Pear shaped women

MMarvelous

I am more of a pear who used to be a COKE BOTTLE LOL

5'1"
Currently 210lbs
Bust 42 3/4'
Waist 36"
Hips 54"

LOL

girlontheseesaw

Always been pear, even when I was super skinny in my teens and twenties. Pear shape remained during weight gain, with nearly all the weight settling around my hips/bum/thighs. Recently, my bottom is shrinking and now proportionately my hips are smaller to my overall body shape, which I think is down to lots of regular exercise, especially cycling. ETA I'm now in maintenance mode.

Current stats:
Age 40
Height 5'8"
Weight 135lb
Bust 33"
Waist 27"
Hips 37"

ngarrett75

Losing weight as a Pear is so aggravating. My measurements are 36-34-46 and when I lose, it comes off my top very quickly and takes forever to slim down hips and thighs. It gets so discouraging!

mfpcopine

You won't like this advice, but if you are truly extremely pear shaped there's a limit to what you can do with just diet and exercise. I am, and I use weights only on my upper body and calves. As I've said before on this site, if you're training for a sport and need significant lower body strength, this approach would not work.

I also have studied shapes that work on my body and learning to sew because proper fit makes such a difference. I'm also short-waisted and petite and many regular cut clothes hit me below my natural waist and make my lower half look bigger than it is.

Cbandelier

I wish I had a little bit of a pear shaped rather than the no-waist, no-butt look that I ended up with!

htmlgirl

I think I am, not really sure, but I have small breasts and wide hips. I thought I looked really weird in a dress because my hips stick out a lot (and it's mostly not fat). My husband reassured me that it was good to have wide hips because it was good for child bearing, so I'm trying to be more happy with them.

kimanne4

I'm a pear. I've always been a pear and I'll always be a pear no matter how much weight I lose. But I'll tell you something...men love pears! I've yet to have a man tell me my behind was too big...lol. Sir Mix-A-Lot was right...hahaha

InnerFatGirl

Losing weight as a Pear is so aggravating.

You think? I think my pear body has helped me in losing weight. When I was at my fattest, my stomach was getting so big it minimized my small waist and made me look all around fat. But I have lost most of my weight from my stomach now, and my waist is now 15" smaller than my hips, so I have a nice shape again. I love having big thighs and a bum, and a smaller top, I don't think it's a detriment at all!

InnerFatGirl

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pear!!!!!

5'6" and 151 lbs in the pic. Currently 146.8 lbs.

I LOVE your shape, and you're most def a lovely pear :-)

InnerFatGirl

Thanks everyone for the support! I guess what makes me feel like such a "pear" is that I have such a tiny bust, huge natural waist, and giant hips/bum! I'm hoping to change that soon though! (fingers crossed!)

Are you sure you're a pear? There is not much difference between your hips and your waist, and pears have significantly larger hips than waist. I think you're a ruler, to be honest.

In the latest picture, I look more even but my measurements are that of a pear. There's the website posted in a comment above that will calculate your shape based on your measurements. I just have a small bust, a large natural waist, and large hips. I don't know though. Maybe the more weight I lose, the better my shape will be?

Hmm, I hear you but measurements aren't the be all and end all. I dunno, I think the visual is also important. I don't think pears have a large natural waist, it has to be smaller, I think. And by more than a few inches. What are your measurements?

And don't worry about your shape, whether you're a pear or not, you can make the best of your body. And well done on the weight loss, btw!

mosertheninja

You are NOT alone. I'm only 5'2". And only a 34A. 22 years old. got wide baby making hips. Recently lost 32 lbs. I always wanted skinny legs. Then I realized that thunder thighs are strong and beautiful. Don't lose yourself in negative. Losing weight and working on squats and lunges will help tone that pear shaped body!
thoughts!

Workout progress by Khrystina the Ninja, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristinamoser/7113911025/in/photostream

MirelaH

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pear!!!!!

5'6" and 151 lbs in the pic. Currently 146.8 lbs.

I LOVE your shape, and you're most def a lovely pear :-)

Thank you!

