Apple, Pear or Hourglass MUST KNOW NOW

dinobunni

I stopped working out because I can no longer afford my gym membership and I wasn't seeing results. I want a workout regime that works for my body type. However, I changed my diet and strangely, I lose weight when I add carbs into my diet and retained my weight when I went low-carb.

I've lost weight, however I still look sloppy and have no *kitten*. I always felt I was apple shaped but in my previous post, people said I looked more like an hourglass or a pear. So idk!
Post #2 a few pounds thinner.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/prettyeyes1123/shape_zps7ad39219.jpg

Problem areas: cellulite on my stomach and back of thighs, inner thigh fat, love handles and the fact that my back literally goes straight down into my butt there is no curve.

Personally you look like a straight body type to me. You waist isn't much smaller than your hips. I found this article on Women's Health that I though looked interesting, maybe it could help you too!
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/best-workout-for-your-body-type

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Eh, I don't know. I think you have a lovely figure and I see a curve in your butt! Not flat at all. If you aren't happy I'd suggest a heavy lifting routine (which requires a gym) and continuing on a calorie deficit to lose more body fat.

Bebubble

U have a cute figure. Your bottom looks awesome! U are a definite hour glass shape. But you have one hip that pulls up. So your shape may look funny to you. But it is a normal process we all have when our body ages. Stop worrying about what shape you are. There are so many ways you can improve. That doesn't mean you need to.

llkilgore

Stupid question, but I've always thought I was an hourglass but now I'm not so sure. My bottom is slightly bigger than my chest, but my waist is still significantly smaller than my bust or hips. I'm still quite overweight, but I'm a 48-37-50. Would that make me more of a spoon?

Is the fat coming off evenly from all over? A lot of women lose fat disproportionately from the top down, which can make them temporarily pear shaped along the way.

jstefanir

Now I'm more confused than ever as everyone has answered differently... but I'm going to go with ruler because my waist is less than 9 inches smaller than my bottom half but I do have a waist. It's just because I have these ugly ripples in my stomach that I absolutely hate that made me think I gain most of my fat on my tummy. However, I gain my weight evenly so that would put me in the rectangle category.

Does anyone know any good excercise to tone loose. flabby rippled skin on the tummy?
(I swear I have no kids and my body has ALWAYS looked like this)

And a good regiment to build an *kitten*? (my butt looks like Miley's and that's not a good thing)

jstefanir

It looks like you're a high hip hourglass

http://www.thechicfashionista.com/body-shape-question-what-shape-am-i-if-i-have-high-hips.html

This also seems accurate. No matter how small I get, I still feel wide.

Also, with the right clothes I can hide the sloppiness. I have mastered the art of delusion without wearing girdles and corsets. I have a shape in the front but when I turn around its like "Where did it all go?!"

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/prettyeyes1123/withclothes_zps0e6525d9.jpg

jstefanir

I'd say hourglass cus ur soo much more in proportion than me ,i consider myself a pear (even though I dont have a small bust)as my bottom half is so much bigger than my top.but I dont see what body shape has got to do with workout style??

I'm amazed at how many people don't know what hourglass entails. An in proportion top and bottom do not an hourglass shape make; it's about waist/hip ratio (at least 9 inches in difference) as well as a bust/hip measurement that is roughly the same.

Yep, this post is driving me insane. I wasn't sane before, but I've definitely been shoved off the edge now.
If you don't know, don't say. And if you're one of the many women who lie to be nice, just stop. Everyone loves an hourglass, but telling her she's one isn't helpful because it isn't true! Gawd :explode:
She's a rectangle. K? Rectangle.
Like a million others said, your waist has to be AT LEAST 9 inches smaller than your bust. 9+ is a big difference.

9+ inches is a very big difference, and I'm not sure if people just fail to realize that or aren't aware of the requirement or just have some weird negative association with non-hourglass figures.

I myself am a pear (8 inch difference from bust to waist, 10 inch from waist to hips) and I'm happy that way. I don't need to be lied to about my shape, nor would I lie to anyone else. Great bodies come in every shape.

Exactly! Just because one's waist goes in a little bit doesn't make that person an hourglass.

And there's nothing wrong with NOT being an hourglass. You're in the majority of the world's female population (92% of women) if you aren't one.

I'm an extreme hourglass (12-inch difference) and if you look at photos of me where you can see my proportions, it's VERY obvious.

I agree. I don't need the lies. If I'm trying to get in better shape, I don't want lies.

mccbabe1

Or a rectangle

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1391671/Hourglass-No-shapes-like-rectangle.html

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sola24

Even I thought I am an apple as I hardly have a hip.. but I have a defined waist.. Can you guys help me with determining?

sola24

Even I thought I am an apple as I hardly have a hip.. but I have a defined waist.. Can you guys help me with determining?

Can't post pics

Achrya

Even I thought I am an apple as I hardly have a hip.. but I have a defined waist.. Can you guys help me with determining?

Can't post pics

sola24

Thanks.. where was I going wrong in posting?

Achrya

Thanks.. where was I going wrong in posting?

First you have to put the IMG as img.

Second the link was wrong. Next time click on the picture then 'copy image URL' and use that. And then you'll be set. :bigsmile:

GiGiBeans

And a good regiment to build an *kitten*? (my butt looks like Miley's and that's not a good thing)

Squats, bridges and step ups with heavy weights.

TitaniaEcks

"Apple", "pear" or "hourglass" are only rough estimations... obviously humans don't fit neatly into 3 simple shapes. For example, I am an hourglass with scant *kitten* but large breasts, but my hips are wide, which creates the hourglass silhouette from the front but not from the side.

