Broad Shoulders

Two ways to look at it... Embrace them... that's who you are. Or push it aside. Think about how great those shoulders will look once you've lost weight, and have been working out.

Push the comment aside and don't think about it again.

You will always look better when you eat right and live a healthier lifestyle -- thats a promise.

I have broad shoulders too! Guess what they're great for? Tank tops and cute sleeveless tops...

Unless you're willing to carve off some bone- might as well embrace 'em!

i too have very broad shoulders. it goes with being 6 feet tall. and here's how i look at it. the wider my shoulders the smaller my waist looks in comparison. lol and i don't remember having trouble when i was younger and thinner buying shirts, my trouble was with the length of the shirt as i am long in the body aswell, so keep your fingers crossed and know that you will find exactly what you want just when you need it.

I have huge shoulders....like so big I could be a linebacker...lol

I've actually been told I look like a linebacker and that from a distance people think I'm a man. (at my highest weight, 270) :ohwell:

Last time I got down to 200 a male friend told me it was my smaller shoulders he noticed first :bigsmile:

I have been told I have broad shoulders, I'm not so sure. I actually included them in my measurements. Since January, I have lost about 4.5 inches of a span from shoulder to shoulder. I'd say that is an improvement

Losing weight will help reduce the broadness a very small bit, but otherwise, yes, just accept them as part of yourself. It is not usually looked at as a bad thing, I have never heard the catty girl crowd say 'oh but she has such broad shoulders!...'

I have HUGE shoulders, like it looks like I have shoulder pads in when I wear a jacket! But I got down to 127 (I'm about 150 now)
lbs at one point and I felt like the broad shoulders just accentuated my smaller figure. One great thing as that when you lose the weight the roundness to your shoulders and the fullness in your upper arms will dissipate so it will be pretty (think Lauren Bacall).

i have broad shoulders and a broad back? too.

Even when i was a healthy weight and able to wear a bikini, i always had to buy bras in bigger sizes because how broad my chest and shoulders are.

and button up shirts, nightmare, my body composition is just terrible obviously, they always gape at the buttons no matter how well they fit, so i don't wear them unless wearing a tank top underneath.

but it doesn't matter, i don't care what people think, if they don't like it, turn away, i just wear whatever i feel comfortable in, and having lost a lot of weight, i feel a whole lot more comfortable in almost everything (excepting the bikini obviously).

I always thought that a broad shoulder looks sexy. At least you're spared from wearing those stupid shoulder pads that make anyone look like they're in for a rugby match.

If I remember (It was only 5 years ago), no, not a problem.

Some things do look better than others. Halter tops look awesome, boat neck tops are a little harder if they're not stretchy. T-shirts that hang off one shoulder, probably not gonna happen, but that's a once every 20 years trend anyway.... Most fabrics I don't have a problem with, but the fake satin, cap sleeves will not stay where they're supposed to, and you get these ugly pointy things on your shoulders.

Since my boobs filled out (when I was 20...late bloomer...), I sometimes have trouble with shirts not buttoning, or the fabric between buttons gapping. Budget permitting, the best thing to do is buy a size up of what you think you are, and have it tailored down.

I have huge shoulders....like so big I could be a linebacker...lol
I wouldn't stress too much over it. I've lost almost 60 pounds and fit into smaller shirts....however there are some that feel like I could be in that Tommy Boy scene where Chris Farley sings "fat guy in a little coat" and splits Richard's jacket.
I think it will all depend on you and your body!
Best of luck!

Best scene in the whole movie..hahahaah love it!

I am also larger in the upper body than the lower and have hated being in waist up photo's my whole life because my larger girl-friends with smaller upper bodies always ended up looking far skinnier than me. I dont mind so much anymore - my toned arms and shoulders are starting to show through and having collar bones (for maybe the second time in my life) really helps with defnitinion. Shirts do pose a problem - especially the button up kind - but man does it look HAWT in a halter neck :-)