I'm an apple shape and I hate myself what should I do?

Hello my fellow apple shaped ladies!!

I too get disgusted with my body but until i started to work out ive notice my body toning up and more shape to it and gives me motivation to keep going to see how I can transform my body!!

Doing the 30 day shred for the 2nd time around.

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Let me start off by saying those people who reply "stop hating yourself" need to piss off. If you cant understand that it's not a matter of "doing" then you have no business commenting. I also am an Apple shape and hate my body. It's a mental thing, not a will thing. I used to be a cute 125 lb girl and now i'm 180lbs. Its EXTREMELY difficult to love yourself after you feel like you've exploded and feel disgusting in your own body. It is possible to get through it. It's almost like a mental illness, you dont walk up to a belemic and just tell them to stop throwin up. I found that "dating myself" has helped my to love myself more. After gaining weight, I never wanted to do my makeup or fix my hair or wear nice clothes cuz I thought, whats the use, I'm fat anyways, its not like it will make a difference. Well boy was I wrong. I spent a little extra $ and got my hair cut shorter than I'd had in years, got good shampoo for the hair color, I make sure my nails are always done even if I have to do them myself, I get up early to take a shower and style my hair and do makeup. This has helped me realize that you CAN be beautiful even if there are spare pounds. I have friends who are bigger than me, and I never see them for their size but instead for how confident and powerful they are. If you carry yourself with pride and confidence, they good mood will radiate. Now, as far as nutrition goes, I had done some research (I know this was especially true for me, and yes everyone is different, but it may help) and found that I gain weight in my middle due to a low tolerance of sugar. Apple shapped people have a higer chance of developing Diabetes and I found that I was already on my way to that point and had developed "Insulin resistency" and was pre-diabetic. After cutting out lots of sugar and carbs/starch I started to feel much better. Altough I lost about 10 lbs, I felt less dense if that makes sense? My Dr. reccomended the South Beach Diet because it's better for my shape because it helps you to re-balance your tolerance to sugar etc. I also found that taking a good abount of B-12 has helped me AMAZINGLY. It really increases my mood and I am always more upbeat when I take them and my multi-vitamins. Also, I know it's not that easy to find out, but if you know what your blood type is, there are suggestions for how to eat based on that. If you donate blood they can tell youi ive been told. For me, I will NEVER see results with diet and calorie deprevation alone, I NEED to burn calories or it wont come off. Cardio and weight lifting helped me the most. I had lost around 35 lbs. and then got so tired I stopped and gained it all back and now I'm here again. A pound of fat is 3,500 calories, so I log the calories burned to get a more realistic timeline of how fast I should be losing weight if I stick to it. Weight loss and body acceptance is a long and tough battle. It IS possible to love your body as long as your willing to put in the work and effort. I hope this helps. I'm no expert but this is what I have found to be true for me. Good luck!

I'm on my phone, and can't post a pic, but take a look at my profile pic- particularly the post run pictures. I'm also apple shaped, but that apple looks a whole lot different at a healthy weight. I was just under 170 at 5'10" and still had work to to. But that is hardly a body to hate. We may not ever be curvy, but that doesn't mean we can't be trim and sexy.

I am apple shaped and I love it. As soon as I lose my tummy and get fit everywhere, I will be athletic looking so I am actually excited to be an apple. Don't hate your body. Work with it!!!

The only way I was able to start getting healthy was when I had the epiphany that my poor self image and body hatred was contributing to me abusing my body. I decided that even if I wasn't the shape I wanted to be, I would work on treating my body in a loving manner. Love yourself, and the rest will fall into place.

awesome advice maybe even better profile pic!

I am as well but have learned that with healthy eating and exercise and toning I can be hourglass! Go get it!

You will lose inches from your waist although the hard part is that it may be the last place to come off. With perseverance though you can get there.

I'm pear/hourglass and wish I had the slim legs you apple ladies have! And my biggest area is my hips so guess what - that's the last place the inches come off. But I just did 30DS and did notice some loss in that area. I'm moving on to Ripped in 30 in the hope of seeing further results.

Fight those stubborn areas! ????

I know you may feel like you have no shape, but it's there! I'm an apple shape, too. I gain all my weight in my stomach and chest.After losing 50 lbs, I've began to realize that I have more curves than I thought. Really focus on your health, though. At first I was focusing on my appearance, then realized that if I continue at the rate I was going, I would really suffer health wise. I started taking Zumba. It's really fun and a great workout! It helped me to slim down my midsection. I went from measurements of 40-38-44 to 36-32-38! Don't give up! And remember- you are beautiful just the way you are!

Stop hating your body.

I think if it were this simple, a lot of us wouldn't be on MFP.

OP, I'm the apple shape too. If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me if I was pregnant, well.. I'd have 15 cents. Still hurts.

I thought I was an apple until I put my measurements in here http://www.calculator.net/body-type-calculator.html

You can't change your body shape but you can get back down to a size you are happy seeing yourself at. You can also do exercises to balance your body out. Would you rather give up and look the same or keep working hard and look better? You can do squats, lunges and more to work your leg and but muscles. Will you magically grow a big bubble butt no, but you will lift and shape the one you have.

Use the hate you have for your body to motivate you to continue on your weight loss journey. I'm still not happy with the way my body looks but comparing my before and after. I'd take this body over what I had 11 lbs ago. I have a big belly but I have big everything else too. Walking and running has helped me slim my tummy. Other parts are slimming too but not as much as my tummy.

I understand. I have been an apple shape all my life. Actually now I am called and inverted triangle, not sure what sounds worse.
Big boobs, short thick waist, narrow hips, flat butt, skinny legs.
It got even worse when I gained 100 pounds over 20 yrs. Now I am at really high risk for Diabetes and heart disease. And I look pregnant!

Best thing I did before I gained my weight, was get into body building. Strengthened my legs and arms and found body parts that looked great! I never got the little bitty waist and hourglass figure, but I looked pretty dang good, and I was seriously strong.

I am down almost 50 pounds and yesterday I wore a belt! I actually had a little bit of a waist, and it looked kinda cute.

No, you can't change your body shape from an apple to a pear, but you can make the most of the body you have and embrace your strengths.

If you lose enough weight you just kind of have no shape. You can't spot reduce fat, but you can target muscle groups to add mass in those places.I used to be kind of hourglass shaped but I hated having hips. I lost a good amount of weight and focused my workouts to be aimed for strength for my lower body but hypertrophy for my upper body. Now I'm "reverse triangle" shaped with a muscular upper body and lean hips and waist.

I'm so tired of this fruit shape nonsense. >.<

If you don't like it stay out of the fruit shaped threads... Go be human shaped elsewhere!

I'm so tired of this fruit shape nonsense. >.<

If you don't like it stay out of the fruit shaped threads... Go be human shaped elsewhere!

lol, it was never that serious

Oh sorry... Humans welcome here :-)