To the apple shaped women out there!

Squeezalsize10

I'm sorry I can't relate being pear-shaped but if it makes you guys feel any better, I'm extremely jealous that you apples always have skinny legs!!
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lol thats sweet but i rather have a lovely pear shaped body than having skinny chicken legs..

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kikilareggae

I'm 31, 5'9, mother of 3, and started MFP at 180 lbs in February. I've lost 24 pounds since. The first 20 came off in 5 months and since then, it's been a pound here, a pound there. I started doing just cardio (elliptical/Turbo Jam) for an hour a day/ 5 days a week. I started 30 Day Shred/strength training for 30 minutes a day/5 days a week WITH 30 minutes of cardio/5days a week to get more weight/inches off after being stuck on a plateau for a month or two. Total time I spend is 1 hour of exercise, 5 days a week. And I've lost inches and 4 more pounds and I have a WAIST now! I have changed my apple shape, it CAN be done! You might not notice until you are closer to your ideal weight/healthy BMI, in my opinion.

kikilareggae

Oh and of course, everytime I eat under/at my calorie goal consistently and eat healthy/clean calories I see a jump. If I had stuck more consistently to my calorie goal everyday, I know I would weigh even less now. I struggle more with eating healthy than getting my workouts in.

sixpacklady

Thats awesome.Congrats to you !!!

I am 18 weeks PP and wanting to do the 30 DS for a while. Is it easy on the knees? What cardio do you do?

Ann1964x

you look wonderful & I am going to start lifting heavy too.
I am at 133 with a 33 inch waist. (huge)

I tried everything, absolutely everything and I still had a disproportionately large belly. Then I found heavy lifting, and it really has gone. I've opened up my profile temporarily - there are some 'before and after lifting pics there - hope you can see the difference.

lisam191

Yes i carry all my weight round the middle. My tummy is so fat. It also goes to my upper arms.

danilee1020

What exactly is heavy lifting? Do I need machines to achieve this? Also, I notice us apples look younger than we are. Must be our filler chub in our faces