is it possible to make a waist smaller in width
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altairego21 wrote: »I know in the past you were asking about weight training, have you been lifting while you have lost those 10lbs? If you have been and haven't seen positive changes, you probably want to start building muscle. At this point I would definitely start looking into recomposition, not sure if more weight loss, even with lifting will give you the results you are after.
Yes i have been weight training.
Have you been following a proper program? Inadequate programming could also play a factor. Anyhow, I would definitely recommend looking into recomp
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
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Make sure you’re burning fat! Measure your waist and keep track of it! It’s definitely possible to decrease weight size!8
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Some of us just plain do not have an hourglass figure. I always thought my figure was more "boyish" - with slimmer hips in relation to my waist. Nothing wrong with that. Just different
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altairego21 wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »gebeziseva wrote: »gamesandgains wrote: »I'd have to see a picture... it could be genetic.
The OP posted a link to her picture above.
OP, I see what you mean.
My first thought was that the reason you might feel your waist is too large is because your hips are a bit on the small side. Also looking at the picture, what I would improve is I would start recomping. There seems to be a little bit of fat which I'd try to replace with muscle. It is a slow process but you will get there eventually. Just strength train and eat at maintanance. Don't worry about it, just be patient.
That said, you look great. Don't get me wrong. I'm only saying what I said above because I'm also at my lower healthy bmi range and also need recomp more than anything else so I would notice such details. But they really are just details. Your body looks good.
Except that isn't her. It's a CGI model she "feels" she looks like. And the model was 36/28/32, if I remember correctly. Which means the waist is not the widest part of the body. I suspect some body dysmorphia.
I’m suspecting that the OP is measuring her “waist” at the thickest part of the belly rather than the thinnest. If she also has a smaller bust than the model in the picture, I could see how even at a normal weight the belly could be about the same measurement as hips and bust in a certain body type. That said, I’m not sure there’s really anything you could do about that. Bodies are different, and a body shape like that is largely determined by narrow hips and shoulders, a modest bust, and a wider rib cage. Losing more weight isn’t going to change any of that. Breast augmentation surgery or building up the size of your shoulders and glutes through lifting are really the only things I could think of that would make much of a difference, and even there, you’re never going to have an hourglass shape. I know it’s trite, but sometimes the answer is just learning to love the body you have.
ETA: I don’t love the whole “let’s classify our bodies as fruits” thing, but this is what I’m imagining: http://www.womens-business-clothes.com/banana-shaped-body.html
When measuring, I am measuring the smallest part of my waist. i do not think that I have body dysmorphia. I would say that my waist does not curve in like how I would want it too. it is a rather square stomach.
Does the woman’s body in the website I linked look like yours? If so, I don’t think you necessarily have body dysmorphia, you just have a more rectangular build and I’d stand by my comment that there’s unfortunately not a whole lot you can do about it. Given your weight and height, I’d also guess that the difference between the smallest and largest part of your belly isn’t especially large, either?
When it comes down to it, a lot of body shape is determined by our skeleton, not fat. Yes, where you carry fat matters too, but you’re just not going to develop a noticible waist taper if that’s not how you’re built, no matter how much weight you lose, because that taper has more to do with rib cage and pelvic bone placement than fat. I’ve lost 50 pounds and my body shape is still roughly the same as it was before, just smaller. The area I carry the bulk of my fat had gone down more (belly) but everything else has stayed about proportional.5 -
So, you're 5'3" with a 28" waist, and I gather (guess) that you're chest , naval and waist probably don't vary off of that much... I still have a hard time believing your measurements are 27" x 28" x 27" (Guessing, as you said your waist is the widest part of your body). BUT Even if they were, like the others have said, recomp is your best bet. If you are concerned about a stomach pooch, you may look into core exercises to improve your posture, and reduce the way it sticks out. It won't reduce fat there, because that's impossible to spot reduce, it may give you the appearance of a flatter stomach. 5'3" with a 28" waist is very healthy. Don't let what you're seeing in the mirror get you down. I'm willing to bet that no one else is seeing what you're seeing. If you can insert an actual picture of yourself it would help everyone have a better idea of what you're seeing though. If you click the little image of the mountain above the typing field, then click browse, you should be able to upload a photo.2
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Im 5'6 1/2 43 and 174lbs. I have a 28 inch waist and the smallest it was was 25 when I was like 13. my hips are 38.5 inches. so my hips are larger than my waist. couldnt imagine it being the other way around. I dont think my waist is going to get much smaller even if I do lose the rest of the weight.at 140 I had the same size waist as I do now.1
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To my knowledge body dismorphia is an actual disorder. A medical condition. I don't understand why you people jump so easily to diagnose a person you have not even seen with this condition. I'm pretty sure you are not even qualified to do this. It is inappropriate and also rude.
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gebeziseva wrote: »To my knowledge body dismorphia is an actual disorder. A medical condition. I don't understand why you people jump so easily to diagnose a person you have not even seen with this condition. I'm pretty sure you are not even qualified to do this. It is inappropriate and also rude.
