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Inspiration for big boned girls?

Hello,

I am a 20 year old female who is 6ft 1inches tall and weighs around 190lbs. At the moment, I am cutting out fast food and eating around 1500 calories a day while doing an hour and a half in the gym three times a week. I don't expect major weight loss but it should be a start for me.

However, it does get depressing knowing that I will never, no matter how hard I work, have a body like many slim girls/celebrities due to my heavy bones and large frame.

Are there any celebrities out there that I could 'aspire' to or could motivate me?
I have a very straight figure as well and quite a deep ribcage :frown:

Thank you.

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Reply 1

You're barely overweight.

Why do you need to aspire to looking like someone else?

Reply 2

If google serves me right, 190 lbs = 86 Kg give or take a few hg.

Reply 3

I feel your pain! I'm also really big boned- big hips, large ribcage, etc, although I have a slim waist and fairly narrow shoulders (pear shape!).
Although I managed to get down to just over 9 stone at 5'7 (well, I was that...haven't been on the scales for quite a few weeks!), I still don't look "slim". I physically won't ever be less than a size 10/12 due to my bone structure.
But there's no point beating yourself up over it, I've gradually realised that all i can do is make the best of what I've got, and if I try and be healthy and put an effort into my appearance, I will be more confident.

Reply 4

myoozeman
If google serves me right, 190 lbs = 86 Kg give or take a few hg.



And the point of that was....

Thanks anyway, just in case people didn't have an idea!

Reply 5

~Amy-Eliza~
I feel your pain! I'm also really big boned- big hips, large ribcage, etc, although I have a slim waist and fairly narrow shoulders (pear shape!).
Although I managed to get down to just over 9 stone at 5'7 (well, I was that...haven't been on the scales for quite a few weeks!), I still don't look "slim". I physically won't ever be less than a size 10/12 due to my bone structure.
But there's no point beating yourself up over it, I've gradually realised that all i can do is make the best of what I've got, and if I try and be healthy and put an effort into my appearance, I will be more confident.


:smile:
Your figure is very different to mine! You have a slim waist and narrow shoulders whereas I have small hips and no bum (in proportion) with a wide waist and big shoulders. Don't worry, I am not that self-conscious :biggrin:
I just wanted to see if there were any slim big boned women out there I could vaguely look up to!

Reply 6

~Amy-Eliza~
I feel your pain! I'm also really big boned- big hips, large ribcage, etc, although I have a slim waist and fairly narrow shoulders (pear shape!).
Although I managed to get down to just over 9 stone at 5'7 (well, I was that...haven't been on the scales for quite a few weeks!), I still don't look "slim". I physically won't ever be less than a size 10/12 due to my bone structure.
But there's no point beating yourself up over it, I've gradually realised that all i can do is make the best of what I've got, and if I try and be healthy and put an effort into my appearance, I will be more confident.

5'7 isn't big, lol

Reply 7

Anonymous
Hello,

I am a 20 year old female who is 6ft 1inches tall and weighs around 190lbs. At the moment, I am cutting out fast food and eating around 1500 calories a day while doing an hour and a half in the gym three times a week. I don't expect major weight loss but it should be a start for me.

However, it does get depressing knowing that I will never, no matter how hard I work, have a body like many slim girls/celebrities due to my heavy bones and large frame.

Are there any celebrities out there that I could 'aspire' to or could motivate me?
I have a very straight figure as well and quite a deep ribcage :frown:

Thank you.

meh, find some guy whos 6'5 or something and you'll seem small to him

Reply 8

Big boned? What... you mean fat people? Not that you're exactly fat at the weight you are. :|

Reply 9

im five foot 10 and about 14stone, but im only a size 12 so i dont know whats going on there, i have too big boobs though, they are just hideous.

how about beyonce and kelly brook.

i love beth ditto...

oh my she rocks it doesnt care!

Reply 10

Addzter
Big boned? What... you mean fat people? Not that you're exactly fat at the weight you are. :|


She's 6'1, she's not going to be built like someone that's 5'2 is she :lolwut: She's saying she has a bigger build, not that she's fat.

Reply 11

tenement_funster
im five foot 10 and about 14stone, but im only a size 12 so i dont know whats going on there, i have too big boobs though, they are just hideous.

how about beyonce and kelly brook.

i love beth ditto...

oh my she rocks it doesnt care!


LOL.
Beyonce and Kelly Brook have the exact opposite of my figure. My boobs are not particularly large. I'm around a size 12, not fat like Beth Ditto!

Reply 12

'Big Boned. I don't half hate these euphemisms for fat cows.

Reply 13

Anonymous
LOL.
Beyonce and Kelly Brook have the exact opposite of my figure. My boobs are not particularly large. I'm around a size 12, not fat like Beth Ditto!


i know, but she's a tank yet she's still my inspiration.

Reply 14

*universityoflife*
'Big Boned. I don't half hate these euphemisms for fat cows.


Please, troll, gtfo my thread.

Reply 15

kewl wHip
5'7 isn't big, lol


I didn't necessarily mean my height- I meant that I have chunky bones lol!

Reply 16

lol, for once big boned is used correctly.

Reply 17

tenement_funster
i know, but she's a tank yet she's still my inspiration.


Yeah but you're (probably) more inspired by her attitude about her size and everything, where as OP want's someone's figure to aspire to, if I've understood correctly.

I don't think anyone would want to look like Beth Ditto unless they were already large and she's was smaller in comparison or something...

Reply 18

Sakura-Chan
She's 6'1, she's not going to be built like someone that's 5'2 is she :lolwut: She's saying she has a bigger build, not that she's fat.


I acknowledged she wasn't fat. -_-

Reply 19

lol she looks silly tall

Elle M