big thighs

I want muscular thighs.

First of all, you can't fight your body type. Maybe you can be a tiny girl with skinny thighs, I don't know your body. Muscular legs are SOOOOO gorgeous! If you think that your eating can be improved, I would certainly start there.

Secondly, have you talked to your trainer to tell him that you want to slim down your thighs?? I know you can't spot reduce, but if you are doing a ton of lunges and squats, you are building and toning those killer thigh muscles.

Focus on being fit - not a certain size or shape. You are GORGEOUS!!! If your thighs stay muscular, OWN them!!!! Be confident in the fact that you have a killer set of legs!! I know Carrie Underwood is super thin, but have you ever seen her legs - solid as a rock!!!! Don't fall into the comparison trap - it's death.

First of all, you can't fight your body type. Maybe you can be a tiny girl with skinny thighs, I don't know your body. Muscular legs are SOOOOO gorgeous! If you think that your eating can be improved, I would certainly start there.

Secondly, have you talked to your trainer to tell him that you want to slim down your thighs?? I know you can't spot reduce, but if you are doing a ton of lunges and squats, you are building and toning those killer thigh muscles.

Focus on being fit - not a certain size or shape. You are GORGEOUS!!! If your thighs stay muscular, OWN them!!!! Be confident in the fact that you have a killer set of legs!! I know Carrie Underwood is super thin, but have you ever seen her legs - solid as a rock!!!! Don't fall into the comparison trap - it's death.

Sorry, but THIS! :flowerforyou:

have you even told your trainer your concerns? maybe they can change up the routine *shrugs* personalize it to your needs.

I am in the same boat: thunder thighs! People always told me I had big thighs because of muscle, but I went to the gym with my stick skinny roomie one day and her thighs were CLEARLY stronger. :frown: So I realized that that is just where I carry my extra fat, NOT muscle. :grumble: Honestly I think you might have the same issue. Unless you can see definitiion in your thighs when you flex, that's fat m'dear, NOT muscle.

You can't change where you carry your weight (extra fat). BUT you can do some things to minimize it:

Losing weight is numero uno. You can have the most "muscular" thighs in the world, but if they are layered in fat, they still look fat. Lose fat, and you sill start to see the muscle underneath (obviously, don't lose too much weight to where you have an unhealthy BMI though).

Also, make sure not to work out your thighs too much. My mom's (with the same problem) main workout is doing the exercise machine where you sit down and peddal out in front...and I keep telling her that that's only going to make her thighs bigger! But unless something like that is your main exercise, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Lunges and squats will tone you up and strengthen you, and I doubt that is ALL your trainer has you doing.

But your biggest battle is going to be losing the lbs. I have lost 15 so far and am really starting to love my thighs (they have lost a bit of their thunder!) Don't fret, just keep losing wieght and exercising and the fat will come off.

As a side note: I HATE it when people try to convince you to "be happy with what you got." Yes, we should all have a good self image and love ourselves. BUT there is nothing wrong with wanting to improve ourselves (to a certain degree) if it is something you can do with eating right and exercising. It's BS. You do not have to just ACCEPT your thunder thighs and be ok with them (unless you have body dysmorphic disorder). CHANGE IT in a healthy way and don't listen to the naysayers.

Genetics!

Taking a look at your pics, I wouldn't worry about your thighs, I think you're just running out of areas you want to improve. You're very proportional considering you've got a decent bust to go with everything. Focus on being healthier and toning up what you have.

I woulD LOVE to have muscular legs instead of my chicken legs. One of the guys at work says I wore a knee brace while playing basketball to cut down on the friction so I wouldn't burst into flames from my stick legs rubbing together! SERIOUSLY!