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What body shape do I have?

tinabelcherxx
tinabelcherxx Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I keep getting different results from calculators. From your pov, what is my body shape? I wanna lose 10-15 pounds I feel and look heavy for a 5'2"

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  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    You look fit to me.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    edited May 2018
    What kind of body shape do you want? What aren't you happy about? What does your shape have to do with calculating your intake goals?
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    As in Somatotype? Wasn't that just a bunch of debunked rubbish?
  • k8eekins
    k8eekins Posts: 2,264 Member
    tinabelcherxx wrote: »
    I keep getting different results from calculators. From your pov, what is my body shape? I wanna lose 10-15 pounds I feel and look heavy for a 5'2"

    From my point of view, you look healthy. You do not look pudgy or short and stocky for your height, from the 2 photos you've posted here.

    Agree with 100_Proof_. I recommend you look up 2 petite bikini bodybuilders: Sophie Aris and Sophie Gallagher. Hopefully, their sample eating plans and their select workout regimens will be enough to help you familiarise yourself with how you're to consider going about tightening up, if you're open to strength-training.
  • tinabelcherxx
    tinabelcherxx Posts: 2 Member
    100_PROOF_ wrote: »
    You look like you have an average shape?
    I'm not sure what answers you're looking for here.
    If you are unhappy with your current physique then I'd recommend beginning a progressive lifting program.
    Hi! I was talking about body shape like pear, inverted triangle, hourglass, apple, rectangle etc.. Thanks! Will look that up
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    Classic hourglass.
    Thank you :)
    nooshi713 wrote: »
    You look fit to me.
    Thank you :)
    DeadliftsAndSprinkles wrote: »
    Where did you take this from? For a moment I thought you could see across into your neighbour's window.

    But why does it matter? To lose weight it's the same no matter what: eat at a reasonable deficit.
    Haha outside my bathroom. How do I calculate how many cals I should eat a day to lose weight?
    sardelsa wrote: »
    What kind of body shape do you want? What aren't you happy about? What does your shape have to do with calculating your intake goals?
    I meant body shape calculator. I'm curious about what body type/shape I have. E.g. pear, inverted triangle, hourglass, apple, rectangle etc.. Not happy about my body esp my shoulders and legs, they're still pretty big. My goal is around 100 pounds
    Danp wrote: »
    As in Somatotype? Wasn't that just a bunch of debunked rubbish?
    Hmm never heard of somatotype. I meant bodyshape like pear, inverted triangle, hourglass, apple, rectangle etc..
    888sisters_weight888 wrote: »

    From my point of view, you look healthy. You do not look pudgy or short and stocky for your height, from the 2 photos you've posted here.

    Agree with 100_Proof_. I recommend you look up 2 petite bikini bodybuilders: Sophie Aris and Sophie Gallagher. Hopefully, their sample eating plans and their select workout regimens will be enough to help you familiarise yourself with how you're to consider going about tightening up, if you're open to strength-training.
    Thanks! I'm not particularly into bodybuilding. I just wanna get rid of fat around my legs, arms and tummy then tone and build booty.
    BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
    You have a lovely body shape.
    Thank you :)
  • yweight2020
    yweight2020 Posts: 591 Member
    At 5'2 100 lbs not good, you already look healthy and fit.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited May 2018
    You don’t look like you have 10-15 lbs to lose. I’m not sure you’re seeing the same thing as we are when you look in the mirror. Are you referring to hourglass, pear, apple etc. ? If so I would say hourglass
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,487 Member
    tinabelcherxx wrote: »
    100_PROOF_ wrote: »

    Agree with 100_Proof_. I recommend you look up 2 petite bikini bodybuilders: Sophie Aris and Sophie Gallagher. Hopefully, their sample eating plans and their select workout regimens will be enough to help you familiarise yourself with how you're to consider going about tightening up, if you're open to strength-training.
    Thanks! I'm not particularly into bodybuilding. I just wanna get rid of fat around my legs, arms and tummy then tone and build booty.
    BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
    You have a lovely body shape.
    Thank you :)

    The bolded is something you can do right now without needing to get down to underweight/lowest weight for your height. So your goals are not inline with more weight loss.

