Huge HIPS ...I know you can't really spot reduce...

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  • PriceK01
    PriceK01 Posts: 834 Member
    I'm 5'10" with 41" hips at 150lbs. Even at 118lbs, they were 38" because of my bone structure. Your hips aren't huge!!!!

    Like others have said, if they feel out of proportion with your shoulders, work those to get more muscle up top to even it out.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    "I know you can't spot reduce but...how do I spot reduce?"

    Take a breath and step back; we're all going to be fugly when we're 90...if we make it that long (it's likely not in the cards for me, I party too hard).

    Be happy, get strong and healthy, do stuff outside. The more you do that the better you'll eventually look.
  • ShreddedTweet
    ShreddedTweet Posts: 1,326 Member
    You're never going to be a waif, you're not built that way. I'm not either, it's okay to have hips, it's nice actually. But yes, you're only 19 so it's a good idea to get on top of your weight at your age and start enjoying looking after yourself. And realistically 39inch hips are not massive at 5'9, so relax!
  • Chinadorian
    Chinadorian Posts: 200 Member

    Take a breath and step back; we're all going to be fugly when we're 90...

    Fugly......LOL.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I know you can't really spot reduce. but I have HUGE hips(39inches). It makes them even more noticeable because i don't have much of a chest at all (34 AA) It seems like they arent shrinking any lately. I know men like a woman with hips but i just feel like mine are WAY too big.... any suggestions on anything i can do to help with this problems? thanks

    Dress for your body type. My hips are 49 inches, so don't feel *too* bad. :flowerforyou:

    Seriously, there are certain styles that make those of us with wide hips look even bigger than we are. There are also certain styles that, visually speaking, have a slimming effect. I envy your 39 inches and hope to get that small myself. (That will be when I am officially in "normal" sizes and out of the "plus" sizes.)

    I agree with the others that you are being hard on yourself. You look great. Find clothes that flatter your current figure rather than wishing for a different body type. You've lost a LOT of weight and should be very proud of yourself. Drop the fat mentality. Accentuate the positive, and eliminate the negative. :happy:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    FYI, 40 inch hips on a 5'3" frame:

    Blackshirt.jpg

    And I love 'em!
  • cm1458
    cm1458 Posts: 742 Member
    FYI, 40 inch hips on a 5'3" frame:

    Blackshirt.jpg

    And I love 'em!

    wow you look really good
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    wow you look really good

    SO DO YOU! Believe it or I'll slap you
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    wow you look really good

    SO DO YOU! Believe it or I'll slap you

    Exactly. Love those CURVES!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    FYI, 40 inch hips on a 5'3" frame:

    Blackshirt.jpg

    And I love 'em!

    Whoa! Hot mama! :love:
  • fcp1234
    fcp1234 Posts: 1,098 Member
    You can get a boob job, to even it out
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    It always makes me slightly sad when someone posts up about their 'huge', 'massive', 'disgusting' (insert body part here), and then I realise mine is bigger.
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    The fact is, while you can lose weight, you can't spot reduce, and you cannot change your overall body shape, or your genetics.

    Be happy with the weight you've lost, and the fact that you are becoming healthier and stronger.

    I actually would love to have an hourglass figure with a smaller waist, but that's not in the cards for me. My ribs aren't designed for it, so I've made my peace with it.

    I focus on the things I do love about my body, like how strong I am, along with my endurance level. Sure, I like the way I look in the mirror, but I like the things my body can do even more.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I have 37 inch hips and wouldn't consider them huge. And I'm not overweight in the slightest. And I'm shorter than you.
  • sunlover89
    sunlover89 Posts: 436 Member
    You can get a boob job, to even it out

    Or she can just learn to be happy in her natural shape?
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I think the problem is that you're 19. While you've been focused on losing weight and gaining because of depo, your body secretly started developing in to a woman's body under the radar, and now your expectations are to have your girl's body back. It doesn't mean you're fat, at all. It just means your body changed, as happens to every woman. I think that's why you think they're huge and every other woman who's replied think they're totally normal. Once your body has changed, you will have to go to a really low bodyfat to get rid of natural hips. They're there to store fat so that if you get pregnant and there's famine, your baby has
    A chance of survival. Not terribly practical in modern society, but hard to beat biology. Conveniently, men are programmed to find feminine curves sexy. Anyway, learn to like them, they're not huge, you look great!
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    I will say a pet peeve of mine is when somebody doesn't like "such and such" body part, they want to know how to change it, and then you get 10 other posters projecting their own insecurities onto the OP.
  • Fvaisey
    Fvaisey Posts: 5,506 Member
    39 inch hips huge?!? You're not kidding are you?
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    I will say a pet peeve of mine is when somebody doesn't like "such and such" body part, they want to know how to change it, and then you get 10 other posters projecting their own insecurities onto the OP.

