I have 'thighs of thunder,' the jiggle used to bother me, now I know they're not worth stressing over

A POPULAR TikTok user has revealed the emotional pain she used to suffer because of her so-called thighs of thunder.

The jiggle used to bother her a lot, but those days are now far behind her.

Older and wiser, she has discovered that they're just not worth stressing out about anymore.

Spencer Barbosa (@spencer.barbosa) has 9.1 million followers.

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Having a huge fan base has not protected her from a poor body image in the past.

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She lip-synched to the lyrics to a track in her post. They described her feelings exactly.

“I wish someone would’ve told me that thighs of thunder meant normal human thighs," she said.

“The f**king pressure I was under to lose my appetite."

Wearing her signature pink gym shorts and sports bra, she grabbed her thighs to show their jiggle factor.

There was no sense of shame, but acceptance.

“Slay no matter what they say," she wrote.

Her post stirred up a lot of emotion and admiration and was seen by 1.3 million people and attracted thousands of comments.

Some commenters regarded her message as a public service.

“Younger me would have needed to hear this," said one person.

A second was emotional: “Your account has literally saved me and helped me overcome my eating disorder. You made me realize that I shouldn’t have to meet other people's standards.”

A third viewer was inspired: “It feels so good to see someone with a body similar to mine. You’re gorgeous and it helps me think I am too.”

But those with big thighs should not despair.

Research conducted by Danish scientists, and reported in Harvard Health Publishing, suggested big thighs might be healthier.

"They found that people with big thighs had a lower risk of heart disease and premature death than those with thin thighs," they said.

"In round numbers, a thigh circumference (measured where the thigh meets the butt) of about 62 cm (about 24.4 inches) was most protective.

"Bigger thighs provided little if any extra benefit, but progressively thinner thighs were linked to progressively higher risks," they concluded.