hour glass shaped girls??

What is considered hour glass?

Im almost 5'7

bust 36-38d
waist 33
hips 41

would like to be:
bust 36-38d
waist 27-29
hips 39-40

what weight got you under a 30 inch waist? anyone?

When I worked out in high school I started around 39(36B)-32-42 at maybe 165lbs? I worked out on the treadmill mostly and the elliptical, bike, as well as bench press with my legs (about 100lbs to start and worked my way up). I was 145 within about two months and my measurements were 39(36B)-27-40/41 I can't remember if it was 40 or 41 for the hips to be honest with you :]
P.S.
I was 181 a few weeks ago and I measured 44.5-34-44.5 so I don't know how people were 180 with a tiny waist..unless they have an extremely large toosh and hips and breasts lol OR it could be since I have a large face that my measurements stay large because I am skinny when I'm 145lbs. Well anyways I am an average sized person in the toosh, my hips are large and my breasts are 36D/36DD.

Someone on here said I was pear and not hourglass but I just read a few things that said shoulder measurements are a more accurate indicator? My shoulders are a similar width to my hips. I don't mind being a pear, but I just don't know if I am. Not all hourglasses have a big bust, do they?

I dunno, this just doesn't seem 'pear' to me. It's pretty proportioned. Can someone please clarify for me?



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(Excuse the fatness :sad: )

Someone on here said I was pear and not hourglass but I just read a few things that said shoulder measurements are a more accurate indicator? My shoulders are a similar width to my hips. I don't mind being a pear, but I just don't know if I am. Not all hourglasses have a big bust, do they?

I dunno, this just doesn't seem 'pear' to me. It's pretty proportioned. Can someone please clarify for me?



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(Excuse the fatness :sad: )

no, not all hourglass have a big bust. You're hourglass if your bust & hip measurements are close & your waist measurement is i think at least 9 inches less! (don't quote me on the last # though).
you can check at this website if you want
http://www.shopyourshape.com/calculate-your-body-shape.html

Someone on here said I was pear and not hourglass but I just read a few things that said shoulder measurements are a more accurate indicator? My shoulders are a similar width to my hips. I don't mind being a pear, but I just don't know if I am. Not all hourglasses have a big bust, do they?

I dunno, this just doesn't seem 'pear' to me. It's pretty proportioned. Can someone please clarify for me?



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(Excuse the fatness :sad: )

Fat where? I don't think you look fat dear. I also think you do look more like a pear though to be honest with you and that isn't a bad thing, but you don't look entirely hourglass to me. For me it is more the way your hips catch attention more that makes it obvious they are your largest curve. Usually an hourglass has hips that gradually go out, but your curve looks a bit rounded (not in a fat round way lol) because the top of you side to side is thinner, not anything to do with your actual "bust". I just think you look more pear and bust is big on an hourglass if hips are big..they must be 10inch difference (or 9 according to some people) from the waist and only 2" or less difference between bust and hips. So technically someone could have a wide body side to side and small breasts, but still be hourglass if you see what I mean.

P.S. I seen you before around here and I just realized it when I checked your profile! I am so jealous. I wish I had such a tiny waist...Seriously you are so near my dream size. :] I am just about the same weight and yet my waist is 3 inches larger darn it. I seriously want to lose these inches quick.

This is a REALLY good thread explaining hourglasses;

(Boob and hip measurements mean nothing in the general scheme of things)

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=443180&page=4

Yeah, you def are (nice body, by the way)

But I still don't agree on the bust thing.

Some people have the same bust measurement to hips and don't look hourglass, and some people don't, but look hourglass.

I still maintain that it's about proportions, balance and visuals, and not bust size.

Yeah, you def are (nice body, by the way)

But I still don't agree on the bust thing.

Some people have the same bust measurement to hips and don't look hourglass, and some people don't, but look hourglass.

I still maintain that it's about proportions, balance and visuals, and not bust size.

Because of the waist, though. If your waist isn't small enough, you aren't hourglass. And the point about the rear end is an issue, too. If your rear is big enough to skew your waist measurement, that's an issue. I would bet all the women in those photos have the proper shoulder measurements, as well. I also question whether the measurements they claim are true.

But if you look at a broad-shouldered, small-breasted, large-hipped woman from the front (not the back), she will not appear to be hourglass-shaped. From behind, she might. But not from the front because the shoulders won't have the same effect. The hourglass figure has always been defined by bust/waist/hip ratios. The shoulder thing is a modern invention.

Thanks for the compliment. :-) Unfortunately, I've gained 10 pounds since that photo and it won't go away. Grrrr.

(And for the record, your profile photo is gorgeous!)

Well, my waist is 15" smaller than my hips, so I don't think that's an issue :laugh: (29/44)

Plus, I do have a big bum, but my hips are also wide.

What I've noticed, is a lot of women in this thread claim to be hourglass because of the bust to hips measurements, but their waists aren't that much smaller than either. So perhaps that's why. So I do agree with you on the waist thing.

But for me, though. I have similar shoulders to hips (last time I checked, anyway), a 15" diff between waist and hips. When I take a picture from the back, it is more like > < than pear, because I have broad shoulders. It's just the bust that's missing. Which I'm glad about because I don't want big boobs, LOL. I feel like I'm more of a mixture between the two, but I don't claim hourglass because I don't fit the traditional criteria. I just see myself as a broad shouldered pear :laugh:

Haha, I just scrolled up and read what you wrote about the appearing hourglass from the back, thing. Hmm, I get you. I am not sure if I am more pear from the front. I may be.

