Large frame success stories??

ashleymmannisto

Yeah, I HATE when people say "Post with success stories using this...or using that" Irritates the tar outta me. BUT here I am My issue is I visited my aunt, who has a PhD in exercise science. So she knows what she's talking about. She noticed my goal was at like 130ish pounds. I'm five foot even. She said Ash you wont be that weight, it wouldn't look right with your body type. So she said I'd be better around like 150. It's not the number that matters to me, it's that I look good. I want a flat stomach, and am TOTALLY ok with some curves everywhere else. Now, by large frame I mean, broad shoulders...I think. I have broad shoulders, and have always been large chested. Even when I lost 30 pounds and was looking good, I had huge boobs! Anyways, now I have no idea what to even expect to look like? Or what to have an idea to look like? Feel free to friend me if you have a "large frame" To be clear, I don't believe I have big bones, I don't believe that is real. I do believe, my shoulders are very broad, and boobs are ginormous! LOL. So anyways, back to the point, show me your large frame success stories, or current pics if you weigh less than me, so I can see what I am heading into. (yeah yeah, I know every "BODY" is different, humor me please?)

RaggedyPond

You will just have to see when you get there. 150 is a good starting goal but seems high for only being 5ft tall. I am large for my size as well. 5'5" 138 lbs and still in large shirts. My shoulders and chest just don't fit in anything smaller.

brilliantcoe

I hate to say it but at 294 I thought I had a large frame, but I was just morbidly obese. My shoulders are broad and square, as I lose weight they remain so but my wrists get tinier. Truth is, I have a small frame under this weight. I am 5'6" and my doctor says with my muscle mass - I do pilates 3x a week and walk a 5k 4x a week my goal weight can be 150. He just increased it from 145 because he has been following my weight loss journey and says at this rate I will be "shredded." And the boobs...well, they are mostly made of fat, so the double Ds, which are currently down to C/Ds are gonna go back to being full Bs. At 5 feet even I can't imagine 150 being a healthy body weight unless your curves are very muscular.

dakotababy

This sounds like a case of a family member trying to talk you out of getting to a healthy weight. 130lbs is a very average weight, but today - 130lbs may sound very small to some individuals.

Stick with the 130lbs, re-evaluate at 140-150lbs.

Don't let others talk you out of it, especially before you are even at your goal.

ETA - I started at 250lbs at 5'7. I was convinced that I had a large frame (said by me and others) because of my big chest/big legs/long torso/"broad" shoulders. Well...since losing 66lbs, I can see things differently. My "broad" shoulders were actually just fat shoulders. My chest, fat. Big legs, also fat. Torso is still long...with a lot of fat. My goal is to get to 140lbs, though I will re-evaluate at 150lbs.

Togi11

It depends on your frame. I am large boned and muscular. I'll never be delicate looking. Even when I'm smaller I'll still look like a gargantuan next to most women. Oh well. I think your Doctor is the best resource to talk to about this.

mrstinsel

I could be wrong, but surely Ash meant 5ft Eleven?! If so then surely 150 would be better than 130?

DCarter1701

I have a large frame. Wide hips (more so after four kids!) and I'm 5'8". I was 140 pounds back in college and before I married, and that is my goal range--I'd be happy to get down to 145.

I started at 183 pounds back in November, and today weighed in at 153. I still have wide hips but now they look curvy, not lumpy. I stuck to a 1500 calorie diet (I work with a nutritionist through my insurance plan) and tried to hit 10K steps a day. I do aerobics a few times a week and just started jogging a mile three times a week--the jogging has helped me bust through a plateau.


To really figure out if you have a large or medium or small frame, go here: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

I was surprised that it told me I was currently underweight for my large frame. However, I still have abdominal fat i need to lose, for health reasons, and I plan to add muscle.

brilliantcoe

To really figure out if you have a large or medium or small frame, go here: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

Interesting - per this I have a medium frame, not small. And my doctor's target of 150 puts me in their 142 to 154 range. But really, we will see how I feel and what I can sanely and sustainably maintain.

NessaR2011

I have broader shoulders and narrow hips so I'm not entirely sure where I fall category wise but my profile pic was taken yesterday and my weight is 168.8 down from my highest of 300 and start weight (Aug 28th 2013) of 261.

