On a quest for the illusive gap between the thighs - (closed)
I am currently 190.5lb 5ft8/9 tall with thighs measuring 25 inches each(well at least they are symetrical, the only good thing I can say about them)
I am creating this topic in order for us to share tips on how you have/intend to get that illusive gap. And for people to share how successful their methods have been/ are being so far.
My strategy
1) lose weight, I am losing weight at a rate of 2lbs a week and have been for a while now and hope to stick with it.
2) excercise bike, I plan to up the amount of time that I spend on my exercise bike and if the weather is good(I am from the UK so I don't hold much hope) then go cycling outside aswell.
I will try this for a while and will post my thigh measurements(and weight) each week.
And out of curiosity, if there is any of you lucky people out there with "the gap" how small did your thighs have to be to get it?
Come join me in my QUEST !!!
Who in.......
This group is closed to new members for the moment. Everybody is welcome to post tips, advice, experience etc....
My car should be fixed by the end of the week, yay! my life can go back to normal! I strayed from my not eating after 6pm rule, and I'm feeling bloated and heavier because of it. So I'll start that back up this week as well.
I'm attempting to do 540 minutes of exercise this week. I've been so bad with all the stress of not having a car i decided to focus it into something good.
am workout: 30 minutes weightlifting
pm workout: 50 minutes of pilates (hopefully)
B: english muffin with cream cheese
S: 100 calorie pack popcorn
L: turkey burger sans bun with green beans and mashed sweet potatoes
S: Craisins
D: chicken sandwich and pistachios.
Good luck everyone!
Girlfighting, that doesn't sound like a lot of food. I know everyone is different, but are you getting enough to eat?
Hope all is well.
<3 Collier
Original Post by collier__:
Girlfighting, that doesn't sound like a lot of food. I know everyone is different, but are you getting enough to eat?
Hope all is well.
<3 Collier
its actually two burgers with cheese (shhh don't tell) , so that alone is 500 cals. I use regular cheese cuz I can't stand fat free. Plus the mashed sweet potatoes have butter and milk in them, and the green beans have olive oil. So adding in all the little things I think I'll be around 1500 -1800 by the end of the day.
Alright! I hope you don't think I'm being nosey! Just checking in :]
Original Post by collier__:
Alright! I hope you don't think I'm being nosey! Just checking in :]
HAHA. no no it's ok. The whole point is we're here to help one another right?? I just added it up and its (give or take my over estimating) 1800. I'd rather think I ate more and workout and little bit extra than think i ate less and not work out as hard.
I have tried to get the gap for going on 10 years now, and my man legs just say "He&& no!" Genetics have alot to do with muscle placement on the body and how our muscles develop. So, your gap might not look the same or be in the same place as someone elses.
I did notice firming and a slight gap starting to form when I did Pile` squats. I thinks it actually a ballerina pose. Look it up on any dancing website.
Mine were at about 19 inches when I noticed the gap starting, but I have always had muscular man legs
i don't know about muscle placement in the thigh area, but i think it has lots to do with the size of fat cells in those area, i got the gap by simply losing weight.
ugh finally measure my thighs
LT: 24 and 3/8''
RT: 24 and 1/2"
ugh again. Did 50 minutes of pilates and 30 minutes of weight lifting yesterday. How's everyone else doing??
Just a quick update. Have taken up exercising at home on the days I don't go to the gym (which means I do at least SOME exercise every day). Also, I've begun doing some pilates and leg-strengthening exercises, as some members here have suggested. Been eating really well, and dropped 1.3 kilos since last week.
HOW'S EVERYONE ELSE DOING?
My lunges are painful, haha. I just started back with weight training after being lazy for awhile... it's been that kind of week (TTOM). I was all shaky working our yesterday, it really made me realize what a weakling I am now, XDDDD Still down 0 pounds. This makes me at a lovely 1.5 month plateau, hurray!!! -_- Despite the fact that I am diligent not to go over 1500 calories, and mostly stick to around 1300.
Anyway, enough about that. Anyone else have success? Congrats, bicycles, 1.3 kilos? Impressive!!!
Original Post by kizzichan:
My lunges are painful, haha. I just started back with weight training after being lazy for awhile... it's been that kind of week (TTOM). I was all shaky working our yesterday, it really made me realize what a weakling I am now, XDDDD Still down 0 pounds. This makes me at a lovely 1.5 month plateau, hurray!!! -_- Despite the fact that I am diligent not to go over 1500 calories, and mostly stick to around 1300.
