Is it possible to have a smaller waist? How ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work with a lot of dancers. They are in their teens and many of them dance around 20 hours per week.

The average waist for these girls who are young and exceptionally active is between 27 to 29 inches for dancers of your height.

A 25 inch waist would be the waist size of the 4th/5th grade girls, along with a couple of junior high girls who hit a lanky growth spurt but who have not yet gotten puberty curves.

The only teenagers with waists this small (and I am talking about active dancers) are the ones with health conditions or the ones who are naturally very skinny.

You have an eating disorder.

Yes. All of this, above.

Nope I don't have an eating disorder. You have zero idea what I look like and what I eat. You don't seem to understand the wide array of body types. I would never judge someone who is very wide and bulkier compared to me as someone overeating or with a strange perception of their body if they actually want to keep adding muscles. The genetic basis can be so different.

I look at my daughter and her 6 year old friends, at same height and they are oh so different. My daughter is just like me, very narrow skeleton, so light, very little muscle definition and easily a little belly right before she hits a growth spurt. Most of her friends have ankles, foots, heads that seem to be 1.5 the size of hers and have so much more muscles. And their routine is so similar. We are all very outdoorsy families, play sports, eat very healthy diets. The difference were visible from birth and it hasn't changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work with a lot of dancers. They are in their teens and many of them dance around 20 hours per week.

The average waist for these girls who are young and exceptionally active is between 27 to 29 inches for dancers of your height.

A 25 inch waist would be the waist size of the 4th/5th grade girls, along with a couple of junior high girls who hit a lanky growth spurt but who have not yet gotten puberty curves.

The only teenagers with waists this small (and I am talking about active dancers) are the ones with health conditions or the ones who are naturally very skinny.

You have an eating disorder.

Yes. All of this, above.

Nope I don't have an eating disorder. You have zero idea what I look like and what I eat. You don't seem to understand the wide array of body types. I would never judge someone who is very wide and bulkier compared to me as someone overeating or with a strange perception of their body if they actually want to keep adding muscles. The genetic basis can be so different.

I look at my daughter and her 6 year old friends, at same height and they are oh so different. My daughter is just like me, very narrow skeleton, so light, very little muscle definition and easily a little belly right before she hits a growth spurt. Most of her friends have ankles, foots, heads that seem to be 1.5 the size of hers and have so much more muscles. And their routine is so similar. We are all very outdoorsy families, play sports, eat very healthy diets. The difference were visible from birth and it hasn't changed.

Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work with a lot of dancers. They are in their teens and many of them dance around 20 hours per week.

The average waist for these girls who are young and exceptionally active is between 27 to 29 inches for dancers of your height.

A 25 inch waist would be the waist size of the 4th/5th grade girls, along with a couple of junior high girls who hit a lanky growth spurt but who have not yet gotten puberty curves.

The only teenagers with waists this small (and I am talking about active dancers) are the ones with health conditions or the ones who are naturally very skinny.

You have an eating disorder.

Yes. All of this, above.

Not really.
I am 41 years old, 2 kids, weigh 130 llbs., 5,4 and my waist is 25.5 inches.
Stop attacking OP!
OP...try what the previous poster suggested...Ketogenic diet...this will bring your waist down...and if you want to do lipo, that is your decision and there is nothing wrong with it!

[Anonymous]

"Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on."

And I think you haven't traveled enough or looked around enough beyond the typical bodies you know. A very athletic young woman with not an ounce of body fat to loose can be wider than me in terms of measurements. Her waist is going to be perfect.

I am not obsessed by a number. I don't care about a 30 or 25 inches waist. Those numbers don't mean anything to me: I took my measurements for the first time in 15 years (other time was for tailoring purposes) because I wanted a baseline to measure progress.

With my overall very narrow frame, my overall shoulder and hip width, my current level of body fat I have a real muffin top, 3 inches of fat on top of my waist and no waist definition, just a round flabby belly. I understand it is not common to have such localized fat and you have difficulties believing me, but I have no body dysmorphia. Unrealistic expectations given my body type (keep my breasts and get rid of my belly) I will give you that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work with a lot of dancers. They are in their teens and many of them dance around 20 hours per week.

The average waist for these girls who are young and exceptionally active is between 27 to 29 inches for dancers of your height.

A 25 inch waist would be the waist size of the 4th/5th grade girls, along with a couple of junior high girls who hit a lanky growth spurt but who have not yet gotten puberty curves.

The only teenagers with waists this small (and I am talking about active dancers) are the ones with health conditions or the ones who are naturally very skinny.

You have an eating disorder.

Yes. All of this, above.

Not really.
I am 41 years old, 2 kids, weigh 130 llbs., 5,4 and my waist is 25.5 inches.
Stop attacking OP!
OP...try what the previous poster suggested...Ketogenic diet...this will bring your waist down...and if you want to do lipo, that is your decision and there is nothing wrong with it!

