WELCOME!!!

DinahKyle
DinahKyle Posts: 186 Member
edited November 12 in Social Groups
HI! Alright - so I've never started a group before - but after a long and tiresome search to find what I was looking for I decided instead to start a group of my own! Hopefully everyone else will enjoy this as much as I will. So, how about we use this thread to introduce ourselves!

I'm Dinah, I'm 22 years old and I have been in love with pin-ups from an early age, so when I decided to lose weight for new years I though "why not" and made it my own personal goal to reach a pin up look and maintain it! I am completely terrified of scales and therefore never use them, instead I measure myself once a week and make sure to keep in mind that I have given myself the whole year to get where I want to.

How about you??

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  • I'm Ashley and I'm 25. I am already rocking the curves i just want to lose a little and tone up in a few places! I think the pin up girls are gorgeous, I would love to look like that!
  • WeCallThemDayWalkers
    WeCallThemDayWalkers Posts: 259 Member
    Hello! I'm Emily and I'm 28. I happen to have a pin-ups calender hanging here because I love them so much. I already have "hourglass measurements" but not the pin-up look ;)

    Would like to trim it in and try to make my own version of a pinup!
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    HI! I have natural hourglass shape, I just want to make it even more so.
    I know I can attain it because my mom was 36-24-36 for most of her life and my grandmother truly was a pin-up gal of the 50's, she had a 20 inch waist :)
  • First let me star by saying, thanks for making this group; it's too perfect! Just what I wanted, I've always loved the pin up look, but never had the confidence to wear the beautiful dresses.

    My name is Rosa and I am 21. I recently lost a significant amount of weight, which really motivated me because I am closer to my goal already. Im currently 164 more or less, and my goal is 130lbs.

    How are you planning on using this group? For fitness challenges? Tips?
    I'm eager to see where this goes :)
  • VonD140
    VonD140 Posts: 10
    Hello all I'm Yvonne and I'm 27. I was 120 lbs through my sophmore year of college and needless to say now at 173...... I look back at my old pictures and am not trying to get back to the straight up and down look.... I love my curves and would like to lose and tone.... but not in the "right" places :-)
  • KrisyKat
    KrisyKat Posts: 740 Member
    Aloha Everyone! :flowerforyou:

    My name is Krisy and I'm 32 years old. Although I have a natural hourglass figure, I would like to tone up and accentuate my curves even more. Definitely looking forward to having the pin-up body I've always dreamed of.

    Best wishes and a Bettie Page body to all of us!!! :love:
  • neechole
    neechole Posts: 1
    Hi guys

    My name is Nichole and I'm 24. I'm way to big at the moment, but I want to be slim and curvy. This group is great!! =D
  • Ink_girl85
    Ink_girl85 Posts: 7 Member
    I think this group is great. I've always admired the way the earlier pin up girls looked. I dont ever want to be rail thin and coming from someone who's 300 pounds right now, I dont think thats ever going to happen. I would like to have a slimmer yet fuller figure. I have the curves in all the right places I just need to tone them down a bit!
  • Doreen_Murray
    Doreen_Murray Posts: 396 Member
    Exactly what I'm looking for as well and thanks for starting this group! Who doesn't love pinups?! Love that genre of photography. I've always been a natural hourglass shape and don't want to lose that, but after having my son my body naturally changed and I'd love to have more muscle definition and a more defined waistline. :flowerforyou:
  • Doomfrog
    Doomfrog Posts: 79
    Hey ladies! I love this group because no matter how much weight I lose, I'm never going to be "skinny," and I'm 100% okay with that. I'm more in it to be healthy but have to admit that I have a vast collection of clothing I'd like to fit into and look better in. Looking forward to having you ladies for inspiration!
  • Kell_Smurthwaite
    Kell_Smurthwaite Posts: 384 Member
    I'm Kell, a 35-y-o SAHM to a 3-y-o boy with loads of energy. I'm working on the energy part for myself though - LOL!

    Even at my thinnest, I was curvy (just shy of a UK size 12 after I'd been ill). I'm never going to be a Skinny Minnie, and wouln't want to be - all I want is to be a healthy weight and have feminine curves in all the right places! I have the hips and the boobs - I just have to find a waist somewhere under all this flab - LOL!

    I'd LOVE a Marilyn Monroe-type figure, or a Kate Winslet bod - she has soft curves and looks naturally awesome.

    My overall goal is to drop 70lbs and I'd got rid of 16 of those so far using MFP. To be honst, I'll probably want to shed another 7lbs once I hit that target, just to get myself comfortably into the middle of my healthy weight rainge, as my current target is closer to the upper end of that scale.

    I'm working on re-educating myself to choose healthier options when it comes ot food, and to stop when I'm full (I come from a childhood of "Eat that up - there are children starving in Africa!" to which I always wanted to reply, "Well, send it to THEM instead of forcing me to choke it down!" but never did). I'm also working on having a more active lifestyle for an all-round fitter, healthier body, but I thin ka fit, healthy body can also be a curvy one, so that's my goal!

    Looking forward to swapping tips, recipes and high fives for success with the rest of you!

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  • Hi! My name is Sidnee. I've always been curvy and I'm proud of that, but I've got some curves in all the wrong places (fat rolls and whatnot) but I'm working to improve on that! Lost 10 of 70 pounds so far and I'm feeling great.
  • DominiqueSmall
    DominiqueSmall Posts: 495 Member
    Hi - I'm Dominique and I thought this was a fabulous idea. I am 49, very curvy and am recovering from a brain injury. My goal is to lose weight but maintain my curviness. I'm tired of the 'let's all be zero's' mantra.

    I personally like my plentiful butt, big boobs and hour glass shape. Just want to get back into my size 9 jeans, be healthy and fit, and that it.

    Looking forward to seeing what we all can do here!

    Thanks again.

    BTW, Love the Marylin Monroe photo! Great choice!
  • Kell_Smurthwaite
    Kell_Smurthwaite Posts: 384 Member
    Wow Dominique - you look way younger than 49! I would have put you at about the same age as me and I'm 35! :)
  • WeCallThemDayWalkers
    WeCallThemDayWalkers Posts: 259 Member
    Hello everyone. Hope you're all having a curvalicious Monday. What are you doing today to make Monday a success?

    I'm dragging my boyfriend to the gym for some weight-lifting! Working on toning up that "back fat" roll of mine. You know, that thing that hangs over the bra strap and ruins many a summer dress photo?
    That one.

    Having a toned chest, back and shoulders will very much complement a smaller waist (someday!) :smooched:

    Emily
  • DinahKyle
    DinahKyle Posts: 186 Member
    I'm being as good as I can be at work - yogurt, fruit and granola. Boyfriend is too sick to drag to the gym sadly - I may be able to drag my sister though :) Especially since she's a new member on MFP.

    Always trying to do LOTS of walking and also finding more and more exercises to cinch in that waist of mine a bit more!
  • HI everyone. My name is Jenn. I am 26 and a single mom. I have always been thick, and I have some nice curves but have lost them in the roundness!!! I just wanna lose the belly so you can see the curves!
    This is a great group and thank you for making it!
  • Hello ladies! My name is Tammie, I'm 39 years old and even at my thinnest have never been one of the "skinny girls" I've put on an extra 70 pounds over the years that I'm trying to get rid of and this group just seems like the perfect fit. I look forward to getting to know you all!
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    I just joined the group! I have a goal of "85" pounds to lose, but I really have some goal measurements in mind. I'm not really an hourglass, maybe one in the same way Kim K is: a pear with a big chest. But I definitely wish my waist was smaller. It is trying to peek out!

    So I am hoping along the way to lose some weight, get more fit and toned. I have no aspirations to be fitness model lean, somewhere between 21-25% body fat should be perfect.

    I am shooting for curvy with muscular limbs, and I am OK with a bit of definition in my arms and legs. Not sure I can go full pinup with the great hair and makeup, but the pin-up era is one of my faves in Hollywood. :D

    Look forward to sharing tips and lots of successes along the way. :)
  • JourneyToADecade
    JourneyToADecade Posts: 7 Member
    Hi everyone! I'm 28 and I've always had curves, and I love having curves... its so feminine and sexy, however, I want to get rid of the excess fat that is threatening my "hourglass" shape. Whenever I have lost weight in the past, I would lose it in my face first, and my waist second, so hopefully, it happens that way on this particular journey. Good luck everyone!!!
  • msunluckythirteen
    msunluckythirteen Posts: 335 Member
    Hi all! I'm 42 and an about to be divorced (happily) mother of a 15yr old and 10yr old. I'm 5' 11" and have about 93lbs to lose to goal. I love the pin up look and rock the rockabilly look pencil skirt and all when going out though I am what is considered obese. My inspiration right now is Christina Hendricks.
  • teimo
    teimo Posts: 44
    Hi.. I'd have to say Jane Russell is my icon... she had an amazing figure & look.
    My partner and I are into Hotrods / rockabilly scene (although we are not purists).

    We bought a 1970's caravan 7 months ago and have turned the interior into a 1950's american diner style. - looks fab!

    I totally adore the 40's/50's hourglass figure & hope to get there soon.
  • MdmAcolyte
    MdmAcolyte Posts: 382 Member
    HI!! I just found this group and I think ITS A GREAT IDEA!! I love Marilyn Monroe ;) Ive always been a bigger girl, but I had the curves to go with it, so it took me a while to realize I got fat. =( Im starting cardio (again) with strength training (new) so hopefully I can get back to being badonkadonk ;) Good luck to everyone!
  • Let me first start by saying I am 46, happily married, and finally at peace with my figure. It took my quite awhile and many years of my husband telling me I look great for me to actually believe it.

    I choose this group because I have always had curves. Growing up in the 70's the Twiggy look was all the rage. I spent my high school years wishing I could look like that. Not to the expense of my health, thankfully. But no matter how little I ate or how much I exercised, I still had them. At only 5'2" I thought it made me look bottom heavy although my measurements are nearly perfect hour glass.

    Ok, so my high school years were spent in the early 80’s, but even then thin was in!

    Ironically, at that same time television was constantly playing movies from past decades and it always struck me that the women were anything but thin. They had curves! They had a waist and thighs and breasts! And they looked great. They were beautiful and glamorous and I wanted to be one of them.

    At any rate…and many years later…I met the perfect guy for me. He’s a butt and thigh man! He loves my curves and although he supports my efforts to lose the ten pounds that make me feel less than beautiful (I have a closet full of clothes I cannot wear), he insists that I not diet. Instead, he motivates me to exercise. We regularly go for walks and once my stamina increases we will begin biking.

    Although, honestly, he could be a little more supportive when I decide all I want for dinner is a salad while he is eating meatloaf and mashed potatoes and keep his comments about my “bird food” to a minimum. But, I guess you can’t have everything because that would be a fairy tale…and fairy tales are real…are they?

    At any rate, hello to all and I look forward to giving and getting motivational help from all.
  • WarriorCupcakeBlydnsr
    WarriorCupcakeBlydnsr Posts: 2,150 Member
    Hi All, Just signed up for this group! I am a belly dancer so I don't need to be super skinny, I need to get my curves in the right place so that way I can look like the real bellydancers you see in the old movies. The ones that have the hour glass figure that looks the way a belly dancer should.
    I've been stuck for over 6 months in a 7 lb range that I can't break. I joined a gym to help with the toning so I need the support to keep me on track (my next performance, so far, is in June and I want to be heading in the right direction)
  • jenbunboo
    jenbunboo Posts: 90 Member
    Hi all! Just joined, happy to see other ladies that want to be svelte, slim, and sassy, and not sticks!

    I'm 31, working my way down from a high of 230lbs, down at 200 now, and slipping out of my size 14 jeans. A few more pounds and my 12s will be comfy! I'm happy with myself as a person, I'm just excited to be really working and succeeding this time at my adventure in becoming a healthier person!
  • kford9
    kford9 Posts: 16 Member
    i'm kesha and i'm 38. i love pinups and am curvy. i need to lose this stomach to get back to my fighting size! great group!
  • I'm 19, 110 lbs, and my measurements are 36-24-36, my whp is 0.7, i'm just working on maintaining my current weight and hourglass shape and i think this is such a awesome idea for a group! <3 Hopefully more people will see that we all don't have to be rail thin size 0's, and here's to us all striving for that Marilyn Monroe pinup body :drinker:
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