Do you like your legs?

gidget1978

gidget1978

Cathlete
For some reason I thought about this today when I decided to wear capris to work.
For yrs I hated the size of my legs. They aren't huge but muscular. Actually, they are smaller then my sisters and moms, so it is in the genes but I guess I have learned to make the best of what I have. It just got to the point where I knew I wasn't going to have long lean legs and it was time to get over it. Instead, I thought about WHAT my legs did for me. Not just in the run of a day but all the miles they have taken me and all the step workouts.
Im not sure if most of you realize this but people who have skinny legs, wish they had more shape the there calves. Just like people who have curly hair, wish it was straight (something else Ive battled with LOL)
Just wondering, any body parts that you have learn to love over the yrs?
Lori:)
 
Nope. I pretty much hate every single part of my body. I hate my legs a little bit less than I used to before I started working out more.
 
Sure, why wouldn't I? They may not be tight or particularly cut but, without fail, they get me where I want to go. I'm 46 and finished with critiquing my body. As the saying goes 'it is what it is'. I didn't have any say in it's basic structure and do what I can do to care for it. I will always love and nurture my body even though it's beginning to sag and demand more effort for less result. My legs (and the rest of my imperfect self) serve me well and deserve to be loved.

Take Care
Laurie:)
 
Lori,im right there with ya! I hate my legs too. But mine are short and stubby. Ive got fat knees too,so i NEVER wear shorts. I Can't do capris either,LOL! But Ive learned to accept them and im thankful that i have them!

There are looking better and better the more i workout though....muscles are popping out nicely.
 
Hate my legs, always have. I played soccer since 6 and for some reason that really gives you bulky legs. I have 3 sisters and none of them have my legs. Oh well. I don't think they have leg transplants....
 
I like my legs. I've danced since age 5 thru college and then worked out, so my legs I like. My knees though, that's another story. Can't stand them;-)

Deanie
 
My legs are a bit thicker then I'd like but they've always been that way. I am pre-disposed to having bigger legs I think. Aside from that I am happy with them. They have a nice muscular shape to them. :)
 
My genetics cards have determined that my legs will always be bigger, and poor circulation has hampered the muscle tone in one leg, but I just do what I can do & wear longer shorts - just below the knee length. I also never wear a bathing suit or skirts.
 
I have had a love/hate relationship with my legs. Like Laurie, I'm 46 and have learned to love them. They are tone with a little flab but I can live with that. They are extremely strong and they function and get me where I want to go. I look at my parents and realized that I got the best of both of them. Booty and legs from my mom and coloring and nice hair from my dad.
 
I don't know if this is along the same lines, but for most of my life I wore clothes a few sizes too big and lots of black. In recent years, however, I've gradually replaced the big clothes with clothes that actually fit me and have come to appreciate my figure. Now, on all but my darkest days, I wear clothes that are the right size and I wear colors. And now I look in the mirror, scratch my head, and wonder what the heck was I trying to hide?? I still sometimes feel a bit shy, but overall I'm happy with the change (and my DH is thrilled! :p )
 
I've got a big lower body that comes to me from the Italian side of my family. Even when I was in high school and weighed 100 pounds, I hated my legs and have never really worn shorts. Now that I'm heading into my late 30's, I'm starting to appreciate what they do for me more -- even though they will never be tiny twigs.

Nancy, I'm with you -- I've worn black and baggy clothes for years, and have finally started wearing brighter colors and tighter clothes.:)
 
I really love my body because it's the house that I live in and has gotten me through some difficult times in life. It's my constant, steady companion and I appreciate it with all my heart. That being said, I still feel there are areas I would like to modify. I have these extroverted saddlebags that love to be seen (thanks a lot) and are easier to hide in the winter with my control top pantyhose but are harder to do so when you're wearing capris. When I sit down, *squish* my thighs seem to triple in size and will keep my seat warm and the one next to me too! :p And with the lovely addition to the sides of my knees, let's just say that it's quite entertaining to myself attempting to figure out what shape my legs have morphed into at any given position. But I still appreciate my body every day. It may not look the way I want, and I may wish it looked different, but where would I be without it? Perhaps on the cover of Vogue, Fitness, Sports Illustrated? (Um, excuse me while I talk to myself here - "That was a RHETORICAL question!" ) O.K., I'm done with my excursion. }(
 