Thank you PP ! OP Here, you just made me smile again I forget how harsh this forum can be sometimes. I should remember never to start a thread, I am too sensitive for this ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work with a lot of dancers. They are in their teens and many of them dance around 20 hours per week.

The average waist for these girls who are young and exceptionally active is between 27 to 29 inches for dancers of your height.

A 25 inch waist would be the waist size of the 4th/5th grade girls, along with a couple of junior high girls who hit a lanky growth spurt but who have not yet gotten puberty curves.

The only teenagers with waists this small (and I am talking about active dancers) are the ones with health conditions or the ones who are naturally very skinny.

You have an eating disorder.

Yes. All of this, above.

Not really.
I am 41 years old, 2 kids, weigh 130 llbs., 5,4 and my waist is 25.5 inches.
Stop attacking OP!
OP...try what the previous poster suggested...Ketogenic diet...this will bring your waist down...and if you want to do lipo, that is your decision and there is nothing wrong with it!

Thank you PP ! OP Here, you just made me smile again I forget how harsh this forum can be sometimes. I should remember never to start a thread, I am too sensitive for this.. no question mark

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on."

And I think you haven't traveled enough or looked around enough beyond the typical bodies you know. A very athletic young woman with not an ounce of body fat to loose can be wider than me in terms of measurements. Her waist is going to be perfect.

I am not obsessed by a number. I don't care about a 30 or 25 inches waist. Those numbers don't mean anything to me: I took my measurements for the first time in 15 years (other time was for tailoring purposes) because I wanted a baseline to measure progress.

With my overall very narrow frame, my overall shoulder and hip width, my current level of body fat I have a real muffin top, 3 inches of fat on top of my waist and no waist definition, just a round flabby belly. I understand it is not common to have such localized fat and you have difficulties believing me, but I have no body dysmorphia. Unrealistic expectations given my body type (keep my breasts and get rid of my belly) I will give you that

Huh? From your first post:

Currently I am 5'5, 115 pound with a 27 inches waist and narrow hips. My ideal weight is 108/110 so I am working on losing 5-6pounds. I have been all the way down to 103 six years ago pre-kid but my face looks gaunt. My legs and arms are skinny, my belly is ugly, chubby, fat and straight. Apple shape.

My plan is to get to a 25-26 inches waist in the coming 2 months:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on."

And I think you haven't traveled enough or looked around enough beyond the typical bodies you know. A very athletic young woman with not an ounce of body fat to loose can be wider than me in terms of measurements. Her waist is going to be perfect.

I am not obsessed by a number. I don't care about a 30 or 25 inches waist. Those numbers don't mean anything to me: I took my measurements for the first time in 15 years (other time was for tailoring purposes) because I wanted a baseline to measure progress.

With my overall very narrow frame, my overall shoulder and hip width, my current level of body fat I have a real muffin top, 3 inches of fat on top of my waist and no waist definition, just a round flabby belly. I understand it is not common to have such localized fat and you have difficulties believing me, but I have no body dysmorphia. Unrealistic expectations given my body type (keep my breasts and get rid of my belly) I will give you that

Huh? From your first post:

Currently I am 5'5, 115 pound with a 27 inches waist and narrow hips. My ideal weight is 108/110 so I am working on losing 5-6pounds. I have been all the way down to 103 six years ago pre-kid but my face looks gaunt. My legs and arms are skinny, my belly is ugly, chubby, fat and straight. Apple shape.

My plan is to get to a 25-26 inches waist in the coming 2 months:

Because I need a goal? What is so strange about that? I am not married to a number meaning if I had an overall width of 35 inches I would need to have a waist of 34 inches to create a difference, If i have an overall width of 27 i will aim for a waist of 26

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on."

And I think you haven't traveled enough or looked around enough beyond the typical bodies you know. A very athletic young woman with not an ounce of body fat to loose can be wider than me in terms of measurements. Her waist is going to be perfect.

I am not obsessed by a number. I don't care about a 30 or 25 inches waist. Those numbers don't mean anything to me: I took my measurements for the first time in 15 years (other time was for tailoring purposes) because I wanted a baseline to measure progress.

With my overall very narrow frame, my overall shoulder and hip width, my current level of body fat I have a real muffin top, 3 inches of fat on top of my waist and no waist definition, just a round flabby belly. I understand it is not common to have such localized fat and you have difficulties believing me, but I have no body dysmorphia. Unrealistic expectations given my body type (keep my breasts and get rid of my belly) I will give you that

Huh? From your first post:

Currently I am 5'5, 115 pound with a 27 inches waist and narrow hips. My ideal weight is 108/110 so I am working on losing 5-6pounds. I have been all the way down to 103 six years ago pre-kid but my face looks gaunt. My legs and arms are skinny, my belly is ugly, chubby, fat and straight. Apple shape.

