Damn you thighs! I want to lose weight this year. I joined a gym. But you thighs, oh why, oh why must you cause me so much agony. You’ve both conspired and rubbed together plotting your ways, and now I am rubbed raw. Now I am left with tender loins, haven’t been back, but the weight is more than before. —RawMeat
This article appears in Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2011.
Fer Gawd’s sake, don’t wear corduroy pants and start a brush fire!
lmao @ TTFN…
I was thinking the same thing.
Would be more of a “bush fire”, would it not?
Ever think of improving your diet OP??
Me like tenderloins. 🙂
I also hate my thighs. They make me crazy.
ooo i hate that sudacreme works great for me
or proper fitting clothes….???
you need fabric to absorb the friction and heat… believe me.
I’ve experimented extensively in attire when playing sport/workouts…
and I’m sure I’m going to get razzed by some pics shortly but I brought this on myself…
have at.
I found I lost all of my excess weight simply by eating healthy and walking–walking everywhere at a fast pace. Even when I wanted to skip it because I was fatigued, I still walked. I used other types of exercise to tone specific areas. I don’t own a scale–on purpose. If I am living a healthy lifestyle, than my weight is what it is.
That said, once I stopped walking and stopped maintaining a healthy diet, I didn’t need a scale to tell me that it was time to get back to work.
By the way, my weight gain is not due to eating. There are days I will only eat once and I am not a snacking kind of person. As well, I don’t like to be too thin–I like curves and some softness–so I’m not militant about my diet or exercise.
As for the chaffing, perhaps dusting with cornstarch before and after doing sweaty stuff will help.
Having large thighs isn’t necessarily a bad thing… http://images.wikia.com/egamia/images/9/9d…
I have a friend who’s husband had this problem really bad when he played soccer. She bought him that honey dust stuff from Fantasia parties….he swears by it! Hasn’t had a problem since.
Actually the honey dust stuff is the shit. A friend of mine was given some at her bachelorette party and she put it on under her very heavy wedding dress and was comfy and dry as a bone at the end of the day.
Thankfully, I’ve never had an issue with fat thighs. My weight centers in my mid section 🙁 I lost about 12lbs just by improving my diet within a month or so, but I found the inches have only started coming off since I’ve been back to the gym. In fact, I’ve lost one whole pant size this week alone. The pants I had on last week cut off my circulation so much that I couldn’t wear them (and HELLO muffin top), and this week they’re loose *blush*
I’ve been going 6 times a week with 4 miles so far of cardio each time and rotating every three days of resistance for legs, arms and core, respectively. I’m sorry if I sound braggy, but I’m really quite proud of myself *blush*
Body glide is your friend… and the friend of runners every where! I chafe on the back of my arms around my bra, drives me bonkers, but that stuff works wonders. You can get it at pretty much any athletic shop. Try A1 on Quinpool.
As you should be, PK! It feels really good, eh?? I need to lose a couple inches, I know it, but it’s the time of year I put it on. Le sigh. When spring hits, I’ll drop it, I’m sure. I’m trying not to panic.
” I chafe on the back of my arms around my bra” not even possible 😕
Miss Ralmn…my bra does the same thing in the back – sort of armpit vicinity but not quite. I just thought it was the bra! I can get cream to prevent this? Today is a good day! PK…you’re doing awesome. You can write yourself a love any day and I promise I won’t poke fun. (But Z probably will…and NFG I’m sure will have something to say).
Some of us just have tendencies to gain at certain times of year. I had lost about 30 in 2009, but then put it on and then some right after my ultrasound for my gallbladder and the resulting surgery because with the ultrasound, they pressed so hard it did something to the actual gallbladder and when I’d exert any sort of energy I’d get a searing pain in my back and stomach. My mom went through the same thing and said it was worse than labour pains. LOL.
Anyway, i had the surgery (one year ago today, actually!), and it took over 8 months to fully recover (which still angers me)….and in the meantime I had no energy to do anything and even developed a form of depression from the anesthetic (my doc told me there’s an unusually high rate of suicide victims with hospital bracelets on who have just had surgery, but no one ever talks about it) and just gained a shit ton of weight. I went from my size 12 trench coat being a bit loose to not being able to button it up past the first top button. THAT was depressing and I ended up weighing more than I ever have by last December. It just sucks so hard because it was a relatively easy and simple surgery that shouldn’t’ve affected me as much as it did for as long as it did.
But on another positive note: I’ve lost a full shoe size too. Yup, first place I lose weight is in my feet. hahaha.
RC: I was wedding dress shopping a few months back and the owner of the salon I was at said you can get this stuff called “hollywood tape” that you can put on fabrics that chafe your arms. Not sure where you can get it, but you could always google it 🙂
What type of fabric is the offending bra(s)? Sometimes cotton (and definitely lace) can be uncomfy — I find a satiny-type fabric is the comfiest 🙂
Also, try something with a touch of hydrocortozone (sp?). You can get a .5% OTC — just ask if it’s ok for preggos/nursing moms to use. That might help with the chafing’s after effects. Clinique also makes a great cream called “comfort on call” (http://www.clinique.ca/templates/products/…)
I swear by it in the early parts of winter when the weather changes.
