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I agree with pretty much everything that's already been said. Her legs are NICE! Gosh, why would she want thinner legs, hers are great!
I used to feel the same way, I've always had naturally big, muscular legs. I don't weight train mine at all either, instead I'm a speed skater so I do a lot of sprinting on my inline skates. So now (after years of speed skating) they are still muscular but now they are more shapely, I carry less fat on them than before.
I used to complain about my big legs even as a kid (before speed skating) and my dad used to tell me that I just needed to work my upper body to bring it into PROPORTION with my lower body cause genetically I was always gonna have big legs. Low and behold, years later when I got into bodybuilding, I discovered he was SO right! Now even tho I still have what the norm would consider big, muscular legs, they match much better with my upper body, after lifting for about 3 1/2 years now.
I have told one of my speed skating teammates the same thing. She constantly complains about her legs being too big and I tell her, well, unless you want to quit skating and start dieting hard (and even that's no guarantee) you're just going to have big legs, bottom line, end of discussion. So, what you have to do is build up your upper body to MATCH your lower body. I've told her that more than once already but I think she's still too afraid to lift, she's still afraid of getting bulky. So I suppose I will keep having to hear her complain about her big legs. Some people will never learn.
As everyone has said, learn to appreciate and work with what ya got!
I used to always want to be one of those small, petite girls (what WAS I thinking, lol) until I finally woke up one day and realized that even if I dieted down to nothing, I'd STILL never be petite! My genetics are just NOT petite. Rather, I tend towards stockiness (as do both sides of my family, we are farmers of German ancestry), thick bones and I carry more muscle on my frame (always have) than most women. So I finally stopped FIGHTING my genetics and learned to ACCEPT my body just the way it is. Something to keep in mind is that there is NOT just ONE body type that is considered attractive. There are MANY, MANY, different body types out there that are attractive! So go with what ya got! 
I used to feel the same way, I've always had naturally big, muscular legs. I don't weight train mine at all either, instead I'm a speed skater so I do a lot of sprinting on my inline skates. So now (after years of speed skating) they are still muscular but now they are more shapely, I carry less fat on them than before.
I used to complain about my big legs even as a kid (before speed skating) and my dad used to tell me that I just needed to work my upper body to bring it into PROPORTION with my lower body cause genetically I was always gonna have big legs. Low and behold, years later when I got into bodybuilding, I discovered he was SO right! Now even tho I still have what the norm would consider big, muscular legs, they match much better with my upper body, after lifting for about 3 1/2 years now.
I have told one of my speed skating teammates the same thing. She constantly complains about her legs being too big and I tell her, well, unless you want to quit skating and start dieting hard (and even that's no guarantee) you're just going to have big legs, bottom line, end of discussion. So, what you have to do is build up your upper body to MATCH your lower body. I've told her that more than once already but I think she's still too afraid to lift, she's still afraid of getting bulky. So I suppose I will keep having to hear her complain about her big legs. Some people will never learn.
As everyone has said, learn to appreciate and work with what ya got!
I used to always want to be one of those small, petite girls (what WAS I thinking, lol) until I finally woke up one day and realized that even if I dieted down to nothing, I'd STILL never be petite! My genetics are just NOT petite. Rather, I tend towards stockiness (as do both sides of my family, we are farmers of German ancestry), thick bones and I carry more muscle on my frame (always have) than most women. So I finally stopped FIGHTING my genetics and learned to ACCEPT my body just the way it is. Something to keep in mind is that there is NOT just ONE body type that is considered attractive. There are MANY, MANY, different body types out there that are attractive! So go with what ya got! takniteasy
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This thread sounds all too familiar. I posted something similar not long ago. However, I did take all suggestions into consideration, with diet being first and foremost. After only a few weeks of diet change and some modifications in training, my legs were not measureably smaller. They were VISIBLY smaller. Meaning they were (and still are) more defined, giving the illusion of smaller. Since I have not been able to train heavy for several months due to injury, some of the definition has gone but keeping the diet clean has kept my legs looking very nice or as my man says "Hot, hot, hot!".
A word about Pilates.
The main purpose for pilates is to strengthen the body's core - stomach and back - and improve your overall flexibility. Unless you have always lived sedentary lifestyle (none athletic) and have very little muscle development it is unlikely you will see any radical changes in your body composition. Most people will notice the improved flexibility and others will also notice an improvement in their posture.
The main purpose for pilates is to strengthen the body's core - stomach and back - and improve your overall flexibility. Unless you have always lived sedentary lifestyle (none athletic) and have very little muscle development it is unlikely you will see any radical changes in your body composition. Most people will notice the improved flexibility and others will also notice an improvement in their posture.
circusgirl
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those are GREAT legs. They look like dancer's legs.
Sassy69
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Welcome to the big calf club. I get mine from my dad - his calves are literally as big as his quads. I didn't get the long lean quads tho. My quads came from my mom's side. Ask her if she's ever been asked how she gets her calves like that. Calves are a unique muscle in that its damn hard to build them up if you don't have them naturally. I found ONE pair of those stretchy boots that go over mine & tapered jeans are a no-way-jose because they do NOT go over my calves. But I get all sorts of comments in the gym & even before I ever got serious in the gym.
Though she has very nicely shaped legs, I wouldn't go overboard with the "too muscular" view - she could definitely lean them out a little more if she was happy with a more defined look. But as they say, sometimes you just have to live with what God gave ya - and sometimes it ain't all that bad. If you have great looking legs & can keep them like that your whole life, you don't end up w/ the sticks holding up a marshmallow look when you are older.
And symmetry can always be modified by building up other parts to create the illusion of smaller parts.
Hope this is all helping.
Though she has very nicely shaped legs, I wouldn't go overboard with the "too muscular" view - she could definitely lean them out a little more if she was happy with a more defined look. But as they say, sometimes you just have to live with what God gave ya - and sometimes it ain't all that bad. If you have great looking legs & can keep them like that your whole life, you don't end up w/ the sticks holding up a marshmallow look when you are older.
And symmetry can always be modified by building up other parts to create the illusion of smaller parts.
Hope this is all helping.
slinky
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Or how about big arms? I've always had muscular biceps, tris and delts. I use to have to wear long sleeve shirts, so as not to get the usual, "you armwrestle?", "how much can you lift?", and the "you workout?"
Several years ago, I decided not to care. Now I wear whatever. Tanks, shortsleeves, etc. When people ask me if I workout, I just answer with a "nah, not really" and walk away, leaving them with a deeply perplexed look.
I'd much rather have more muscle on the legs. Seriously. But, as has been said: we're never really satisfied with what we have.
Several years ago, I decided not to care. Now I wear whatever. Tanks, shortsleeves, etc. When people ask me if I workout, I just answer with a "nah, not really" and walk away, leaving them with a deeply perplexed look.
I'd much rather have more muscle on the legs. Seriously. But, as has been said: we're never really satisfied with what we have.
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