Hourglass and proud, share your befores and afters

curds
curds Posts: 201 Member
in Success Stories
Hey,

So I don't have one to start the thread off with sigh "heavy sigh", but I recently had to admit that I am not a pear and am in fact an hourglass trust me I googled various calculators and even fudged the numbers slightly to prove I wasn't, but to no avail. I am not a pear just a very hippy/curvy hourglass.

So, there's always these huge threads for pears and apples, but what about us hourglass girls? Sure there is some, but it never gets as many responses as the other shapes.

So if you buxom and proud show it off! Oh and especially if you don't have the small waist hourglasses are famous for I want to see you!

PS: if you started off as an hour glass and went to another shape you welcome as well!

Editing to add some success since its a success thread:

Bust went from 110 cm to 96 cms
waist went from 96 cm to 78 cm
hips went from 110 to 103 cm (not much of a change I'm a hippy girl legs themselves slimmed out)
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  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    You're an hourglass? Oh noes, so sorry OP! :flowerforyou:
  • curds
    curds Posts: 201 Member
    You're an hourglass? Oh noes, so sorry OP! :flowerforyou:

    Thanks for the sarcasm lol, but yes lol it was a bit of a shock since my family mostly lean towards the pear shape or athletic! and I only really starting getting boobs as I gained weight so naturally assumed I would lose them as I lost weight! I accepted my shape now though so just curious as to see what I might be looking forward to after all the jiggly bits and problem areas are gone!
  • stef_monster
    stef_monster Posts: 205 Member
    I've gone from body-pillow shape, to ironing-board shape, to somebody-shrink-wrapped-a-dozen-wire-coat-hangers-in-the-vague -shape-of-a-human shape, haha!

    In all seriousness, I've never had any curves at all. I've either been all bulgy and puffy at my heaviest, or very bony and angular (hence the coat hangers). I've got some great muscle tone now, but I'm still built like a yardstick. A RIPPED yardstick, mind you, but still... :tongue:

    If I could pick any shape for myself, it would definitely be hourglass.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    <---Always an hourglass.
  • curds
    curds Posts: 201 Member
    Quite honestly I never understood why the hourglass shape was so popular! Yes, yes, yes I am one and I'm not unhappy far from it lol its just I always found it curious as to why so many women wanted to have that particular shape! I suppose at the end of the day we all just need to work with what we have!
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    You're an hourglass? Oh noes, so sorry OP! :flowerforyou:

    Thanks for the sarcasm lol, but yes lol it was a bit of a shock since my family mostly lean towards the pear shape or athletic! and I only really starting getting boobs as I gained weight so naturally assumed I would lose them as I lost weight! I accepted my shape now though so just curious as to see what I might be looking forward to after all the jiggly bits and problem areas are gone!
    Okay OP. Here is a picture.

    Edit:picture was too big.
  • curds
    curds Posts: 201 Member
    *love eyes* sigh both of you have a tummy I can only dream of right now! I will perceive though and add my jiggly free stomach here!
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    Sure I will.
    Starting 5'8" 155lbs 25% BF
    Ending 5'8" 140lbs 21.3% BF
    Goal 130-135lbs 16-18% BF
    6553648_5856.jpg
    6553648_7192.jpg

    Ending measurements
    38" bust
    25" waist
    36" hip

    Starting measurements
    38" bust
    28" waist
    39" hip
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Sure I will.
    Starting 5'8" 155lbs 25% BF
    Ending 5'8" 140lbs 21.3% BF
    Goal 130-135lbs 16-18% BF
    6553648_5856.jpg
    6553648_7192.jpg

    Ending measurements
    38" bust
    25" waist
    36" hip

    Starting measurements
    38" bust
    28" waist
    39" hip

    Looking great!
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    Thank you! I would like to see more before and afters! I saw a lot of before and afters for the "pear shaped" so let's hope the "hour glasses" come out :p
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    I am still working on my hourglass figure. :blushing:
  • gypsylouiseporter
    gypsylouiseporter Posts: 22
    all my before shots are on my ticker, this photo I took about 3 days ago




    DSCF1403.jpg


    I have tried to get this silly thing to do the photo but even though I followed the instructions and changed the url to lower case it wont work?
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    December 2012, I had less muscle then than now.

    a460d483-df27-4162-bd62-9169a5a15012_zpsaf102806.jpg

    I don't have any recent pics, just avitar from march and back picture:

    FB4525AE-F7B9-44CF-AD7E-5409D6EE9C50-628-0000007DEE6FC2ED_zps12f0ee53.jpg
  • gypsylouiseporter
    gypsylouiseporter Posts: 22
    DSCF1403.jpg
  • estey89
    estey89 Posts: 104 Member
    I started April 10th, these are pics of first day, day 15 and day 34!