JupitersGhost

I am looking for other pear shaped women to help me with motivation. I'm afraid that no matter how much I lose, I will always look big due to my large hips and small bust. Can anyone out there help me out with some pictures? I want to know that my curse will not keep me from looking good in a bikini soon...

You can see an example of just how pear shaped I am in my profile pictures. But for those who want to compare measurements, here they are:

Height: 5'5
Weight: 139.5
Chest: 34
Natural waist: 29
Hips: 39
Thighs: 22.5
Arms: 10.5

So as you can tell by my measurements, I am just about as pear shaped as they come. Please tell me I'm not the only one! :sad:

You're definitely not the only one! I haven't read through this entire thread yet, but wanted to add to it.

I'm 5'2.5", 121lbs and my measurements are as follows:

Bust: 31.5"
Waist: 28"
Hips: 38-39"

I'm a true, incredibly short pear shape! However, it's not all bad. At least we have some curves

Feel free to add me. It'll be nice to keep in touch with people of a similar body shape as I've noticed others lose weight very differently to me!

SgtMindy

I purposely don't post any pictures of myself.

Height 5'8"
Weight 186lbs
Bust 40"
Waist 33"
Hips 45"

My friends call me a Whooty (apparently there is a song by that name) = white girl with a booty.

Kris0109

5'10
202

bust 36 (very small c/big b, but on a wide chest)
waist 32
hips 41

I've learned to embrace the booty, especially since it's pretty freakin' perky these days. Look up "frog squats". We do them in Zumba and they are magic.

cydonian

Wow, lots of pear shapes on here! I like

Chest - 35'' (I wear a 34C)
Waist - 27.5''
Hips - 40/41'' (can't seem to get an accurate measurement, it changes)

I've also learned to embrace my body shape and am trying to tone up instead. I'd like to lose the jiggle that comes with having a big rear! Most of my hip measurement is my butt, my hips aren't that wide from the front on but from the side? Booooo.

Elle408

I've only just started to embrace my pear shape, I always wanted skinny little legs but it's not happening, so i'll settle for toned ones instead and an eeny tiny waist!

Chest - 30C
Waist - 25.5
Hips - 38

I do have broader shoulders, that are 38" too, so they do balance me out, and I do spend a bit of time on the weights making sure my shoulders stay this big, just to keep that balance. At my absolute skinniest my thighs were still 22.5 and that never changed. My ribs have always stuck out, even at 175lbs - plenty of pictures in my profile if you want to look. I'm currently between 125-135 (depending on which time of the month it is) and a UK10 (US6) in trousers, whilst a UK6/8 (US2/4) on top. I used to hate it, but really, no one has ever commented negatively on my shape!

DanielleRN8

You are NOT alone. I'm only 5'2". And only a 34A. 22 years old. got wide baby making hips. Recently lost 32 lbs. I always wanted skinny legs. Then I realized that thunder thighs are strong and beautiful. Don't lose yourself in negative. Losing weight and working on squats and lunges will help tone that pear shaped body!
thoughts!

Workout progress by Khrystina the Ninja, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristinamoser/7113911025/in/photostream

I actually just commented on your thread a few days ago. I want to tone up like you did. Right now I am "skinny fat."

mfpcopine

I don't have narrow shoulders either. My shoulders definitely aren't smaller than my hips. I went to the body calculator and it said I wasn't any of their 4 shapes.

That calculator was horrible. If you have a pretty good gap between your waist and hips, and your bust is as wide as your hips, you are an hourglass.

The definition of an hourglass shape is not "a pretty good gap." It's having a bust and hip measurement that is the same or very close and having a waist measurement that is 9 to 10 inches less than your bust and hips.

mfpcopine

I've also learned to embrace my body shape and am trying to tone up instead. I'd like to lose the jiggle that comes with having a big rear! Most of my hip measurement is my butt, my hips aren't that wide from the front on but from the side? Booooo.