ChiaGnome

To really figure out if you have a large or medium or small frame, go here: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

This calculator doesn't take into account that your wrist size is determined to a great degree by your body fat percentage. My fingers didn't touch when I wrapped them around my wrist when I was fat, and now my fingers overlap (I've lost 65 lbs). It's because my wrists are less fat, not because I have magically gone from a large to small frame size.

ashleymmannisto

Thanks guys. I think the best thing I'll take from that is....Wait and see. But a few things, Yes I did mean five even. Like five foot zero inches And I also do not believe a family member was trying to discourage me. ANY other family member, I would say that could be the case. However this aunt would never do that. She is all about healthy and taking care of yourself. So no worries with her "discouraging" me. She is my number one for diet questions, exercise questions...anything health she's got my back

Kate7294

Thanks for the tip of http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html . Will go check it out.
My two cents...at 5'7" 130 lbs in high school I bordered on unhealthy looking. At 130 lbs I wore an 7/8 that was lose in the waist but rubbed the front of my hip bones.
Someone who's 5"0" will probably be fine at that weight. I know while I'm quite small chested I've always had wide shoulders and hip bones.
At a size 12 currently. 5'7" 189 lbs. 29.8 BMI
Good luck

Not sure about the above site. Said I was small boned. LOL. Not. Though it did say my ideal body weight should be between 138-151 which is about right.

TheSatinPumpkin

It will be quite the journey in finding out. Best wishes in your WOE.

sola24

Hey I am also 5 ft and also have pety broad shoulders huge boobs.. rather.. I used to have.. Right now I am 110 lbs and I never thought I would make it there.. target for 130.. you can make it.. I am sure of it.. add me as a friend if u need some motivation

DawnieB1977

I'm 5'6 and I have an hourglass shape, but I'd say I have a large frame and I gain muscle quite easily. I got down to 154lbs after my second baby (she's 3 now) which put my BMI just under 25 and I was wearing a UK 10/12 (US 6/8)


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Then I got pregnant with no. 3 and have unfortunately gained a bit, so I'm back to attempting to get to the above picture again!

MinnieInMaine

While I don't 100% invest in BMI, it is a good guide (similar to that website given above) and 130 is at the high end of normal, if not slightly into the overweight range for your height - so I think it's a reasonable goal.

I agree that time will tell. I was 260 and thought I had a large frame and defniitely had huge boobs but once I lost the weight, I came to find out that I have more like a medium frame and somewhere around a large C/small D cup boobs. (not so happy about the latter, considering surgery to fix the girls)

I think your Aunt does mean well. Considering her career, she's probably seen overweight/obese people set unrealistic goals and expectations which many times leads to defeat (not losing fast enough, taking more time and effort than I thought, screw this I give up) and I'm sure she doesn't want to see you go through that.

Best of luck to you!

P.S. There are some before/current pics on my profile page if you'd like to see them.

laurie62ann

Your correct that every BODY is different. The BMI charts say that my goal weight should be under 145. My doctor has stated that is very unrealistic for me because of my muscle mass. So I'm at 160 which makes me obese, not even close if you could see me. I'm 5' 5 and wear a size 8 pants and size medium shirts. I would look deathly sick if I got down to 145. You need to be concerned with you and your body. Friends and family can express concern but say thanks and move on!

Good luck.

leggup

I don't believe in frame sizes. I am 5'11 and my goal weight is 149 lbs. I got down to 135 lbs in high school and I still had C-cup boobs. I carry my weight in my boobs and hips. I have proportionally broad shoulders and a long torso.

I find mybodygallery.com helpful for looking at how different weights look on my height.

As for the Ideal Body Weight Calculator several people have posted... how much your fingers wrap around your wrist means absolutely nothing. I have long spidery fingers. Some people have pointy wrists even when they're obese, some people have a lot of swelling in their wrists from arthritis, poor wrist position while typing, and any number of things. Some people have average wrists but extra bones in their feet. Wrist size means nothing.

williams969

I'm a LARGE frame. In capitals, since I've got an enormous, thick skeletal system (srs, chiropractor and doctor always comment on x-rays, lol). Broad shoulders, 7 inch wrists (even at my leanest 125 lbs, 5'6"). I look best (IMHO) above 135 lbs. Any less and I'm too slender for my tastes.