Which is why I said "I suspect some body dysmorphia." Not diagnosing. Sharing my personal opinion.
If we suspected underactive thyroid and told the OP to go to the doctor to get it checked out, would that also be inappropriate and rude?16 -
gebeziseva wrote: »To my knowledge body dismorphia is an actual disorder. A medical condition. I don't understand why you people jump so easily to diagnose a person you have not even seen with this condition. I'm pretty sure you are not even qualified to do this. It is inappropriate and also rude.
Think of it as body dismorphic ideation? Same as a lot of us when engaging in a caloric deficit exhibit various types of ED ideation. Now the question of when ideation becomes an issue or diagnosable disease is fluid and most of us (myself included) are probably unable to professionally opine. (and I suspect the ones of us who would be able to, won't)
But I would think it a diservice to not bring up the issue for consideration for fear of offending.
It just happens way too often on MFP.
And in my mind, at least, having 3 people *kitten*-hurt to actually get the fourth one who actually needs help realise that they do is not a terrible trade off. The healthy people will recover from the *kitten*-hurting unaided.10 -
@altairego21 you can make your waist look smaller by making your booty, hips, and shoulders bigger: Strong Curves: A Woman's Guide to Building a Better Butt and Body
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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?
Edit: Saw the picture, understand what she is saying now, if she loses those last 5-10 pounds and does some lifting I think she'll be fine.
I'm trying to figure out how a 28" waist can be the widest part of a person's body. Does she not have shoulders? I can see it possibly being wider than, or the same width as, very slim hips, but not shoulders.3 -
As others have mentioned, I think sometimes we have to learn to love the shape we've got. My teenaged daughter wears a size 2 and is not overweight. However, she has a thick middle. Like I do, like her dad does, like her grandmother had. Her grandmother never weighed over 100 pounds but always had a thicker middle. We're also all short waisted so that affects how we "look." If you have fat to lose, go for it but if you are shaped a certain way, there's not a lot you can do about it. Except build up some other parts, as others have suggested, if you think you'd like how that looks.4
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A 28" waist is not a thick waist even at 5ft 3 - genetics have a lot to do with our waist sizes, we can't spot reduce but losing more pounds will probably make a difference.
I started off at 5ft 2 at 154lbs with a 31" waist, I'm now 125lbs and my waist is 25.5. I workout regularly (lift weights/cycle/walk) but it wasn't any specific exercise that made my waist smaller other than losing weight.4 -
If your shoulder/chest, waist and hip measurements are fairly close together and you are at a healthy weight you may have to accept that that is your natural shape. Look up rectangle body shape.
28" is not a large waist. If it is much larger than your hips and chest measurements at a healthy weight that would be odd and maybe you should get checked out medically. A distended or swollen abdomen can be a sign of a medical problem.2 -
I am also 5'3" and my waist has never been smaller than 27" since I passed puberty. Not even when I weighed 95 pounds as a teenager. It's just the way I'm built - long legs and a short waist. I currently weigh about 118 and I have a 28" waist. I don't think it's going to get any smaller and I'm okay with that. Some of us are not designed for curves. 0
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It's less that your waist is "wide" and more that your hips are small, perhaps. You can get a bit of a smaller waist, MAYBE, with a little fat loss. But you're already in a healthy weight range. If you're unhappy with your body composition, you can work on it and create an appearance you like more...without changing your waist much (larger shoulders, maybe bigger thighs, etc).
I am 5'4" and 147. I also have a 28" waist and I do prefer 26 or 27 myself. I have to be at least 128-133 for that though.1 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »gebeziseva wrote: »gamesandgains wrote: »I'd have to see a picture... it could be genetic.
Except that isn't her. It's a CGI model she "feels" she looks like. And the model was 36/28/32, if I remember correctly. Which means the waist is not the widest part of the body. I suspect some body dysmorphia.
The model's hips are 37.5, not 32.
I agree that maybe OP has narrower hips, and that's why she thinks her waist is "wide."3 -
Reducing body fat will make your mid section smaller. Of note, building muscle on your hips, butt, chest and shoulders will also make you look curvier1
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Here's a link to a pic of female athletes (can't get photobucket to load or I'd put it in the post) and you can see that several of them don't have nipped in waists--their body is more rectangular. As a pp said, it's genetics.
http://www.basicknowledge101.com/photos/2014photos/womeninsports3.jpg2 -
Are you in to weightlifting?CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »Im 5'6 1/2 43 and 174lbs. I have a 28 inch waist and the smallest it was was 25 when I was like 13. my hips are 38.5 inches. so my hips are larger than my waist. couldnt imagine it being the other way around. I dont think my waist is going to get much smaller even if I do lose the rest of the weight.at 140 I had the same size waist as I do now.
Youbhave great measurments for somebody yiur height and weight. I wish i looked liked that.
Im 5' 55" and weigh 156 and my waist is 32 to 33 " and my hips are 39.5.
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