I workout daily and my legs are actually now starting to build some muscle, but the only way I get a gap is by sitting down.

    Hey I'd take your thighs over mine ANYDAY
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    My thighs rub wonderfully especially after a great leg workout. Check out my turkey thighs :wink:
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    54b1c5.jpg

    I have a gap but only when I sit lol...

    5'1.5 and 118 lbs. I workout daily and my legs are actually now starting to build some muscle, but the only way I get a gap is by sitting down.

    Hey I'd take your thighs over mine ANYDAY

    Lol I don't hate my thighs at all, I don't like how pale my skin is but actual thighs I don't hate :D... I don't think I hate anything anymore on me, which is kinda huge because I use to hate everything.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Mine don't, even at 10 lbs above where I am now. But as you can see by my profile pic, my hips are wide set, and my legs have never been an area where I put on weight.
  • Misspinklift
    Misspinklift Posts: 384 Member
    agree. No matter how long I work on my thighs, mine will always touch. Big thighs run in my family. All the women in my family has it.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    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...

    This made me think of those blank spaces in the newspapers that say "Advertise your business here!"
  • BigDaddyRonnie
    BigDaddyRonnie Posts: 506 Member
    It's completely normal. Thigh gap is only achieveable for people with wide-set hips - or people that are dangerously underweight.

    This.

    Nope, not according to Chive.

    And there is a difference between what women and men each think what the thigh gap really is.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    It's completely normal. Thigh gap is only achieveable for people with wide-set hips - or people that are dangerously underweight.

    This.

    Nope, not according to Chive.

    And there is a difference between what women and men each think what the thigh gap really is.


    Because we ALL know that The Chive is where super reliable scientific studies come from! :laugh: :wink:


    Yeah most guys call it the little triangle below the *ahem* and other people it's more of an anorexic thing it seems.
  • Darylap86
    Darylap86 Posts: 2
    Chub rub lmao. Love it
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    My thighs have always touched, but I never had actual chafing until I got fat. Especially now that pantyhose are "out", it's painful to wear a skirt or dress if I have to do much walking. Looking forward to that going away!
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    In for the thigh gap.

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