Hip, Bust, Waist Ratios?

You are an hourglass. I'm similar but different numbers. I gain and lose evenly so it's about 20 pounds before I realize I've been getting bigger.

5' 3'', juggling between 132 and 127 lbs


bust: 34''
waist: 26''
hips: 38''

I just lost way too much boobage ... Not sure if I'm considered hourglass or pear shaped. I find it quite difficult to find good info on the subject.

5' 3'', juggling between 132 and 127 lbs


bust: 34''
waist: 26''
hips: 38''

I just lost way too much boobage ... Not sure if I'm considered hourglass or pear shaped. I find it quite difficult to find good info on the subject.

I would consider you pretty close to hourglass shape. Pear shaped, IMO, is more like my measurements where your hips are quite a bit larger than your bust.

I took my measurements for the first time today, since that's the main way I plan on tracking my weight loss. The scale gets too obsessive for me.

CW: 171, 5'2"
Bust: 38
Waist: 27
Hips: 37

I heard ratios were the best way to gauge health, but I could be waaaay off. This is all (fairly) new to me.

I thought it was meant to be a waist to height measurement? At least, that's what it is in the US, and what the research I've read is on. A general waist measurement is kind of useless.

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Goto http://www.fat2fittools.com/tools/

They have a waist to hip calc and a waist to height calc. It will tell you how your doing.

A little over 5'4" and hovering around 123 lbs.

Bust: 36
Waist: 26 (25.5 on a good day lol)
Hips: 36

Those measurements were taken monthssssssss ago, and I'm certain my boobs have shrunk since then

5"10, 167 pounds

bust: 32 inches
waist: 29 inches
hips: 36 inches

Think that's hourglass

The main measurement I usually hear about for being indicative of your overall health is your waist circumference. 35" is typically what is said to be the maximum healthy waist circumference for women:

WebMD:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/calculating-your-waist-circumference__

Nat'l Heart, Lung & Blood Institute:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/risk.htm

My measurements at the mo are:

Height: 5 ft 2" (hopefully this won't decrease!)
Bust: 44 inches
Waist: 39 inches
Hips: 46 inches

My body shape is hour glass (doesn't feel like it at the mo with the extra fat!)

My waist to hip ratio is 0.85 which is just border line between moderate health risk and high health risk, I have lost weight so I'm going in the right direction!

5'5", 133 pounds, 37/30/37.

People keep mixing hourglass and ruler shapes.
An hourglass shape has bust and hip measurements that are equal or close to equal, with the waist ten inches smaller.
Figures that have approximately the same bust and hip measurements but with a waist measurement that is less than ten inches smaller (like 7 or 8 inches) is considered a "ruler" shape. For example, 38-26-38 would be an hourglass. 38-31-38 would be a ruler.

I think the hip/waist ratio is supposed to be .08 or less regardless of figure type.

Also, your waist measurement should be no more than half your height. For example, a 5'4" (64 inches) girl should have a waist no larger than 32 inches.

Would 37-26-38 be considered an hourglass? I am an inch off from bust to hips.

An hourglass is generally defined by a waist/hip ratio of 0.7 or less (usually that's about 10 inches difference or more) with bust/hip measurements around equal. The lower the ratio the lower your risk of heart disease.
Here's a calculator.
http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/waist-to-hip-ratio

The ideal ratio in terms of health (and even fertility) is 0.7 for a woman, 0.9 for a man

Interesting. I'm curious how thoroughly this has been studied.

Here's what the calc spat out when I gave my measurements:

Your shape puts you at reduced risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Frequently referred to as pear shape, you tend to keep fat off your midsection and more on your hips. Your body does not convert this lower body fat as readily as midsection fat, which keeps cholesterol down.

Every single measurement they have managed to come up with over the decades has flaws. Every single person is completely different in shape and their genetics.....

I am the same in height and I have a hourglass figure with a naturally large behind. I gain weight evenly and lose weight evenly. Looking at me I do not look anywhere near how much I actually weigh because the fat that I am fighting is very well hidden. I can lose quite a bit of weight and it takes a long time for me to see a difference but I can feel a difference right away.

They're quickly finding that BMI is not the best way to predict health and rarely does anyone fall into 1 solid category of body shape. If you look at the weight recommendations there is such a LARGE range (for our height a "healthy" weight can be anywhere from 101 to 131).

If you want to know the very best indicator of health you will look to your physician and your blood work (cholesterol, liver/kidney functions hormone levels) and cardiac workup. You can meet every single number of the BMI, the scale, the tape measure and still be so very unhealthy. I have also seen people who fall into the morbid obese range and yet their blood work and cardiac workup comes back AMAZINGLY healthy.

That is just my two cents from working as a nurse in primary care for 10+ years.....