How do I get a 24-25 inch waist?
mirrormirror77
Posts: 47 Member
Hii, right now I am
20 years old
160cm,52kg
93-69-92 (<- all in cm)
I want a smaller waist but there are almost NO fats around my waist! After drinking throughout the day my tummy's size changes! Worse my waist gets bigger in the morning when I am constipated!!! Is it still possible? How do I get a smaller waist? I eat 2kg of food everyday, (a lot of veggies!!) 1100Kcal (PS I am a vegetarian so no meat)
Is it possible? If yes how do I get it><
20 years old
160cm,52kg
93-69-92 (<- all in cm)
I want a smaller waist but there are almost NO fats around my waist! After drinking throughout the day my tummy's size changes! Worse my waist gets bigger in the morning when I am constipated!!! Is it still possible? How do I get a smaller waist? I eat 2kg of food everyday, (a lot of veggies!!) 1100Kcal (PS I am a vegetarian so no meat)
Is it possible? If yes how do I get it><
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You could try waist training. Like with a corset but I don't think it's healthy.52
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You can only lose weight and make your waist smaller if there's fat there. If not, then that's just your shape.
Your other option is to build muscle in other areas to make the waist appear smaller, as strength training can change your body shape. But that won't make your waist measurements smaller.25 -
If your body shape allows it, you need to lose weight. However, not everyone has the shape that can achieve such a small waist while at a healthy weight. Even when I was underweight, my waist was 27 inches at the smallest.10
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Sometimes we are not the best judge of the way our bodies look, particularly if we are harsh critics of ourselves.
Why not post a picture of stomach, make sure you are maintaining good posture, I think you will find its not as thick as you think it is13 -
Redordeadhead wrote: »You can only lose weight and make your waist smaller if there's fat there. If not, then that's just your shape.
Your other option is to build muscle in other areas to make the waist appear smaller, as strength training can change your body shape. But that won't make your waist measurements smaller.
This. My waist is actually larger now compared to years ago when I was very low in weight but it looks so much smaller because my hips/legs and lats are larger in comparison which gives a more hourglass shape.13 -
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mirrormirror77 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »If your body shape allows it, you need to lose weight. However, not everyone has the shape that can achieve such a small waist while at a healthy weight. Even when I was underweight, my waist was 27 inches at the smallest.
When I was at my lowest weight (42kg) my waist was 63cm... so...
That is also severely underweight and if it was a few years ago as a teenager you may still have been growing.14 -
Everything you have posted is completely normal "body behavior," OP. I know that for myself, I have a fairly straight build (more ruler than hourglass), so once I reach a certain size, I'm pretty much limited to the width of my hips. And I think I look good! Maybe reframe what you think is beautiful???21
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mirrormirror77 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »If your body shape allows it, you need to lose weight. However, not everyone has the shape that can achieve such a small waist while at a healthy weight. Even when I was underweight, my waist was 27 inches at the smallest.
When I was at my lowest weight (42kg) my waist was 63cm... so...
I agree at 42kgs you would have been underweight. I think you need to readjust your goals and perhaps seek some help with a therapist.17 -
So you had a waist of 24.8inches with a BMI of 16.8. This is definitely in the underweight category and NOT something you should be aiming for.
Your current BMI is only 20.3 which is near the bottom of the “normal weight” band. You don’t have much, if any, spare weight to play with.
I’m afraid it’s time to rethink your goals. Maybe pop over to the “maintenance” section and have a look at the advice there about recomp. That is changing your shape / fat levels while keeping roughly the same weight.20 -
tiptoethruthetulips wrote: »mirrormirror77 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »If your body shape allows it, you need to lose weight. However, not everyone has the shape that can achieve such a small waist while at a healthy weight. Even when I was underweight, my waist was 27 inches at the smallest.
When I was at my lowest weight (42kg) my waist was 63cm... so...
I agree at 42kgs you would have been underweight. I think you need to readjust your goals and perhaps seek some help with a therapist.
I didn't even realize this because of the metric measurements, but I agree with this. I never had a 21 inch waist even when underweight either. It is just not plausible for some body shapes. I have learned to accept and embrace my larger waist size and body shape. It is not worth being super underweight just to have a "small" waist. Please consider talking with someone. I've found I like my waist more at a higher weight anyways because it gives the illusion it is smaller. When I was underweight my waist looked huge compared to my gangly arms and legs!2 -
Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.15 -
Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.
Is this the one you're talking about?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p122 -
If you are not genetically gifted for such a small waist then youd have to resort to surgery which is very drastic....I think you need to look at why you feel you need to look a way that you cant be safely.4
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.
Is this the one you're talking about?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1
Yes, that one. Thanks a lot! No idea why you got Woo'd though
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So, OP, you're about 36-27-36 in inch measurements. That seems like very lovely proportions, to me.
Some of us are not constructed in such a way that we'll have a tiny waist. At a quite-low weight for me (BMI under 20), my waist is about 26.5 inches/67.3 cm, and my chest and hips are narrower than yours (chest 34 inches/86 cm, hips 35 inches/89 cm).
You are 20, and I am 63. Please let me try to persuade you that one of the greatest life-gifts you can give yourself is to appreciate the beauty and usefulness of the body that nature has given you. Value it by eating nutritiously (and enough), maintaining a healthy weight, and getting regular exercise (strength and cardiovascular). Those things will maximize both your inherent physical beauty, and the amazing things your body can do for you as you move through your life.
Chasing arbitrary measurements or benchmarks, or "looks" sold by photoshopped celebrities . . . that's a formula for unhappiness. You are the perfect you, even as you may choose to have certain self-improvement goals.47 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.
