PEAR 🍐
Your Pear body shape is defined by a small upper body and breasts, heavier lower body and a 0.8 or lower WHR (waist-to-hip ratio).
Pear Shape Body Type
Not sure how to figure out your waist-to-hip-ratio? Here's a simple way.
Stand up straight and don't suck your gut in, then:
1. measure your waist one inch above your navel
2. measure your hip around the widest part of your body.
Then, divide your waist number by your hip number - if the result is 0.8 or lower, you have a Pear shape body.
This body type tends to gain weight through the hips and thighs, often with a small lower abdominal "pooch" (this is subcutaneous fat, not to be confused with visceral fat).
This body type appears to have a significantly smaller upper body, with little excess weight throught the arms and chest.
Common Cravings: High-fat dairy, lattes, rich desserts.
Response to a poor diet: Will experience unusual hunger either in between meals or at the end of the evening, after dinner.
Hormone to watch out for: Estrgen. Even though estrogen, as a group of hormones, isn't necessarily bad, an imbalance of toomuch estrogen to other hormones, particularly progesterone, can promote lower body weight gain.
What to eat: Start with a foundation of high-fiber vegetables and fruits, supplement with healthy amount of oats, quinoa, buckwheat abd brown rice. Also include small amounts of lean protain and clean, non-dairy fats.
Eliminate: High-fat dairy (cheese, cream), non-organic produce and meats (that contain pesticides or hormones), caffeine, alcohol, unfermented soy (tofu).
HOURGLASS ⌛️
This body type typically gains weight evenly throughout his or her body, often most noticeable in the face, but also through the arms, chest, knees and ankles. This body type has a soft, round look.
Common cravings: Dairy, sugary carbohydrates.
Response to a poor diet: Water retention and congestion.
Hormone to watch out for: Master regulator of all hormones, the pituitary gland, which can have an effect on cortisol, insulin and thyroid, among others.
What to eat: Start with a foundation of raw vegetables and fruits, supplement with whole gain cereals (oatmeal, quinoa, buckwheat). Include a daily serving of lean protein and plenty of spices.
Limit: High-fat meats; refined and processed carbohydrates.
Eliminate: Caffeinated beverages, dairy, refined carbohydrates, sweet.
APPLE 🍎
This body type tends to carry all or most of its weight through the belly area. The legs and arms of the Apple are generally fairly slender without much extra weight. Even though this body type is at the grestest health risk due to excess visveral fat, the belly fat that's deep inside the midsection, it's easy to get rid of.
Common cravings: Starchy or sugary foods, diet sodas, caffeine.
Response to a poor diet: Lacks energy and experiences cravings, particularly around midmorning or after lunch.
Hormone to watch out for: Insulin. The key to losing weight for the Apple is getting his or her blood sugar levels under control.
What to eat: Start with a foundation of clean proteins (chicken, lean beef, pork, fish) and supplement with healthy fats (eggs,avocado,nuts,seeds,nut butter,coconut,oil,olive oil,full-fat cheeses). Also include plenty of leafy greens (spinach,kale,romaine).
Limit: Starchy carbs to one meal a day and low glycemic index fruits (berries).
Eliminate: Coffee or caffeinated beverages as they can throw off cortisol and insulin. Sugary refined carbohydrates, like sports drinks, store bought energy bars or sweetened yogurts.
INVERTED PYRAMID / COLUMN 🔻◾️
This body type tends to have broader shoulders that taper down toward the waist and hips. They usually carry quite a bit of muscle mass in the upper body, but are prone to storing extra fat through the chest, back of the arms and above the bra line.
Common cravings: Salty, fatty, and fast foods; alcohol.
Response to a poor diet: Has a decent amount of energy early in the day, loses steam in the eveing and succumbs to cravings.
Hormone to watch out for: Cortisol. Released through the adrenal glands, found on top of the kidneys. Constantly elevated cortisol levels, released through the adrenal glands, can have a cascading effect on other hormones that perpetuate weight gain, particularly insulin.
What to eat: Start with a foundation of complex carbohydrates ( oats, brown rice, buckwheat) and supplement with low-fat dairy and lots of fresh vegetable juices, leafy greens and high-fiber fruits.
Eliminate: Heavy meats, heavy cheese, salty snacks, protein bars, caffeinated beverages.
Cr: Healthy Food Advice
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