Do your siblings share your body type?

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  • Itsallbs15
    Itsallbs15 Posts: 262 Member
    I have 6 siblings and I am the heaviest. All my siblings are tall and thin. I have my moms genes and all my siblings got our dad's genes. I have struggled with my weight all my life whereas my siblings can eat whatever they want and have no issues whatsoever. I have come to terms with this and know that I will continue to fight for my health so that I don't end up in the health situation that my mom is in.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    The siblings I grew up with do, but my biological half siblings do not -- on neither my mother's or father's sides. If it's a question of nature over nurture, I guess nurture won out with me. Thanks Mom. :)
  • My sister always pigged out on pasta, red meat and baked goods while maintaining a lean Victoria's Secret-esque figure (maybe 100 lbs at 5'4) while I was always curvier and weighed more and have been a somewhat health-conscious vegetarian for years.

    Now that she's 26 and has a desk job, she has put on about forty pounds. Not that this makes her overweight, the extra fat just overwhelms her teeny-tiny frame. Still, she refuses to stray from her Velveeta diet or do regular exercise. I'd be lying if I said this wasn't just a teeny bit satisfying :)
  • tjpinch
    tjpinch Posts: 87 Member
    My sister and I are similar heights and weights, but carry it differently. She stores weight in her hips and butt, has a small waist, and is boob-less, and I'm a rectangle with boobs.
  • forgtmenot
    forgtmenot Posts: 860 Member
    As kids I was always skinnier than my slightly younger sister. My boobs also developed faster than hers did so I was a twig with boobs for the longest time. Now she is still smaller busted than I am, but is a vegetarian and does a lot of yoga so she is about 10 lbs thinner than I am at least. She is also more of a "ruler shape" (straight up and down) and I am probably closer to hourglass and am curvier (may just be because I am heavier though). ETA: Oh, and She is only an inch or so taller than I am, so not a huge difference in height. My brother is getting kinda pudgy actually .... he was always pretty skinny. The only body similarity we have is that I carry a lot of my weight in my thighs and so does he.
  • JellyJaks
    JellyJaks Posts: 589 Member
    My sister and I are complete opposites but I suspect it's because our lives are so different. I am a stay at home mother to three children. She works full time and has no children (unless you count her dogs) I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder which sometimes knocks me completely on my *kitten* and makes me want to eat more or less than I normally do. So far as I know she has no mental issues. Obviously she is the more fit of the two of us. She also spent some time in the military. Not sure if that has anything to do with it but yeah...
  • learningtolove
    learningtolove Posts: 288 Member
    HA!
    I have several sisters and we ALL have different body types
    I am 5'3" and have never weighed more then 140 pounds. My older sister is like 5'8" and usually weighs around 200. My younger sister is 5'6"ish and is about 180 but with a lot of muscle from sports ( aka she is built like a linebacker) AND has a bootie to boot- I have none to speak of. My next youngest sister is 12 and is almost as tall as me and about 20 pounds heavier. The rest of my siblings are too young to tell.
  • I have two brothers but we were always skinny kids, and even after my first kid i was only 103. But I am very short where as they are still in high school, my middle brother is 6'1 and very skinny and my little brother is 5'10 really skinny. The youngest is only 15 so I imagine he still has some growing to do.
  • juliesummers
    juliesummers Posts: 738 Member
    Absolutely. We were both raised very healthily, and so my mom, sister and I have proportionally the same bodies, we're just different heights.
    I'm 5'6" 110lbs, my mom is 5'7" 123lbs, and my younger sister (blonde) is 5'8" 130lbs.
    None of use are busty, and we all seem to gain and lose weight evenly throughout our bodies.

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  • This is an interesting topic.

    My brothers are really tall. At least to me. In their 5'10 or so. My sister and i are short. I am 5'2.5 and she is 5'0. She is older. I am taller. We weigh about the same, i weigh slightly less. However, i guess my hips are bigger because i wear a size bigger than her. My feet are two sizes bigger than her size 5 shoe. Not sure if that is different or the same.

    My brothers are about the same height. But the younger brother is more fit because he works out whereas the oldest has a sit down job and eats really....crappy!
  • karleen
    karleen Posts: 260
    the VAST majority of my extended family is heavily overweight, including my mother and both sisters. i myself am just a few pounds over weight by technical bmi standards, however i'd still like to drop about 30..

    i lucked out and got my height from my father, i'm 5'9 [he was 6'3] and both my sisters while not super short arent any taller than 5'7 same with my mom. theyre all much heavier and not active whatsoever and eat awful. i've begged my mom and one of my sisters to join my gym but they just arent ready i guess. its kinda like a drug addict i suppose theyve gotta want it. my other sister i dont get along too well with so she can deal with her issues without my support seeing as she doesnt support me in any of my goals.

    so basically i lucked out. soon enough i'll be the tal and skinny sister. not just the tall slightly chunky sister! haha
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    Not if I can help it! :-P
  • I have 5 siblings....I am the biggest of my siblings. All of us, except my youngest brother, have struggled with weight issues. We all have to be careful about our consumption. We are all very similar body types, all the girls with large chests and skinny legs. The boys are both very broad shoulders, and both very strong without trying. The boys have skinny legs too.
  • krisrpaz
    krisrpaz Posts: 263 Member
    My sister has always had a Victoria's Secret figure. She used to be able to eat as much as she wanted but now she has to workout to maintain her figure and eating habits. I've always been overweight but I can see that my body under all this is very similar to hers, just a bigger frame. She's 5'4, small frame like my mom; I'm 5'7 with a medium frame like my dad.
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
    My oldest brother is 6'6" and weighs about 200 lbs, My other brother is 6' 2" and weighs about 190. Me.. I'm 5'10' and heavier than either of them by quite a bit.