My plan is to get to a 25-26 inches waist in the coming 2 months:

Because I need a goal? What is so strange about that? I am not married to a number meaning if I had an overall width of 35 inches I would need to have a waist of 34 inches to create a difference, If i have an overall width of 27 i will aim for a waist of 26

Point is that your bolded statements contradict each other. You do care. You do want a waist line that is more appropriate for a pre-teen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on."

And I think you haven't traveled enough or looked around enough beyond the typical bodies you know. A very athletic young woman with not an ounce of body fat to loose can be wider than me in terms of measurements. Her waist is going to be perfect.

I am not obsessed by a number. I don't care about a 30 or 25 inches waist. Those numbers don't mean anything to me: I took my measurements for the first time in 15 years (other time was for tailoring purposes) because I wanted a baseline to measure progress.

With my overall very narrow frame, my overall shoulder and hip width, my current level of body fat I have a real muffin top, 3 inches of fat on top of my waist and no waist definition, just a round flabby belly. I understand it is not common to have such localized fat and you have difficulties believing me, but I have no body dysmorphia. Unrealistic expectations given my body type (keep my breasts and get rid of my belly) I will give you that

Huh? From your first post:

Currently I am 5'5, 115 pound with a 27 inches waist and narrow hips. My ideal weight is 108/110 so I am working on losing 5-6pounds. I have been all the way down to 103 six years ago pre-kid but my face looks gaunt. My legs and arms are skinny, my belly is ugly, chubby, fat and straight. Apple shape.

My plan is to get to a 25-26 inches waist in the coming 2 months:

Because I need a goal? What is so strange about that? I am not married to a number meaning if I had an overall width of 35 inches I would need to have a waist of 34 inches to create a difference, If i have an overall width of 27 i will aim for a waist of 26

What I also mean is that I didn't look up the perfect measurement from a model and tried to copy that. Or actually be stupid enough to keep trying if I did see enough of an effect by losing half an inch. If what throws you off is that writing down 1-2" goal is way too much than maybe, I don't know what 2 inches of my waist would really look or feel like. If I do a Keto diet and a lot of heavy lifting as a lot of PP suggested I would probably keep the same waist measurement but I may be happy with how I feel with my waist.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think you have an eating disorder or at all strange. So many women on here act like you’re crazy if you want to look good and have certain goals. Between the abudance of food and struggle to get exercise in today’s world, most women have to be pretty focused to not gain weight and maintain their figure. I’m 5’4 and hover around 108. If I get up to 110, I cut back until I’m back down to 108. I eat three square meals a day and get a decent amount of exercise. It’s what it takes.

That being said, I don’t think you can fight your body shape and not sure it’s worth the amount of effort it would take.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on."

And I think you haven't traveled enough or looked around enough beyond the typical bodies you know. A very athletic young woman with not an ounce of body fat to loose can be wider than me in terms of measurements. Her waist is going to be perfect.

I am not obsessed by a number. I don't care about a 30 or 25 inches waist. Those numbers don't mean anything to me: I took my measurements for the first time in 15 years (other time was for tailoring purposes) because I wanted a baseline to measure progress.

With my overall very narrow frame, my overall shoulder and hip width, my current level of body fat I have a real muffin top, 3 inches of fat on top of my waist and no waist definition, just a round flabby belly. I understand it is not common to have such localized fat and you have difficulties believing me, but I have no body dysmorphia. Unrealistic expectations given my body type (keep my breasts and get rid of my belly) I will give you that

Huh? From your first post:

Currently I am 5'5, 115 pound with a 27 inches waist and narrow hips. My ideal weight is 108/110 so I am working on losing 5-6pounds. I have been all the way down to 103 six years ago pre-kid but my face looks gaunt. My legs and arms are skinny, my belly is ugly, chubby, fat and straight. Apple shape.

My plan is to get to a 25-26 inches waist in the coming 2 months:

Because I need a goal? What is so strange about that? I am not married to a number meaning if I had an overall width of 35 inches I would need to have a waist of 34 inches to create a difference, If i have an overall width of 27 i will aim for a waist of 26

Point is that your bolded statements contradict each other. You do care. You do want a waist line that is more appropriate for a pre-teen.

I think at this stage you are the one who seem to have body issues. Did you hear the 41 PP with a 25.5 " waist post kids? 25" is not necessarily a pre teen waistline, it was actually the average waist 50 years ago

"Today, the average American woman is 5'4?, has a waist size of 34-35 inches and weighs between 140-150 lbs, with a dress size of 12-14. Fifty years ago, the average woman was 5'3-4? with a waist size of approximately 24-25?, she weighed about 120 lbs and wore a size 8.Jan 25, 2010"

And before you tal tortured waists with corset, that wasn't the only reason. My grandmother never wore a corset and she had a very small waist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on."