    Front
    16k5ojp.png

    Side
    2wmoy00.png

    Back
    2wfigz8.png
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    DSCF1403.jpg
    For Gypsy ^ tried fixing your link

    Mandy great profile ! Love your back! Mine was like that and I am trying to get back there.

    And way to go esty!
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    I am still working on my hourglass figure. :blushing:
    Aw takes time :flowerforyou: :laugh:
  • selmafeki
    selmafeki Posts: 48 Member
    work in progress, but as you all can see I'm somewhere between hourglass and pear. At least from behind. lol.

    Foumlre130401_zpse7ad2f20.jpg
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    You look great!
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    work in progress, but as you all can see I'm somewhere between hourglass and pear. At least from behind. lol.

    Foumlre130401_zpse7ad2f20.jpg

    Wow.
  • AshDHart
    AshDHart Posts: 818 Member
    I was an hourglass many pounds ago. Now it's more like 2.5 hours. :laugh:

    Hoping I balance back out more as I get closer to goal.
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    Always been an hourglass - partly how the weight crept up, as I still had a waist (sort of!) I could fool myself I had a figure. And by dressing in things that fit the fat gets hidden by clothes quite effectively. It was when I felt like I had a 5-month baby bump putting my shoes on I realised I had to do something. Being as how my "baby" is 13 years old!
  • curds
    curds Posts: 201 Member
    I started April 10th, these are pics of first day, day 15 and day 34!



    Front
    16k5ojp.png

    Side
    2wmoy00.png

    Back
    2wfigz8.png


    You really doing well! I love it! Great job
  • ThriftyChica12
    ThriftyChica12 Posts: 373 Member
    hourglass here; u can see how weight loss is helping to bring out my TRUE hourglass even more :)

    before:

    100_1506_2_zps65feb3fe.jpg

    halfway to goal:

    SAM_1207_zps07e42590.jpg

    before:

    100_1508_2_zps29740398.jpg

    halfway to goal:

    SAM_1212_zpsaf548eb5.jpg
  • daveymac1
    daveymac1 Posts: 784 Member
    Sure I will.
    Starting 5'8" 155lbs 25% BF
    Ending 5'8" 140lbs 21.3% BF
    Goal 130-135lbs 16-18% BF
    6553648_5856.jpg
    6553648_7192.jpg

    Ending measurements
    38" bust
    25" waist
    36" hip

    Starting measurements
    38" bust
    28" waist
    39" hip


    Holy crap!! All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    December 2012, I had less muscle then than now.

    a460d483-df27-4162-bd62-9169a5a15012_zpsaf102806.jpg

    I don't have any recent pics, just avitar from march and back picture:

    FB4525AE-F7B9-44CF-AD7E-5409D6EE9C50-628-0000007DEE6FC2ED_zps12f0ee53.jpg

    Sexy Mandy!!!
  • gypsylouiseporter
    gypsylouiseporter Posts: 22
    DSCF1403.jpg
    For Gypsy ^ tried fixing your link

    Mandy great profile ! Love your back! Mine was like that and I am trying to get back there.

    And way to go esty!
    thankyou, why wouldn't it work for me?. I changed the URL to url, I have done pics before and they worked?
  • squirrelzzrule22
    squirrelzzrule22 Posts: 640 Member
    Bump! Hope to post here someday....although as I lose weight my D boobs are rapidly approaching Cs....however I have a big rib cage but little waist which adds to the hourglassy effect. Y'all look great!!!
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    @davey TY!

    @gypsy the IMG code was in caps so I made it lower case.. I think.
  • Ideal362433
    Ideal362433 Posts: 118
    How do you know you're an hourglass or not?

    I mean my waist is smaller than both my hips and bust but my bust and shoulders are bigger I have a defined waist and I gain weight everywhere except my hips which are quite narrow but my hip measurement is bigger because of my butt which I gain weight in just like my thighs breasts and waist. Gaining 20 lbs has gained me almost 2 inches in chest area an inch in the waist an inch and a half in the hips. And 2 to 3 inches in the thighs. I gain my weight all over but my breasts always are the ones that end up carrying more of the fat and then my butt thighs and then waist in that order.

    Is this considered top heavy hourglass of just hourglass? Do you have to have wide hips to be an hourglass? Could the butt be a substitute or not?

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