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Take the responses with a grain of salt, its Friday, and people are having good-natured fun with this topic. You're fine, just the way you are. Get in the best shape of your life, and don't worry about stuff that's likely out of your control.

My summary advice for a pronounced thigh gap is to pick different parents next time. Not meaning to be snarky (I love that word!), but I'd pick rich parents if I could do it all over again. edit: Oh, and a bigger hanglow would be nice.

What helps me get my mind off not working out is getting good, s-faced drunk.

I can definitely say that I've noticed a hot woman and said to myself, "Wow, nice thigh gap!". I saw one last weekend that was incredible; she had the nice heart shape and ummm.... that beautiful thigh gap, and .... What were we talking about? Oh, and I can't tell you why, anymore than I can tell you why I like to drink…

Stick with it if it interests you. I'm doing my 3rd round now, I'm on Week 9 or Week 10, I dunno, I have one more week to go. I've lost no weight, but my belt is a notch tighter. And this workout really boosts my cardio and endurance. A 5 mile run sounds relaxing right now.

Time. Unfortunately, time is your friend. I've gotten it from running, and had to lay off for about 3 weeks to get in under control. Not to share a horror story, but my buddy is a marathon runner, tennis player, and GREAT surfer. He got it recently, kept training through it, and tore a tendon. Now he's playing tennis in a…

Plantar fascitis

Ya'll some vain mofos. My inspiration is often, "If I rock this, I'm eating Papa John's tonight!"

Weight loss doesn't necessarily equal looking good. Besides the water retention thing your body does during the beginning of any new strenuous exercise program, you're only 10 days into it. And you're 121 lbs. My experience is that its easier to lose 10 lbs than 5 lbs, mainly because my weight fluctuates so much (even…

I just went ahead and got a vasectomy. Plus, I never have the opportunity to hook up during runs.

No. But I'm mid-40's, married with children, male pattern baldness and could't look good if I tried. If a woman is staring at me, its probably because I owe her money. My inspiration is to be able to surf with my daughter.

It pisses me off that they wear clothes at the gym.

Haven't tried the body wrap, but the Buffalo Chicken Wrap is only 500 calories

I'm 6'3", and I don't have problems with it.

Don't get me started on white corn rows guy. And Josh, dude, get your inflexible *kitten* straight in the stretches. Everytime Shaun T. has to straighten you out, I have to stay in that damn stretch that much longer. And which chick is it that spits during Pure Cardio?

Tanya's all right. I don't like "Loy" (I think that's his name). I can keep up with Chris, but Loy gives me an inferiority complex. The "Clapper" annoys me. And "Akile" (or whatever his name is, you know, the lazy one) is in the worst cardio shape of anyone on the video.

Au contraire. I care, I'm a thigh gap aficianado.

Not being a snob. Not putting anyone down. I've just never been inspired, prior to my workout, with the statement, "I'm going to tone hard today!" "Toning" just doesn't sound like hard work to me. I can get what they are saying also. They are saying, "I'd really like to have some muscle definition, I just don't want to…

I'm 8 weeks into my third round of Insanity. I haven't lost any weight, but it definitely changes my body. My clothes fit differently, and I have a level of cardio fitness that I can't get doing anything else.

Toning is what you do when you don't want to exercise

It depends. I have a Minor in Philosophy, so I can say that about most things. Yes, its a conditioning program. Yes, if you undergo a calorie deficit, it will be a weight loss program. If you don't do a calorie deficit, it will be a conditioning program where you maintain or gain weight.

I don't want to mess up your program, and take this with a grain of salt because I mix up different workouts all the time instead of following a rigorous schedule, but ... After a week or so of the Month 2 workouts, just flip one of the Month 1 workouts back on the TV. And watch how you destroy that workout that used to be…

Significant weigh loss will show during the 2nd month, at least that's how it works for me. I usually gain about 5 lbs during the first 3 weeks, then by Week 5 I've shed the extra water weight and a few more pounds. Is Week 2 more difficult? No, Week 5 is more difficult. The first month is just a warm up. Something to look…

As long as you are accounting for what you eat, eat whenever is convenient for you.

Not normal, but I've thrown up during and after cardio before. I wouldn't worry about it unless it becomes chronic

Month 2, at least for me, was when I started losing pounds and seeing results. I actually gained weight the first month on a calorie deficit, then it started to drop off during the second month. The calorie burns and the longer workouts will really hit your core and that's when you'll see results. edit: For those folks…

I'm a heterosexual male, although I've never taken any pride in either my sexuality or gender. I've never been proud of my weight, either. I do take pride in my professional and personal accomplishments , however. And I'm proud of my family. Good luck on whatever your goals are. "Thin and whatever that word is" seems like…

Try it and see. It may alleviate your back pain. You never know until you try. If it hurts, you can stop. I've done Insanity/HIIT workouts with pulled back muscles, strained calf muscles, tendonitis in my elbow, neck pain, and hemorrhoids. OK, that may have been TMI. You never know until you try.

I once made the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs

I've been lifting weights for 25+ years. I still haven't become "muscular looking." Lift weights, or don't. Your choice. But in order to get rid of the turkey wings, you're going to need to shed the fat. I'd lift weights, too, if it was me, in order to get some muscle strength and shape.