How to lose thigh fat and get thigh gap?

I see that our body types are very similar. I'm 23 years old, 128lbs, and 5'2. I carry excess fat mainly in my thighs and love handles. A thigh gap is a little u realistic, but I think you want smaller thighs that have a toned look, I have the same goal. What I'm doing to help my problem areas are cardio 3x a week, strength training 3x a week, and eating within my mfp calorie deficit, which is not only eating 1000 calories. I try toneat at least 1200 and eat more if I'm hungry and have the left over calories to do so. I've been back on track for over a month and am already seeing results.