Does body frame size matter?
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GlorianasTears
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OK so I just measured my wrist and put my height into the body frame calculator and it said I had a large frame which made me sad why do i have to have a large frame
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No, ignore it5
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This is something that I would never spend time worrying about.10
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Ignore it.
Stupid calculator says I have a large frame because I have giant wrists . . . but doesn't care that I have no breasts and the pelvis width of a 14-year-old boy (despite being a 62 year old woman). I look and feel best (not skeletal) near the bottom of the normal BMI range.
Frame size (in the skeletal sense) for most people is a mix, and - unfortunately for those wanting a guide to weight loss goals - the skeletal parts that make the most difference to desirable weight are the ones under the fat - ribcage, hips, shoulders. Plus, for women, breast size can be a significant factor in what weight looks/feels best.
If this is about picking a goal weight, just make a guess at goal weight, and revise as you get closer if needed. You'll know how you're doing when you get there/close, don't worry. That will work way better than the idiotic ideal body weight calculators.11 -
Don’t be sad about the things you can’t change. Instead learn to work with the things you can’t change. That’s the path to self-love.
Personally, I have an autoimmune disease called psoriasis. It plagues my skin - people have asked if I am contagious because when it’s at it’s worse, I look like I have chicken pox... but I learned that I can’t change that part about me. All I can do is appreciate that it’s part of who I am and find ways to manage around it.
I recommend you stop being sad, and start being glad that large framed might mean more calories to eat, more clothes that will fit you appropriately in the department store or other equally beneficial reasons why a “large frame” could be helpful or beneficial to making you exactly who you are - a beautiful person.22 -
Don’t be sad about the things you can’t change. Instead learn to work with the things you can’t change. That’s the path to self-love.
Personally, I have an autoimmune disease called psoriasis. It plagues my skin - people have asked if I am contagious because when it’s at it’s worse, I look like I have chicken pox... but I learned that I can’t change that part about me. All I can do is appreciate that it’s part of who I am and find ways to manage around it.
I recommend you stop being sad, and start being glad that large framed might mean more calories to eat, more clothes that will fit you appropriately in the department store or other equally beneficial reasons why a “large frame” could be helpful or beneficial to making you exactly who you are - a beautiful person.
Wow thanks for your response makes me realize how petty I was being I should look at the bright side of the situation!11 -
I have a large frame too, wide shoulders and wide hips, but do you know what I love it, do you know how many people would kill for an hourglass figure? a lot. You can't change it, so embrace it, it's a waste of energy loathing something about yourself that you can do nothing to change.5
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I think body frame size doesn't matter as long as you are at your ideal weight.1
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GlorianasTears wrote: »OK so I just measured my wrist and put my height into the body frame calculator and it said I had a large frame which made me sad why do i have to have a large frame
genetics... blame your parents....5 -
I have a small frame and I don’t like it either. I feel like even 5 extra lbs on me looks like 10 would on other people. There’s no middle ground on my frame - either tiny or a little pudgy. Wake up in the morning to find out which. Grass = not greener.6
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GlorianasTears wrote: »OK so I just measured my wrist and put my height into the body frame calculator and it said I had a large frame which made me sad why do i have to have a large frame
Those calculators are not very accurate, but what's wrong with having a large frame? That has nothing to do with body fat. It's simply how tall and wide your bones are. Many fit and beautiful women have large frames.1 -
I'd say frame size can probably tell you where to aim for within the healthy weight range. I'm 5'3". According to BMI (and I mean to sit down with a registered dietician at some point to double-check all of this), my healthy range is 108-140 lbs. I can tell you that I do not have a small frame and that 108 would probably not be doable for me and I'd likely look underweight, even if I technically wasn't. I'd also likely be miserable and have a hard time staying at that level. I'm shooting for 130 at the moment, subject to change if expert advice gives me something different.
Beyond that? Not really a concern.
At this stage, where I've still got another 20 lbs or so to go before I hit the top of my healthy range? Minor concern in the sense of, "Am I sure about where I should be transitioning to maintenance?" but still not really keeping me up nights.1 -
I'm not sure why this would be something to worry about, much less be sad about.2
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Maybe you have a large frame (blame your parents), maybe you just have disproportionately large wrists....
It might matter if you have particularly small door frames in your house or have ambitions to be an elite jockey.12 -
It doesn't matter much. You are not better or worse.
I have a medium frame size and feel my best about the middle of the healthy weight range for my height.
You might look pretty different at the top, middle and bottom of the weight range depending on your frame size. With a large frame you might like how you look and feel at the highest healthy weight.
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estherdragonbat wrote: »I'd say frame size can probably tell you where to aim for within the healthy weight range. I'm 5'3". According to BMI (and I mean to sit down with a registered dietician at some point to double-check all of this), my healthy range is 108-140 lbs. I can tell you that I do not have a small frame and that 108 would probably not be doable for me and I'd likely look underweight, even if I technically wasn't. I'd also likely be miserable and have a hard time staying at that level. I'm shooting for 130 at the moment, subject to change if expert advice gives me something different.
Beyond that? Not really a concern.
At this stage, where I've still got another 20 lbs or so to go before I hit the top of my healthy range? Minor concern in the sense of, "Am I sure about where I should be transitioning to maintenance?" but still not really keeping me up nights.
Thats what bothered me I was told that I would be underweight if I I weighed less than 130 but then again it's probably true lol Imy not near my goal weight anyways2 -
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »GlorianasTears wrote: »OK so I just measured my wrist and put my height into the body frame calculator and it said I had a large frame which made me sad why do i have to have a large frame
Those calculators are not very accurate, but what's wrong with having a large frame? That has nothing to do with body fat. It's simply how tall and wide your bones are. Many fit and beautiful women have large frames.
But it means my bones make me weigh more5 -
GlorianasTears wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »GlorianasTears wrote: »OK so I just measured my wrist and put my height into the body frame calculator and it said I had a large frame which made me sad why do i have to have a large frame
Those calculators are not very accurate, but what's wrong with having a large frame? That has nothing to do with body fat. It's simply how tall and wide your bones are. Many fit and beautiful women have large frames.
But it means my bones make me weigh more
Weight is only one data point and not even the most important one. Body fat and muscle mass are more important in my view. As long and you are the relatively lean, fit, best version of you possible, what difference does the scale number mean?
BTW, I am also someone with large bone structure. Wide shoulders, wide hips, wide knees, etc. At, 5'9" it'll probably mean that I will never look good at a weight that some may be fine with. Like, say, 165. I will be at around 20% BF at 180. At 165, I would look emaciated. Don't make yourself crazy with the scale!3 -
Its genetics! and nothing to worry about imo, I'm quite glad I have a large frame,which I feel is a bonus (at 5ft 2 I didn't have to get down to lower than 126lb to be really slim, smaller framed people might have to go much lower, I have friends same height as me, with smaller frames who need to be around 105lbs to look slim) oh and I love having quite big shoulders as I look strong
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Also, as people have said above, don't put too much stock in those calculators. I have tiny wrists (the smallest hole on my fitbit is too big), but what really matters is other parts of your structure, especially for women. I have wide hips and a wide ribcage. That matters for my goal weight so much more than my wrists. I was mad at first that I would never be "tiny" because of my ribs and hips, but now I realize it gives me a nice hourglass figure that some women would kill for. It's all perspective.5
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