My thighs have gotten bigger!

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  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    edited June 2015
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    From another spinning thread ...
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    I've read those same articles too. I absolutely love spin, I go all the time (3-4x/week). It doesn't make you fat. The only thing that makes you fat is eating too much. I've definitely gained muscle on my legs and butt, but I don't look bulky there, I actually look a lot better. Spin is also a great calorie burn.

    " but I don't look bulky there, I actually look a lot better. "

    So OP your legs went from looking a lot better to bulky in 8 days??
  • Justthisgirl1994
    Justthisgirl1994 Posts: 226 Member
    Oh my goodness. You guys won't stop will you. Of course I was seeing great results. I think I even said my calves were bigger and butt was more lifted in my original post. Recently though, my thighs have started to get bigger, which I know now is because of water retention.

    Do you guys srsly want me to post a picture? Wow. Ok. How do i add a pic on here?
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    edited June 2015
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Oh my goodness. You guys won't stop will you. Of course I was seeing great results. I think I even said my calves were bigger and butt was more lifted in my original post. Recently though, my thighs have started to get bigger, which I know now is because of water retention.

    Do you guys srsly want me to post a picture? Wow. Ok. How do i add a pic on here?



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  • jrodri0105
    jrodri0105 Posts: 91 Member
    On her avatar. It says she wants to lose 30 more pounds? Get to 100lbs at 5'6? Is that even healthy
  • Justthisgirl1994
    Justthisgirl1994 Posts: 226 Member
    Where does it say I want to lose 30 more lbs? I want to lose 3-6 more. Pretty sure I already mentioned that on here. The lowest I ever weighed was 122lbs, but I had a really hard time maintaining that so I went up to 124, which was a really good weight for me. My weight ranged from 124 to 127 for a few years.
  • jrodri0105
    jrodri0105 Posts: 91 Member
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Where does it say I want to lose 30 more lbs? I want to lose 3-6 more. Pretty sure I already mentioned that on here. The lowest I ever weighed was 122lbs, but I had a really hard time maintaining that so I went up to 124, which was a really good weight for me. My weight ranged from 124 to 127 for a few years.

    In your profile under progress. It says you have 30 more pounds to go. Anyways you don't need to lose any more weight at those stats. Work on recomping or bulking. Unless you just want to go to the skinny approach and like that "look" with no muscle. GL
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    jrodri0105 wrote: »
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Where does it say I want to lose 30 more lbs? I want to lose 3-6 more. Pretty sure I already mentioned that on here. The lowest I ever weighed was 122lbs, but I had a really hard time maintaining that so I went up to 124, which was a really good weight for me. My weight ranged from 124 to 127 for a few years.

    In your profile under progress. It says you have 30 more pounds to go. Anyways you don't need to lose any more weight at those stats. Work on recomping or bulking. Unless you just want to go to the skinny approach and like that "look" with no muscle. GL

    You're reading her ticker wrong.
  • jrodri0105
    jrodri0105 Posts: 91 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    jrodri0105 wrote: »
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Where does it say I want to lose 30 more lbs? I want to lose 3-6 more. Pretty sure I already mentioned that on here. The lowest I ever weighed was 122lbs, but I had a really hard time maintaining that so I went up to 124, which was a really good weight for me. My weight ranged from 124 to 127 for a few years.

    In your profile under progress. It says you have 30 more pounds to go. Anyways you don't need to lose any more weight at those stats. Work on recomping or bulking. Unless you just want to go to the skinny approach and like that "look" with no muscle. GL

    You're reading her ticker wrong.

    opps thanks!

  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    jrodri0105 wrote: »
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Where does it say I want to lose 30 more lbs? I want to lose 3-6 more. Pretty sure I already mentioned that on here. The lowest I ever weighed was 122lbs, but I had a really hard time maintaining that so I went up to 124, which was a really good weight for me. My weight ranged from 124 to 127 for a few years.

    In your profile under progress. It says you have 30 more pounds to go. Anyways you don't need to lose any more weight at those stats. Work on recomping or bulking. Unless you just want to go to the skinny approach and like that "look" with no muscle. GL

    You're reading her ticker wrong.

    Guess you shouldn't put stock in that reading.
  • FitForL1fe
    FitForL1fe Posts: 1,872 Member
    edited June 2015
    lol so I only read OP and not the other posts

    but if your legs get stronger your quads are gonna get bigger

    if your body fat % drops enough you'll get good definition and have phat quads

    tl;dr lift heavy *kitten*, track your food accurately, you'll burn fat and get jacked legs
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Where does it say I want to lose 30 more lbs? I want to lose 3-6 more. Pretty sure I already mentioned that on here. The lowest I ever weighed was 122lbs, but I had a really hard time maintaining that so I went up to 124, which was a really good weight for me. My weight ranged from 124 to 127 for a few years.

    Then you don't need to lose 5 more pounds...

    Do a recomp ...
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Oh my goodness. You guys won't stop will you. Of course I was seeing great results. I think I even said my calves were bigger and butt was more lifted in my original post. Recently though, my thighs have started to get bigger, which I know now is because of water retention.

    Do you guys srsly want me to post a picture? Wow. Ok. How do i add a pic on here?

    You can add it the same way you added your profile pic. Or upload it to Imgur and post the link here.

    OP, I'd recommend you measure your thighs right now, stop spinning for a month or so, and then remeasure. That should prove it was water retention.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    edited June 2015
    I just read a research study that says that fat is mobilized by a deficit but can be REDEPOSITED elsewhere if it isn't actually used. Soooo it's possible for fat to shift location even as you're burning more. But the effect would be so slight that no one will notice, seriously--and you probably wouldn't, either.

    You can also retain water in muscles that are being insulted (medically) by lots of new exercise as they get used to it. That's way more likely.

