upper body vs. lower body proportion ratio
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I think I might be having height and weight envy! I am 5'1.5" (and yes that half is important) and petites are too short for me and regulars are too long. So clearly the fashion industry needs to figure themselves out!
So I've been reading through these and I kinda feel like a freak of nature seeing all these 5'6" and 5'7" responses, lol. Is anybody 5'10" like I am...or possibly taller?
@Serzi - This is a few months late but I just stumbled on this thread --- I'm 5'10"!!! I've been wondering the same thing - I am the only one that tall? Glad to see that there's at least one other girl out there who's my height! 🥂
Lol I'm 5'4" - 5'5" depending on how much spine stretching I've been doing... I'd actually like to be an inch or two shorter! But I wouldn't kill kittens. Please don't kill kittens 🙁 they're too cute to kill --> 🐱 I would have thought that spinning depends on what kind of position you're in when you're doing it. Physics says that the further out your body is, the more you'll propel yourself around. So perhaps step off into something where you're only slightly projecting away from the pole, then swing out to spin more, then get in close to streamline yourself for less air resistance as you go around? ...I was a grammar school girl, I'm sorry -_- but there are experienced polers on here who say it comes with experience haha, and trial and error I guess!
@Serzi - This is a few months late but I just stumbled on this thread --- I'm 5'10"!!! I've been wondering the same thing - I am the only one that tall? Glad to see that there's at least one other girl out there who's my height! 🥂 Amber Richards -- Fleur on here -- is beautiful, graceful, fluid, strong... and 5"10, too! Mindy
When I started reading this thread I thought for certain it was going to be the topic I've been thinking about and had some trouble, not much, but some with certain moves being more difficult for me. I'm 5"7' and weight 120lbs. And have no torso. In fact, I had my friend take the measurements. My legs are twice as long as my torso! 😲 I took ballet for many years and wasn't allowed to play sports for fear of it "beefing" up my legs so I don't have that..... YES! Shout out to all the no-torso chicks out there! lol
I just stumbled across this post. Im very much so bottom heavy w all my muscles being in my legs. We r all different and learn at different paces.. personally im plus size and struggled w spins in the beginning and then upperbody strength moves re more advanced I got. The only positive thing I've found about being lower body strong is poling takes a lot of upper body strength so I've slowly gotten stronger and stronger. I don't like advertising my height and weight bc im not even 5'1 and weigh more than most girls! As scary as it is to say this so openly on the internet I figure this is the safest place to soo it... im about 170ish. 😳 HUGE 🙂 I love my curves I just want them smaller. I could never be 130 but im ok w that. I may not have learned as quickly as some ppl but im so Damn stubborn and hard headed that I wont accept "can't" when it comes to poling except when I say can't do it YET! 🙂 just stick w it and know the sky is the limit 🙂
im not even 5'1 and weigh more than most girls! As scary as it is to say this so openly on the internet I figure this is the safest place to soo it... im about 170ish. 😳 HUGE 🙂 I love my curves I just want them smaller. I could never be 130 but im ok w that. I may not have learned as quickly as some ppl but im so Damn stubborn and hard headed that I wont accept "can't" when it comes to poling except when I say can't do it YET! 🙂 just stick w it and know the sky is the limit 🙂 I love your curves, too!! 😂 I checked out your profile pic, and you are awesome! And FAR from huge!! With the weight thing -- you probably could be 130. I'm 5'8 and weigh btwn 140 and 145. I NEVER thought I'd see those numbers on a scale!! 160 was my "skinny" weight, and I was around 230 at my heaviest. (I have one of my heavy pix up on my profile.) This hasn't been a quick "on this diet" kind of thing for me. I've lost and gained back significant amounts probably five or more times, but (almost) every time, my "heavy" weight has gotten lower. It's all a matter of finding what works for you. So if you want to change your weight, just point you stubborn nose at it, don't accept "can't", except when you can't do it YET. 😉 Mindy
I WISH I had no torso! I'm made of torso, my torso even extends past the top of my thighs 😈 as for weight, gah, I used to be 168, I've been down to 126, and presently I'm 135lbs lol. But 'can't YET' is a really good way to look at it ;D
Thanks mindy. 🙂 the number itself is huge for my height but I tell myself I hide it hehe. What kinds of changes have u made to lose the weight and keep ot off? Im such a yo-yo dieter and I hate it. I've told myself I want to make it a lifestyle change this time but im reverting back to my old ways... I think the cold makes me lazy and hungry... I think back in february I had gotten up in the 190s which looked terrible on me. When I was in high school I couldn't get lower than 160 which gets discouraging!! So I've tried to stay away from the scales so I don't get discouraged this time! I've been really bad for about 2 weeks now and need a swift kick in the ass to get back on track!!
What kinds of changes have u made to lose the weight and keep ot off? I think awareness is the biggest key. I've done food diaries (for months!) a couple of times, and just doing that alone was always enough to start losing. Somehow when you make yourself write down what you are eating, you thing twice before just popping something in your mouth. Don't eat food that you don't like. Sounds silly, but you'll notice yourself munching on something that you don't particularly care about, just because its there. Figure out what foods you can't keep in the house. Mini-marshmallows and chocolate chip cookies are two of mine. If they are there, I will eat them! Eat your veggies first. Cut back just a little. Use a little less cream than is perfect in your coffee. Use only half a pat of butter. Take half of what you want at a buffet place, and give yourself permission to go back. Every time you eat a little less, it adds up. If you start out not eating too well, this is even more effective! Your taste system then becomes more sensitive, and then you don't notice anymore. If you want, you can cut back a little more at this point. Move! The more the better! Every little counts here, too. Intentionally park in a farther parking spot. Go pole -- even if just one or two songs. Practice holding your abs and moving your torso in tiny ways when you sit in your chair at work. I would only weigh myself once a week, to keep from going nuts! I also did a weekly "try-on". Find some neat (too small) clothes you like, and have it be your try-on outfit. Somehow that's gratifying in a way that the scale isn't! =) I think my most important thing is, though to actually have numbers for the "ideal" weight, the "stop trying to loose" weight, and the "lowest acceptable" weight. It is such an addictive feeling to be losing weight, and it can be very tempting to just want to get smaller and smaller. I've slipped off the other end of the eating spectrum before as well, and I can tell you... starving yourself sucks. All around. WOW! I didn't expect that to be so long! 😀 I hope those are some useful ideas! Mindy
