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Help with body type?

dragonfrog

Hi
I'm new to the forum here, and I was wondering if you could help me figure out my body type. I have recently lost 30+ pounds, bringing me to my lowest weight ever, which further confuses which body type I am. I can think of reasons why I could be almost any of them:
Hourglass: This is what I thought I was before I lost weight, because I was well-endowed. Now I'm not so sure.
Pear: I have a large bottom-- it was larger when I was larger, but it's still rather out-of-proportion.
Apple: My waist is not very defined. It's also very short.
Triangle: My shoulders are quite broad and square, something that has become more pronounced with weight loss.

Things I know for sure about my body type/shape:
-I am very short-waisted
-I have very long arms and legs

Thanks so much for reading

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18 replies

Latest reply was from dragonfrog

Maya

Veteran

You are not even close to an apple and I don't see pear either. You seem like an hourglass with a strong shoulder line to me.

cciele

Veteran

Welcome, and congrats on your weight loss; you look great! I'll throw in something totally different: rectangle-pear hybrid. I could be totally off though, since I'm not good at the body type thing

Dashrashi

Veteran

I would've said what cciele said, with a focus on rectangle. I will defer, however, to the experts.

malcontent

My guess is that you are closest to the rectangle shape.

Queen Mum

Veteran

my first impression was rectangle too... with a hint of pear.

Louise

Veteran

I'm no good at bodyshapes just wanted to say hi and welcome x

rute

Veteran

I agree.. racy rectangle and pear as a secundary body type.

You are so thin.. I could never guess you had lost so much weight!

Alecia

Veteran

I post my thoughts with a disclaimer, too. I continue to learn about the body shapes. But I definitely see rectangle in you. Funny, that's the only one you didn't note in yourself.

rae

(website)

Veteran

Another vote for rectangle-pear -- congrats on the weight loss!!!

Itari

(website)

Wow, congrats! You look pretty!

I can't really see a pear in you. I guess your shoulders balance the bottom half, but that could be an optical illusion. I'm hardly an expert, but I'd say you're a rectangle.

Angie

(website)

Fashion Stylist

Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting pictures! I see a rectangle with slight pear tendencies too. You have a pretty little dainty shoulder line and a great little athletic figure :0)

dragonfrog

HI everyone,
Thanks for all your help! The consensus seems to be rectangle/pear, so I guess that's what I'll put in my profile. It is funny that's the only one I didn't see myself as... guess that just shows how off our own perceptions of ourself can be

ETA: I just looked over Angie's guidelines for rectangles, and, although they work okay for me, I guess the reason I never viewed myself as a rectangle is I don't lack curves, I just lack a defined waist.

Maya

Veteran

Ha, well I was off on that one. Welcome anyway!

dragonfrog

Thanks for the welcome, Maya... I have lurked on this forum for a while, and (before everyone's replies) was sort of thinking I might have a similar body type to you, a sort of short-waisted not-super-defined hourglass. Perhaps I will post more pictures sometime, and get second opinions.

dragonfrog

And thanks so much to all of you for the kind welcomes and compliments They really mean a lot to me.

cciele

Veteran

Not all rectangles are like rulers, dragonfrog. I'm like you -- curvy rectangle with a poorly defined waist. My chest is on the large side for my height and frame. I look forward to seeing more photos from you!

Maya

Veteran

My hourglass-ness comes from my bust and bum. I am not curvy otherwise, though my waist is slightly more defined now that I have lost some weight. You are curvier than I am in the hips.

dragonfrog

Thanks, cciele, it is interesting to know there are such a variety of "rectangles."

And thanks for that clarification, Maya To be honest (since I usually wear skirts or dresses), I was shocked by how prominent my hips are in that picture/those leggings.