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

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  • ebonie101
    ebonie101 Posts: 95 Member
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    I, too, am apple shaped :( It sucks! But, with hard work we can change it, ladies! We just have to work a bit harder than women with the other shapes. I would KILL to be a cute little pear shape and I can't even IMAGINE being a va va voom hourglass. Those chicks don't know how good they've got it, I swear lol. I've been doing Jillian Michaels DVDs at home and also spin class twice a week and I've about got mine worked off. Still working on toning up more though.


    Here are my before and afters, we CAN get rid of our bellies!!

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    and more recently
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    ive always hated my pear shaped body didnt know people wish they had it :o you look great btw
  • ebonie101
    ebonie101 Posts: 95 Member
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    i would have thought apples have it easier than pears lol i learned alot we all struggle the same way. congrats to you all
  • lintlin
    lintlin Posts: 32 Member
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    The difference between an apple and a V or "inverted triangle" is that an apple's waist is larger than the hips and shoulders, while a V's waist is smaller than the shoulders, but equal to or wider than the hips. An apple has a larger ribcage then the V, so while a V (when bigger) may look top heavy, the apple has a much wider back and midsection than the V.

    Sorry, don't mean to go all teacher on you, just really enjoy talking about this! :)
  • Divamc
    Divamc Posts: 21
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    @Ashleydv7...You and I are almost twins! I started at 272 and now I'm 243. I got the serious apple action going on. I'm top heavy with wide shoulders. I have never had an indented waist. I have no hips, thighs, or butt. When I work out, my legs get really muscular. I have a "tumble over" tummy. At my largest, I looked to be about 7 months pregnant. I've always said that I'm shaped like a box.
  • Litchick79
    Litchick79 Posts: 1 Member
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    Bump! :)
  • RunMyOregonBunsOff
    RunMyOregonBunsOff Posts: 862 Member
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    I think I would be an "apple" if I got much bigger, WebMD classified me as a rare breed, an "avocado." Meaning I gain weight in my middle and hips and thighs--LUCKY ME! LOL. When skinny (it's been a while) I'm more of an hourglass...but right now I'm just "thick." Bagh!

    So that's what I am! Thanks!
  • marz42
    marz42 Posts: 223 Member
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    I always used to think I was an hour glass. Just recently, I learned that I'm not. Having big boobs and a big butt doesn't make you an hour glass. My waist doesn't really nip in at all - it's straight. I'm a banana! Great. I hate bananas LOL.

    I am big all over, including my stomach. It has certainly decreased! Running over the last two months (or maybe a little less than that) has done the most to change my stomach! I don't have a good photo yet, but here are a couple decent ones:

    Before:
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    During (this was about 10 lbs heavier than I am now):
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    Great job, and I love that purple dress!
  • marz42
    marz42 Posts: 223 Member
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    I'm not really sure what shape I am. I've definitely got a butt, not very big in the chest, most disproportionate part is probably upper arms, which I blame on the German &.Polish side (well, that and the cheeseburgers)....all the old aunts had those. Big upper arms and fairly broad shoulders. I haven't measured since I started but I think I was waist 45 hips 54 at one point. Pants are usually tight in the hips before they are tight in the waist, I get a gap in the back sometimes. Ive noticed a little more waist since I started and also unfortunately a little less butt. That was the part I wanted to keep darn it. Wish we could pick which part shrinks first, I'd definitely go for arms.
  • jennysmyname
    jennysmyname Posts: 27 Member
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    before:
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    after:
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    My bottom half is still the biggest part of me haha but i like it a bit more now.
  • donnab83
    donnab83 Posts: 105 Member
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    Bump!
  • dymplez
    dymplez Posts: 6
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  • 504Crystal
    504Crystal Posts: 26 Member
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    The difference between an apple and a V or "inverted triangle" is that an apple's waist is larger than the hips and shoulders, while a V's waist is smaller than the shoulders, but equal to or wider than the hips. An apple has a larger ribcage then the V, so while a V (when bigger) may look top heavy, the apple has a much wider back and midsection than the V.

    Sorry, don't mean to go all teacher on you, just really enjoy talking about this! :)

    So now I'm confused. I'll post my measurements. I'm short but I have broader shoulders...definitely wider than my waist. My waist is 41 **tears** and my hips are 43. No butt **more tears** and not really any hips but my waist does go in a LITTLE when I lose weight. What does that make me? I gain weight in my midsection 1st...arms and boobs...legs last. Would that make me more of a rectangle? This is so confusing. Sorry I only have before pics in my gallery...no after to show yet.
  • smilebhappy
    smilebhappy Posts: 811 Member
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    bump
  • terracotti
    terracotti Posts: 101 Member
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    based on my measurement I'm still a pear but I look like I'm pregnant, what does that make me? seems like fat goes to my belly first. I'd never had a flat stomach :(
  • beautsarah
    beautsarah Posts: 151 Member
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  • mwk13
    mwk13 Posts: 1
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  • mousepaws22
    mousepaws22 Posts: 380 Member
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    I'm kind of an apple but a straight apple if that makes sense? When I was slim I had a small hourglass figure and that turned into a rectangular figure when I put on weight. Now though, my stomach just seems to be getting bigger and bigger- I'm an 18 around my waist and in my torso but a 16 in my legs. The problem is I'm big all over- I've got really chunky legs which I don't mind that much as long as I can get the fat off them and have some muscle definition, a big, prominent bum, big boobs and hugely fat arms. I really have no idea what my body is going to look like if I ever do lose this weight and I certainly have no idea how to dress to flatter my shape!

    ETA: I am also only 5 foot tall so I basically look like a beach ball!
  • drchimpanzee
    drchimpanzee Posts: 892 Member
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    Apple bottoms? I'm down. Let's do this.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
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    Not all the way there yet, but I'm a bit less apple and a bit more core:
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  • gabdhouse
    gabdhouse Posts: 48 Member
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    I, too, am apple shaped :( It sucks! But, with hard work we can change it, ladies! We just have to work a bit harder than women with the other shapes. I would KILL to be a cute little pear shape and I can't even IMAGINE being a va va voom hourglass. Those chicks don't know how good they've got it, I swear lol. I've been doing Jillian Michaels DVDs at home and also spin class twice a week and I've about got mine worked off. Still working on toning up more though.

    I so agree with you, I would love to be a pear shape versus and apple. To me it just looks better even with added weight. And keep up the good work, you look fabulous! You give us apples some hope. :)

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