Thigh/waist discrepancy?

[GLC1968]

?? I measured mine standing up, around the widest part. This is how my trainer did it back when I first joined the gym and we were getting starting measurements and body fat composition to track weight loss.

Me too. My thighs are much easier to measure when standing because the muscle is firm that way. Same thing for calves and biceps...

Mickchick - you just described me to a T. We must have very similiar body types. If so...I look forward to one day swiming your kind of distances!

Last night I mentioned to my husband that if I continue on the road I'm on, I'm going to be flat chested in a month. He said "I don't care as long as you keep your abs and a$$". Looks like I married the right guy!


Oh, and let me clarify something here, please. I'm not really complaining about my body (except that it's overweight right now)...I'm complaining about the fashion industry. I would NEVER want skinny legs - they are not who I am. I know that I like what my body will be when I get to my goals...I just don't like that it's soooo hard to find clothing to fit.

My question was whether or not my measurements were really all that different from everyone else, or is the fashion world just whacked? Clearly, shopping for pants that fit my legs and my waist has been a plight of mine since I was old enough to buy my own clothes...so it's not like this is a new revelation for me. I see people complaining about 'big thighs' and I guess I just wanted some concrete numbers about what that means and waist to thigh seemed the easiest way to make valid comparisons. We can't just compare thigh to thigh between different women because it's not just the thigh size that matters since this changes with body type, height, weight, etc. What I'm wondering is how odd is it that my thigh and waist measurements are so close together in size and are others suffering the same difficulty? Does that make sense?

This is not supposed to be a thread where we complain about putting on quad muscle. THAT is a good thing and that's not my point at all. I just had to put that out there as a woman who celebrates her muscles with every step she takes...

[Selkie]

I'm with you, GLC. I like my curvy thighs and bum, and like you, I wish that clothing manufacturers/designers would make clothes that fit female bodies.

About the swimming, just do it! All it takes is determination and stubbornness. What I love about being an endurance athlete is that I don't have to worry about being fast.... I'm in awe of you for completing your first Tri!!

[NoNo]

I don't have measurements, but I sometimes have to buy pants a size up just so they'll fit over my hips or not squeeze my thighs and then go to a tailor to take the waist in. And hem the 5 extra inches on the legs Make a tailor your new best friend. It's so nice to have clothes that fit right everywhere.

[skhill]

Interesting-- I'd never measured my thighs before. All I knew was that women's pants/shorts don't fit all that well. Currently, my waist is 26", hips 35.5", and thighs 21.5". I love having muscles and being strong and lean, I just wish the clothing industry had cuts that fit me a bit better. I'm sick of resorting to the boys department.... But at least boy's shorts and shirts do fit me pretty well, even if I'm too tall to wear boy's jeans. And kids clothes are usually cheaper, too...

My family comes from Eastern European peasant stock mostly, and I love the way my brother describes our family build: we're built not for walking behind the plow, but pulling it ourselves.