Waist Larger than Hips/Butt

Hi! I always had that problem... Well until now.
My belly was 39 inches and my hips 38. Not a huge difference but still it was bothering me.

When I started MFP I was 154lbs (5'6.5"), I started the 30 day shred & in the first week lost an inch off the belly! I was afraid it wouldn't last, but 2 weeks later I'm 36.5 inches & lost 12.6 pounds. My legs are quite small & my upper body is/was lager. The hardest thing for me is to notice & accept that I'm getting smaller in my upper body.

So now I think I need to lose weight slowly & keep exercising & in the long run my belly will be less big & my body shape will be more balanced.

I thought I couldn't lose inches anymore but I proved myself wrong :-)

Hope this helps

*oh the first two weeks I was also running outside for 15-20 minutes, 3-4 times a week & kept my intake between 1200 and 1500 kcals

Yup, I have the same problem too! I have lost a inch or so from doing the 30 day shred. I am hoping to lose more! I also started to add doing curcuit training and the eliptical a few days a week. Fingers crossed!!

I have no butt either. I pull my jeans straight on without unbuttoning or unzipping them - rather convenient in gym restrooms lol. I'm hoping to get an actual waistline when i get in shape but i'm also high waisted and high waisted jeans went out in the 80's. maybe they will come back!

I want one too JC and yup i have the same problem with jeans slipping down and always having to be pulled up or my backside is saggy

I'm a belly-weight carrier, too. When I started, my waist and hips were about the same........actually, ALL of me was about the same! An inch or two difference between bust/waist/hips.................. I had to buy pants to fit the waistline, and the rest of them were always SO baggy. Elastic waists were my friend.

Currently, I have lost about 4 inches from my waist (24 lbs lost.) My waist is about a 34 now, my hips about a 38. Haven't measured the bustline, but that's gone down a bit, too, I"m sure.

So, I think if you just keep working at it, and eat LOTS of fiber (the more you poo, the flatter your tummy gets , you'll get there...................................

Yep, that's an apple body type. Store fat all on the midsection. I am like this too and I struggle just to look like I have a waist! I rarely gain on my bust or thighs. My belly (below my belly button) is usually the same measurement as my bust. For example:

At 144lbs:
37 bust
31 waist
37 belly
38 hips

Only when I lose fat does my belly measurement start to creep behind my bust measurement. At 136lbs:
36 bust
29.5 waist
35.5 belly
38 hips

Even at my lightest of 130lbs, the smallest I could ever get my waist to is 28". I'm sure if I were to gain a lot of weight, my belly would exceed my bust/hips in no time. You are right in that losing weight is the only way to shrink the waist. I know from experience that doing loads of core-targeting workouts will not do as much as losing overall fat will. You will just build muscle UNDER your fat.

I find what helps me shrink my waist is to cut out bread, cereal & pasta. I'm not implying that carbs are evil but I've read up on "carb-sensitivity" and suspected I have it. People who are carb-sensitive tend to store belly fat and after eating carbs, they feel bloated and tired. Once I cut these things out, I felt much lighter & energetic! I do eat bread time to time but I just make sure not to exceed 2 slices in one day. When I do cut carbs, my waist shrinks within the first week!

So funny because I just typed in waist is bigger then hips on google and seen this. I can relate all I see is people complaining about hips I was like I so cant relate. But this helps me realise Im not alone and I will do this

I have this same problem. I have really been struggling with it. Especially since I am at my largest weight ever. It seems that every thing I eat or drink goes straight to my midsection. I've had quite a few medical problems lately and that hasn't helped. I can't bring myself to even measure myself....I walk around looking about 9 month pregnant. I've had people ask me when I was due. It's a horrible feeling....I can't shop for clothes unless it's stretchy. I have very small bird legs, small thighs ( except the fatty parts in the groin area) then I have a nice muscled round bottom ( I get a lot of compliments on it) but then my stomach is as wide and fat as a soon to be mother....I just don't know what to do! With my surgeries and my health right now, exercise is ( much of it) is out of the questions. Does anyone know of any changes in diet or diet pills that might help?

I have PCOS and I have the same problem. Huge gut, itty bitty thighs. I can never find pants! Hoping as I lose more weight, my stomach will finally shrink as well. I've also heard about the low carb diet helping.