Interesting results.

Hormones play a big part in how we gain and lose weight - estrogen makes women pre-menopause, gain weight through hips and thighs, and post menopause gain more through our mid-section.

But I have noticed, from doing proportion measurements on hundreds of women that they tend to carry more weight where they are proportionally short.

Breasts are an area that some women lose weight from first, and others don't - that seems to be more of a genetic predisposition, though I'm sure that hormones also play a part in this.

And no, men, because of their testosterone and lack of estrogen, put on weight in their bodies not legs.

Generally true for me - I am short waisted and seem to accumulate weight there the most. I've never measured my proportions from shoulder to bust but from struggling with tops, I believe that I am short there too and I do have substantial arms/shoulders etc (inverted triangle body type).

Shiny I think you and I have the same body - mine is just taller and wider!!! I too suffer from the back fat/zippers can't do up upper body weight gain. And I have A/B cup breasts so its def. not from that.

My hip:waist ratio is 0.9 and I have *never* had a flat tummy. Even when I was 5kg lighter than I am now, the tummy roll remained!

You are most likely correct Shiny. I had only heard that was how women lose (Top to bottom) The proof is women have a different expierience.

Loosing first from the last place gained makes more sense to me too:)

Proportionately speaking I have longer arms and legs. I gain almost all my weight in my belly. Lately, because of extra weight gain, I am also starting to feel it in my thighs.