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

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PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 26/06/2024 12:54

So I’m on a weight loss journey. I’m short with a short torso and long legs. I tend to look lumpy if I’m not careful. I have to be at a certain weight to look smooth and even then I can look lumpy when I’m bloated. I’m decently slim not but want to lose a stone to look lean and smooth. I’m so jealous of those girls with longer torsos who just look amazing even when they’re bloated. At least I have decent legs so can’t complain too much. I do have bigger boobs which in my opinion are a bit too big but once I get down to ideal weight they should shrink a bit.

does any of you have advice on how to get to my goal a bit sooner e.g. waist training, certain exercises, certain diet changes? I watch my diet. I don’t eat clean but decently healthy. I would love to get liposuction done (yes I would resort to that because I don’t like looking lumpy that much) I’m hoping I’ll get a good job after maternity to start saving for it. I’m terrified of it not getting better then getting worse when menopause hits which is probably 20 years give or take for me.

I know this is vain and first world problems and people will say love yourself but I need to be a certain way to feel like myself and to feel comfortable and right now while I’m glad I’ve bounced back after pregnancy and lost weight I’m not 100% happy as I want to look long and lean so bad. A friend of mine recently had a baby a couple of months after me she’s got a long torso and she looks so much better than me. It’s not fair lol

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TheShellBeach · 26/06/2024 13:24

PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 26/06/2024 12:59

Me earlier this month. I was wearing shapewear underneath that dress

The dress doesn't suit you, OP.

It's a bit small. Is it a pre-pregnancy one?

TheShellBeach · 26/06/2024 13:22

Did you ever manage to get to the hairdresser's after having the baby?
I remember you were worried about that.

SlugGloves · 26/06/2024 13:20

Try a dress without anything cutting you off at the middle. In the red dress, although it’s all one colour, you’re being chopped in half where it starts at the shoulders, then again just under your bust, and again on that seam on the waist, and finally where the fabric pulls at the bottom of your torso/start of your legs.

And in the second outfit there’s just too much going on around the waist/hip area; the hem of that top isn’t designed for a skirt with that kind of waistband, it’s got nowhere to sit smoothly, the skirt has belt loops and a jean still waist, you’ve then got a belt with excess belt hanging down, and then the frilly skirt which creates another line/division to your silhouette.

I don’t think you’ve actually got a short torso, I think you’re just not dressing to elongate it as your clothes are quite fussy and have lots of details. It’s certainly a look but it’s a little bit frou-frou Aintree races. I’d love to see how you looked in a very simple bias cut dress, or something with an empire line as that might help you feel your torso looks longer.

Attached a pic of the type of bias cut dress I mean, although colours and level of boob on show are negotiable.

Can I get a smooth body with a short torso or will I need intervention
user1471548941 · 26/06/2024 13:19

I have a short torso and curvy hips/boobs and the answer for me is to make sure everything has a waist and don’t go for tight all over e.g. fitted top with flowing/skater skirt or flared/wide fit jeans. Or fitted bottom half and looser fit top. If wearing a dress then a shirt dress or skater style that nips in at the waist.

DanielGault · 26/06/2024 13:08

PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 26/06/2024 13:05

I would pull that off better once I get to goal weight and if I still don’t look smooth then after I have liposuction lol

Grand but take it one step at a time! And stop comparing yourself to your friend, she's a different body shape to you. Focus on keeping fit and healthy, dressing well for the shape you are now and loving your body as it is.

PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 26/06/2024 13:05

DanielGault · 26/06/2024 13:03

Tbh, you need to wear clothes that suit your shape. Like everyone else. I'm an underweight midget but I couldn't pull that off. We can't always get what we want, clothes included.

I would pull that off better once I get to goal weight and if I still don’t look smooth then after I have liposuction lol

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PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 26/06/2024 13:04

My friend 1 month after having a baby and she looks so much leaner than me lol

Can I get a smooth body with a short torso or will I need intervention
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DanielGault · 26/06/2024 13:03

Tbh, you need to wear clothes that suit your shape. Like everyone else. I'm an underweight midget but I couldn't pull that off. We can't always get what we want, clothes included.

PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 26/06/2024 13:00

MrsElsa · 26/06/2024 12:57

You would be better off focusing on health, strength and overall fitness.

In the nicest possible way, I would love to be tall, willowy and flat chested but it will never happen!

It sounds like you've latched on to one specific detail at the expense of your overall wellbeing, you can safely throw those thoughts away 😉

Exactly. I’ll never have a long torso but I can do things to make it and myself feel and look better

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PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 26/06/2024 12:59

Me earlier this month. I was wearing shapewear underneath that dress

Can I get a smooth body with a short torso or will I need intervention
Can I get a smooth body with a short torso or will I need intervention
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MrsElsa · 26/06/2024 12:57

You would be better off focusing on health, strength and overall fitness.

In the nicest possible way, I would love to be tall, willowy and flat chested but it will never happen!

It sounds like you've latched on to one specific detail at the expense of your overall wellbeing, you can safely throw those thoughts away 😉