I think my body type changed.

ironkurtin

Or maybe I was just wrong all along?

After changing my lifestyle and working out for a little more than a year, I seem to be less of an IT with apple tendencies and more of a rectangle with hourglass tendencies.

Is this even possible?

11 years ago

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Latest reply was from Debbie

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I think so -- our bodies are pretty responsive to the environment. The muscle you have put on might have changed your conformation.

11 years ago

Anonymous

As crazy as it sounds, my body type changed when I started doing cold thermogenesis (deliberately getting cold - google it if interested, I cannot explain the crazy concept but thought I would give it a try.)

Saggy parts firmed up and I got HIPS! I was so excited to have hips. I am not quite sure what to do with them though.

11 years ago

Raisin

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I bet it is possible. It would be interesting to see some before and after pics though, if you want to post them.

11 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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It's absolutely possible!

11 years ago

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Why not? I am definitely getting more of a middle and less pear tendencies each and every year.
I can remember being a bit heavier with 27 waist and 39 hips in my late 20's. Now I am more like 27 / 36 in my early 40's.

11 years ago

cinnamon fern

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This does sound weird to me - it seems like losing body fat and gaining muscle would make you MORE IT, not less.

11 years ago

rae

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Makes perfect sense to me... If you carry your most extra weight in the middle it makes sense that most extra weight would come off the middle.

11 years ago

Irene

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Were you really an IT? How can your shoulder-line diminish? I mean, it's bones, right?

Congratulations on your new shape, especially if it makes you feel better. It definitely sounds healthier and fitter!

11 years ago

CocoLion

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Maybe the toned shoulders and arms look smaller because they are now trimmer than before.

Also -- this doesn't really apply to you yet because you are still young. But, the shoulder line changes as we age. I remember my Mother had really broad shoulders as a young woman, her shoulders are now very sloping at age 80.

Going from apple to hourglass makes a lot of sense!

11 years ago

Angie

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I always thought of you as a rectangle with a strong shoulder line. And to answer your question from another thread - you can highlight your bottom by tucking tops into jeans/trousers/skirts!

11 years ago

Suz

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I do think that our body shape can change to a degree. Mine changed somewhat with working out and age, as well. I was always a small busted hourglass with a relatively strong shoulder line -- and still am. BUT now I am much closer to a rectangle, and back in the day, I had pear tendencies. So my waist, even at its thinnest, is a bit thicker than in my 20s and my hips are smaller. Obviously the underlying bone structure is the same, but the places where weight goes on and stays on can change.

11 years ago

Debbie

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Indefinitely believe our shapes can change. You look great no matter what shape you want to label it.

11 years ago

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