You're shaped like you're shaped, and if you want to change it then there's weights you can lift, but that can only go so far. Deal with what you're dealt and make it look as good as it can, and don't expect the impossible or you'll never be satisfied.

melting_glass

I'd say you look like an apple shape, if I had to choose from the three.

jstefanir

Even I thought I am an apple as I hardly have a hip.. but I have a defined waist.. Can you guys help me with determining?

Can't post pics

See what I mean? I'm so jealous of all you girls that don't look sloppy. I have so many friends who are bigger than me in size and weight but they look more firm. I look disgusting! Your stomach and thighs are much less flabby than mine. I want to know how to look less sloppy without losing my shape and becoming waif thin. I'm only about 110-115 pounds but its a very disgusting 115.

TitaniaEcks

See what I mean? I'm so jealous of all you girls that don't look sloppy. I have so many friends who are bigger than me in size and weight but they look more firm. I look disgusting! Your stomach and thighs are much less flabby than mine. I want to know how to look less sloppy without losing my shape and becoming waif thin. I'm only about 110-115 pounds but its a very disgusting 115.

That sounds like a sketchy statement to make... Unless you're under 5' tall, there's no way any shape you might have at 115 could accurately be described as "disgusting". Sure you don't have body dysmorphia?

If you feel flabby, hit the gym and tone up!

jstefanir

What I mean disgusting is by the cellulite and flab. I have friends who are my size or larger and they have soft non-rippled bodies.

Sashoi

I would say rectangle , but as others have said nothing wrong with that. I myself have weird measurements for someone that is 276lbs lol .... 38,33,52 so I would be a spoon or a pear.

MuseofSong

Waist at navel, hips at fullest part, bust at fullest part

Apple or V shape (triangle downward): Apple shaped women have broad(er) shoulders compared to their (narrower) hips. Apple shaped women tend to have slim legs/thighs, while the abdomen and chest look larger compared to the rest of the body. Fat is mainly distributed in the abdomen, chest, and face.

Banana, straight, or I shape (rectangular): The waist measurement is less than 9 inches smaller than the hips or bust measurement. Body fat is distributed predominantly in the abdomen, buttocks, chest, and face. This overall fat distribution creates the typical ruler (straight) shape.

Pear, spoon, bell, or A shape (triangle upward): The hip measurement is greater than the bust measurement. The distribution of fat varies, with fat tending to deposit first in the buttocks, hips, and thighs. As body fat percentage increases, an increasing proportion of body fat is distributed around the waist and upper abdomen. The women of this body type tend to have a (relatively) larger rear, thicker thighs, and a small(er) bosom.

Hourglass or X shape (triangles opposing, facing in): The hip and bust are almost of equal size with a narrow waist. Body fat distribution tends to be around both the upper body and lower body. This body type enlarges the arms, chest, hips, and rear before other parts, such as the waist and upper abdomen.


So just measure yourself. Is the difference between your hips and waist ten inches? Is your bust equal to your hip measurement? If so, it's hourglass.

Is your waist measurement 9 inches or less difference from your hips? If so, probably ruler / banana / rectangle.

Is your bust the biggest part of you with boarder shoulders? Carry weight in your midsection primarily? Less than 9 inch difference between waist and hips? That's apple.

Pear is clear, your hips are the fullest part of you.

What does all this matter for your perception of yourself as a woman? It does NOT. All body types are beautiful. Don't be angry at yourself if you're not a certain body shape. It's genetics not diet.

The only reason why you should know at all is to 1. buy the right clothes to flatter you figure and 2. be aware that apple shaped body disturbition may carry higher risks with obesity than pear shaped.

Midsection weight is more dangerous to our health. That's the only medical reason to be aware of what's up with our weight distrubution. Women who carry their weight below their waist line (pear) or evenly distrubute it (hourglass) may have a lower risk of obseity related complications. However, every body type will eventually carry excess weight around the middle and that's why it's important to exercise and lower weight for medical reasons.

I gained my weight around my middle last. But it's also the first place weight comes off as long as I keep my hyperinsulinaemia under control from my PCOS.

Anyway that's the HEALTH stuff.

If you're just having body image issues, learn to love the you that you are. If you're at a healthy weight, don't sweat your body type.

mkbledsoe

I can't afford to go to the gym, but that doesn't stop me from working out. I do however, have a huge stockpile of exercise videos that I have been collecting since the early 90s. You can get some workout videos pretty cheap. I also walk during my lunch breaks at work. Not working out because you can't go to the gym, is a really poor excuse for not exercising. There are all kinds of exercises you can do right in your living room with no equipment at all. You can do jumping jax, burpees, sit ups, push ups, jog in place. There are fitness sites on facebook that post these types of workouts all the time.

Minks_esposa

None of the above. Ruler/rectangle for sure (not sure where people are seeing an hour glass. :huh: )

^^^ I agree! I'm definitely not seeing an hourglass at all. The hips and waist look about the same size. Definitely a ruler. In the end it doesn't really matter.

Stage14

Even I thought I am an apple as I hardly have a hip.. but I have a defined waist.. Can you guys help me with determining?

Can't post pics

See what I mean? I'm so jealous of all you girls that don't look sloppy. I have so many friends who are bigger than me in size and weight but they look more firm. I look disgusting! Your stomach and thighs are much less flabby than mine. I want to know how to look less sloppy without losing my shape and becoming waif thin. I'm only about 110-115 pounds but its a very disgusting 115.

Strength training, strength training, strength training. That is what gets rid of the "flab" and gives you a fit and muscled look. You can do it by lifting weights, using resistance bands, or using bodyweight exercises at home. But you have to stick with it and you have to make sure you're doing a routine that challenges your body.

If you have Planet Fitness near you, you can get a membership for $10 a month. Or workout at home.