Apple shaped people (again) Please post Before and After Pix

What shape am I??? I have a large chest a bit wider shoulders, my waist dips in on the sides even though it sticks out in front, I have wide hips a big *kitten* and larger legs ....I think in a combo lol

You sound like an hourglass because your waist dips in on the sides. The front of your waist is just a matter of weight overall, as far as I understand.

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Wow, that is amazing!

I'm also an apple and have a lot of trouble with my stomach, I never really lost weight there but more along the lines of my shoulders and legs.

Wow, that is amazing!

I'm also an apple and have a lot of trouble with my stomach, I never really lost weight there but more along the lines of my shoulders and legs.

Thank you! My stomach is still a work in progress. Ugh lol. I have a bit of a pooch going on. Although, I'm pretty sure with enough time, patience, and work, I can get it to be pretty flat. My tough spot is love handles (lower back). They don't seem to want to go away. It makes finding dresses that are tight hard since I have no rear end and a muffin top without even wearing pants lol. However, this dress seemed to help minimize it.

I think I'm a combination hourglass and apple. Is that possible? Anyone else? My belly and back have always been a big problem area for me (32+ inch waist), but I also have a nice bust and butt that's proportional. I gain weight in my belly first, but my upper body and lower body are very quick to shape up with diet and exercise. *sigh*

I think I am, too! I gain weight in my stomach, back, thighs, bum, and chest. I have a defined waist, so I'm not the typical apple shape, but I do gain in the middle (chest down to thighs). I look proportional--no large stomach and tiny calves for me! Hopefully I'll show some loss soonish to see if my extremities shape up more than my tummy/middle area.

Bumpity bump :flowerforyou:

I haven't even really thought about what kind of shape my body is...so I wasn't even sure what kind of body shape mine would be called. So I read up on it:

Determining Your Body Shape http://365voice.com/fitness-friday-knowing-your-body-type/

Before you can perform the right exercises for your body, you need to determine which type of body shape you have.

Hourglass: Women with an hourglass shape are often envied by all of their friends. This is because hourglasses have well-proportioned upper and lower bodies, with a distinctively narrow waist. However, if you are an hourglass, you may find that you tend to gain weight all over your body, particularly in your hips and chest area. Hourglasses tend to be endomorphs or mesomorphs.

Pear: Pear-shaped women tend to have larger lower bodies and smaller upper bodies. If you are a pear, you will find that your hips are slightly wider than your shoulders and that you tend to gain weight below your waist. Pears usually have small chests and flat stomachs. Most pears are mesomorphs.

Apple: Apples are generally bigger on the top half of their bodies than on the bottom half. They commonly have slim hips and a large chest and stomach. Apples tend to gain weight above the waist or along the backside. The majority of apples are mesomorphs or endomorphs.

Ruler: Women with a ruler shape tend to be waif-like and slim. Rulers have no large differences between the size of their hips, waists, and shoulders. Rulers tend to put on weight in their stomach and backside, while maintaining slender arms and legs. Most rulers are ectomorphs.

Looking at all the photos posted so far and reading the different descriptions, I have an apple-shaped body as well. I hate my wide hips and my belly. I have had so much difficulty getting rid of fat around my belly...what have been some of the things you've tried my apple-shaped friends?

I'm an apple, and I only have pictures half nakie, that I took for myself so I can look when I lose all this weight and go... EWWWW