STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Kitty · Hermes

How to get a smaller waist?

montmarte · Kenneth Cole

I dance to my fav music for an hour every day and then I do the stretching exercises that work out your obliques. I think it took about 2-3 wks, but it really helped!

erin · Chanel

not always practical, but i love my girdle! (no diet or exercise required!)

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Kitty · Hermes

erin wrote:

not always practical, but i love my girdle! (no diet or exercise required!)

!!!

I should look into that!

Rica · Kenneth Cole

Broomstick Twists are a great addition to your regular work out. I usually toss the broomstick bit and just twist my torso using the same motion while I'm in a standing position. Check out this list for more waist exercises: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/WaistWt.html

Drew · Gucci

I personally believe we are all born with the body we will always have. Of course, you can shed pounds (diet and lots of cardio) to lose weight to get down to your smallest size, but the shape will always be about the same.

Here's an example: For a few years I did really intense training. I did heavy cardio for 40 minutes followed by a good 1 - 1.5 hour weight lifting session four days a week. My trainer also had another client on the same program. At one point we both got down to 14% bodyfat at the same time. Layla asked my trainer when she was going to get my body. My trainer told her, "Never." Layla has a very square body and thinner legs, her torso is pretty shapeless. My body is bottom-heavy; I have a teeny waist and thicker thighs and calves. I have always been fascinated by the vast difference two bodies can have and still be identical fat-wise.

I have no idea what kind of body you have, but just thought that story is relevant. My point is that you can lose weight (cardio and diet) and get to be your thinnest without ever really seeing the changes you are hoping for. I really thought I could make my body have skinny thighs and shapely calves, but after many years of trying and trying and making the best effort anyone could make (my trainer wanted me to compete so I think that's trying pretty hard) my body is essentially the same as it ever was. More muscular, yes. Shaped how I envisioned, no. If your stomache is where you store your fat, and not your legs, then you are probably doomed to always store fat there first. The only way to end that is with plastic surgery, but then the fat gets stored somewhere else. But if this is a new development I recommend lots of diet and cardio. Weight training will only get you muscles, not shape (except for the shape muscles give).

Kitty · Hermes

Drew wrote:

I personally believe we are all born with the body we will always have. Of course, you can shed pounds (diet and lots of cardio) to lose weight to get down to your smallest size, but the shape will always be about the same.
Here's an example: For a few years I did really intense training. I did heavy cardio for 40 minutes followed by a good 1 - 1.5 hour weight lifting session four days a week. My trainer also had another client on the same program. At one point we both got down to 14% bodyfat at the same time. Layla asked my trainer when she was going to get my body. My trainer told her, "Never." Layla has a very square body and thinner legs, her torso is pretty shapeless. My body is bottom-heavy; I have a teeny waist and thicker thighs and calves. I have always been fascinated by the vast difference two bodies can have and still be identical fat-wise.
I have no idea what kind of body you have, but just thought that story is relevant. My point is that you can lose weight (cardio and diet) and get to be your thinnest without ever really seeing the changes you are hoping for. I really thought I could make my body have skinny thighs and shapely calves, but after many years of trying and trying and making the best effort anyone could make (my trainer wanted me to compete so I think that's trying pretty hard) my body is essentially the same as it ever was. More muscular, yes. Shaped how I envisioned, no. If your stomache is where you store your fat, and not your legs, then you are probably doomed to always store fat there first. The only way to end that is with plastic surgery, but then the fat gets stored somewhere else. But if this is a new development I recommend lots of diet and cardio. Weight training will only get you muscles, not shape (except for the shape muscles give).

I have two friends who are exactly the same height and weight as me..and we look insanely different. It is interesting...

Kelly · Hermes

I don't really think you can make your waist smaller, because I think it's just your shape. If a person gains weight or loses weight, they will still have the same shape - just a larger or smaller version of it. (to an extent... I guess once you gain tooooo much weight you don't have much of a shape at all!) I think it's pretty sound fact that you can't spot-train an area of yourself to lose weight, for example doing sit-ups can get you ab muscles, but unless you actually lose weight, everywhere, they'll never show. I think it's the same with your waist. You can't change just one area of your body