Sorry Donk, should have said the backs/insides of my arms and around my bra. But it all does chafe, it’s kind of really high up, and it could be from the cloths I run in, or whatever… and just above my bra on my back, pretty much my armpit. But body glide does help, I’ve found. I really only use it when I’m going for 10km+ or if it’s really hot out, I tend to chafe more when it’s really hot.
“my bra does the same thing in the back – sort of armpit vicinity ” EH … get your man to hold onto your bra and tug in down below the scapula. If it still rides up, you’re wearing the wrong bra size.
I suggest Yoga… If you don’t already do it. There is different types of Yoga and it really does tone out the body. And is relaxing.
Donk I love you and your knowledge of the body and everything sexual.
I got my bras fitted at the store – but I’m up 2 sizes with the pregnancy and I bought new ones at the maternity store….but they weren’t helpful (the staff). So then I went to the bra shop in Park lane…they were sort of helpful….but they pretty much were like “you’re just going to get bigger and bigger so we can’t help much”.
My mom did yoga with me a few years back and she had a VERY hard time and can’t really do it anymore because her chest is so large (probably why she calls my large Cs teeny tiny…bitch! 😛 haha) 🙁
Poor thing is so discouraged these days too because she can’t get back to the gym and is convinced she’s just going to keep gaining because her torn achilles is still very painful throughout the healing process 🙁 She’s the type who needs to do the eating AND work out thing to lose weight and she can barely stand on her foot by the time she gets home at night (and she works a desk job so it’s not like she’s on her feet all day). My poor mommy 🙁
Also: yay for pregnancy boobs!
Yay for boobs in general, I say. 😛
RC just let those things free!
Yes, ladies with tig ole bities have to learn that some things cannot be done … like golfing, and tennis, sleeping on your stomach … running for a long time … string bikini tops, certain sundress styles … and the list goes on.
A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips. On a good note, now with almost two months past, most of those who signed up at the gym I go to as part of their New Year resolution have stopped going 🙂 Makes it easier for us regulars to get access to the equipment.
God forbid if you signed a one-year membership because having tender thighs isn’t enough reason for the gym to halt or refund your membership.
Well, they CAN be done, Donk, I’m doing them anyway. Fuck that… when I was playing soccer I’d wear 2-3 sports bras at the same time just to plaster those suckers to my chest and limit the bouncing. Ugh. AND I golf, and run – you just have to work with what you have.
I hate the clothing thing though. 🙁 That’s the only think I can’t work with. I love little sundresses, but I don’t own any and it’s a bummer. I’m pretty modest and do not like wearing anything that’s too… revealing. So many pretty styles are only meant for little ladies. Nothing fits properly if you’re slim but have a big chest. Not fair at all.
I was going to say something to that, ralmn, but it would be highly insensitive and I’d probably get flamed for it.
Do it b195, you know you wanna…. double dog dare ya.
And I’ve probably heard it all before anyway :p
“RC just let those things free!” WHAT????? Do you know how painful these things get and soon I’ll need to wear pads in them while they get rock hard. I have to wear a bra to bed from 7 months – through till when I stop breast feeding. Comfort is just expensive.
well not that it “cannot be done” but i just don’t like doing it … especially golf. Bleh.
I’m sorry, I do not have children, I did not know.
Hahaha ok then. 😛 I was going to say something along the lines of “Ohm’gawd my boobs are *so* big. It’s totally not fair. :P”
Snot. but ya, heard it before…. 🙂
It does suck, dude. not like you’d understand… having a penis and all…
I understand that it can be rather inconvenient in some situations and that they can cause back problems, it just sounds somewhat silly to be complaining about large breasts is all.
Because you’re a man and you see them as some kind of sexual external appendage and have never had to carry them around, affecting your self esteem and your lifestyle. Since I’m not a believer in surgery, it’s been a life long battle to accept my body the way it is, not be shy but to be confident. It’s mostly because of interactions as a teen, but man, it’s hard to feel good in your own skin sometimes especially when trips shopping use to end up in tears. Everyone has a “thing” that they hate. Lucky me, it’s my breasts. But hey, I cope now better than I ever have in my life.
Big boobs have their benefits. I once didn’t have to pay for lunch b/c of them … Lol. Never did that again.
you wanna lose weight and have fun at the same time? well spread those thighs and get a good fucking, 6 or 8 times daily, the weight and inches will come off then.
My boobs (in a bra :P) and my nose are pretty much the only thing about myself that I *heart*. Well, maybe my hands — I have nice hands/nails. I’ve been told I’m pretty, but I’m still working on accepting that concept…ralmn’s right – we all have things about our bodies/appearance we struggle with and have to work on accepting. Some days I look in the mirror and am happy happy, and sometimes I want to wear a paper bag over my head all day. Y’know how it is.