    Where was that?
  • alvalaurie
    alvalaurie Posts: 369 Member
    41 inch hips over here, so I feel your pain! Not a huge deal; most men love curves.

    Here's a tip I discovered recently to help with the smaller topside - tops that have a swoop neck & hang loosely at your breasts will make them appear larger. I would post a pic but don't have a photobucket account.

    Eventually as you shed body fat, the hips will diminish. Keep plugging away & don't give up!
  • fcp1234
    fcp1234 Posts: 1,098 Member
    You can get a boob job, to even it out

    Or she can just learn to be happy in her natural shape?

    yea that too
  • cm1458
    cm1458 Posts: 742 Member
    I think the problem is that you're 19. While you've been focused on losing weight and gaining because of depo, your body secretly started developing in to a woman's body under the radar, and now your expectations are to have your girl's body back. It doesn't mean you're fat, at all. It just means your body changed, as happens to every woman. I think that's why you think they're huge and every other woman who's replied think they're totally normal. Once your body has changed, you will have to go to a really low bodyfat to get rid of natural hips. They're there to store fat so that if you get pregnant and there's famine, your baby has
    A chance of survival. Not terribly practical in modern society, but hard to beat biology. Conveniently, men are programmed to find feminine curves sexy. Anyway, learn to like them, they're not huge, you look great!

    Thanks. this made me feel so much better. :)
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    Hmm. I'm only 5'1" and my hips are 45 inches, and I don't really even see them as huge, they're just....me. I am working on what I can, but I don't worry about the numbers much. You can't compare yourself to anyone else, or to what you think is supposed to be an "ideal" number. Work on your fitness and your health, both physical and mental. Learn to be happy with yourself NOW, exactly the way you are. Then the person you would like to be has already arrived, and anything and everything you do to change that person will be because you WANT to, not because you think you have to to become that person that you want to be.

    This song helps me a lot when I start thinking I should be something other than what I am.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9WZtxRWieM

    :flowerforyou:
  • tracygolden
    tracygolden Posts: 94 Member
    MAke sure the wife knows that..........I'd love to hear my man say that!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    You can get a boob job, to even it out

    Or she can just learn to be happy in her natural shape?

    yea that too

    that is just crazy talk!!
  • BoatReadyBody
    BoatReadyBody Posts: 376
    I say find a dance floor and shake em...
  • jodieandris
    jodieandris Posts: 12
    When I started my fitness journey my hips were 42". I know, they were HUGE!!! Way bigger than 39". I didnt do anything specific to reduce the size of my hips. Just getting active and doing different exercises helped a great bit. Its usually the hardest to lose the inches off your hips. My hips are now 37" and I feel great. But when my hips were 42" I never thought they were huge, but now looking back I can really see the difference. I was doing hardcore bootcamps to really get my results. Maybe you need to join a group that will really kick your *kitten* into fitness. Otherwise keep working out and eating clean, give it time -it will happen.
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    I think my hips were around 40 or 41" inches when I first started. They're 34" today, so I know you definitely can lose them!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I think my hips were around 40 or 41" inches when I first started. They're 34" today, so I know you definitely can lose them!

    You can lose the fat on your hips. You cannot lose the bone. You are a straight shape. The OP is a pear. And she's tall. She may lose more off her hips. She may not. Regardless, her hips are not huge by any stretch.

    I will likely never have 34-inch hips. I'm an hourglass.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    I know you can't really spot reduce. but I have HUGE hips(39inches). It makes them even more noticeable because i don't have much of a chest at all (34 AA) It seems like they arent shrinking any lately. I know men like a woman with hips but i just feel like mine are WAY too big.... any suggestions on anything i can do to help with this problems? thanks
    39in is huge? LOL I am praying I don't go below 39 or 40 because I feel that is small. xo I was in the 50in after my kids, not extremely obese, then they went down to the mid 40s and now I'm at 41in. Pray for me to keep mine and I will pray you lose yours! lol You can do a lot of muscle moves that tone that area some more? Maybe that would help get rid of any excess jiggle in the area for you.

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