Where is your waist?

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12Sarah2015
12Sarah2015 Posts: 1,117 Member
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Is it above the navel or on it?
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  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
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    "Waist: Measure the circumference of your waist. Use the tape to circle your waist (sort of like a belt would) at your natural waistline, which is located above your belly button and below your rib cage. (If you bend to the side, the crease that forms is your natural waistline.) Don’t suck in your stomach, or you’ll get a false measurement. If you generally wear your clothes below your waist, take that measurement as well." From: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-get-your-body-measurements.html
  • 12Sarah2015
    12Sarah2015 Posts: 1,117 Member
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    Thanks, I though I was measuring wrong!
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
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    I think it's somewhat subjective based on body type. The narrowest part of my torso is way above my navel.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Do you all actually get a crease while bending sideways? I'm standing in front of a mirror and bending back and forth and finding that a ) it's strangely difficult to bend that way and b ) I have no crease, just a few ripples.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    jemhh wrote: »
    Do you all actually get a crease while bending sideways? I'm standing in front of a mirror and bending back and forth and finding that a ) it's strangely difficult to bend that way and b ) I have no crease, just a few ripples.

    You don't? I thought everyone had this. I sew clothing and this was how I was taught to get the waistline.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,750 Member
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    Even if you don't have a visible dip, if you feel your side you should feel a soft patch between your pelvis below and your rib cage above. That's where your waist is, I think. It's just above belly button level on me.
  • Panda_Poptarts
    Panda_Poptarts Posts: 971 Member
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    My waist is waaaaay above my belly button.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    queenliz99 wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Do you all actually get a crease while bending sideways? I'm standing in front of a mirror and bending back and forth and finding that a ) it's strangely difficult to bend that way and b ) I have no crease, just a few ripples.

    You don't? I thought everyone had this. I sew clothing and this was how I was taught to get the waistline.

    I think it's due to my stretched skin. I have a weird torso :blush:
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
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    It can be tricky if you're very straight up and down, or male! In that case, about the middle between ribs a top of pelvis. And it should be squidgy, no bones getting in the way.
  • akf2000
    akf2000 Posts: 278 Member
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    jemhh wrote: »
    Do you all actually get a crease while bending sideways? I'm standing in front of a mirror and bending back and forth and finding that a ) it's strangely difficult to bend that way and b ) I have no crease, just a few ripples.

    This is always how replicants discover the truth.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    akf2000 wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Do you all actually get a crease while bending sideways? I'm standing in front of a mirror and bending back and forth and finding that a ) it's strangely difficult to bend that way and b ) I have no crease, just a few ripples.

    This is always how replicants discover the truth.

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  • marm1962
    marm1962 Posts: 950 Member
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    above your belly button and below your rib cage63r6neyng2pp.jpg
  • SassyMommasaurus
    SassyMommasaurus Posts: 380 Member
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    I find the bending sideways thing hard because i have 2 creases when I bend that way lol.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    What I consider and measure as my waist is the 1" space between the bottom of my rib cage and top of my pelvis/hip bones. The medical professionals that measure my waist use 2" above my belly button.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    SassyMommasaurus wrote: »
    I find the bending sideways thing hard because i have 2 creases when I bend that way lol.

    Your waist is broken
  • SassyMommasaurus
    SassyMommasaurus Posts: 380 Member
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    Alluminati wrote: »
    SassyMommasaurus wrote: »
    I find the bending sideways thing hard because i have 2 creases when I bend that way lol.

    Your waist is broken

    Yeah, I may need to see a specialist in waist retrieval lol
  • racheljenkinson81
    racheljenkinson81 Posts: 1 Member
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    I don't have one... I'm pretty much the human equivalent of Spongebob Squarepants
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    racheljenkinson81 wrote: »
    I don't have one... I'm pretty much the human equivalent of Spongebob Squarepants

    Awesome, he's adorable.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
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    I may not have lower ribs..

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