Anyway, I have the opposite problem, ralmn — always too big in the chest, which is frustrating because I’m not small!
I really don’t know who clothing manufacturers make clothes for…I ALSO have a really hard time finding pants that fit properly because apparently every woman has OMG HUGE hips and thighs and bums and I don’t. Booooooo!
Have to agree with the healthy eating and walking, i lost around 30-40lbs (depending on whether i go nuts eating or not) just by making my portion size smaller and walking everywhere because metro transit sucks so much, try getting off a stop before hand and walking home or if you have a car park at the other side of parking lots, every little helps.
Chaffing, i used to get that problem a lot on my thighs and still do, good underwear/jeans help.
Oooh actually, I just thought of something — wouldn’t diaper rash cream work for thigh chaffing?
Same concept, no?
Op in all seriousness why not try swimming or a water exercise class.
Low impact, you’ll be in water so chaffing means you’ve been in the Water a long time !
Also , forget that advice for ‘honey dust etc.’
Go with gold bond & make sure its the menthalated kind ~;)
“Because you’re a man and you see them as some kind of sexual external appendage and have never had to carry them around, affecting your self esteem and your lifestyle”
QFT
Not that I have ever had a problem with big boobs. Mine are tiny. Two lines that guys have actually said to me in the past:
A: “Flat as a board, easy to nail. Hi I’m **** and I’m a carpenter.”
B, And I have to give credit to this one, it was a pretty damn good burn :
him: “Would you wear shoes if you had no feet?”
Me: “What?! What kind of question is that, no I wouldn’t wear shoes.”
Him: “So why do you wear a bra.”
Also Kim:
“There are days I will only eat once and I am not a snacking kind of person.”
If that is the case, than gaining weight IS because of the way you are eating.
Ideally the best way to eat if you want to lose weight, or just generally be healthy or tone, is to eat small healthy meals frequently.
If you are skipping breakfast, or only eating meals once a day because of a busy schedule, your body is going to start storing the food you eat.
Only eat one orange one day, eat an orange again the next day, and the sugar in that orange is getting stored because your body is going into protection mode, and doesn’t know when you are getting your next meal.
And if you don’t burn it off, that sugar is turning to fat.
Also, your metabolism is going to slow right down, making burning off that orange a hell of a lot harder. (O.K drastic example, but you get the point).
By eating frequent healthy meals regularly, your body gets use to it, and as a result will stop storing food that is then turning into fat.
Not that I can say shit about this because personally, I’m awful when it comes to skipping meals.
“6 or 8 times daily”
Your thighs would still be sore. Problem not solved LS.
falling – So why do you wear a bra? Same reason you wear a jock strap 😉
6 or 8 times daily, your thighs would still be sore. Who’d care Donk? ;P
LOL- you’d need at least 2 guys.
Purrr!
Well dear, no one would care, if there were nothing to do. If this were my life http://acelebrationofwomen.org/wp-content/… I could take my six a day. Yeah puss you’d need at least 2 guys, hahaha.
I’m calling on the spirit of Suzanne Somers…..
http://www.yourefatbecauseyourestupid.com/…
personally, i like thighs that are smooth and soft, like butter. and that they will spread easily too.
Just eat healthier options.
Look at labels and fat content.
It seems easy but a lot of people have a hard time doing this for some reason (?)
Also, drink lots of water and don’t drink juice .. that helps a lot.
This post actually made me sick to my stomach.
Everyone’s different with weight loss. Everyone has a catch.
I have a girlfriend who lost a tonne of weight doing water aerobics and weight watchers.
I have a male friend who lost 100 lbs and swears it’s by drinking lots and lots and lots of ice cold water all day.
I lost 40 lbs a few years back and ate chicken wings like crazy…I thought it was because the hot sauce was burning the fat away…lol.
But everyone’s right here – 5 small meals, lots of water, and exercise. Good luck OP.
r.c., i knew a guy that lost 145 pounds on a alchohol diet. drank 16 or so hours a day.
his wife is also trying to get house and dog.
I agree with an earlier comment about walking; it’s all I’ve ever done for excersize but I’m almost at mid 30’s and haven’t ever had any weight issues. Walking is also my alone time.
As for big boobs…mine were so huge right after giving birth that for a few days, my maternity tops wouldnt fit over them, and if I forced them, it would cut off circulation to my armpits! They hurt so much I had my mom bind them up in elastic bandages to give me added support. It didn’t help: still felt like I was carrying around 2 bowling balls supported by a thin sheet of skin.
And I won’t make fun of PK for writing a love, RealChick…because although we’ve argued at times, I agree she deserves one 🙂
z, you have huge boobs? i don’t beieve you, i wanna see. as to thigh thing, just wrap around my head, and i’ll judge if too big.