Is this the one you're talking about?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1
Why has anyone woo-ed this? (Woo is not a positive reaction on MFP, and that's a great thread.)19 -
ivleafklover wrote: »You could try waist training. Like with a corset but I don't think it's healthy.
Do not do this, they do not work and can potentially damage your lower ribs.16 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.
Is this the one you're talking about?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1
Yes, that one. Thanks a lot! No idea why you got Woo'd though
Either folks who don't know the "local" meaning of woo, or I have a couple of woo stalkers, I guess. Or folks who object to the word uterus?
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mirrormirror77 wrote: »So, OP, you're about 36-27-36 in inch measurements. That seems like very lovely proportions, to me.
Some of us are not constructed in such a way that we'll have a tiny waist. At a quite-low weight for me (BMI under 20), my waist is about 26.5 inches/67.3 cm, and my chest and hips are narrower than yours (chest 34 inches/86 cm, hips 35 inches/89 cm).
You are 20, and I am 63. Please let me try to persuade you that one of the greatest life-gifts you can give yourself is to appreciate the beauty and usefulness of the body that nature has given you. Value it by eating nutritiously (and enough), maintaining a healthy weight, and getting regular exercise (strength and cardiovascular). Those things will maximize both your inherent physical beauty, and the amazing things your body can do for you as you move through your life.
Chasing arbitrary measurements or benchmarks, or "looks" sold by photoshopped celebrities . . . that's a formula for unhappiness. You are the perfect you, even as you may choose to have certain self-improvement goals.
Normal girls my height and weight have 25inch waists! I wonder how they did it!
You are a normal girl your age.
All of us have different genetics. Among other things, that gives us different physical builds.
There are other women my age who have 25 inch waists, too. That doesn't make me abnormal, make me 'less than', or take anything at all away from me.
This isn't about age. It's about confidence and self-valuing.24 -
mirrormirror77 wrote: »Normal girls my height and weight have 25inch waists! I wonder how they did it!
How do you know they actually do? Do you go around measuring people's waists?
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This isn't the Victorian age where women wore tight corsets to get tiny waists and suffered the consequences. Don't be Scarlet O'Hara. It's not worth worrying over.14
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First of all, if you are actually eating 1100 calories per day, then you are undereating. However, if you are not using a food scale to weigh all solid food, then you're eating more than you think you are.
Second, you are within the optimal BMI range for your height. This means your potential options are:
1) fat loss, which would happen VERY slowly and require meticulous logging;
2) recomp to build muscle and cut fat;
3) being okay with the fact that there is no reason why you need to reach that specific waist measurement.
With either option, it is entirely possible that your genetics simply do not support the arbitrary waist size you've chosen.10 -
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mirrormirror77 wrote: »First of all, if you are actually eating 1100 calories per day, then you are undereating. However, if you are not using a food scale to weigh all solid food, then you're eating more than you think you are.
Second, you are within the optimal BMI range for your height. This means your potential options are:
1) fat loss, which would happen VERY slowly and require meticulous logging;
2) recomp to build muscle and cut fat;
3) being okay with the fact that there is no reason why you need to reach that specific waist measurement.
With either option, it is entirely possible that your genetics simply do not support the arbitrary waist size you've chosen.
I use a food scale
Fine then, I will accept it >< my bust is a D cup btw, normal girls my weight can’t get that XD
I'm going to approach this delicately as I see you are only 20 years old, so you have a lot to learn. Trust me, I look back at things I've said and done at your age and I cringe. That being said...
There are women your weight who have a smaller cup size than you, there are women your weight who have a larger cup size than you, and there are women your weight who have the same cup size as you. Guess what else they have in common? They're all "normal".
You may not mean to, but you seem to have this aura of competitiveness against other women or "girls" as you put it. Oh, I may not have the 24 inch waist, but at least I have a D cup! Is there a trophy you get for that? Who exactly does it benefit? There are women out there who are your weight, with your cup size, and the 24 inch waist. Are they better than you? No.
Learn to love the body you're in. Maybe with enough time at a deficit you will have a 24 inch waist, maybe by incorporating strength training you'll have a 24 inch waist in the future, or maybe the 24 inch waist you once had while you were still developing is a measurement you'll never see again. In any case, you're still a normal woman and no lesser than just because you haven't achieved what you believe are some sort of body measurements that are indicative of perfection.72 -
I'm 152.4cm and 52kg. Measurements 92.7 - 68.5 - 92.7. I consider myself very hourglass with a lovely waist. I guess it is about perception. I don't think your waist will get much smaller, even with more fat loss, it is very proportional to your body. You could temporarily alter or enhance your silhouette with shapewear.3
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Worry about your health, not your vanity darling.17
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mirrormirror77 wrote: »First of all, if you are actually eating 1100 calories per day, then you are undereating. However, if you are not using a food scale to weigh all solid food, then you're eating more than you think you are.
Second, you are within the optimal BMI range for your height. This means your potential options are:
1) fat loss, which would happen VERY slowly and require meticulous logging;
2) recomp to build muscle and cut fat;
3) being okay with the fact that there is no reason why you need to reach that specific waist measurement.
With either option, it is entirely possible that your genetics simply do not support the arbitrary waist size you've chosen.
I use a food scale
Fine then, I will accept it >< my bust is a D cup btw, normal girls my weight can’t get that XD
Then in addition to accepting your body shape, you need to stop undereating. Set your MFP goal to maintenance and eat that number of calories.13
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