How do I get a 24-25 inch waist?
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mirrormirror77
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Hii, right now I am
20 years old
160cm,52kg
93-69-92 (<- all in cm)
I want a smaller waist but there are almost NO fats around my waist! After drinking throughout the day my tummy's size changes! Worse my waist gets bigger in the morning when I am constipated!!! Is it still possible? How do I get a smaller waist? I eat 2kg of food everyday, (a lot of veggies!!) 1100Kcal (PS I am a vegetarian so no meat)
Is it possible? If yes how do I get it><
20 years old
160cm,52kg
93-69-92 (<- all in cm)
I want a smaller waist but there are almost NO fats around my waist! After drinking throughout the day my tummy's size changes! Worse my waist gets bigger in the morning when I am constipated!!! Is it still possible? How do I get a smaller waist? I eat 2kg of food everyday, (a lot of veggies!!) 1100Kcal (PS I am a vegetarian so no meat)
Is it possible? If yes how do I get it><
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You could try waist training. Like with a corset but I don't think it's healthy.52
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You can only lose weight and make your waist smaller if there's fat there. If not, then that's just your shape.
Your other option is to build muscle in other areas to make the waist appear smaller, as strength training can change your body shape. But that won't make your waist measurements smaller.25 -
If your body shape allows it, you need to lose weight. However, not everyone has the shape that can achieve such a small waist while at a healthy weight. Even when I was underweight, my waist was 27 inches at the smallest.10
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Sometimes we are not the best judge of the way our bodies look, particularly if we are harsh critics of ourselves.
Why not post a picture of stomach, make sure you are maintaining good posture, I think you will find its not as thick as you think it is13 -
Redordeadhead wrote: »You can only lose weight and make your waist smaller if there's fat there. If not, then that's just your shape.
Your other option is to build muscle in other areas to make the waist appear smaller, as strength training can change your body shape. But that won't make your waist measurements smaller.
This. My waist is actually larger now compared to years ago when I was very low in weight but it looks so much smaller because my hips/legs and lats are larger in comparison which gives a more hourglass shape.13 -
mirrormirror77 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »If your body shape allows it, you need to lose weight. However, not everyone has the shape that can achieve such a small waist while at a healthy weight. Even when I was underweight, my waist was 27 inches at the smallest.
When I was at my lowest weight (42kg) my waist was 63cm... so...
That is also severely underweight and if it was a few years ago as a teenager you may still have been growing.14 -
Everything you have posted is completely normal "body behavior," OP. I know that for myself, I have a fairly straight build (more ruler than hourglass), so once I reach a certain size, I'm pretty much limited to the width of my hips. And I think I look good! Maybe reframe what you think is beautiful???21
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mirrormirror77 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »If your body shape allows it, you need to lose weight. However, not everyone has the shape that can achieve such a small waist while at a healthy weight. Even when I was underweight, my waist was 27 inches at the smallest.
When I was at my lowest weight (42kg) my waist was 63cm... so...
I agree at 42kgs you would have been underweight. I think you need to readjust your goals and perhaps seek some help with a therapist.17 -
So you had a waist of 24.8inches with a BMI of 16.8. This is definitely in the underweight category and NOT something you should be aiming for.
Your current BMI is only 20.3 which is near the bottom of the “normal weight” band. You don’t have much, if any, spare weight to play with.
I’m afraid it’s time to rethink your goals. Maybe pop over to the “maintenance” section and have a look at the advice there about recomp. That is changing your shape / fat levels while keeping roughly the same weight.20 -
tiptoethruthetulips wrote: »mirrormirror77 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »If your body shape allows it, you need to lose weight. However, not everyone has the shape that can achieve such a small waist while at a healthy weight. Even when I was underweight, my waist was 27 inches at the smallest.
When I was at my lowest weight (42kg) my waist was 63cm... so...
I agree at 42kgs you would have been underweight. I think you need to readjust your goals and perhaps seek some help with a therapist.
I didn't even realize this because of the metric measurements, but I agree with this. I never had a 21 inch waist even when underweight either. It is just not plausible for some body shapes. I have learned to accept and embrace my larger waist size and body shape. It is not worth being super underweight just to have a "small" waist. Please consider talking with someone. I've found I like my waist more at a higher weight anyways because it gives the illusion it is smaller. When I was underweight my waist looked huge compared to my gangly arms and legs!2 -
Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.15 -
Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.
Is this the one you're talking about?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p122 -
If you are not genetically gifted for such a small waist then youd have to resort to surgery which is very drastic....I think you need to look at why you feel you need to look a way that you cant be safely.4
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.
Is this the one you're talking about?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1
Yes, that one. Thanks a lot! No idea why you got Woo'd though
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So, OP, you're about 36-27-36 in inch measurements. That seems like very lovely proportions, to me.
Some of us are not constructed in such a way that we'll have a tiny waist. At a quite-low weight for me (BMI under 20), my waist is about 26.5 inches/67.3 cm, and my chest and hips are narrower than yours (chest 34 inches/86 cm, hips 35 inches/89 cm).
You are 20, and I am 63. Please let me try to persuade you that one of the greatest life-gifts you can give yourself is to appreciate the beauty and usefulness of the body that nature has given you. Value it by eating nutritiously (and enough), maintaining a healthy weight, and getting regular exercise (strength and cardiovascular). Those things will maximize both your inherent physical beauty, and the amazing things your body can do for you as you move through your life.
Chasing arbitrary measurements or benchmarks, or "looks" sold by photoshopped celebrities . . . that's a formula for unhappiness. You are the perfect you, even as you may choose to have certain self-improvement goals.47 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.
Is this the one you're talking about?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1
Why has anyone woo-ed this? (Woo is not a positive reaction on MFP, and that's a great thread.)19 -
ivleafklover wrote: »You could try waist training. Like with a corset but I don't think it's healthy.
Do not do this, they do not work and can potentially damage your lower ribs.16 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »Could someone refer TO to the womb thread? I think she could benefit from that one.
Hun, you were at such a low weight when you were still growing. Since then your pelvis will have widened, organs within your tummy will have grown. No woman has a constantly flat belly as there are organs inside, especially a womb. Also, with a pelvis wider than a child's it's not realistic to expect such a tiny waist unless you want to have a pelvis bone poking out and skin stretching over it.
Is this the one you're talking about?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1
Yes, that one. Thanks a lot! No idea why you got Woo'd though
Either folks who don't know the "local" meaning of woo, or I have a couple of woo stalkers, I guess. Or folks who object to the word uterus?
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