I have a similar shape. My hips aren't especially wide, although as I've gotten older, my body has wanted to put more fat on them and so they're rounded; when I was young, they were straight. I don't have a problem with that. I don't have huge thighs. Most of my weight goes to my butt and as I get older I seem even more predisposed to add weight there. I think the only way to lose the "jiggle" is significantly to reduce the fat, which is very hard, because you can't spot reduce and that kind of weight is first on last off.

DanielleRN8

I've come to accept my body shape. The more weight I lose, the less noticeable the difference is.

sweetpotatofry

I really love this thread and MFP for helping me realize that I've never been able to embrace my pear shape until now. There are no other pear-shaped women in my family, my female relatives are generally very, very thin, and I've always felt out of place with my huge thighs. It's great to see other women here embracing this shape that we were born with!

kellys90day

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DanielleRN8

I thought I might want to update my measurements. Still pretty off but hopefully I'll even out soon!

Height: 5'5
Weight: 131
Chest: 34
Natural waist: 28.5
Hips: 38
Thighs: 22
Arms: 10.5

kellys90day

I too think I'm pear shaped a bit. I've always battled with my weight since childhood. when I say battled, I mean I was a chunkier child through H.S and then into my late teens and 20's I thinned out a bit. I've always had a bigger booty and thighs. I used to want to change both but as i've gotten older, I embrace my ars. I get compliments a lot from women( mostly my friends) saying my butt looks great in my jeans and also from guys. I figure it must not look too bad after all. My thighs on the other hand and legs in general are not what I'd like them to look like. I think I will never have skinny legs or real thin legs. I would however love to have toned legs. It doesn't help that they're muscular.
Long story short embrace the pear because it could be worse. I would hate to be apple or boy shaped!

I just started a 90 day challenge myself and hope to rock it out in a bikini this summer.

My waist is 31, natural waist 29 & hips 41,thighs 24.5. Starting weight 2 wks ago was 162, I'm now 159-goal is 140ish.

ProjectTae

I also think I'm pear shaped, (my lower half is huge!!)
height: 5'9
Bust: 37 1/4
waist: 28 7/8
belly button:35
hips: 41 1/8!!!
legs: 24-25 (they're different sizes lol)

InnerFatGirl

I don't understand why some of you girls are upset about being pears? The alternative is apple or boy shaped.

And why is having a big bum seen as a negative? Is this just a Western thing?

(And yes, I am Western and half white, but I still don't get it)

jemurray03

I too am shaped like a Bartlett pear and have been all my life. At a young age, my mother (who has struggled with her weight her entire life) told me I had "pones" on the sides of my hips! Well, at age 32, I had those "pones" liposuctioned out and have NEVER regretted it. I am 53 years old now, still battling my weight, but even though I am over my comfortable weight, I am in proportion. Men have always LOVED my butt, but like most posts on this forum, I have a hard time accepting the large lower half of my body. Luckily, I am very healthy but still have to fight with my demons of eating too much...:( I have recently rejoined this website and feel great about starting out (again) on a lifestyle improvement.

DanielleRN8

I don't understand why some of you girls are upset about being pears? The alternative is apple or boy shaped.

And why is having a big bum seen as a negative? Is this just a Western thing?

(And yes, I am Western and half white, but I still don't get it)

Being a pear is awesome when you are at the right weight. It's when you are overweight that being a pear is awful because of how big and jiggly our thighs and butts get. Now that I've lost more weight, I'm starting to love my shape again!

mfpcopine

I don't understand why some of you girls are upset about being pears? The alternative is apple or boy shaped.

And why is having a big bum seen as a negative? Is this just a Western thing?

(And yes, I am Western and half white, but I still don't get it)

If you're an extreme pear it's a drag. It's hard to find clothes, people make fun of you. If you're African American, you can feel stereotyped and the butt of "ghetto booty" jokes. It's simply not the case that every black woman wants a big *kitten*.

I'm sure that a large part of the reason is the predominance of a European and perhaps Asian beauty standard. You can push back, but in a world where people are bombarded with millions of images of "ideal" beauty, you can't entirely escape the influence.