Sick of Thick Thighs? Me too! (pear-shaped women)

just stick with it. at least you know where those last 10 pounds are :laugh:

The point of this thread (I believe) is that for some of us .... this is where the 10 pounds will FOREVER be. Some people don't get it. It's like telling a really busty woman "with diet & exercise she can achieve an average figure."

As stated before, I have weighed 106lbs (I'm 5'5") and had fat legs. The logic of your statment .... If I weigh 96 pounds, I would then have thin thighs? I get where anorexia comes from.

wow you fail and you completely misunderstood me, obviously didnt read what i wrote previously about once a pear shape always a pear shape.

i didnt say you're thighs would be thin, just that they would be slimmer. i'd never use the work "thin" because thin is relative so what i consider thin might not be considered thin by someone else. you will almost always have the same shape, but that shape will be slimmer.

besides that you seem to not understand that weight has very little to do with your body composition. if you have "fat" thighs and are underweight then you obviously need to work on developing some muscle. plus if the issue looking imbalanced then exercise can also help with that (ie weight training to develop shoulder and more of a v shape to your back)

and gee i had no idea i had that much power to make people develop anorexia :noway:

I didn't say YOU had the power to make people develop anorexia. But, people who insist that every man or woman can have "a perfect body" and people who insist you can spot reduce, those people contribute to anorexia.

You are right, I can balance things out with bigger shoulders. I know most women can't get bulky ... I unfortunately can. Lifting for thighs ....(again a bulky look .... ala Mary Lou Retton)... unfortunately not really what I'm looking for.

What I should have said ... 106 lbs and thighs larger .... in porportion to everything else. Yes, muscle helps, but the layer of fat (over the muscle) certainly should have gone away at 106.

I'm also naturally pear-shaped. A combination of weights, cardio, and nutrition helped me to build up the upper body and slim down the lower body. P90X, P90X2, Insanity, and Asylum are good programs to follow. While exercise is important, nutrition is even more important and will help you lose body fat in the bottom half.



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"Pear shaped" is "normal". Probably the most common shape. First, try to embrace it. Like it. Love it. Or at least get comfortable with it.

Lift weights. Building up upper body muscles really made me look more balanced. My legs haven't not changed in size more than an inch here or there and I ate at a surplus and gained 10lbs while lifting. (You won't gain pounds of muscles while dieting).

Im working on slimming mine down too. I have toned up everywhere else but my thighs remain stubborn. I do plenty of walking and stationary lunges and squats at the gym. I carry the majority of my weight in my hips and thighs. I do see them changing though albeit slowly.

Sorry ladies...really I am. Because I know my comments are going to come off as harsh or insensitive.
But please understand that it is not my intent. Although my perspective is male and partially testosterone driven, I think
it still warrants some value....so here it is.

Every where you go, in every store, at every mall, in every restaurant...you can find skinny women with skinny legs and thin calves. Literally everywhere! It's common...it's the norm. I know we're inundated with images of skinny models every time we go to the grocery store, but please believe this is not the ideal. Having strong, muscular thighs and shapely calves is nothing less than a Godsend. Maybe the reason you can't get rid of them is that you were meant to have them. Maybe those same people that you think are appalled by your thick legs are actually green with envy. Another phenomenon I've noticed on the guy side. Guys that like thin do just that...they "like/prefer" thin. Guys that like thick/muscular legs "LOVE-LOVE-LOVE" them to the extreme. I even see women taking note of women with curves. Take a moment to really evaluate the kind of attention your legs are getting. You may soon realize that it's more admiration/envy/jealousy rather than pity at your genetic predicament. I remember seeing this woman at my daughter's Christian school...she was wearing tight fitting jeans. She was a slim lady from the waist up...Oh but what lied beneath...those jeans stretched around that derrière and big, sculpted thighs. LADIES...when I say I had no choice (surroundings notwithstanding) but to say something, I really mean I was devoid of all ability to resist. I walked right up to her and said," You were BORN to wear those jeans!" I really meant it! Because of her body, the jeans looked like they were custom made. All she could do was blush, smile and thank me. My comment made her day, but her confidence in what God gave her, made the day of many a lucky chap that crossed her path. Don't reckon this gift a curse...celebrate it. That skinny girl in the knee-high boots is glancing over at you, wishing she could trade places with you.