are my hips too big?

trixchialoveskimchi6
trixchialoveskimchi6 Posts: 30 Member
edited November 28 in Health and Weight Loss
i'm a 5'2'' woman that's about 158cm and my hips are 38inches (as of now, I hope to go down to at least 36inches) are they too big? my body type is pear, I think.

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  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Too big for what?
  • parfia
    parfia Posts: 184 Member
    That would make you a size 10-12 (UK) wouldn't it - I do not consider that big at all!! :)
  • natboosh69
    natboosh69 Posts: 277 Member
    edited January 2016
    cityruss wrote: »
    Too big for what?

    This :) You can lose overall fat but you can't change the size of your hips.
  • trixchialoveskimchi6
    trixchialoveskimchi6 Posts: 30 Member
    cityruss wrote: »
    Too big for what?

    too big for my height, I guess... i've been self conscious about it since I don't know how long...
  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    trixchialoveskimchi6 wrote: »
    cityruss wrote: »
    Too big for what?

    too big for my height, I guess... i've been self conscious about it since I don't know how long...

    Hey, your hips are the same size as mine, check out my profile pic you think mine look too big? Granted I'm 5"4 but let's be honest those 2 inches don't look much different we're both short! Love your curves, work with them not against them :)
  • trixchialoveskimchi6
    trixchialoveskimchi6 Posts: 30 Member
    ARGriffy wrote: »
    trixchialoveskimchi6 wrote: »
    cityruss wrote: »
    Too big for what?

    too big for my height, I guess... i've been self conscious about it since I don't know how long...

    Hey, your hips are the same size as mine, check out my profile pic you think mine look too big? Granted I'm 5"4 but let's be honest those 2 inches don't look much different we're both short! Love your curves, work with them not against them :)


    I guess... thanks for the feedback^^ you look great tho
  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    edited January 2016
    Just some perspective for ya x
  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
    If your hips have naturally formed that way, they can't be too big for your body. Maybe if you were morbidly obese you could have hips that are way too big for your body.
  • trixchialoveskimchi6
    trixchialoveskimchi6 Posts: 30 Member
    melonaulait wrote: »
    If your hips have naturally formed that way, they can't be too big for your body. Maybe if you were morbidly obese you could have hips that are way too big for your body.

    well I was overweight for about 2-3 years... now i'm healthy weight tho...
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    trixchialoveskimchi6 wrote: »
    melonaulait wrote: »
    If your hips have naturally formed that way, they can't be too big for your body. Maybe if you were morbidly obese you could have hips that are way too big for your body.

    well I was overweight for about 2-3 years... now i'm healthy weight tho...

    Congratulations on your weight loss! It sounds like now you need to find and build your self esteem.
  • Whitezombiegirl
    Whitezombiegirl Posts: 1,042 Member
    Personally i was always told that big hips ran in the family, that it was our bones. I m 5ft0 and at 140lbs i measured 42 ins. (uk 12/ 14) I was hoping to get to 36 ins (uk 8). At 95lbs i have 34 ins hips (uk 6) which i never believed was possible. What im saying is that 38 ins is not too big BUT don't be put off if you want to lose more weight (healthily of course).
  • ChrisM8971
    ChrisM8971 Posts: 1,067 Member
    I think hip size has a lot to do with genetics and bone structure and unless you have a lot of body fat in that area there isn't too much you can do to change them. The main thing is to try and become comfortable with what you have provided you are healthy and happy with the rest of your body. I have seen pictures of people trying to achieve the darn near impossible (such as the fabled thigh gap) by dieting down to extreme levels and that is something to avoid at all costs. BTW I don't think that size sounds too big at all
  • trixchialoveskimchi6
    trixchialoveskimchi6 Posts: 30 Member
    Whitezombiegirl wrote: »
    Personally i was always told that big hips ran in the family, that it was our bones. I m 5ft0 and at 140lbs i measured 42 ins. (uk 12/ 14) I was hoping to get to 36 ins (uk 8). At 95lbs i have 34 ins hips (uk 6) which i never believed was possible. What im saying is that 38 ins is not too big BUT don't be put off if you want to lose more weight (healthily of course).

    hahaha yeah.. I observed that 'wideness' runs in my family too... i'll work on it slowly but surely : )
  • trixchialoveskimchi6
    trixchialoveskimchi6 Posts: 30 Member
    ChrisM8971 wrote: »
    I think hip size has a lot to do with genetics and bone structure and unless you have a lot of body fat in that area there isn't too much you can do to change them. The main thing is to try and become comfortable with what you have provided you are healthy and happy with the rest of your body. I have seen pictures of people trying to achieve the darn near impossible (such as the fabled thigh gap) by dieting down to extreme levels and that is something to avoid at all costs. BTW I don't think that size sounds too big at all

    thanks^^ the thing is my hip bones are prominent even if i'm at a healthy weight.. I do believe my bone structure is a contributing factor
  • trixchialoveskimchi6
    trixchialoveskimchi6 Posts: 30 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    trixchialoveskimchi6 wrote: »
    melonaulait wrote: »
    If your hips have naturally formed that way, they can't be too big for your body. Maybe if you were morbidly obese you could have hips that are way too big for your body.

    well I was overweight for about 2-3 years... now i'm healthy weight tho...

    Congratulations on your weight loss! It sounds like now you need to find and build your self esteem.

    thank you so much... yeah I do need to work on that
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