Monster Legs

[OakLeaf]

Terrific calves. But they'd throw your thighs back

[RolliePollie]

lovelylibrarian...those are not monster thighs! I wish my thighs were that thin. Cool picture...where were you backpacking?

So I broke out the measuring tape too:

W: 29.5"
H: 39.5"
Th: 24" (monster)
Weight: 162 (way too much!)
Height: 5'6"
Age: 33

I do not think I should I weigh so much. Heavy sigh. Wait...how much does each monster thigh weigh?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

lovelylibrarian...those are not monster thighs! I wish my thighs were that thin. Cool picture...where were you backpacking?

So I broke out the measuring tape too:

W: 29.5"
H: 39.5"
Th: 24" (monster)
Weight: 162 (way too much!)
Height: 5'6"
Age: 33

I do not think I should I weigh so much. Heavy sigh. Wait...how much does each monster thigh weigh?

Sorry....you do not have 'monster thighs' either!
See my post #38 in this thread with my photo.
My thighs are 24" just like yours, and you are an inch taller than me!
I think it's pretty obvious that I don't have 'monster thighs'....or am I totally self-delusional??
Again, I find it odd (and rather disconcerting) that so many women think they are 'huge' in some way or terribly overweight and they are so....NOT!

[short cut sally]

LovelyLibrarian..my first thought after seeing your pic was nice calves..I studied those and thought she has awsome legs. Didn't see much fat there. As soon as I find a tape measure i will measure and share my info. Thought I had one but guess not. I will have to "borrow" one from work this weekend

[Crankin]

OK, all this talk of measurement made me go upstairs and dig up my tape measure. I know that no matter what size I have been, my waist has always been a size smaller than my hips. The discrepancy is probably at its smallest point ever, since I started cycling.
I am five foot one, which may have shrunk to five foot half an inch. Right now I weigh about 106, which is exactly where I like to be.
Waist 26
Hips 36
thighs 20
age 54
My thighs used to be 18 when I was doing aerobics...
I would be perfectly proportioned if my chest measurement wasn't so overwhelmingly small!
My thighs are bigger, but they are not as flabby. This year, I feel comfortable wearing some of the shorter cycling shorts. Usually I wear the 8 inch ones, which on me, come down almost to my knees. All of my fat is in my hips and butt. No matter what I do, or how small I get, it will never be firm. Well, maybe if I went to boot camp or did heavy duty weights. Right now my strength training is limited to the upper body.

[cyclinnewbie]

I'm just gonna say that I'd LOVE to have 23-24" thighs. And I'm 5'2". Tell ya anything????

[Wahine]

You wanna talk about thighs..... check out the last photo on this post.

And I am happy to say that those thighs power me up the hills like nobody's business. Thank you X for that photo to always remind me of why it's OK to never fit into pants the way that other "ladies" do.

[OakLeaf]

What????? I don't see anything in that picture???? Not another one!

Okay let's ALL take pictures of our perfectly lovely thighs which we for some reason believe are "monster..." And then the rest of everyone can reassure you that you have beautiful thighs

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What????? I don't see anything in that picture???? Not another one!

Okay let's ALL take pictures of our perfectly lovely thighs which we for some reason believe are "monster..." And then the rest of everyone can reassure you that you have beautiful thighs

That's a good idea!

[BarbaraAlys]

lovelylibrarian, you do NOT have monster thighs. You have strong legs that look like they belong to a WOMAN.

Seeker, giving up junior clothing is something an adult woman should be proud of! Juniors are made with little hip room; girls have not developed curves and beautiful muscular legs.

We have grown up in a world that tells women they should be child like, underdeveloped (except for the boobs, those should be huge) and weak. Don't let them make you feel monstrous because you are strong and shapely.

Okay, I'll get off my soap box now.

Barbara

[OakLeaf]

Barbara, of course you're right, but I will never love my thighs as much as I love the way the veins pop on my biceps

[RolliePollie]

Sorry....you do not have 'monster thighs' either!
See my post #38 in this thread with my photo.
My thighs are 24" just like yours, and you are an inch taller than me!
I think it's pretty obvious that I don't have 'monster thighs'....or am I totally self-delusional??
Again, I find it odd (and rather disconcerting) that so many women think they are 'huge' in some way or terribly overweight and they are so....NOT!

Nope...you don't have monster thighs! Your legs look much thinner than mine. Of course, I could very well be self-delusional! As a matter of fact, I think I probably am!

I think that it's not the actual inches part that makes me think I have monster thighs. It's more the shape and the flab and the cellulite! Eeew! I can feel the muscle under there though. It's just the padding on the top that I'd like to see melt away.

It really is too bad that our culture makes us think that a healthy weight is overweight. Although I need to lose 6 pounds to get to the healthy weight category of the BMI. I must admit that I'd rather be this size and know that I'm in pretty darn good shape and have pretty darn strong legs than to be super skinny with no muscle.

-sara

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I think that it's not the actual inches part that makes me think I have monster thighs. It's more the shape and the flab and the cellulite! Eeew! I can feel the muscle under there though. It's just the padding on the top that I'd like to see melt away.

It really is too bad that our culture makes us think that a healthy weight is overweight. Although I need to lose 6 pounds to get to the healthy weight category of the BMI. I must admit that I'd rather be this size and know that I'm in pretty darn good shape and have pretty darn strong legs than to be super skinny with no muscle.

-sara

Sara, I totally understand. I hate my layer of cellulite and a bit of flab that is overlaid on top of my muscles too. I need to lose 10 pounds. BUT- I still feel healthy and beautiful and strong even with those extra pounds and my excess padding and cellulite. No way would I want to be skinny with no muscles like so many young 20-something women I see walking around in shorts with stick-thin legs and arms. Poor things! I think I could carry one of them on each shoulder! (not that I would- I'd make them WALK and build up some muscle!)

[mudmucker]

Sara, I totally understand. I hate my layer of cellulite and a bit of flab that is overlaid on top of my muscles too. I need to lose 10 pounds. BUT- I still feel healthy and beautiful and strong even with those extra pounds and my excess padding and cellulite. No way would I want to be skinny with no muscles like so many young 20-something women I see walking around in shorts with stick-thin legs and arms. Poor things! I think I could carry one of them on each shoulder! (not that I would- I'd make them WALK and build up some muscle!)

You know what I love about getting older. More confidence gained. You just don't care what anyone else thinks or perceives you to be. Bleep anyone else if they have anything contrary to say. I've always been confident, athletic, but I've seen changes I don't like too, as all of us do. What I love to see in women is their confidence and inner beauty radiate. Screw the hangups which mostly contemporary ads and other men might put upon us. Screw the hangups, self-deprecation, and defensiveness that we beat ourselves with based on some pre-conceived standard. I love to see that confidence, empowering, that says, this is who I am as an aging women - and it's darn good!! It's beautiful to see, and believe me, it can be seen. When you get to the point in your life when you take care of yourself, but body changes happen because we are female and you can say "I don't care what anyone thinks of my physicality" is JUST SO LIBERATING!!

[solobiker]

I used to think that I had monster thighs and sometimes still do. I work with many skiiny legged women that can fit in those small sized pants while I am trying to wedge my legs into a size 10 or sometimes even a 12 which gets me pretty frustrated at times. All I keep telling myself is that I am in far better shape then they are, espec when some get out of breath just walking down the hall with me at work.

My measurements:
Waist: 30
Hips: 42
Thigh: 24

These legs were able to take me on my bike ride for over 30 miles today with an average of close to 16mph while riding solo. Not too bad. At times on flat stretches I can get going over 20mph and sustain it. What a ride