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Q: MY Body Shape

asked by: pronetoillness on July 12th, 2007

Experienced User

I'm a female. 17.

I've been noticing that all the girls around me have very developed bodies.. and they all have a specific shape. hour glass or pear.
I think I may have an apple shaped body.
Does anyone know if that's only a temporary phase of development? Sad

I've been trying to eat healthier and exercise more.. but I realize that maybe it's not that I'm out of shape but maybe it's just the type of body I have almost no curves and it's hard to tell from my upper and lower back.
i'm 5"5
140 lbs.

i don't tink i'm OVERWEIGHT.. but yeah it kinda scares me that I'm stuck with this body. The length between the bottom of my rib to my hip bone is about 3-4 inches. That's a bit short isn't it? I feel like i have all legs and no torso..

someone help, please?

p.s. someone help explain body shape to me hehe... :T

[edit]
2 1/2 inches... not 3-4 ugh.
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Replies(5)

worrywart001

replied on July 13th, 2007

Experienced User

maybe your body is just developing alittle slower than the other girls. I know how you feel..I'm 20 now and I've just gotten comfortable with my body..i didn't really start getting those "curves" until after high school haha..so i was slow...its funny, i met this guy summer before college..we were just friends, worked together..nothing else between us...came back from a year of college and got a "WHOA" from him...so apparently there were a few physical changes..he agrees..we've been together over a year now Smile

haha..so just give your body some time and you'll catch up i'm sure Smile

i did finally! lol

pronetoillness

replied on July 13th, 2007

Experienced User

worrywart001 wrote:

haha..so just give your body some time and you'll catch up i'm sure Smile

i did finally! lol

aww thank you soo much!! i'm surprised there's only one response to my topic .. i thought there would be more girls out there that felt the same as i do Embarassed

But still, I don't know anything about body shape.. and frankly.. I don't know what is mines! I think I have an apple? is that a temporary stage? ugh i hate the body i have. Sad

worrywart001

replied on July 13th, 2007

Experienced User

so did i at your age...if you feel like you need to shape up (as i do lol) start workin out a little..maybe walk for 30 minutes or so a day, the endorphines will start making you feel better...you just gotta learn to love yourself! lol...i've just learned to accept that I'm me take it or leave it haha...i do need to get back to the gym tho Smile

Fighter_in_the_Sky_

replied on September 30th, 2007

Experienced User

I Had the Same Problem

I think there is such a think as an "intermediate" stage. Before 10th grade, I was skinny and I had a boyish built no matter how healthy I ate or how much I worked out. Most of my peers had builts that resembled grown men at around 8th grade. However, when 10th grade started my built changed so fast I went from thinking of myself as a lifelong weakling to a serious looking athlete. I know you feel bad, don't sweat it, you're a beautiful girl! By the way, I'm 16, 3 months, 5 foot 10.5 (without hair), and 145 lbs.

Mikolas

replied on October 10th, 2007

Active User, very eHealthy

Uuh, you can't really compare yourself with the body of a lady... At least one should hope not, their body works way too differently for any guy to compare with. But miss lady, don't be so concerned, I knew quite a few girls who were "late bloomers" and what a beautiful little flower they turned out to be =). You have some meat on you, that is good, its much easier from what I noticed for a girl with a bit of weight to slim down and get curves then it does for a skinny girl to gain that mass on their hips/thighs/breasts out of no where. Let me know if you want to slim down and would start seriously working out, I could assist you.

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