I just think the measurements aren't an accurate enough way to define hourglass, though. I mean, Oprah is supposed to be an hourglass, isn't she? She looks apple as eff to me. And, I see body types like the sillouette, and having big boobs doesn't affect the sillouette unless you're standing profile. In which case, it doesn't matter. But, I still maintain it's about proportions.

Of course, if we're talking traditional definitions. You're 100% correct.

And thank you! And you're welcome I'm sure you carry those 10lbs well

What is considered hour glass?

Im almost 5'7

bust 36-38d
waist 33
hips 41

would like to be:
bust 36-38d
waist 27-29
hips 39-40

what weight got you under a 30 inch waist? anyone?

When I worked out in high school I started around 39(36B)-32-42 at maybe 165lbs? I worked out on the treadmill mostly and the elliptical, bike, as well as bench press with my legs (about 100lbs to start and worked my way up). I was 145 within about two months and my measurements were 39(36B)-27-40/41 I can't remember if it was 40 or 41 for the hips to be honest with you :]
P.S.
I was 181 a few weeks ago and I measured 44.5-34-44.5 so I don't know how people were 180 with a tiny waist..unless they have an extremely large toosh and hips and breasts lol OR it could be since I have a large face that my measurements stay large because I am skinny when I'm 145lbs. Well anyways I am an average sized person in the toosh, my hips are large and my breasts are 36D/36DD.

I am 184lbs with a 31.5" waist. I started out at 196lbs with a 36" waist. It is entirely possible, just depends how your body shape is and where you lose weight/inches from first. My stomach is the first to trim down and, thus, so is my waist.

Yeah, you def are (nice body, by the way)

But I still don't agree on the bust thing.

Some people have the same bust measurement to hips and don't look hourglass, and some people don't, but look hourglass.

I still maintain that it's about proportions, balance and visuals, and not bust size.

Because of the waist, though. If your waist isn't small enough, you aren't hourglass. And the point about the rear end is an issue, too. If your rear is big enough to skew your waist measurement, that's an issue. I would bet all the women in those photos have the proper shoulder measurements, as well. I also question whether the measurements they claim are true.

But if you look at a broad-shouldered, small-breasted, large-hipped woman from the front (not the back), she will not appear to be hourglass-shaped. From behind, she might. But not from the front because the shoulders won't have the same effect. The hourglass figure has always been defined by bust/waist/hip ratios. The shoulder thing is a modern invention.

Thanks for the compliment. :-) Unfortunately, I've gained 10 pounds since that photo and it won't go away. Grrrr.

(And for the record, your profile photo is gorgeous!)

Well, my waist is 15" smaller than my hips, so I don't think that's an issue :laugh: (29/44)

Plus, I do have a big bum, but my hips are also wide.

What I've noticed, is a lot of women in this thread claim to be hourglass because of the bust to hips measurements, but their waists aren't that much smaller than either. So perhaps that's why. So I do agree with you on the waist thing.

But for me, though. I have similar shoulders to hips (last time I checked, anyway), a 15" diff between waist and hips. When I take a picture from the back, it is more like > < than pear, because I have broad shoulders. It's just the bust that's missing. Which I'm glad about because I don't want big boobs, LOL. I feel like I'm more of a mixture between the two, but I don't claim hourglass because I don't fit the traditional criteria. I just see myself as a broad shouldered pear :laugh:

Haha, I just scrolled up and read what you wrote about the appearing hourglass from the back, thing. Hmm, I get you. I am not sure if I am more pear from the front. I may be.

I just think the measurements aren't an accurate enough way to define hourglass, though. I mean, Oprah is supposed to be an hourglass, isn't she? She looks apple as eff to me. And, I see body types like the sillouette, and having big boobs doesn't affect the sillouette unless you're standing profile. In which case, it doesn't matter. But, I still maintain it's about proportions.

Of course, if we're talking traditional definitions. You're 100% correct.

And thank you! And you're welcome I'm sure you carry those 10lbs well

You look hourglass to me, not pear.

This is a REALLY good thread explaining hourglasses;

(Boob and hip measurements mean nothing in the general scheme of things)

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=443180&page=4

Those photos aren't very good because of the positions the women are in. To really see the hourglass, you kind of have to stand straight on with your legs together. Otherwise, you skew the shape.

Bust and hip measurements absolutely matter. Broad shoulders just tend to be a trait of the hourglass so people mistake shoulders for the bust measurement. I think the point was also made in that thread, and accurately, that people are measuring the bust wrong. You measure around the breasts, not the band size. So while I'm 37 inches at my shoulder blades (where you measure for band size), I'm 41 inches around my bust, which is 41 to my 39 inch hips. Go look at my photos on my profile, specifically the one of me before the 5K (with the number pinned to my belly). That's what an hourglass looks like and it's not because of my shoulders.

OK, I see what she's saying about having a flat butt. That's true. You can have narrow hips with a larger rear and get the measurements for hourglass even if you're not an hourglass. But that doesn't mean the bust size is irrelevant. She didn't quite explain it accurately. Bust size matters, but so does where the fat sits on your rear. I have the flat butt/wide hips so it works on me.

Yeah, you def are (nice body, by the way)

But I still don't agree on the bust thing.

Some people have the same bust measurement to hips and don't look hourglass, and some people don't, but look hourglass.

I still maintain that it's about proportions, balance and visuals, and not bust size.

^ I looked at your pictures. To me, you look like an hourglass, especially the one in the superman shirt. That is just MO. I am a pear and our body shape is very different. You have a great shape.