Yes, I like my legs. At age 46 (soon to be 47) the least favorite part of my body is... no surprise, my belly! It's perfectly happy being round, and will not leave unless I really cut back on my calories and sweets : ( I keep going back and forth on whether or not it's worth all the deprivation for a flat stomach.... right now I'm in the "it's not" mode and enjoying dessert (like the blueberry pie I had last night:9 )
 
Too funny Bam!!! Nooo, I don't like my legs. They are my most stubborn area along with my midsection NOW, thank you very much menopause! I was just whining AGAIN to DH yesterday about how hard I workout and yet, it just never shows in my lumpy thighs. I was telling him how some of my students workout ONLY twice a week at my classes and look fantastic and I kill myself 6 days a week. (I DO love to workout though! :7) He reminded me of genetics and that I really just need to accept that my legs will never be perfect 10's. I have a hard time accepting that because I DO work hard but I AM very thankful I am healthy and they do get me where I need to go. And to top this off...we delivered a handicap, accessible van yesterday to a gal who has MS and has to use hand-controls to drive because her legs no longer work for her. It really was a wake up call after I just got done whining that I need to be thankful for these stubby things I own!I bet this gal would give a fortune to have lumpy thighs that can get her around. Sooo, onward and upward I goooo. I will still continue to try to make them look better! :7


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I don't like my legs, but I try not to dwell on it. The lower part of my legs has very little shape, because my ankles are kind of thick. It is not something I can change with exercise -- I just don't have skinny ankles. Sometimes I get discouraged when I see women at the store or the pool who I doubt ever even exercise, yet they have thin, shapely legs and skinny ankles. But then I get over it and move on. Life is good, even without shapely calves and skinny ankles.
 
I have larger, muscular thighs. As the years have gone by, I notice the skin is looser which, well, there is nothing you can really do about that right? They are also short, I have a long torso, and shorter legs which I have always hated! But I really like my calves, they have a nice shape and look great when I wear heels. But the thighs? Sigh. I too look at other women with long legs, and covet them.
I often say if God gave me a choice between long thick hair and long skinny legs which would I chose? The legs win every time!:7

PS. I bought a pair of shorts for this summer, the first time in years! Probably will not wear them though, too worried about cellulite, loose skin, etc....
 
Another 46 year old with Laurie! But, I do like the perspective of thinking about what our body parts have done for us over all of these years, and appreciating them.

-Beth
 
My legs are too skinny and weak. I think I got that from my father. He had very week legs and in his later years, he was very unstable on his feet. I don’t want that to happen to me, so I have decided to work on my legs and start building some muscle and strength in them. My legs are starting to come along and I am starting to see muscle definition – Woo Hoo!!
 
I have learned early on to like my body... after having lost weight it helps to appreciate being at your weight goal.
Ive always said that if I were just at least 4 inches taller, all my problems would be non-existant lol!
I have my dads legs and so my thighs, as they were called when I was a kid, "thunder thighs" ha, are pretty thick for a petite white girl.

Biggest thing that always bugged me about them is their "carrot stick" shape: huge and thick on top but get smaller and smaller on the way down.
I do calf work 2-3 times per week to try and round them out, but it hasn't happened yet :)
The only real problem I have with them though is the fact that they are all twisted something awful (even though you couldn't tell by looking at them fortunatly).. has caused a lot of problems that will only get worse as I get older...
My STOMACHE is my real problem -- I have my dad stomache lol! No matter how thin or lean I have gotten -- sittups galore-- I will always have a thick mid section with the under belly pouch!
 
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