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Humor me? X or 8, or just plain hourglass??

Mo

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In this pic they ask which of the two shapes I most resemble. I honestly think I'm right between both. But we are all known to see ourselves differently than others do, so I thought I would ask. Do you see me as an 8 with a higher 'shelf' hip, or an X holding my weight lower across my bum and thighs? FWIW, my lower hip is the larger measurement but I think this has more to do with visuals than strictly math. Thanks!

yay - 8 shape
nay - X bodyshape

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Ana

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I think X body shape. You look amazing in a bikini, by the way.

catgirl

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Which picture is which? I think you're more of the first photo (on the left), whichever that is...

MNsara

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Yes, you look amazing in the bikini! As far as X or 8, you do look (to me) to be right in the middle. Maybe Ana can just see the subtle difference that makes you an X, and I would need it to be more obvious?

Mo

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Interesting results so far . . . Una, the left photo is the 8 or spoon. On the right is X or even pear, depending if you only count bust or if you use the shoulders.
I ask mostly because I found some skirts and dresses with aline shapes looking really 'off' on me and that is supposed to be an issue for 8's. Hmmm, time to add side planks to the routine? LOL

Oh, and thanks for the kind works about being in the bikini

Amy

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Mo, I'm fairly certain I'm an 8 and my hips are much higher up/more pronounced than yours. You may share some characteristics with an 8, but I think you're more of an X--or in between as you suggest. Lucky you! You look great in your bikini!

Angie

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Hourglass and hot.

Mo

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Angie you make me giggle! Thanks!
Amy, thanks for sharing.
I suspected I was kinda halfway between the shapes. I suppose it's a rare gal that is exactly one prototypical body shape.

Sveta

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I think you are closer to the 1st picture, Mo. Where do you gain weight (if ever) - lower abdomen or butt and thighs? That may be a key here...

Mo

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Hmm, all of the above, Sveta? I do have photo evidence but not eager to share . . . this is like Mission Impossible, these photos will self destruct soon!!

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sarah

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OK, Mo, how'd you do it?! I agree with Angie ; )

Anonymous

YOU LOOK FAB. And I think you're an X. You've got a gentle downward slope from your teeny tiny waist. I'm an 8 with apple tendencies, and you can totally balance a plate (or a baby) on my hip since it literally juts straight out. I also have belly jelly, but I think you can still see the difference between your hip and mine.

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You look so great! It might be difficult to pin down unless you gained a bunch of weight. Either way, just keep that in mind if you find a skirt that isn't behaving right. You might be an x with 8 tendencies every now and then. Also the issue might be that you are short waisted (IF you are. IDK.)

rae

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I see 8, because your hip bones sit up high, closer to your waist.

rute

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I see an 8 also. You have an amazing figure!!!!

Jenava

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I see 8. I am an X and I don't have that little curve right below my waist that you do. i'd show you, but I don't look nearly as hawt as you do in a bikini!

Instead I have a more sloping curve from hips to waist and then I'm round all the way from my hips through my thighs. My thighs are wider than yours, too.

I will leave you with this little treasure from back in 2008. I added an X and an 8. You can see that I fit into the X shap better because of the little splooge of fat at my low hip, and the missing little curve right below my waist.

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Suz

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Mo, you look gorgeous, whatever the category!

Interesting how much variation in opinion there is, eh?

I see you as more of an X but really, somewhere between the two.

I don't think my waist is quite as distinct as yours (i.e. I'm more rectangular) but I also think I'm somewhere between an X and an 8. I will try to post some photos at some point but right now I'm away from home and can't.

Like you, when I gain weight, I gain it all over that lower region—bum, thighs, AND abdomen. Actually, I tend to gain all over pretty evenly.

Like you, I have been feeling lately that most A line skirts are not as flattering on me as they were when I was heavier. I do have one that I like a lot, but it has very little flare and the flare is really in the knee area rather than above (i.e. it is slim fitting in the hip area).

Also like you, my hip bones sit up high. In other words, we're short waisted. That is what gives us the slight 8 characteristic, and it may be the reason that some 8 recommendations are useful for us to consider. Does that make sense? We don't have as exaggerated a "shelf" as a true 8, however.

Jonesy

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I don't see 8 at all, since your (fab) hips curve out below your bikini bottom and are slightly wider than the high hip above the bikini bottom (especially in the current pic), and you have mentioned that you think you have pear tendencies. I am more of an 8, if I were going to categorize myself, and I am almost wider at my high hip (and that gets wider as I gain weight) than I am at my low hip/upper thighs (which always stay relatively narrow, even as I gain weight). Don't know if any of this makes any sense, but just thought I'd throw it out there....I think you're a straight-up sizzlin' hourglass!!

P.S. your "evidence" pic is gorgeous too!!!!!

Mamapicklejuice

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Have you tried tracing the outline of your figure in both pictures onto tracing paper? I thought from the first picture you were an X, but then in the "evidence" picture, I thought 8 for sure (you seem to have a very nipped in waist!).

Kate

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I think you're an X - the distance across your thighs is greater than the distance across your hips. In the picture for the 8, her thighs are barely wider than her hips.