11 pounds lost and thighs are still huge
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What if I introduced long distance running into my workout routine? Would I still be able to lift heavy and lean out my thighs?0
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Your thighs are the exact same as mine. I'm 5'6, 131lbs and I'm pear shaped. My thighs have slimmed down by losing weight all over my body. For example, every 2 inches I lose from my waist, I lose 1 inch from my hips and .25 inches from my thighs. If you're afraid that really heavy strength training is bulking up your thighs, then reduce the weight your lifting or just use your body weight.
I write down my body measurements weekly so this way I know if I'm making progress.
Good luck!0 -
Girl - you are never going to have spindly sticks. You know how people say "dress for your body shape." I think when you're as trim and fit as you are, you have to work out for your shape, and not try to squish it into something that is not you. Your thighs are hot. My man LOVES my big thighs - which are way larger than yours (as do kitties, puppies, and children). You work them out, and they'll become FIRMER which is sexy also...maybe not smaller.0
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You look fine and your thighs are perfect. I wish my thighs were like that. Countinue lifting girl.0
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I'm 5"5' and even when I was 135 lbs with abs showing and defined muscles all over my body, I still had big thighs. That's just the way I'm shaped. I've always had wide hips, big thighs, and a big butt, even before having kids.0
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Hi!
I've struggled with this myself, because while I am fairly petite, I am also curvy petite. My thighs are muscular--this is what you want! If you are lifting/biking/running/etc. it is much better to have legs that can power you through.
Does make finding clothing interesting though. Muscular thighs and calves don't really fit into petite sizing, but I'm too short for regular length0 -
Your thighs look great, I wish mine looked like that!
Do you have any of your old clothes from when your weight was higher? Or a measurement of how big your thighs used to be? It might help you visually compare the change, if you're having a hard time seeing it. I know sometimes it's hard to see a difference in yourself, even when it's right in front of you!
I wouldn't stop lifting though. Just keep lifting and moving, and keep up the calorie deficit. If there's any fat left on them, it'll go away eventually. You just need patience.0 -
Seriously, if you think your thighs are fat, tune into the World figure skating Championships this week. That is some serious thigherpower.0
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I don't think your thighs are huge at all. As many have mentioned you may want to strength train and continue to build muscle. In the process of doing this, the muscle underneath may make your thighs look bigger (temporarily), but once the remaining fat around your thighs come off they'll look lean. If you have been working out your thighs, then this could be very well why you feel this way. But again, I don't personally see them big at all, they seem well proportioned and athletic.0
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Bad news: you can't change the size of your thighs very much no matter what you do. It's genetic.
Good news: Nobody other than you ever, ever notices or thinks about the size of your thighs.0 -
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First of all, your thighs are not huge or even large. They are completely proportionate to your body.
Second, you DO have a natural body shape, and no matter how much you exercise or lose weight, you cannot change the actual physical structure of your body. It has to do with genetics and your frame. You get what you get.
Third, you also cannot spot reduce weight or fat. So even if you try to lose more or do cardio, there is no guarantee that it will come off your thighs (it most likely will not, as womens' bodies tend to store weight in the lower half anyways)0 -
I'm wondering if the OP spends time looking at the Photoshopped images in fashion magazines?0
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You are female. That is a female shape. There are many, many people getting silicone injected into their bodies to look like that.0
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