And I think you haven't traveled enough or looked around enough beyond the typical bodies you know. A very athletic young woman with not an ounce of body fat to loose can be wider than me in terms of measurements. Her waist is going to be perfect.

I am not obsessed by a number. I don't care about a 30 or 25 inches waist. Those numbers don't mean anything to me: I took my measurements for the first time in 15 years (other time was for tailoring purposes) because I wanted a baseline to measure progress.

With my overall very narrow frame, my overall shoulder and hip width, my current level of body fat I have a real muffin top, 3 inches of fat on top of my waist and no waist definition, just a round flabby belly. I understand it is not common to have such localized fat and you have difficulties believing me, but I have no body dysmorphia. Unrealistic expectations given my body type (keep my breasts and get rid of my belly) I will give you that

Huh? From your first post:

Currently I am 5'5, 115 pound with a 27 inches waist and narrow hips. My ideal weight is 108/110 so I am working on losing 5-6pounds. I have been all the way down to 103 six years ago pre-kid but my face looks gaunt. My legs and arms are skinny, my belly is ugly, chubby, fat and straight. Apple shape.

My plan is to get to a 25-26 inches waist in the coming 2 months:

Because I need a goal? What is so strange about that? I am not married to a number meaning if I had an overall width of 35 inches I would need to have a waist of 34 inches to create a difference, If i have an overall width of 27 i will aim for a waist of 26

Point is that your bolded statements contradict each other. You do care. You do want a waist line that is more appropriate for a pre-teen.

I think at this stage you are the one who seem to have body issues. Did you hear the 41 PP with a 25.5 " waist post kids? 25" is not necessarily a pre teen waistline, it was actually the average waist 50 years ago

"Today, the average American woman is 5'4?, has a waist size of 34-35 inches and weighs between 140-150 lbs, with a dress size of 12-14. Fifty years ago, the average woman was 5'3-4? with a waist size of approximately 24-25?, she weighed about 120 lbs and wore a size 8.Jan 25, 2010"

And before you tal tortured waists with corset, that wasn't the only reason. My grandmother never wore a corset and she had a very small waist

American women are so incredibly fat today. We’ve lost sight of what a normal figure looks like.

[Anonymous]

Not a fan of the daily mail. Just a quick google search..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3583942/How-got-perfect-waists-Scientist-say-ideal-tiny-26-5inches-prepare-jealous-s-exactly-women-have.html

26.5 inches from women who look slim but are not particularly narrow to begin with (which I remind you again is my case). And are definitely not pre teen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"Sorry but if you are trying to loose weight from a frame that would be appropriate for a petite active athletic teenager who dances around 20 hours per week to the measurements of a tiny, fit 10 year old, then you at the very least have serious body dysmorphia going on."

And I think you haven't traveled enough or looked around enough beyond the typical bodies you know. A very athletic young woman with not an ounce of body fat to loose can be wider than me in terms of measurements. Her waist is going to be perfect.

I am not obsessed by a number. I don't care about a 30 or 25 inches waist. Those numbers don't mean anything to me: I took my measurements for the first time in 15 years (other time was for tailoring purposes) because I wanted a baseline to measure progress.

With my overall very narrow frame, my overall shoulder and hip width, my current level of body fat I have a real muffin top, 3 inches of fat on top of my waist and no waist definition, just a round flabby belly. I understand it is not common to have such localized fat and you have difficulties believing me, but I have no body dysmorphia. Unrealistic expectations given my body type (keep my breasts and get rid of my belly) I will give you that

Huh? From your first post:

Currently I am 5'5, 115 pound with a 27 inches waist and narrow hips. My ideal weight is 108/110 so I am working on losing 5-6pounds. I have been all the way down to 103 six years ago pre-kid but my face looks gaunt. My legs and arms are skinny, my belly is ugly, chubby, fat and straight. Apple shape.

My plan is to get to a 25-26 inches waist in the coming 2 months:

Because I need a goal? What is so strange about that? I am not married to a number meaning if I had an overall width of 35 inches I would need to have a waist of 34 inches to create a difference, If i have an overall width of 27 i will aim for a waist of 26

What I also mean is that I didn't look up the perfect measurement from a model and tried to copy that. Or actually be stupid enough to keep trying if I did see enough of an effect by losing half an inch. If what throws you off is that writing down 1-2" goal is way too much than maybe, I don't know what 2 inches of my waist would really look or feel like. If I do a Keto diet and a lot of heavy lifting as a lot of PP suggested I would probably keep the same waist measurement but I may be happy with how I feel with my waist.

While that may be true, you know what you look like and what you wanted to look like, and it happens to correspond with a waist size that a pre teen has.

But yes, try a keto diet. The act of depleting glycogen from your body may reduce it enough. You will get the low carb flu, and you need to do it correctly.