Measuring My Waist?

courtneycasey1
courtneycasey1 Posts: 13 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am 5'3-5'4" 132lbs and I am unsure where to measure my waist. Please help!

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  • OkamiLavande
    OkamiLavande Posts: 336 Member
    You measure 2-3 inches above your navel for the most accurate, the smallest point varies too much from day to day.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Always at the smallest point.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Always at the smallest point.
    yep
  • atcross
    atcross Posts: 26 Member
    For clothes sizing measure at the smallest point. For your "medical" waist measurement, measure one inch above the top of your hip bones. I had to do that for my health insurance. It was depressing. I assume they use that to gauge how likely you are to have a heart attack and cost them lots of money.
  • youdontknowwhatyousaw
    youdontknowwhatyousaw Posts: 221 Member
    I say, since it's for you, measure wherever it will be easiest to measure in the same spot consistently.
    For me, I have an incision scar by my belly button, so, I just measure over that, this way I know I'm measuring the same spot every time.

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