Thin thighs - maybe not your heart's desire [Archive] - Women's Cycling Discussion Forums

katluvr

09-04-2009, 10:14 AM

ClockworkOrange

09-05-2009, 02:29 AM

Yes, RESULT, it is good to have Thunder Thighs! Yippee!

Clock

sfa

09-05-2009, 04:57 AM

Yipppee!
I have always thought...how come there are those women w/ round, squarish bodies but very toned legs. And knowing (not judging--because it is people I know or know about) but knowing these women dont' run or bike or exercise. They just genetically have these nice legs.

That's me, unfortunately! My thighs seem absolutely huge to me right now--after all the running and swimming and biking I've been doing they really bulked up. I just measured them. 21.5 inches. And in spite of all the exercise I still have about ten extra pounds of flab around my stomach. I'm doomed.

Sarah

RolliePollie

09-05-2009, 09:13 PM

That's me, unfortunately! My thighs seem absolutely huge to me right now--after all the running and swimming and biking I've been doing they really bulked up. I just measured them. 21.5 inches. And in spite of all the exercise I still have about ten extra pounds of flab around my stomach. I'm doomed.

Sarah

Well, mine measure out at 25 inches each, so yours sound small to me!

I will always have thunder thighs whether I'm cycling or not. Maybe now I can start bragging about it? :confused:

BleeckerSt_Girl

09-07-2009, 10:47 AM

Judging from our past TE threads (with photos) about "Thunder thighs", I'd venture to guess that 90% of the women here on TE who claim they have 'thunder thighs' really just have normal thighs.
Why do we allow media/advertising pictures of emaciated fashion models to taint our perception of what normal is?

mudmucker

09-07-2009, 04:55 PM

I will always have thunder thighs whether I'm cycling or not. Maybe now I can start bragging about it? :confused:

Well the key is that now you will be around a long time to brag about it.

SadieKate

09-08-2009, 09:44 AM

Why do we allow media/advertising pictures of emaciated fashion models to taint our perception of what normal is?Perhaps because 99% of pants don't fit our thighs? That's fact, not perception, at work.

limewave

09-08-2009, 10:04 AM

;) A favorite.

tctrek

09-08-2009, 11:26 AM

I *wish* I had bigger thighs and less around the middle. I'm one of those unfortunate apple shapes... no matter how much I exercise, my arms and legs get smaller and my gut stays the same...:mad::mad:

BleeckerSt_Girl

09-08-2009, 11:41 AM

Perhaps because 99% of pants don't fit our thighs? That's fact, not perception, at work.

I see it from a different viewpoint. In my opinion, the 'fact' at work here is not so much that our thighs are abnormally huge, but that most clothing manufacturers seem to cater more to young slender women in their late teens and their 20's with slender (or no) hips, and slender thighs. They buy clothes more frequently than any other age group.
Truly not much out there for women with muscular thighs, calves, OR wide hips, unless you go to a specialized source, often sport-oriented. When I try on off-the-rack clothes that fit my thighs or hips, often the item is just too large overall and has a gigantic waist. I have settled for wearing stretch leggings/capris/tights with and without skirts.

GLC1968

09-08-2009, 11:54 AM

Perhaps because 99% of pants don't fit our thighs? That's fact, not perception, at work.

Werd.

And no one can tell me that when my thighs are almost the same circumference as my waist that they should not be classified as THUNDER! ;) (not that there is anything wrong with thunder...it's just a fact of my life)

GLC1968

09-08-2009, 11:58 AM

most clothing manufacturers seem to cater more to young slender women in their late teens and their 20's with slender (or no) hips, and slender thighs. They buy clothes more frequently than any other age group.

Which is devastating when you are a young, slender girl with a low body fat - but for which all pants make you feel FAT because you are not shaped like 'normal'.

I don't think age has anything to do with it. In fact, as I get older, I find that my shape is changing towards 'normal' as I put on more weight in my middle to even it all out! :p

SadieKate

09-08-2009, 12:12 PM

. . . that most clothing manufacturers seem to cater more to young slender women in their late teens and their 20's with slender (or no) hips, and slender thighs. Not the brands and styles I shop. I don't think Talbots falls into this category.

BleeckerSt_Girl

09-08-2009, 12:16 PM

When I image-google "thunder thighs', there seems to be a huge range of what people think of as thunder thighs. They include grossly obese, just chubby, lean but muscular sporty, non-muscular 'normal', normal thighs with some cellulite showing, and even a bunch that I would label as downright slender. The interesting pattern seems to be that the thinner ones are labeling themselves as thunder thighs, whereas the heavier ones are being labeled as thunder thighs by others.
Sheesh.

GLC1968

09-08-2009, 12:32 PM

Honestly, this girl did more for my self-esteem as a teenager than any compliments ever could have....

http://www.tranquilitysystems.com/gallery/files/4-retton_marylou.jpg

BleeckerSt_Girl

09-08-2009, 12:46 PM

Also of interest are these past TE threads about thigh sizes:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=4700

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=24124

Andrea

09-08-2009, 01:49 PM

If it's any help to anyone, I've found that Lucky brand jeans tend to fit me well, and I've got muscular thighs (and butt) that are "out of proportion" (:rolleyes:) to my waist.

AllezGirl

09-08-2009, 03:14 PM

I'm a big fan of Lucky Brand too! Not only do they fit my thighs, the waist is high enough that I don't give everyone behind me a sideways smile when I sit. (But not so high that I look like Ed Grimley)

denda

09-09-2009, 12:06 PM

Yes! Best news I've heard lately.

