How to make my hips and thighs smaller?

Mimi_Mimi_2003 · April 2022

Currently I am 18F standing at 173cm(5'8") and my measurements are…

Weight: 56kg(124lbs)
Bust: 79cm(31in)
Waist: 59cm(23.5in)
Hip: 93.5-94cm(37in)
Thigh: 50.5cm(20in)

No matter what I do the bottom half of my body doesn’t seem to slim down and remains really fat while the upper portion of my body quickly looks small and flat. I really want that slim legged model look but I have terribly wide hips and fat legs. Is there any way I can reduce this or am I just stuck with this build?

snowflake954 · April 2022

All of us have our genetics and you have to work with that. Trying to be a grey hound when you were born a St. Bernard is not possible. However you can better your situation by diet and exercise. It's a good idea to form realistic expectations. It will save you grief because striving for the impossible just causes frustration. Take a good look at your pluses. Work on them.

I wish you luck because when I was younger I hated being so tall. I'm now 67 and it's been a plus.

Mimi_Mimi_2003 · April 2022

I don’t have an issue with being tall. I actually like my height. I just have an issue with my wide build, specifically hips and legs. I am nearly underweight and even so I have the hip size of a slightly overweight woman.

snowflake954 · April 2022

I guess I'd ask what exercise you're doing.

claireychn074 · April 2022

As someone much, much older than you (47) I’m just going to point out that 37inch hips and 20 inch thighs are NOT fat. You are not overweight according to your BMI either. I mean this in the nicest possible way - do you think the issue is your perception of yourself (maybe compared to filtered online images) rather than reality?

ultimately genetics will dictate your body shape regardless of how much you weigh. I’m afraid not accepting that will lead to unhappiness. Most people dislike parts of their appearance - I used to hate my short stumpy legs but now I celebrate them for what they can do rather than wishing I was skinny. I would hate to be your age now with access to social media as I think it would destroy me. You can certainly get fit / build muscle / lose muscle through diet and exercise, but acceptance is probably the hardest / and yet most necessary - stage.

kshama2001 · April 2022

Mimi_Mimi_2003 wrote: »

Currently I am 18F standing at 173cm(5'8") and my measurements are…

Weight: 56kg(124lbs)
Bust: 79cm(31in)
Waist: 59cm(23.5in)
Hip: 93.5-94cm(37in)
Thigh: 50.5cm(20in)

No matter what I do the bottom half of my body doesn’t seem to slim down and remains really fat while the upper portion of my body quickly looks small and flat. I really want that slim legged model look but I have terribly wide hips and fat legs. Is there any way I can reduce this or am I just stuck with this build?

My advice for someone with a BMI of 18.9 who thinks she is fat is to seek professional help (inquire about body dysmorphia,) and to stay off the parts of social media that feature "slim legged models."

kshama2001 · April 2022

claireychn074 wrote: »

As someone much, much older than you (47) I’m just going to point out that 37inch hips and 20 inch thighs are NOT fat. You are not overweight according to your BMI either. I mean this in the nicest possible way - do you think the issue is your perception of yourself (maybe compared to filtered online images) rather than reality?

ultimately genetics will dictate your body shape regardless of how much you weigh. I’m afraid not accepting that will lead to unhappiness. Most people dislike parts of their appearance - I used to hate my short stumpy legs but now I celebrate them for what they can do rather than wishing I was skinny. I would hate to be your age now with access to social media as I think it would destroy me. You can certainly get fit / build muscle / lose muscle through diet and exercise, but acceptance is probably the hardest / and yet most necessary - stage.

Great post! I'm going to stop bolding now before I bold the whole thing

I hated my big and wide feet when I was young but they turned out to be a real advantage in yoga

wilson10102018 · April 2022

I'm an old man so you can ignore my experience as inapplicable, but I can tell you that I lost 72 lb and I don't think I lost an inch off my thigh diameter. I think the fat was elsewhere and that was the reason. But, who knows.

Redordeadhead · April 2022

Some great advice above. Keep in mind as well that your hips are bones, so while you might be able to lose any additional fat around there, to a certain extent the width of your hips is determined by your skeleton.

spiriteagle99 · April 2022

I have the same kind of body. I lost 55 lbs. and got down to about 119 at my thinnest. (I've since put back a few pounds, by choice.) My upper body is bony, with almost no breasts and prominent ribs. My thighs and calves are large, and though they did slim down when I lost weight, they will never look like a model's. I am a runner and a hiker, so they are strong and have some definition, but will never look like an elite athlete's because I'm not willing to work that hard. I am proud of what they can do and where they have taken me so have learned to accept that I have the body I have and as long as it is healthy I can be happy with it.

fstrickl · April 2022

A ) You can't spot reduce fat (you can build muscle to certain areas)

B ) You can learn to appreciate your body for what it does and focus on moving for joy and pleasure. I will never have a thigh gap (and so will always wear through my jeans faster!) but I've come to accept that. My ~23-24 inch thighs do amazing things- I squat with them, do yoga, hike mountains, pretend I can dance with them and they keep the biggest bone in my body safe! Of course, I have some days where I don't enjoy the way they move or wish they were thinner/leaner/different but I am working on accepting my body for what it is and exploring what it will be when I do the things I love. I hope you find some joy in what your body is already doing for you!

