hey malll ... i think we have the same body shape but i dont look pregnant ... i have a more of less flat tummy ... so im not sure how my suggestions will work for u .... but they are wat i used to follow or avoid. good luck!
I will suggest what other ppl have done so here ... there is no easy way out ... exercise and diet is the best way to loose that excess fat!
But i Know thats not wat u asked :)
Soo .. some tips ...
try not to wear ur clothes too baggy ... i understand about being comfortable but do remember to give your outfits 'shape' ... even if its just to accentuate ur waiste ... thats what i mainly go for. or perhaps adding pleates to the front and back? that didnt used to work for me before but since Iv lost some weight, they actually make me look thinner now than wider. i think u just need to mess around with different styles and shapes and see what works for ya ...
vertical lines or prints will make u look thinner and horizontal will most likely make u look wider.
dark colors make u look thinner ... i love black ... its my fav color and the fact tht i always look thinner is an added bonus :D
i try always have deep necklines ... not to deep though, do need to be careful ... but iv noticed if my neckline is too high, then i look chubbier ...
always opt for longer kameez than shorter ...
kameez with a round kayrah makes me look chubbier ...
if ur gonna wear short sleeves ... i make sure the arms are at least go up just above my elbows ... though im getting shorter and shorter with them as im loosing the weight ...
if ur shoulders are broader than ur hips .. then you can try making the bottom of ur kameez slightly smaller width ... i know alot of women will keep the width of the bottom of the kameez the same as the top ... but that doesnt have to be the case ... this one prolly sounds confusing so let me know if u want me to clarify further ... both my sis and i do this cuz we dont have much hips and skinner legs compared to the rest of our body.
iv only started wearing belts now ... i used to avoid the completely before cuz belts will only make u look wider ...
I've just mentioned asian clothes .. if u need advice on western clothes, let me know (im getting late for work, will need to do that in another post) ... and if u need any help on choosing what exercises to do aswell, i'm here to help :)
Wowww! that was extremely helpful... so kind of you! Congrats on losing weigh? How much did you lose and how much do you weigh now, whats your height? Do share your secret on losing weight :) I do wear short sleeves but they are a bit above the elbow. Infact I used to wear alot of shrt sleeves and I thot I looked slim in them! :P But now I wear quarter sleeves in almost all my clothes. I tried wearing short kameez too, but I dunno if it made me look fat or not. But i will definitely stop that and start wearing medium or long shirts. I am gonna try capris or pants too. I think you mean we should keep our kameez daaman smaller.. will that make me look slim? I dont wear belts or anything. On 32 inch waist, i dun think so! duh! I rarely wear western clothes. Only on picnics, office or when I am out shopping. For formal parties I only wear shalwar kameez. So I am not very bothered about western. It is a bit embarassing for me. I look good in jeans but the upper portion makes me look so manly... i hate it!!! that is why I do not wear tight clothes... i get your point that loose clothes do not accentuate your figure. But then whats the point thora tight kapray pehannay ka when my tummy is gonna come out. I tried that, I made from waist a bit tighter but then I would look preg with the big bulges! so I make loose from that area too. Anyway, even if i want to, I cant make waist area too tight cus then my shoulders will b prominent and again, sigh, I will end up looking like SALLU bhai! :D I am sure you get it now!