hour glass?

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  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    So now there are MEASUREMENTS to be considered SHAPELY? What is it about numbers that everyone is obsessed about? If you are happy and SEE yourself as shapely, then you are! As long as you are happy with yourself! :) Looking at your profile pic, I would say you have a very nice shape!

    To try to give an answer to this... after I lost about 30lbs I was really happy with myself. I thought I looked great, and was really confident. I then got a load of fat comments from various different people and now don't trust myself about whether or not I look good. I keep changing my mind about what I think when I look in the mirror. But numbers? You can't argue with cold, hard numbers. If I have a definitively small waist, then I know I can't be too big. And if I can convince myself of that, then I can start convincing myself I look alright when I look in the mirror.

    And to answer OP's question: I'd consider myself an hourglass with 34-25-25.
  • amyx593
    amyx593 Posts: 211 Member
    So I was just playing around with some numbers, and according to this site, there must be a 12inch min difference for hourglass, not 9 or 10 as has been mentioned (I always thought it was 8 or 9). I even entered 40-30-40 and it said it didn't recognize that shape- ha! but 38-26-38 is hourglass.

    Enter your measurements here: http://www.calculator.net/body-type-calculator.html

    According to your measurements you're a straight body type, which over half of the female population actually is.

    If you were to subcategorize yoruself, you'd probably be a slender hourglass, because it is obvious there is some definition.

    To be an hourglass shape however, I think your waist needs to be 9 inches smaller than your bust, or something crazy like that.
  • bergsangel
    bergsangel Posts: 131
    I thought I was hourglass, but apparently, I'm not anything (like the above poster mentioned) ha! 36-28-37...not a shape they recognize :ohwell:
  • mamma_nee
    mamma_nee Posts: 809 Member
    MMM MMMM , I am a pear LOLOLOL
  • east2west14
    east2west14 Posts: 161 Member
    47 32 47
    I gain weight all over and I also lose all over
  • jackiejuniker
    jackiejuniker Posts: 1
    I thought I was hourglass, but apparently, I'm not anything (like the above poster mentioned) ha! 36-28-37...not a shape they recognize :ohwell:
    Same here! 34 25 35....not a shape they recognize. hmmmm not sure about that website
  • kathrinnbauer
    kathrinnbauer Posts: 74 Member
    Enter your measurements here: http://www.calculator.net/body-type-calculator.html

    According to your measurements you're a straight body type, which over half of the female population actually is.

    If you were to subcategorize yoruself, you'd probably be a slender hourglass, because it is obvious there is some definition.

    To be an hourglass shape however, I think your waist needs to be 9 inches smaller than your bust, or something crazy like that.


    Hahaha this is my test result: Sorry your body is not in the 4 shapes we calculate

    Muy bust is 41.5, waist 30.5 and hips 40.
  • angelahu09
    angelahu09 Posts: 7 Member
    Just a quick note, there have been a lot of studies on body geometry, symmetry and how people perceive beauty. Generally anytime a women's waist is .7 of her hips or greater it would be considered an hourglass figure.

    @Juliebelanger22 by the formula above you would be a perfect hourglass for your size.

    This .7 ratio also has been found to be what men are attracted to world wide, across all ages (studies included ages from 10-90).

    I looked this up earlier this week and found the 25% rule below, which is pretty close to the 70% (inverse 30%) rule quoted. Different sites use shoulder vs. bust measurements; for me, the result is the exact same thing, but it might create a different result for someone else!

    Also, "waist" in the section below is defined as tailor's waist or natural waist, generally far above "belly button waist".

    "Rectangle/Banana/Ruler/Boyish/etc. - You shoulder and hip measurement are within 5% of each other and you waist is less than 25% less than the larger of the other two
    Inverted Triangle - Your shoulders are more than 5% larger than your hips
    Triangle/Pear - You hips are more than 5% larger than your shoulders
    Hourglass - You shoulder and hip measurement are within 5% of each other and your waist is at least 25% less than the larger of the other two"
  • ModernNerd
    ModernNerd Posts: 336 Member
    33-22-34. Love it now, but I used to haaate having wide hips. Funny how things change:)
  • jasmineeatsfood
    jasmineeatsfood Posts: 18 Member
    I thought I was hourglass, but apparently, I'm not anything (like the above poster mentioned) ha! 36-28-37...not a shape they recognize :ohwell:

    It's okay. They didn't recognize my shape either lol. O.o
  • realmeryl16
    realmeryl16 Posts: 17 Member
    Enter your measurements here: http://www.calculator.net/body-type-calculator.html

    According to your measurements you're a straight body type, which over half of the female population actually is.

    If you were to subcategorize yoruself, you'd probably be a slender hourglass, because it is obvious there is some definition.

    To be an hourglass shape however, I think your waist needs to be 9 inches smaller than your bust, or something crazy like that.

    I just used this calculator and it said my body is not in the 4 shapes they described. Lol

    My current measurements are 35-27-37.
  • birdiecs
    birdiecs Posts: 237 Member
    38.5-27-38.5 Would not mind if my boobs and butt shrunk to 37, still have 8lbs to lose so here's hoping.

    I just figured my hip to waist ratio and its .70..it used to be .78 Thank you heavy lifting!
  • ShadeyC
    ShadeyC Posts: 315 Member
    I only have an 8.5 inch difference and if that calulator and other ladies on here are anything to go by I either don't have a shape or would be straight.
    However everyone I know says I'm an hourglass because my waist "looks" much smaller than my bust and hips.
    So personally, I would still call myself hourglass.
    So measurements only count for so much?
    Measurements and visual aid combined?
  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,622 Member
    40.5 - 30.5 - 41 inches. I do consider myself and hourglass. I'd like to keep that kind of shape, but a lot less of it!
  • ShadeyC
    ShadeyC Posts: 315 Member
    Just a quick note, there have been a lot of studies on body geometry, symmetry and how people perceive beauty. Generally anytime a women's waist is .7 of her hips or greater it would be considered an hourglass figure.

    @Juliebelanger22 by the formula above you would be a perfect hourglass for your size.

    This .7 ratio also has been found to be what men are attracted to world wide, across all ages (studies included ages from 10-90).

    I looked this up earlier this week and found the 25% rule below, which is pretty close to the 70% (inverse 30%) rule quoted. Different sites use shoulder vs. bust measurements; for me, the result is the exact same thing, but it might create a different result for someone else!

    Also, "waist" in the section below is defined as tailor's waist or natural waist, generally far above "belly button waist".

    "Rectangle/Banana/Ruler/Boyish/etc. - You shoulder and hip measurement are within 5% of each other and you waist is less than 25% less than the larger of the other two
    Inverted Triangle - Your shoulders are more than 5% larger than your hips
    Triangle/Pear - You hips are more than 5% larger than your shoulders
    Hourglass - You shoulder and hip measurement are within 5% of each other and your waist is at least 25% less than the larger of the other two"

    By this rule then I am definitely an hourglass.

    I wonder why all the calulators insist on difference rules...?
  • ShadeyC
    ShadeyC Posts: 315 Member
    40.5 - 30.5 - 41 inches. I do consider myself and hourglass. I'd like to keep that kind of shape, but a lot less of it!

    Fingers crossed you should be fine.
    I lost 3 inches off my boobs and hips and 5 off my waist.
    So I've fairly evenly gone down overall.
    As a side note, I lost more of my thighs than I did off my hips and boobs (yay!) Though if I lose anymore off my boobs I might cry :P

    Edited to note: Forgot to say my measurements were very similar to yours, except you are better off in the tummy department. My tummy was quite big :P
  • ayedee21
    ayedee21 Posts: 2 Member
    34-26-39 right now

    want to be 35-25-41

    :)
  • creativerick
    creativerick Posts: 270 Member
    45-34-42


    Thank you genetics for a feminine hour glass shape.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    40.5 - 30.5 - 41 inches. I do consider myself and hourglass. I'd like to keep that kind of shape, but a lot less of it!

    Mine are the same stats if you reverse the bust and hips! I'm only trying to lose a bit off the waist and lower tummy, though. I'm actually pretty darned solid that big! Yes, I was supposed to be 6' tall, I think ;)
  • naomijuliette96
    naomijuliette96 Posts: 153 Member
    chest:33
    waist:26.5
    hips:38
    shoulders:37.

