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"Apple" Shaped Women - Before & Afters?

cheninaerin

Hey Ladies,
I've always had the curse of the "apple" shape body type, or rather, my weight tends to stick more around my stomach and torso than anywhere else. Never quite understood why we had to name our bodies after fruit, but I digress. I'd really love to see your before & afters if you had a similar body type! I need some inspiration to get going.

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Love this thread.

bump

Great thread.

My legs are slimming down so much but upper body still feels huge. I have a giant ribcage that doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

TasnimEz

Great job, ladies!:flowerforyou:

jacsmcompton

You all look great! I can't wait to post my before and after pics.

harmeetk

this thread def helps. i sometimes feel that no matter how much weight i lose i will never get rid of my belly! even in HS while i ran cross country & did weightlifting i had a belly

now i'm 5'4, 153 lbs and still - ALL my fat is in the tummy and upper back..ugh!

i was weightlifting for a while and love it but didnt see the results i wanted... i gained a lot of muscle (120 out of those 153 lbs are muscle!) but still am not physically looking thinner. switching to high intensity cardio and bodyweight strength training for 40 min, 5 days a week... wondering what you successful apples did to lose weight that was most effective??

RenaHewitt

Congrats to you all! You look great

LaChinaDoll

All of these so inspiring! Great job ladies

curvy_b3lle

Love this thread! :flowerforyou: Bump! :flowerforyou:

the_new_40

I have hypothyroidism and uterine fibroids. There is hope of going from apple to hourglass... i think i can call myself hourglass now!

168 lbs Summer 2011, and 133 lbs Summer 2013

Thank you for the inspiration. I too have a lot of uterine fibroids with chronic anemia, and I really miss my flat abs from a couple of years ago. Myomectomy is not even an option anymore, it's so bad now. But I'm not open to hysterectomy due to the potential side effects. Man, fibroids suck. :grumble:

I'm new here and just starting out with cardio and tracking what I eat. So far, so good. And posts like yours really give me a boost. You have a great bikini body now - congrats! I hope to get there soon myself. Working hard for it! I'm wondering, just how much ab crunching did you do? I'm hoping that if I can get the muscle area there more solid, maybe it will "pull in" my poor swollen uterus. Any advice?

Thanks!!