You've got a ways to go before stressing about where exactly your ideal goal will land. Honestly, it could be 150 lbs, or 130, or even something completely different. Set intermediate goals along the way, and reassess as you reach them.

Jacwhite22

I hope you find lots of applicable success stories and meet your goals.

UsedToBeHusky

http://www.mybodygallery.com/

Just putting this here for reference. You can enter your stats and goal weight and see pictures of people with those measurements. It will help give you an idea of what you can expect at goal weight.

peacemongernc

I've always thought I was large framed but I've figured a few things out since I've been losing weight.

1) I've begun to suspect that it isn't exactly my frame/skeleton that is bigger than average, but my muscles. I think my metabolism/hormones are such that I build bigger, bulkier, muscles faster than average. The result is that when I'm working out, and to some degree even if I'm not, I look like I weigh much less than I actually do, and I look broader and more substantial than many people.

2) I have broader shoulders and a broader back than average... I can't decide if that is a muscle thing or a skeletal thing, but either way, it affects both the way clothes fit me and how much I weigh.

3) Now, this is a biggie... The last time I weighed 180 I was 18 years old, and now I'm 46. I've had PCOS, 3 giant babies, and a lifetime of being obese. I swear to GOD, there is not one landmark on my body that I have recognized on the weigh down that I remember from the weigh up. When I was 17 and had an eating disorder and weighed the least I ever did (about 160), my measurements were 39/26.5/40. Now, at 180, I am 42/34/41. When I first hit 300 pounds, I still had a waist that was 14 inches smaller than either my chest or hips. I thought I was severely curvy because of my build. Well, guess what... your build is a small part of that equation... HORMONES are where it is at! Healthy female hormones put weight on your butt and your waist will be a little smaller. Of course this will very with your build, but it is amazing how much the hormones determine this. As I've become less fertile and older, the weight has shifted. The result is that I look much less bulky than I did when my measurements were more extreme. Hormones also effect the size of your wrist, your feet, and your ankles... things you would think were pretty set in stone. When I was 160, my wrist was over 7". Now I'm 180 and it is less than 6.5". My feet are smaller now, too.

So while it is frustrating when people say you have to wait and see, it really does come down to that. But it is also about your hormones, your age, your fitness level and how bulky you tend to be. I suspect that being "large framed" makes a small difference in what your final weight will be, but being "large muscled" will make a huge difference. Bone isn't as heavy as muscle, and there is a huge difference in how people bulk up. I bet many people who think they are large framed, are really people who will bulk if they work. This is relevant if you are working out hard, but less so if you are just cutting calories.

150 and 5 feet tall doesn't sound unreasonable to me if you are carrying some strong muscles. But a little bitty 5 foot tall woman, probably shouldn't weigh more than 100 or 110... maybe 125 with a strong set of shoulders. Of course, this is all assuming there is some perfect weight for each person. You will find that there are certain weights that when you get below them, you just feel better. I'm a whole new person under 190 than above. I'm excited to find that next magic number. You'll find it too!! Just focus on making the best life long changes that you can and everything else will find a way to you.

nicoleromine

I'm at 5'9", and have very broad shoulders. I'm as lean as I'm going to get on the top, and I still have those dreaded moments in dressing rooms where I almost get stuck in shirt because of my enormous shoulders! Hopefully, someone else has had that experience.

I started at 210 lbs and I'm down to 162 lbs. I, however, still have weight to loose around the stomach and the hips. I have to agree with everyone here, that you really need to wait and see. I was CERTAIN when I started that my GW of 150 lbs was unreasonably low, but now that I'm so close, I'm quite certain I have more fat to loose. Be patient and listen to your body.

Loralrose

You're gonna have to see when you get there. If you hit 150 and are satisfied, great! If you get there and decide you have more to lose, then go for it!

There is such a thing as having a large or small frame, but it's not easy to tell your frame type if you've been overweight your whole life. For me, my lowest weight ever was about 175 and I'm 5'8. So I was overweight according to the BMI charts. However, I had visible abs and could see my ribs... I wasn't unhealthy, but I didn't have any extra to lose. That's just how I'm built. Big shoulders, big hipbones, HUGE ribcage, and I carry a lot of muscle. At 175, most people thought I was closer to 140.