Us Pear Shaped Women!

Hi Deedun,

I am a total pear!!! The hardest part (I have lost a total of 50 pounds is the loose skin on my legs. I am happy that they are smaller but it sort of "hangs" in a gross way.

At first I was discouraged that I was losing a lot in my bust but as I have continues to lose it seems to be balancing out nicely.

I am currently 18 pounds from my goal and see that excercise is what is most important. I am thinking of buying those new sneakers that help for firm your bum and legs.

Any tips or thoughts from other pears?

DeeDee

First of all--remember pears have less heart disease than apples. Years ago I lost a lot of weight and thought I looked great until I saw a picture of myself. I had this emaciated face, no boobs and still had the big but and thighs. We can't fight genetics.

I'm a PEAR and I love it! It is harder for me to drop the weight in my thigh area and my waist always seems to be small. Most women want that Coke Bottle Shape! It's all good.

I just came to this conclusion the other day. It sounds funny, I know. But I always thought I was just "curvy" instead of "pear". No, I'm pear. I don't have the boobs to be curvy. Instead, I've got the hips and the booty and the thighs. And I must say that I am proud of it! Embrace it! Men love curvy and hippy women. That's me! And my thighs - I don't think I'll ever be able to change them. My mother and sister are both the same way. But what I have learned is that I am so much stronger in my lower body than I am my upper. I stand with two pillars of strength to hold the rest of me up. This is why I was made this way.

Now if only I can find a good pair of jeans to match this "pear". :flowerforyou:

Me me me! A pygmy pear

Thick thighs & wide hips! I lost 2 cups in bra size but the pant sizes went less easily! I like being curvy...but I know my Hubby likes it more than me lol I guess you'd call it a womanly, Botticelli shape. It's funny b/c from the side, I look smaller, than from a frontal view...thanks hips!

I would love some tips on toning the inner thigh area, as well!

I am a pear shape too! I have the big butt but right now I have the big stomach too! I can't wait till that goes away! As for helping to tone our "problem areas" (butt, hips, thighs) there are a few exercises to tone the muscle but the fat will only leave when it wants too. We have no control with what fat goes away first. Lunges are a great way to help and holding weights while doing so will be an added benefit. Also, laying on the floor on your side, if you lift your leg that is laying on the other into the air, and bring it down slowly, that will help with your inner thigh muscles.

Ashia I agree if I can't find a good pair of jeans to fit I will be good. They always fit the thighs and butt but are to big for the waistline.

Yes! yes! That is my problem! If I shop in women's jeans, they fit my thighs great! But there's too much room in the waist line and it makes them sag - making my butt look lower or saggy. I hate that. If I shop in juniors, they fit my waist line and butt perfectly but my thighs are accentuated WAY too much and they look huge! It's complicated.

The best fitting jeans that I have found (although not perfect) are the Lee Comfort waist band. I can get them in a petite so they aren't dragging on the ground and from the outside you would never know there is elastic on the inside. It helps with the gap in the back. Like I said I still have that gap but it is nothing compared to other jeans.

I found them at Kohl's.

Pear here! I'm actually happy with the fact that I'm a pear you always have to look at the bright side we have tendency of being healthier and based on my experience man seem to life pears lol. I heard this on an article written by a personal trainer that toning shoes don't really do much for you and to just stick with what we all know works "Exercise" but I don' know much about it. Hip adductor exercises is what works for me, I have to work hard but it keeps everything in place :laugh:

I fixed my pear shape buying some boobs to match the booty lol, now I have a shopping addiction - everything is so balanced it looks awesome!!

lol..............that is very good! The best about me being chubby now is that I fianlly have C cups! AS I lose, sadly I will lose those.

I do love my big curvy bottom. My mom and sisters have long legs and flat butts..............they are envious of my big butt. When I find jeans that fit.............I stick with them. JC Penney's petite section has all the pants I need!

Belly fat seems to be more willing to leave than bum and thigh fat. The up side is that we are generally healthier.

This is so not true. I'm an apple and I've lost plenty of weight in my butt, thighs, and hips but it still hangs around my belly. As is said a 1000 times a day, every person is different. Maybe people who are apples tend to lost weight first in their hips, thighs, and butt while pears lose it in their tummies first. All I know is that my belly is not coming off very easily and it is a lot more dangerous for my health than it would be if it was hanging on my butt.

I too am a pear shape (Curvy)! I work in a hospital & have found that walking up & down 5 flights of stairs 4 times a day has helped. Any stairs will do, just make sure you are planting your whole foot on the step to work your butt as well. I also do Cardio on the Elliptical machine with resistance & that can get your thighs & butt toned. It's been 3 weeks & I am noticing a difference already. Keep in mind it builds leg muscle so you may notice an increase in weight but you will look & feel toned. Jean shopping may be a little easier in a few weeks!

Thanks It's funny b/c even though after all that weight, I'm still what my Nana always called me, a "Culona" (large butt girl, in Italian) lol!

I just came across this cool site, Myshape.com. It looks pretty extensive, but can determine your size based on all you measurements, cool!

It's funny b/c from the side, I look smaller, than from a frontal view...thanks hips!

:laugh: :laugh: yep that is me!!

Way to go on your weight loss! over 90lbs! Amazing!

I'm definitely a pear shape which hubby appreciates! Remember that pears will lose our lower half last as it is usually the place that puts on the pounds first. Total body workouts are great along with cardio esp. those that work the legs.i.e kickboxing. Usually for me lots of kickboxing or the dreaded run along with watching those carbs. especially late in the day. Unfortunately now that hubby is back from Iraq I have celebrated too much with great meals thus the battle begins again.


In reference to jean, after a major search that included high end and cheaper jeans..Lee trouser jeans and their custom No gap jeans does wonders for my butt and thighs, the best part is they are all less than 50.00 dollars.

HTH,
Michelle

Thanks It's funny b/c even though after all that weight, I'm still what my Nana always called me, a "Culona" (large butt girl, in Italian) lol!

I just came across this cool site, Myshape.com. It looks pretty extensive, but can determine your size based on all you measurements, cool!

It's funny b/c from the side, I look smaller, than from a frontal view...thanks hips!

:laugh: :laugh: yep that is me!!

Way to go on your weight loss! over 90lbs! Amazing!

Culona....I love that, my new nickname!:laugh: