I have learned to love my pear shape curvy body! But I have a hard time finding jeans that fit good because of the gap in the bag and the crouch area hangs down.

I am a TALL PEAR.. Tougher yet to find clothes that don't gap and are long enough!!
My biggest problem with this shape though, is that my chest and torso are starting to look a bit emaciated while my lower portion could still stand to tone up and shrink down!!! I have been working out with the hopes that I will build mass in the top and shape/slim the bottom... What are the best exercises for leg slimming?

I'm a TALL pear too. 5'11 and a 36' inseam. Finding pants literally gives me sweats. Low Rise pants, forget it.

But I love my curves and since we have the most heart healthy shape, I think we should all rejoice! I also have a larger chest (34DD), so clothes in general (even though I love to shop) are hard to find.

I am super tiny on top...narrow shoulders, small chest and waist, but I got booty. Ladies, finding a fabulous tailor has radically transformed my wardrobe and drastically improved my self image. Those gaps at the back of pants are such an easy fix. Moving the shoulders seams can be expensive but for the right blazer or blouse it is soooo worth it.

Tall pear here too. 5'10' with short legs and a long trunk! Low rise pants are just plain indecent on me, and high rise pants give me "the gap".

I've just started working out, but I'm doing mostly cardio right now. My goal is to get my weight down to a managable level and THEN start weight training to hopefully put on some "girth" up top,

As far as tips go. Apparently building up your pecs can help make your breasts look perkier and fuller. For those of us who have junk in the trunk but are also members of IBTC (Now if only I could manage a single push up...)

I am a TALL PEAR.. Tougher yet to find clothes that don't gap and are long enough!!
My biggest problem with this shape though, is that my chest and torso are starting to look a bit emaciated while my lower portion could still stand to tone up and shrink down!!! I have been working out with the hopes that I will build mass in the top and shape/slim the bottom... What are the best exercises for leg slimming?

I am EXACTLY like you, though perhaps 5ft 7" isn't that tall, but when I get the scales where I want them to be my chest and torso look very boney. At my preferred weight my poor boobs resemble empty sacks (and fried eggs when lying down!!). This time round I have reduced from 154lb and on a downwards trend, currently 144.5lb. I want to reach at least 140lb but I know my legs will still look too big compared to the rest of me so will probably continue down to 136lb if I can. I know I will mourn the loss of my boobs which were wonderful when I weighed more - it was the only thing I liked about myself being overweight, Despite the fact that being 49 doesn't help as everything is starting to droop a bit, the extra fat helped to fill them out and perk them up. But aside from surgery I don't think there is anything I can do about my bust and I don't want to do that.

I also hate exercise but do think that if I get to 136lb-140lb the only thing left to do to improve my legs will be exercise. Will worry about that when the time comes but at the moment I am doing fine on 1500 calories a day with no structured exercise to achieve weight loss.

I also hate shopping for jeans as so difficult to find anything that fits around the hips and waist. Jeans with lycra in help a little bit around the legs but there is still the problem of the waist. My current jeans are starting to get baggy around the stomach and I have to tighten the belt to 5 notches now rather than the previous 3, which is making them start to gather too much around the waist although they still fit nicely around my hips.

I am glad I'm not straight up and down though.

Good luck everyone!

I a not sure if I am Pear shaped. 39-27-39...with big *kitten* butt and saddle bags...my hips arent a problem...think I am a Hourglass/Pear mix ...with DD/E boobs x

Hello! Just got an invite on a post of mine, and said: That's the group for me! I have always been a pear, even when I was in HS, racing 10-speeds, and my body was fit and rock hard! I call my butt the J-Lo, cause even when I weighed 135lbs (I'm 5'6") I still had the booty! Which I don't mind, so much, probably cause I can't see it! LOL But I DO wanna get rid of the upper thigh thickness<That I can see~and my belly, especially the lower belly. Feel free to look me up! I love encouraging, and being encouraged! Hah!

I am pear shaped. If someone can tell me what your favorite jeans are that do not have that huge space in the back. I can pull my size 20 jeans off without unzipping them so I need to bump to a size 18.

Hi i'm pear shape, 5'3 , mother of 4 and i am getting smaller on top and not getting smaller on the bottom half, reading all the other reply i don't no if i will never get ride of my fat knees and the fat at the top of my legs but i will still keep trying. I ride my bike to work sometimes which is 4;4miles there and back again lots of up hills so that has helped, the bit between my knees and the top half of my leg but in a way it makes my legs look bigger. I do zumba too when i can fit it in my busy lifestyle. My weight goes up and down all the time and i cann't go as low as i want it to i get close to it and then my husband comes home with wine and a takeaway at the wked nitemare