Anyway, enough about that. Anyone else have success? Congrats, bicycles, 1.3 kilos? Impressive!!!
maybe your body had gotten used to that much food and it's slowed your metabolism? you could try and maintenance day with your cals and see if that helps break the plateau.
Good morning everyone!
I woke up too late this morning to work out. BOO!!!! So I'll try and make up for it tonight. I'll do my best to make it through
workouts
PM: 50 minutes pilates, 30 minutes weight lifting, 30 minutes trampoline.
total minutes for this week (provided i do all this tonight): 300 only 240 to go!
Food food food
B: cap'n crunch with skim milk, and tea
S: pineapple
L: noodle soup with egg and spinach
S: pistachios
D: tunafish sandwich on high protein bread with more pineapple.
Good luck everyone!
Well, one week of vigorous exercise later...
Hips - 95 cm (37.4 in) - same
Thighs - 62 cm (24.4 in) - same
Waist - 76 cm (29.9 in) - 74.5 (29.3 in) - down 1.5 cms!
Weight - 66.5 kgs (146.6 lbs) - 65.2 (143.7 lbs) - down 1.3 kgs!
Height - 160 cms (5'3)
BMI - 26 - 25.5 - down 0.5 points!
Overall an excellent week, but illusive gap remains illusive (for now).
KEEP REPORTING!
Everything's still pretty much the same for me even though I went to the gym everyday for the past week, and I transitioned to phase 2 of the South Beach Diet. Hoping to see some change for my birthday next week;)
Hips - 41 in - same
Thighs - 24 in - same
Waist - 24 in - same
Weight - 139 lbs ?- at my friend's house this week, no scale
Height - 5'5
BMI - 23.1 - same
This week, I am getting into the habit of always taking the stairs rather than the lift, so far I have kept to this but I had a trip to the hospital yesterday and 44 flights of stairs later my legs are killing me. I shall post measurements later.
Good for you! That's awesome!
I don't have a measuring tape here at work, but I'd imagine things are the similar.
Down from 112 (10/12) to 107.5 when I weighed in Monday (10/20). Still at 107.5 lbs.
At least I didn't gain? *sigh*
It could be a fluke, but I've lost a half-inch off my hips, according to my measuring tape. O-O
I am now:
Hips - 35.5"
Thighs - 22"
Waist - 29" <-- ew...
*boggles*
I just weighed myself for the first time in a week and... I'm down another 3.7 pounds. I was just about to throw in the towel, and now this!! I now weigh less than I have in two years. *beams*
Current weight: 141.3 lb
UGH... i didn't workout yesterday, wen to the mall with my BF and his friends. Went to dinner at outback and ate tons of food. Went costume shopping and all i thought was "gee since I'm not 115 with rock solid abs I can't buy these costumes." ugh fat fat fat...... and I didn't workout this morning either *tear sniff tear sniff* eh whatever I'll workout when I get home. There's just little to no way I'll make it to my personal goal of 540 minutes. I should still be able to hit 360 without a problem though, so that's a plus!!
Im sick of my weight hovering roud the 153-156, i gain, i lose, i gain, i lose, but i haven't fallen below 153 since like a month ago. grr..... So i'm annoyed with counting cals and everything that's invloved with it. bleh. anyway, so in a effort to change things up and improve my mental health (hehe), I'm gonna lay off the calorie counting for a little and count carbs. I've noticed on my analysis that most of my diet is carbs. Maybe this will give my weight the kick in the pants it needs. Wish me luck!
Workout
PM: 50 minutes pilates, 30 minutes weightlifting, 30 minutes on the trampoline. that will get my minutes to 300, since i did do anything yesterday.
Food food food
B: bacon and cheese with green tea. I meant to make scrambled eggs too but i ran out of time
S: hardboiled eggs just the whites not the yolks
L: tunafish, made with fat free sour cream
S: celery with peanut butter
D: meatloaf with veggies.
And surprise surprise I'm still under my calories and around 25 carbs with that food, and i know i'm gonna be stuffed. whoo hoo!
My measurements are exactly the same apart from I am down another 2lbs to 186.5 lbs. I think this is going to be a very long time group as i don't think these thighs will shift in a hurry.
Agreed. But 2 lbs is a great accomplishment this week!
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