    Sigh... wish I was built like my big brother...except with boobs and no man parts!
  • TeeferTiger
    TeeferTiger Posts: 136 Member
    I have the same mother as 3 of my siblings and the same father as 1 of them (from previous marriages) so it's not easy to compare. I have the same chin, intelligence, and love of wine and cheese and the 1... but the same short stature, sense of humour and broad shoulders of the 3 lol I do have a reasonably similar body type to my youngest elder sister though, and when I pile on the pounds, I see her looking back at me in the mirror (she's a big girl). That's when I know it's time for me to lose weight.
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    BARELY. We're both pear-hourglass, but my younger sister's boobs are HUGE making her look more like an hourglass (she's still my shape though), and I put on muscle a lot easier than she does, so I'll always be slightly larger and curvier (and always stronger...for those obligatory older sister beatings, lol.)
  • learningtolove
    learningtolove Posts: 288 Member
    Another interesting tidbit. I am 5' 3" and 116 ish pounds ( and going down) and have never been more then 140 and my mother is 5'6'' ish and is morbidly obese,and has been overweight her entire life. So you can't always accredit your upbringing as to whether you are thick or thin.
  • Absolutely not. I've always been on the verge of being overweight, while my brother was always on the verge of underweight. He's now picked up elite training so is in MUCH better shape than I am, as I try to just slim down. He does help me out a lot though. Like my own personal trainer!
  • christinajohnson
    christinajohnson Posts: 102 Member
    Complete opposites. I take more after my paternal side and am a bit chubbier, always have been and have had to work harder to maintain my weight. My brother on the other hand has a RIDICULOUS metabolism, rarely exercises anymore and could care less what he ingests. [Can you tell I'm a smidge jealous?!] He remains muscular, lean and thin.
  • joceyofdoom
    joceyofdoom Posts: 21 Member
    I have two older brothers and they are both over 6'5" and skinny! I am 5'4" and have always been a bit tubby (before gaining weight in my teens). They promised me that when I hit puberty I'd get tall and skinny. They lied! haha
  • joceyofdoom
    joceyofdoom Posts: 21 Member
    (whoops, double posted somehow)
  • pupcamper
    pupcamper Posts: 410 Member
    When we (I have a younger sister and brother) were born I was the long and light one - now I am the short fat one! :noway:
  • SherNY
    SherNY Posts: 87
    Nope I look Mom but a taller classic pear shape...or rain drop they call it now (Riiiiight it still sucks!) while my sister is taller still and leggy more like rectangle shape. My brothers are both thin and tall. How as the second of 4 kids I got to be the shortest (5'7") and roundest I don't know :(
  • There's definitely a contrast between my brother and I. He's 3 years younger than me and very thin. He's only about an inch taller than me and a good healthy weight. I, on the other hand, am way over weight. We ate the same foods growing up and we were both very picky eaters and even as our appetites developed more, I just started to gain weight while he didn't. He has my dad's genes because my dad was skinny back in the day at his age too. I guess they have high metabolisms. My mom on the other hand used to be thin as well but it's always been easier for her to gain weight. After giving birth twice, she never lost all the weight but age makes it harder I think.
  • Out of seven kids (five girls and two boys) I got the fat genes!!! Ugh!!!! I have struggled with my weight all my life.....my sisters were HORRIBLE to live with....they teased me and made me feel awful about myself....I have one sister who STILL to this day makes cracks about my weight.....I am about 164 lbs (5'7) and its still NOT thin enough for her....she makes comments about how fat people gross her out....very hurtful. But the good news is...I have two boys now and they do not have weight issues because I have taught them to eat right and I have also taught them to be KIND to others no matter what their weight is.......Still looking to lose about twenty pounds but I am doing it for ME ......no one else!!!:wink:
  • Out of seven kids (five girls and two boys) I got the fat genes!!! Ugh!!!! I have struggled with my weight all my life.....my sisters were HORRIBLE to live with....they teased me and made me feel awful about myself....I have one sister who STILL to this day makes cracks about my weight.....I am about 164 lbs (5'7) and its still NOT thin enough for her....she makes comments about how fat people gross her out....very hurtful. But the good news is...I have two boys now and they do not have weight issues because I have taught them to eat right and I have also taught them to be KIND to others no matter what their weight is.......Still looking to lose about twenty pounds but I am doing it for ME ......no one else!!!:wink:
  • My sister and I couldn't be any more different lol. I am 5'4 and need to get in shape. She is 5'9 or so and is slim. She's blonde, I'm brunette, I wore glasses, she never did (i've had lasik since lol). Yeah, we are totally not even close, would never know we were related!
  • deadstarsunburn
    deadstarsunburn Posts: 1,337 Member
    My sister is slightly taller and was chubby as a kid but through her teens she's been fairly small. I'm shorter and have bigger hips and was getting to become the fat sister =p.
    My mom would also say she fed us the same things, but I was a closet eater!
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    There's six of us. I'm the only one who is fat.
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