is it possible to make a waist smaller in width
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altairego21
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one thing that i am very insecure about is that my waist is very wide. i lost 10lb and my waist is still wide. i was wondering what can help with this?
i still want to lose about 8-10 more pounds
i still want to lose about 8-10 more pounds
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How wide?3
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What height, weight, age are we talking about?
How wide is wide?
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L1zardQueen wrote: »How wide?4
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How old are you?0
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You can't spot reduce. All you can do is keep losing weight and hope that your genetics will eventually let the weight come off of your waistline.3
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The answer is maybe. A lot depends on your current size and how much left you have to lose, current body fat and, sadly, genetics.
Some people have naturally tiny waists, some don't - regardless of their size.
You can lose some size by diet (eating at a deficit) and some by strength training (muscle occupies less space pound for pound than fat does), but if your genetics predispose you to a wider waist... You'll hit a limit.3 -
altairego21 wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »How wide?
What are your height/weight stats?3 -
collectingblues wrote: »altairego21 wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »How wide?
What are your height/weight stats?
I am about 5'3 and weigh 136 lbs.3 -
The other thing you can do is build your booty and shoulders up. That'll give you the look of a tinier waist10
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »The other thing you can do is build your booty and shoulders up. That'll give you the look of a tinier waist
This. If 28 inches is the widest part of the body, it's time to add muscle on everywhere else.
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Unfortunately you can't spot reduce, so it may or may not shrink down, depends on your genetics.
What you can do is build up the muscle in your lats and lower body so your waist appears smaller and you have a more hourglass shape. But obviously it isn't that easy..it can take years and years of focused cycles of muscle building3 -
Well, age is also something that should probably be considered depending on whether full development has taken place.
I am just having trouble visualising a waist of 28" as the widest part of a normal weight (BMI 24) female body.
Traditionally in females who are within the normal weight range the breast and hip areas are more prominent than the waist.
So, options that I can think off are:
-- pregnancy which will generally resolve in a few months
-- excess fat tissue that will go away with weight loss: just be patient
-- unfinished development where the next growth spurt will take care of rendering your waist more proportionately pleasing since it will no longer be the widest part of you!
Hopefully smarter MFPeops will come up with better answers!9 -
Nothing you can do, your natural shape can't be tampered with. I have a pretty thick waist, too. What you can do, instead of shrinking your waist, is building out your legs (particularly quads) and your lats, by lifting heavy and eating at a surplus. This will result in a more feminine X-frame hourglass type shape. It will take a long time and will be a lot of work, but it can be done. It's what I'm in the process of building, now.4
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Losing another 10 lb will make a big difference.2
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altairego21 wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »altairego21 wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »How wide?
What are your height/weight stats?
I am about 5'3 and weigh 136 lbs.
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I've been wondering these past few hours as to how a 28" waist is "thick" on a 5ft 3" woman.
In fact, I am still trying to figure out the shape of someone who is normal weight yet says: "I am 28 inches on my waist but it is the widest part of my body!"
So, let's talk turkey @altairego21
Your BMI is 24.
Which falls within the normal weight/no increased health risks range.
Your waist to height ratio is 44.44%.
The normal waist to height range for women is... drumroll: 42% to 48%
In other words none of your objective "specs" so far support your self reported perception of doom.26 -
altairego21 wrote: »one thing that i am very insecure about is that my waist is very wide. i lost 10lb and my waist is still wide. i was wondering what can help with this?
i still want to lose about 8-10 more pounds
Are you sure you're talking about your waist? The waist in normal weight people is normally thinner than hips and rib cage, and shoulders. I cannot even imagine how that is possible. Are you wearing too tight trousers? If so then it's not surprising you have a muffin top. Does you belly stick out a bit? Then do some proper core exercises, for abs and back. That might improve your posture.10 -
I'm 5' 5, 147lbs and measure 37 - 31 - 39. I'm in my 50s now, when I was in my early 20s I was134lbs and 36 - 25 - 37 (or thereabouts). 2 kids and a caesarean have not helped my tummy, but I know at my age to get much smaller all round I start looking really old and gaunt in my face (when I got to 140lb I looked so ill in photos!) I keep doing ab work to keep the middle aged spread under control, but the bottom line is I lost about the same number of inches off all my measurements so although I went down 2-3 dress sizes (depending on manufacturer) the proportions didn't change.0
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A 28" waist is thick? That's my waist, and I have never thought of myself as having a thick waist before. I may not have a tiny, hour-glass waist, but my abs are flat, so it's all good to me. But maybe it's because I'm taller (5'7") so it doesn't look as "thick" as it might on a shorter person? It's still hard to imagine a 28" waist as being overly "wide." It sounds pretty normal to me. If that's the widest part of your body, what are you hip and shoulder measurements?6
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