Pear shape successes?

I'm the same- on my hips,legs and bum x

Genetics will predispose where your fat is and where it comes off first - but be patient - it will come off there eventually. I have lost about 3 inches off my butt, but 5 inches off my waist - so it is slower coming off my lower half than my waist, but it is coming off.

I'm following this post because I am the same way, almost into regular sizes on top but a far cry away from not being plus size on the bottom.

Same here! I like my shape but not the extra pounds I am carrying around on it right now.

Well I don't have pictures of my butt, but I can detail my loss over the past year.

I didn't lose a pant size till I had lost almost 30lbs. It was really discouraging to see the loss in my arms, boobs and face but not my pant size. But meh. I kept at it! Between ~30lbs and ~50lbs loss I dropped pants size fast. I moved down to an 8 from a 12 within those 20lbs. I also started weight lifting.

Running lifted my butt, made it firmer, but weight lifting has really shaped it, and lifted it further. I had no idea butt muscles were so high up!!

While I'm still a big jiggly in my thighs, butt and stomach it's a vast improvement. My stomach is flat most days, my butt is perky and tight, and my thighs have muscle under the jiggly I just have to keep at it to grow more muscle to tighten them all up.

I've dialed down the cardio, cause weight lifting is more fun and doesn't feel like working out. I've been following the Stronglifts 5x5. But I did do the Couch to 5k last Spring and it helped a lot of weight come off.

I am the exact same shape. Several years ago, when I was in really great shape, I could wear a small to medium on the top, and a size 16 on the bottom. However, I was on my way to really reducing the bottom when I started spin class. It about killed me, but all of my friends were telling me how much smaller my legs were becoming! I also did a weightlifting class that shaped my butt. I will be curvy, no matter how small I get, but, when I was fit, I felt like I looked far more feminine than girls without the curves. I embraced my curves, dressed for my curves, and I felt that I looked great. I am working hard to get back to that point. If you have not tried spinning, give it a try for about 3-4 weeks and see if your measurements change....that and weightlifting...makes a big difference!

I am the same way, but I think we're lucky to have a pear shape! It's healthier than gaining belly weight, and it's more attractive. Guys like it

I have always carried more junk in my trunk!! When I start to lose my top slims down first...go down on size in shirts before pants.

I hope this thread continues. I am also a pear shape. It would be interesting and helpful to see what works and doesn't work for the PEAR shape. I have heard that spinning is excellent but it will be a while before I can challenge my body that way. I have just started and am looking forward to a healthier version of me. Thank you for sharing! :-)

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I'm also a pear shape--definitely following this post as well. I will say this though, since I've dropped 50lbs, I can see where my bottom is maybe a lil smaller...I've never had probl seeing weight loss in my upper body and waiste. I'm just waiting on the "bottom half" to catch up but considering I am going down in size, obviously something is decreasing down there LOL
I've always worn 18/20 in the top but 24 in the bottom ...TODAY I am 20 in the bottom; that's after 50lb loss. We shall see what the coming mos bring as I'm going for losing the next 50. Good luck!

I'm definitely a pear shape. And although I'm currently definitely in the "before" mode rather than "after", I can share my previous experience and give you some insight.

I'm 5'11" and currently am hovering around 200 pounds. Even at 160 pounds, I still wore a size L shirt, as I do now. I currently wear a size 14 pants and am almost bursting out of them. At 160, I wear a size 12.

Where I really noticed my legs looking slim was when I finally weighed 150 and was training for triathlons. 150 is below the middle of the weight range recommended for my height, and is a BMI of 21. I STILL usually wore a size 12 pants, sometimes a 10, but sometimes wore a M shirt.

In high school, I was very VERY skinny, and although I had wide-ish hips (can't change the size and shape of your pelvic bone!), my legs were very slim.

So really, it wasn't until I was on the lower end of the weight range for my height and exercising a lot that I lost some of that "thick thigh" situation. That being said, even higher up in the weight range, if you're weight training and building lean body mass, your thighs might not be skinny, but they'll be firm, powerful, and sexy!

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