    Start taking measurements if you haven't already. It may just be that you're losing elsewhere and it LOOKS big compared to what it was.

    My thighs probably look bigger, but both chafing and measurements tell me they're not!
  • RachelGDT
    RachelGDT Posts: 8 Member
    Sounds to me like you may also be building the muscle in your legs; whether purposely or not.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    RachelGDT wrote: »
    Sounds to me like you may also be building the muscle in your legs; whether purposely or not.

    Not on a 1200 calorie intake and spinning
  • mamasmaltz3
    mamasmaltz3 Posts: 1,111 Member
    RachelGDT wrote: »
    Sounds to me like you may also be building the muscle in your legs; whether purposely or not.


    As a woman who lifts heavy 4x a week...I wish it was possible to put on muscle by accident.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    mamasmaltz3 wrote: »
    RachelGDT wrote: »
    Sounds to me like you may also be building the muscle in your legs; whether purposely or not.


    As a woman who lifts heavy 4x a week...I wish it was possible to put on muscle by accident.

    Yeah. No one "accidentally" gets "bulky."
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    PikaKnight wrote: »
    mamasmaltz3 wrote: »
    RachelGDT wrote: »
    Sounds to me like you may also be building the muscle in your legs; whether purposely or not.


    As a woman who lifts heavy 4x a week...I wish it was possible to put on muscle by accident.

    Yeah. No one "accidentally" gets "bulky."

    "Hey I just found an ab! Only 5 more to go."
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I too would think it would be helpful to see a pic. Not to judge, but so you can get an honest evaluation from the experienced folks here
  • FitForL1fe
    FitForL1fe Posts: 1,872 Member
    basically u gonna need a space shuttle

    or a ladder that's forever
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/33013540#Comment_33013540 < OP I would suggest reading this thread on recomp and going this route.
  • Justthisgirl1994
    Justthisgirl1994 Posts: 226 Member
    Okay, the link below should take you to 3 pictures I just took of my lower half (front, side and back view). Let me know if it doesn't work. Also, don't be mean please haha.

    http://imgur.com/TalpWWq,i8HR6RU,derY06r#2
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Okay, the link below should take you to 3 pictures I just took of my lower half (front, side and back view). Let me know if it doesn't work. Also, don't be mean please haha.

    http://imgur.com/TalpWWq,i8HR6RU,derY06r#2

    @sunglasses_and_ocean_waves I'll take your apology any second now..

    OP - your bottom half is not "big" or "bulky"..

    as I suggested you would benefit from a recomp and a heavy lifting program like strong lifts, starting straight, etc...
  • FitForL1fe
    FitForL1fe Posts: 1,872 Member
    edited June 2015
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    Okay, the link below should take you to 3 pictures I just took of my lower half (front, side and back view). Let me know if it doesn't work. Also, don't be mean please haha.

    http://imgur.com/TalpWWq,i8HR6RU,derY06r#2

    you are insanely thin

    time to start lifting some weights
  • Justthisgirl1994
    Justthisgirl1994 Posts: 226 Member
    To be honest, I've been thinking about doing legit lifting for a couple of weeks now. Wouldn't it make sense for me to get down to my ideal weight first though? Especially since I'm only a few lbs away and really like the routine I have right now
  • Fujiberry
    Fujiberry Posts: 400 Member
    edited June 2015
    You look fine! Your legs are actually really thin. Your legs look like mine here on the left.
    I thought I had big thighs then, but it was body dysmorphia talking. They were jiggly and felt big because my legs were under-muscled.

    My legs are obv a lot bigger now, but I love them. :) They only got noticeably bigger after I started eating at an aggressive caloric surplus for 9 months and eating 2,500 calories. Your mom probably is just noticing new definition from fat loss, not size.

    I don't suggest losing anymore weight. 3 pounds is not going to make much of a difference in your figure. Try recomping or bulking instead. It might help you with body image as well. :) Just speaking from experience.

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    To be honest, I've been thinking about doing legit lifting for a couple of weeks now. Wouldn't it make sense for me to get down to my ideal weight first though? Especially since I'm only a few lbs away and really like the routine I have right now

    well you you can, and should, do a recomp where you would slowly lose some fat but also add some muscle. This will improve your overall body composition.

    and for the thousandth time you do not need to lose a few more pounds!!!!!!
  • Justthisgirl1994
    Justthisgirl1994 Posts: 226 Member
    @Fujiberry
    Your legs are amazing!!

    @ndj1979
    Okay haha I'll read the thread about recomp you posted earlier.
  • rick_po
    rick_po Posts: 449 Member
    If you're interested in specific body proportion advice, ignore this. But I'd say you're too skinny in the back of your legs - specifically your hamstrings and glutes. This makes your quads look disproportionately large. But that's an optical illusion. You're actually pretty skinny.

    Forget about slimming your quads. They're fine. Work on building hamstrings and glutes.

    Search for posterior chain exercises. Start light and progress slowly so you don't injure your back.

    By the way, skinny hamstrings are extremely common. It's difficult to target the posterior chain, and sedentary people even lose the ability to use those muscles. You may need special activation exercises before you can make decent progress.

    You might benefit from the book "Strong Curves". Even if you don't want that more muscular look and don't want to do the full program, the author does cover muscle activation, which is helpful for just about everyone.

  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Justthisgirl1994 wrote: »
    To be honest, I've been thinking about doing legit lifting for a couple of weeks now. Wouldn't it make sense for me to get down to my ideal weight first though? Especially since I'm only a few lbs away and really like the routine I have right now

    Honestly, getting to your "ideal weight" isn't going to help your body composition at all. I'd bet quite the opposite at this point. Recomping at maintenance (as was mentioned) is going to be the way to go right now.
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