how to determine my bone size...m or s?

meechi53

I always thought I could put some stock in the bone structure wrist test, although I've never seen an actual chart. I'm 5'2 with 6.5 inch wrists, and even when I wasn't overweight (back on MFP need to lose about 40 lbs) I always thought I had HUGE knees as far as the bones were concerned. So according to this I'm large boned, as I always thought I was. Which is probably why I feel I look my best when I'm still on the higher end of the weight charts.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

rabbitjb wrote: »

Wrists don't take that much fat unless morbidly obese in which case just losing fat is a great goal ...the wrist size / forearm is as good a measurement as anything and there are millions of online calculators

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17182.htm

this cannot be correct for most. it says Im small frame and there is no way Im small framed never have never will be.I was thin when I was younger but still never had a small frame.I have always had skinny arms even when I gained almost 70lbs. that was and still is the smallest part of me lol

hiphop10

dexa scan is done by a technologist/licensed bone density operator

hiphop10

Following is the method the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company used to calculate frame size:

Extend your arm in front of your body bending your elbow at a ninety degree angle to your body so that your forearm is parallel to your body.
Keep your fingers straight and turn the inside of your wrist towards your body.
Place your thumb and index finger on the two prominent bones on either side of your elbow, then measure the distance between the bones with a tape measure or calipers.
Compare to the chart below. The chart lists elbow measurements for a medium frame - if your elbow measurement for that particular height is less than the number of inches listed, you are a small frame - if your elbow measurement for that particular height is more than the number of inches listed, your are a large frame.
Elbow Measurements for Medium Frame
Elbow Measurements for Medium Frame
for the chart go to
Following is the method the Metropolitan Life Insurance ...

hiphop10

that's a good site nice & easy to use it confirms my bone size is small thank you.

dopeysmelly

Surely the best way to figure out what you should weigh is guess a number in the middle of where you think (using BMI, waist circumference, whatever) and see what it looks like on you as you approach your target and adjust as necessary?

All this discussion of wrist size seems like over-complicating things to me. Maybe better to spend energy on actually developing a plan of how you're going to get to your target and executing on it?

Just saying.

llUndecidedll

azulvioleta6 wrote: »

...which is why you should just measure:

Women:

Height under 5'2"
Small = wrist size less than 5.5"
Medium = wrist size 5.5" to 5.75"
Large = wrist size over 5.75"
Height 5'2" to 5' 5"
Small = wrist size less than 6"
Medium = wrist size 6" to 6.25"
Large = wrist size over 6.25"
Height over 5' 5"
Small = wrist size less than 6.25"
Medium = wrist size 6.25" to 6.5"
Large = wrist size over 6.5"

My wrist is 6.75 inches and I am 5'6. Does this mean my ultimate goal weight should be higher than 125ish lbs? Maybe 150 lbs?

njitaliana

mburgess458 wrote: »

Granted my wrist isn't that much smaller (one hole on a watch band so roughly 1/4"), but that's after only 25 lbs lost. There are plenty of people on her who have lost 100+ lbs. I would imagine their wrists shrank by much more.

I lost 126 lbs before and my wrist size never changed. My wrist is tiny no matter how much I weigh.

InForBacon

Maybe we should be focusing more on body fat % than a weight on a scale or wrist size. Regardless of bone structure there are healthy body fat % to aim for. The number on the scale is not going to be the best indicator of health.

WickedPineapple

^^ Most body fat calculators take your frame size into account (they'll ask for your wrist measurement).

Frame size is helpful. With 6" wrists at 5'1", the above puts me at large framed. I know that I'm not going to get down to 100 lbs like some other women my height. (I already knew that, but verification is nice.)