I'm an apple shape and I hate myself what should I do?

I'm the dreaded apple shape.

I have no booty
no hips
big tummy and boobs

You can't change your shape even if you lose weight body shape is body shape. I hate this so much, everytime I hear "Your hip size is predetermined by bone structure and cannot be changed." I want to scream and cry and punch things.

I long for a curvy shape, an hour glass or pear. And no matter what I do or how much weight I lose I will still be an apple shape. I don't mind being fat, I like it I prefer fat/chubby/thick bodies to thins ones. I'm only losing weight so I my apple shape is not so exaggerated. But since I'll never not be an apple I have no motivation to go on.

I'm a puerto rican girl with no hips or booty, a 42 inch waist and no more motivation.

You need to learn to love yourself. You can't change it so stop wallowing in misery over what you can't be and learn to appreciate what you are.

The fact that you are apple shaped should be motivation in itself because it puts in a higher risk category for some diseases. It is unfortunate that you want to change it and can't, but whining about it and using it as a an excuse to give up won't help anything. There are many beautiful apple shaped women out there and there is no reason you can't be one of them. Focus on your health. Don't focus on what can't be, focus on making the most of YOU.

If you are an apple shape....should you be doing core exercises :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

LOL,, I am so sorry but this is sooooooooooo funny!

Lee

Hi love! Sorry you are feeling so down about yourself... but, I totally get it. I am an apple shape too!

While you are working on your trouble spots, dress in a way that highlights the parts you do like. For now, I am wearing empire waist tops and dresses, to highlight my bust, and skirts and shorts to highlight my legs.

I don't feel so down about myself when I can't see my tummy because I can't get past my killer cleavage

And I totally agree with withchaco. When I was skinny, I was pear shaped. You have lovely, womanly curves just waiting to be unveiled!

1. Realize you deserve a better life and get your head strainghtened out.
2. Set reasonable caloric goals with rational macronutrient ratios and clean up your relationship with food.
3. Get active five or six days a week alternating between cardio activities and resistence activities for 30 to 45 minutes a day. Don't do both on the same day, especially since you are just starting out and your body is going to freak out over the changes for a bit.
4. Track EVERYTHING. This is everything you eat and drink, even water. This means also tracking your exercise. This is critical when you are trying to evaluate what is working and what is not. It is also much harder to lie to yourself when it is in black and white.
5. Don't compare your progress to any body else. You are an individual and will respond to the changes in your own way.

Hope that helps. Enjoy the journey.

Hello my fellow apple shaped ladies!!

I too get disgusted with my body but until i started to work out ive notice my body toning up and more shape to it and gives me motivation to keep going to see how I can transform my body!!

Doing the 30 day shred for the 2nd time around.

Add me (:

Let me start off by saying those people who reply "stop hating yourself" need to piss off. If you cant understand that it's not a matter of "doing" then you have no business commenting. I also am an Apple shape and hate my body. It's a mental thing, not a will thing. I used to be a cute 125 lb girl and now i'm 180lbs. Its EXTREMELY difficult to love yourself after you feel like you've exploded and feel disgusting in your own body. It is possible to get through it. It's almost like a mental illness, you dont walk up to a belemic and just tell them to stop throwin up. I found that "dating myself" has helped my to love myself more. After gaining weight, I never wanted to do my makeup or fix my hair or wear nice clothes cuz I thought, whats the use, I'm fat anyways, its not like it will make a difference. Well boy was I wrong. I spent a little extra $ and got my hair cut shorter than I'd had in years, got good shampoo for the hair color, I make sure my nails are always done even if I have to do them myself, I get up early to take a shower and style my hair and do makeup. This has helped me realize that you CAN be beautiful even if there are spare pounds. I have friends who are bigger than me, and I never see them for their size but instead for how confident and powerful they are. If you carry yourself with pride and confidence, they good mood will radiate. Now, as far as nutrition goes, I had done some research (I know this was especially true for me, and yes everyone is different, but it may help) and found that I gain weight in my middle due to a low tolerance of sugar. Apple shapped people have a higer chance of developing Diabetes and I found that I was already on my way to that point and had developed "Insulin resistency" and was pre-diabetic. After cutting out lots of sugar and carbs/starch I started to feel much better. Altough I lost about 10 lbs, I felt less dense if that makes sense? My Dr. reccomended the South Beach Diet because it's better for my shape because it helps you to re-balance your tolerance to sugar etc. I also found that taking a good abount of B-12 has helped me AMAZINGLY. It really increases my mood and I am always more upbeat when I take them and my multi-vitamins. Also, I know it's not that easy to find out, but if you know what your blood type is, there are suggestions for how to eat based on that. If you donate blood they can tell youi ive been told. For me, I will NEVER see results with diet and calorie deprevation alone, I NEED to burn calories or it wont come off. Cardio and weight lifting helped me the most. I had lost around 35 lbs. and then got so tired I stopped and gained it all back and now I'm here again. A pound of fat is 3,500 calories, so I log the calories burned to get a more realistic timeline of how fast I should be losing weight if I stick to it. Weight loss and body acceptance is a long and tough battle. It IS possible to love your body as long as your willing to put in the work and effort. I hope this helps. I'm no expert but this is what I have found to be true for me. Good luck!

I'm on my phone, and can't post a pic, but take a look at my profile pic- particularly the post run pictures. I'm also apple shaped, but that apple looks a whole lot different at a healthy weight. I was just under 170 at 5'10" and still had work to to. But that is hardly a body to hate. We may not ever be curvy, but that doesn't mean we can't be trim and sexy.

I am apple shaped and I love it. As soon as I lose my tummy and get fit everywhere, I will be athletic looking so I am actually excited to be an apple. Don't hate your body. Work with it!!!