PAV8888 · April 2022

Ya know, "accept" sounds, at times like I have to live with this burden and I'll make peace with it!

How about head on confrontation?

Why the bleep are model legs any better, or to be preferred? Who says that your shape is inferior? Who says that conforming with advertisements is, in fact, a reasonable, valid, and appropriate want and desire?

When you're currently normal weight and healthy, the problem is not removing several inches off your thighs to match an advertised ideal. This is like sitting up at night wanting to be a foot taller to play pro basketball, or a foot shorter in order to be a race-track jockey.

Now if you are objectively overweight or if you want to work towards a healthier you within your physiological parameters... different story.

claireychn074 · April 2022

PAV8888 wrote: »

Ya know, "accept" sounds, at times like I have to live with this burden and I'll make peace with it!

How about head on confrontation?

Why the bleep are model legs any better, or to be preferred? Who says that your shape is inferior? Who says that conforming with advertisements is, in fact, a reasonable, valid, and appropriate want and desire?

When you're currently normal weight and healthy, the problem is not removing several inches off your thighs to match an advertised ideal. This is like sitting up at night wanting to be a foot taller to play pro basketball, or a foot shorter in order to be a race-track jockey.

Now if you are objectively overweight or if you want to work towards a healthier you within your physiological parameters... different story.

Really, really valid point. Just goes to show that I have been conditioned to believe my short stocky physique is at fault and I have to learn to love it, whereas if I was tall and thin I wouldn’t need to “learn”. Just reiterates my point about being so pleased I’m not 18 now and bombarded with edited and filtered photos of beautiful people 🤷‍♂️

Given my milk bottle complexion, I would so have been a sex symbol in the 18th century 🤣

girlwithcurls2 · April 2022

You are 5'8" and weigh 124 pounds, and yet you describe yourself as having a "short stocky physique."
There is other work to be done here, but it's not physical. Hugs to you. I have three kids who each were born with a uterus and 2/3 are short and stocky (5'2 and around 140 pounds). As their mom who is always trying to change her own internal dialogue, my job is to remind them that their bodies are strong and perfect, in spite of the fact that most of social and print media thinks otherwise. You have many voices telling you lies about yourself. YOU are strong and perfect.

Aside from the truths you got from posters here, consider what is important about yourself. The size of your legs? Really? There is more to you than that, I'll bet.

claireychn074 · April 2022

girlwithcurls2 wrote: »

You are 5'8" and weigh 124 pounds, and yet you describe yourself as having a "short stocky physique."
There is other work to be done here, but it's not physical. Hugs to you. I have three kids who each were born with a uterus and 2/3 are short and stocky (5'2 and around 140 pounds). As their mom who is always trying to change her own internal dialogue, my job is to remind them that their bodies are strong and perfect, in spite of the fact that most of social and print media thinks otherwise. You have many voices telling you lies about yourself. YOU are strong and perfect.

Aside from the truths you got from posters here, consider what is important about yourself. The size of your legs? Really? There is more to you than that, I'll bet.

I agree with your assessment of the OP but it was actually me who said I’m short and stocky 😀 I’m 5’3 and come from good peasant stock 🤣🤣

PAV8888 · April 2022

Most female shaped statues and carvings and quite a few paintings I've seen, all seem to have missed the memo about tall and slim model legs.

So, you know, there is Media and there is real life... and while models may get paid well (which by itself is a statement that I would seriously question), I am not sure that their shape confers a clear evolutionary advantage!

XD! 😂🤣😹

age_is_just_a_number · April 2022

Mimi Mimi : You weight, height and measurements seem perfect to me.
I’m 5’5” and weigh 135lbs and most of my measurements are bigger than yours. I’m similar to you in that I have a smaller upper body and a larger lower body.
Tip from another small chested woman — wear a padded bra to make your chest look bigger. This way you are more hour glass and everything looks more in proportion.

springlering62 · April 2022

Have you tried weight lifting? It isn’t going to give you a model physique, but it will shape up the one you were born with.

I’m 5’7”, am currently holding at 135 (like the poster above, I actually added a few intentional pounds after looking like a scarecrow at the far low end of “normal” BMI), I don’t lift particularly heavy, but I do lift consistently, along with a regimen of yoga and cardio. I do chalk the new shape (as opposed to the one 97 pounds ago) up mostly to weights, though, and I’m very pleased with the results.

I’m also old as dirt. It works for most anyone. Builds confidence, too.

I’m going to be a smart *kitten* and say, if you have shapely muscles, people likely aren’t looking at your legs and thinking “oh snap. Fail. She doesn’t have model legs.”

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/p1

luckywizard · April 2022

There is so much fantastic wisdom in these comments. One day you will look back and amaze yourself at the amount of emotional energy you spent worrying about the shape and size of your amazing young body. If there was one thing I could go back and change, it would be that.

The healthiest recommendation I can make is to cut way back on social media and try to refocus your energy on all the awesome, healthy things you can DO with your body. Invest in loving yourself. Practice positive self talk.

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