    Its really not so much about your boobs evening out your hips as it is your shoulders! You could easily be totally flat and still be an hourglass if your shoulders and hips match!
  • thatonegirlwiththestuff
    thatonegirlwiththestuff Posts: 1,171 Member
    38-25-36. Semi hourglass. I tend to lean out in my waist first. If I get too lean, it tends to look a little odd in my opinion with such a drastic difference between the hips and waist.
  • thatonegirlwiththestuff
    thatonegirlwiththestuff Posts: 1,171 Member
    chest:33
    waist:26.5
    hips:38
    shoulders:37.

    Its really not so much about your boobs evening out your hips as it is your shoulders! You could easily be totally flat and still be an hourglass if your shoulders and hips match!

    I agree. Working out my shoulders has really added to the hourglass effect.
  • kathrinnbauer
    kathrinnbauer Posts: 74 Member
    I only have an 8.5 inch difference and if that calulator and other ladies on here are anything to go by I either don't have a shape or would be straight.
    However everyone I know says I'm an hourglass because my waist "looks" much smaller than my bust and hips.
    So personally, I would still call myself hourglass.
    So measurements only count for so much?
    Measurements and visual aid combined?

    I think that the 9 or 10-inch rule is not very useful. There's gotta be a difference whether you are 5'2 or 6'3... using the same 10 inche difference sounds weird. But I guess it is nothing really scientific anyways
  • taylormoooon
    taylormoooon Posts: 130 Member
    34-25-34!
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    41-30-40
  • kk_140
    kk_140 Posts: 518 Member
    38-28-38
  • haymck123
    haymck123 Posts: 21 Member
    Yes I do, I'm 35-27-38... My butt is huge clearly!!!
  • Naomi0504
    Naomi0504 Posts: 964 Member
    chest:33
    waist:26.5
    hips:38
    shoulders:37.

    Its really not so much about your boobs evening out your hips as it is your shoulders! You could easily be totally flat and still be an hourglass if your shoulders and hips match!

    I agree. Working out my shoulders has really added to the hourglass effect.

    Agree with this too :smile:

    34/27/41 Need to measure shoulders
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    41-30-40

    High five! Me, too (a half inch off). How tall are you? You look really great, and I'm hoping you aren't incredibly tall or something :)


    And how do y'all measure your shoulders? I know mine are actually around the same width as my ribcage and smaller than my bust or butt, but they stick out farther than my bust or hips in the front view because they aren't nearly as circular, lol. I'm just glad they are bigger across than any other measurement, even if that means they have to be quite broad.
  • Danilynn1975
    Danilynn1975 Posts: 294 Member
    Enter your measurements here: http://www.calculator.net/body-type-calculator.html

    According to your measurements you're a straight body type, which over half of the female population actually is.

    If you were to subcategorize yoruself, you'd probably be a slender hourglass, because it is obvious there is some definition.

    To be an hourglass shape however, I think your waist needs to be 9 inches smaller than your bust, or something crazy like that.

    thanks now I feel like a mutant.

    my results:

    Results

    Sorry your body is not in the 4 shapes we calculate.




    38 bust size inches centimeters
    29 waist size inches centimeters
    38 hip size inches centimeters

    body measure

    Most common female body shapes

    The following are the four most common female body shapes:

    Apple (triangle downward)
    Apple-shaped women have broader shoulders and bust, and narrower hips.

    Banana, or straight (rectangular)
    Banana-shaped women's waist measurement is less than 9 inches smaller than the hip or bust measurement.

    Pear, Spoon, or Bell (triangle upward)
    Pear-shaped women's hip measurements are greater than their bust measurements.

    Hourglass Shape (triangles opposing, facing in)
    Here, the hip and bust are almost of equal size, with a narrow waist.

    A study of more than 6,000 women conducted at North Carolina State University in 2005 revealed that 46% of women were banana-shaped; just over 20% were pear-shaped; just under 14% were apple-shaped; and only 8% were hourglass-shaped. The hourglass is normally accepted as the "ideal" female shape in Western countries.
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