    Follow the recomp advice above.
  • jasondjulian
    jasondjulian Posts: 182 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Lift heavy (for you) weight. That's going to get you to your goal body, if I'm understanding your goals correctly.

    This is what I look like after lifting heavy for about three years.

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    Check out this thread...

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/p1

    ^ Exactly my case in point: NOT She-Hulk by heavy lifting. It kills me how so many people, both men and women, who think lifting heavy (for them) weights at all will turn them into Chris Hemsworth as Thor, or the Hulk.. no, it won't... not without purposely trying (very hard) to achieve specifically that look.

    You'll build muscle strength, some size, burn fat, increase resting metabolism and improve joint health and overall physical performance. You'll only be better for doing it.
  • BeckyBeebs
    BeckyBeebs Posts: 16 Member
    Classic hourglass and you look great as you are - seriously. If you truly want to tone up, then I agree - lift weights or do circuit/hiit training. Lifting is not only good for the body but great for the confidence/ego as well.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I agree with the advice to recomp especially if your goals are to define your body and build your booty, at this point if you don't have the body composition you want it has more to do with not having enough muscle... losing more weight and becoming underweight will do the opposite of what you want.. not only will you not build your glutes but you will lose whatever you have.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,650 Member
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    tinabelcherxx wrote: »
    . . . I'm not particularly into bodybuilding. I just wanna get rid of fat around my legs, arms and tummy then tone and build booty.

    "Toning" is what people who are scared of bodybuilding call strength training. If you want to be "toned", and especially if you want to build booty, strength training (ideally weight training) is what you want.

    Women don't grow massive muscles overnight. You'll have plenty of time to monitor your appearance and decide when you've reached a look you like. We don't wake up one day with surprise bulging muscles.

    This thread would be perfect for you:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    tinabelcherxx wrote: »
    I'm not particularly into bodybuilding. I just wanna get rid of fat around my legs, arms and tummy then tone and build booty.

    Great read here (make sure you read the whole article, though!): https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/toning-workout-for-women/
  • janicelo1971
    janicelo1971 Posts: 823 Member
    hourglass and no need to lose weight....looks right on track!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    DeadliftsAndSprinkles wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    tinabelcherxx wrote: »
    I'm not particularly into bodybuilding. I just wanna get rid of fat around my legs, arms and tummy then tone and build booty.

    Great read here (make sure you read the whole article, though!): https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/toning-workout-for-women/

    "1000 Crunches
    1 set of 1000 reps.
    (Literally do 1000 crunches. This is going to be KEY to toning your tummy and getting a flat belly as fast as possible.)"

    Goodness, I would never do a workout that asks me to do 1000 crunches at once :D

    Hence why I put in the advisory to read the whole thing. ;)

    He has a lot of great, no-BS advice on his site, and my eyebrows just about touched the back of my neck when I started reading this one. I knew there had to be more to it, and was happy when I discovered I was right.
  • frankiesgirlie
    frankiesgirlie Posts: 669 Member
    Classic hourglass. I think you look perfect, but then I know you have to feel good about yourself. That’s what is important. You look quite young. I’m sure you don’t realize that somewhere in the future, as you get older, you might look back at this photo and say, I was crazy. I looked perfect!! Enjoy your beauty.
  • frankiesgirlie
    frankiesgirlie Posts: 669 Member
    If your not into bodybuilding/heavy lifting, how about some youtube bodyweight routines? You can define your look and lean out and you don’t have to lift if you don’t want to. I’m currently following Melissa Benders workouts on YouTube. They are free and challenging.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    frankiesgirlie wrote: »
    If your not into bodybuilding/heavy lifting, how about some youtube bodyweight routines? You can define your look and lean out and you don’t have to lift if you don’t want to. I’m currently following Melissa Benders workouts on YouTube. They are free and challenging.


    Here's the thing, and I say this as one of the bodyweight guys here. Heavy lifting is way easier that meaningful bodyweight work, and it develops results much more slowly.
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