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I have one of those Amphipod belts. I can't wear anything on my hips, it will bounce - anything that goes "around" has to go at my natural waist.

This. I look like a dork when I wear my Amphipod belt (I have one of the Full-Tilt models), since I wear it up so high, but it won't stay down on my hips. I have to have it up at my waist...pretty high.

I can't wear jerseys with bottom elastic or compression tops, either. All of these things creep right up to my natural waist and leave my lower belly bare.

[GLC1968]

This. I look like a dork when I wear my Amphipod belt (I have one of the Full-Tilt models), since I wear it up so high, but it won't stay down on my hips. I have to have it up at my waist...pretty high.

I can't wear jerseys with bottom elastic or compression tops, either. All of these things creep right up to my natural waist and leave my lower belly bare.

This, too.

I wear my Nathan belt at my natural waist and I have to cinch it down pretty tight for it not to bounce too much. It's not fashionable by any stretch of the imagination, but it works. I do have a longer torso though, so I might have more room between my natural waist and my lower body curves than some, so that might make a difference.

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This, too.

I wear my Nathan belt at my natural waist and I have to cinch it down pretty tight for it not to bounce too much. It's not fashionable by any stretch of the imagination, but it works. I do have a longer torso though, so I might have more room between my natural waist and my lower body curves than some, so that might make a difference.

This. Man, we are body doubles!

[OakLeaf]

I might have more room between my natural waist and my lower body curves than some, so that might make a difference.

Heh. There are two inches between my bottom rib and my hipbone. Count 'em.

[GLC1968]

Heh. There are two inches between my bottom rib and my hipbone. Count 'em.

Wow! I've got about 5!

Kirsten - body doubles except that I am not blessed with your chest!

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Wow! I've got about 5!

Kirsten - body doubles except that I am not blessed with your chest!

Meh, it's totally overrated.

Ha, I just measured from my bottom rib to my hip-bone...5".

[Kimmyt]

Thanks all, for the input. I tried to switch it to my natural waist during the run to see if that helped (i have the one size fits all Amphipod, so I can change the velcro to fit for different parts of the body) but my torso is so short and my waist is so high that the belt is under my arms and annoys me.

What I meant about the overheating is that I just don't like to run with lots of layers on, so I'm loathe to try something like a vest or camelbak. As I said, I do have a hand bottle, maybe I'll try that on the next long run, and if it is annoying I will look into one of the vests. Maybe my local running store will let me run on their treadmill with it to see if it works.

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It took 3-4 runs before I felt comfortable carrying a water bottle. But now I don't even notice it. You may want to try it for a few tries to get used to it.