RolliePollie

09-09-2009, 02:21 PM

If it's any help to anyone, I've found that Lucky brand jeans tend to fit me well, and I've got muscular thighs (and butt) that are "out of proportion" (:rolleyes:) to my waist.

If you're not lucky with the Lucky's, try men's jeans. I have given up completely on women's jeans because I have to go up a size to fit my thighs and then I end up with a gappy waist and droopy drawers butt. But men's jeans seem to be bigger in the thighs and for some reason, they fit my butt too. My current favorites are men's Gap loose fit.

Zen

09-09-2009, 04:10 PM

I like my thighs.
That is all.

gnat23

09-10-2009, 08:14 PM

I want to get that "hanging quads" look. *raar*

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/2286877925_7fc9a3e22f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gnat23/2286877925/in/set-72157603926304559/)

-- gnat! (and I'll give up the designer jeans to get 'em!)

limewave

09-24-2009, 06:10 AM

If you're not lucky with the Lucky's, try men's jeans. I have given up completely on women's jeans because I have to go up a size to fit my thighs and then I end up with a gappy waist and droopy drawers butt. But men's jeans seem to be bigger in the thighs and for some reason, they fit my butt too. My current favorites are men's Gap loose fit.

I just got some "trouser" jeans from LL Bean (can't afford Lucky's right now) and they fit wonderfully through the thigh! I didn't know jeans could fit so well.

shootingstar

09-24-2009, 06:55 AM

jesvetmed

09-24-2009, 10:41 AM

Read this in Dr. Mirken's e-zine. LOVE IT! I am one of those who have had big (aka STRONG :p) thighs no matter what my weight. I've always seen women with NO BUTT.... I figured that some is genetic, and some is that they've never used that butt for anything athletic. Even when I was little I found stronger legs and butts more appealing. Good thing since I grew up to have them!

I second the Lucky Jeans -- found easily at Costco & comfy! Also, I went to Nordstrom and tried on about 30 different pair (you all know those days! :rolleyes:) -- they had a several that fit my thighs decently, but many were quite expensive. I settled on one pair that fit excellently, and were on sale for $90. Sounded like way too much for jeans, but considering that I do not have any others that are "nicer" jeans, I will use them a lot, so will be worth it in the long run.

GNAT: BTW: EXCELLENT PHOTO!

nj_likes

09-24-2009, 03:28 PM

SadieKate

09-24-2009, 03:45 PM

I'll have to tell DH the news regarding thinner thighs. He's already worried about our little girl inheriting mommy's thunder thighs (granted, she's only 12 wks so she's SUPPOSED to have that fat!).Sheesh, and men wonder why women have body image issues . . .

Biciclista

09-24-2009, 04:29 PM

They have Lucky Jeans at Costco?!? I, too, find that these jeans have a great fit for my thunder thighs. :)

I'll have to tell DH the news regarding thinner thighs. He's already worried about our little girl inheriting mommy's thunder thighs (granted, she's only 12 wks so she's SUPPOSED to have that fat!).

tell him Babies are SUPPOSED To be fat!! (Good grief!!!!!!!!)
i have a cousin who is buttless, she's 8 years older than I am. I'm sure i was headed for the same thing until i took up cycling!!

OakLeaf

09-24-2009, 05:02 PM

tell him Babies are SUPPOSED To be fat!! (Good

And tell yourSELF that YOUR thighs are BEAUTIFUL. And that he doesn't need to be criticizing your appearance ... ever, but especially where your daughter can hear, because before long she will understand.

OakLeaf

09-24-2009, 05:04 PM

Honestly, this girl did more for my self-esteem as a teenager than any compliments ever could have....

http://www.tranquilitysystems.com/gallery/files/4-retton_marylou.jpg

And yet, when Tonya Harding did her little piece of vicious stupidity, all anyone could talk about was the size of her thighs. Not her thug-ness or her association with thugs, not the shocking extreme of unsportswomanship, just the size of her thighs. As though she must have been evil, with thighs like those.

GLC1968

09-24-2009, 05:08 PM

And yet, when Tonya Harding did her little piece of vicious stupidity, all anyone could talk about was the size of her thighs. Not her thug-ness or her association with thugs, not the shocking extreme of unsportswomanship, just the size of her thighs. As though she must have been evil, with thighs like those.

Ooh, I don't remember that. I must have subconsciously blocked it out. ;)

nj_likes

09-24-2009, 08:39 PM

And tell yourSELF that YOUR thighs are BEAUTIFUL. And that he doesn't need to be criticizing your appearance ... ever, but especially where your daughter can hear, because before long she will understand.

Good point about not criticizing in front of her. I never even thought about that.

Unfortunately, I know my thighs are NOT beautiful at this point (but nothing getting back on the bike won't fix! As soon as I figure out how to squeeze that back into my life.) :) As a whole, I am confident enough about myself to feel beautiful...but I'm not really in shape at this point in my life. I've probably gained about 30lbs in the 3 yrs since I've met my husband.

I think he has an obsession with body image because his mother (and father) has lots of health problems related to weight issues. He equates being overweight with not caring about yourself.

At this point, his comments about our daughter are mostly in jest (I think). As a first time dad, a lot is new to him. It doesn't help that his best friend's baby (who was born 4 weeks before ours) is like 15th percentile in weight, so our baby at 50th percentile (which I keep reminding him of) seems huge in comparison.