Can I get a smooth body with a short torso or will I need intervention

A dress that fits and was purchased somewhere other than Temu, Shein, TikTok shop or whatever the other the other current purveyors of cheap unstructured synthetic clothes from China are.

Fwiw I have a long torso with short big legs, hips, a bum AND a c section overhang. I hate the way I look, everything wobbles and I have terrible cellulite.

I do everything I should, eat reasonably well but I will never be perfect, exercise including weights, do a lot of non purposeful exercise and I am at a normal weight but I will always look like this.

Someone I know wants to look more like me because she's really slim, I have the bum, but I wish I looked more like her!

Some people are just blessed with looking amazing and don't have to put the effort in and it's hard not to feel very envious. However they also have their own personal hang ups so the grass is not always greener.

Oh god I was like this after my first babies in my 20s

I did grow out of it but I know how op feels and it's real

The pressure to look a certain way 😞and the constant comparing

Everyone looks leaner when they lose weight - not just you! Take up some weight type exercise, put yourself in a little calorie deficit and your shape will slowly improve. It takes time and consistency and you could have a long torso and short dumpy legs! We all work with what we have.

I suggest starting cardio or strength training if you want to work on changing your body composition. Find exercise you enjoy and can keep up 4+ days a week and commit to doing this for the long haul — if you do, you’ll see amazing results after 3-6 months.

I have to agree that the dress isn’t the most flattering. If you want to look thinner, I’d avoid a dress with a bulky top that makes you look even bustier and doesn’t emphasise your waist. You don’t look heavy at all btw.

I don't mean to be rude but your post micro-obsessing about your body is just dull. Seriously, expand what goes on in your head.

Wearing a dress that fits will help.

I was thinking OP wanted to have smooth genitals like Barbie.
I see not.

OP, I am tall and lean and even the slightest of bellies would show in that dress.

I am also a frumpy middle aged woman so you don't care what I think anyway.

Change your username also and raise your aspirations!

Or just go back to your previous one.

In the kindest possible way op you sound like a teenage girl. Stop comparing yourself to others who are miraculously thin after giving birth- they are in the minority. Change your username also and raise your aspirations!

Dress for your shape. Google Kibbe.
I have a short torso, am short and have cankles but there are styles that will look great on me but meh on people with tall, slim, regular figures.

If you have a short torso, you're not going to look long and lean.

Rather than spending on lipo, why don't you invest in a personal stylist who can show you how to dress your shape to.draw attention to your best features and help you shop?

I'm not saying don't go through your fitness journey, but I think you want a completely different body shape which just won't happen.

And honestly- menopause will hit whether you have lipo or not.

But I'm just a frumpy middle aged woman so what do I know.

We have all told her this before. The other threads are even worse.

OP i am attempting to say this gently so apologies if that doesn't come across.

You are being incredibly judgemental and it's very destructive to the rest of your life. What you call 'frumpy middle aged woman' is a very normal body shape. If you are viewing those women (who aren't even overweight necessarily) in such a negative light, then it makes sense that you would be very critical of your own appearance as that's your general perspective on the world. You are priorotising the superficial and giving it value that it just shouldn't have. That's not to say we should all shave our heads and walk around in humble bin liners, but there needs to be balance. Talking about lumps on a slim and healthy body, and frumpy middle aged women... this way lies self-obsession and misery, plus you will only ever be slipping further from your own impossible standards. Find the beauty in people (including yourself)) for what they have going for them, don't focus on the lack of beauty in the bits you think are unattractive. Forget joining the other unhappy people getting liposuction they don't need and make peace with the body you have.

She had a different user name before.

...................liposuction even going abroad for it as I’m not going to be one of those frumpy middle aged women

Charming. "Frumpy middle aged women" - what an awful thing to write.

And who's going to pay the unethical doctor abroad who performs this unnecessary surgery? I recall from a previous thread that you lost your job.

Who ended up in the bedroom with you? The dogs or the baby?

That dress is too small, you can see by how it’s rucking by your legs.

I probably look like I’ve got a longer smooth (whatever the hell that means) torso because I wear clothes that slim rather than cling. I’d look ridiculous in both the outfits you posted and I can’t believe you've posted a picture of a friend!

I can't find any others by this OP?

It’s probably healthier than going abroad for unnecessary liposuction.

I didn’t know what you meant by a ‘smooth’ body either. I think you mean slim and no belly.

liposuction abroad? You must be mad!

Why don’t you just wear different clothes? I am sure you look lovely in real life but in that photo your dress is a bit tight, that’s all.

I’d second this. Like liposuction from wherever needed.

Yes, I think op is a true misogynist . . .

""Naturally smooth" girls
"Frumpy middle aged women"

This place gets funnier everyday.

I've never heard anyone refer to a 'smooth' body before. You aren't 'lumpy'. Humans aren't 'smooth', we aren't dolls. You look absolutely fine but it sounds like even if you achieved whatever your goal is you still wouldn't be happy with yourself, so maybe try therapy? Serious, not sarcastic. I hope you feel better

Why are long legs & a short torso z bad thing?

what is a smooth look?

If you are lucky you will be a middle aged woman one day, time stops for no woman.