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  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
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    If I'm calculating right than that means I need a 30. That seems doable.
  • rosehips60
    rosehips60 Posts: 1,030 Member
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    At 5' 10" I need to get to 35", better get going on my 30 day challenge!
  • LaReinaDeCorazones
    LaReinaDeCorazones Posts: 274 Member
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    Mine is already less than half n I expect to lose several more inches off so I'm good. .
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    Hm, it says mine should be 35. That's what mine is.

    I'll have a fulfilling life!
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
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    if this is true i only have one more inch to go. woot woot!
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,658 Member
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    Mine is already less than half and I have 50 more pounds to go.
  • hmaddpear
    hmaddpear Posts: 610 Member
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    Les Mayhew, a professor of statistics at Cass Business School, said: “There is now overwhelming evidence that government policy should place greater emphasis on waist to height ratio as a screening tool.”

    Of course, the NHS does place great emphasis on the waist size. They're a bit more draconian though - women's waists ideally should be less than 31.5" and men's less than 37".

    http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/849.aspx?CategoryID=51

    Due to the dreaded middle aged spread, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get under that again. Should make 32.5", though. (at 65", that's half.)
  • meg091380
    meg091380 Posts: 41
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    My goal puts mine at half, so seems plausible...
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    My insurance company has been using that as part of its assessment for a while.

    (31.5 for me, so not unreasonable, even though I wish I tended more to the hourglass instead of being super high-waisted.)
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
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    I know they say waist, but do they mean waist (as in the natural waist) or belly? If they mean waist, I'm close. If they mean belly, not so much...
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,658 Member
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    Les Mayhew, a professor of statistics at Cass Business School, said: “There is now overwhelming evidence that government policy should place greater emphasis on waist to height ratio as a screening tool.”

    Of course, the NHS does place great emphasis on the waist size. They're a bit more draconian though - women's waists ideally should be less than 31.5" and men's less than 37".

    http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/849.aspx?CategoryID=51

    Due to the dreaded middle aged spread, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get under that again. Should make 32.5", though. (at 65", that's half.)
    The idea that a fixed waist measurement is useful, regardless of the height of the person involved, seems brain damaged even for government.
  • DjinnMarie
    DjinnMarie Posts: 1,297 Member
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    Mine should be 32? Being short with a small torso, this would make me a beach ball. Maybe it ok as a general rule, but definitely not my preference.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
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    Oh, I hope that is true! I only need to lose one inch off my waist to meet that requirement, even though I'm just starting and I'm more than 20 lbs overweight by BMI.

    I did a little googling to make sure I was measuring the in the right spot, and I am (between the lowest rib bone and the hip bone, according to one article on the study).

    I suppose I should thank my parents.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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    Eek. If that's true, I need a 36" waist.

    i don't think I even had a 36" waist when I was in high school and I was in decent shape back then!
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
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    Mine should be 32? Being short with a small torso, this would make me a beach ball. Maybe it ok as a general rule, but definitely not my preference.

    Really, did you have to go there? Maybe I'm just feeling sensitive today, but that just struck a "well then I must look like a blimp" nerve.
  • DjinnMarie
    DjinnMarie Posts: 1,297 Member
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    Mine should be 32? Being short with a small torso, this would make me a beach ball. Maybe it ok as a general rule, but definitely not my preference.

    Really, did you have to go there? Maybe I'm just feeling sensitive today, but that just struck a "well then I must look like a blimp" nerve.

    Are you me? With the same body type, frame and measurements? Am I missing a twin?
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
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    Mine should be 32? Being short with a small torso, this would make me a beach ball. Maybe it ok as a general rule, but definitely not my preference.

    Really, did you have to go there? Maybe I'm just feeling sensitive today, but that just struck a "well then I must look like a blimp" nerve.

    Are you me? With the same body type, frame and measurements? Am I missing a twin?

    I'm shorter than you and have a bigger waist. I'm not saying it's logical, but it did strike a nerve.

    Edited to add: I'm not usually this sensitive, but it just hit me hard. I'm not going to fight about this though, so have a good day!
  • AngeliqueAcee
    AngeliqueAcee Posts: 59 Member
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    That would put me at 32.5".. I'm at 31 so I guess I should just keep at it and live until I'm 100! Woop! Always wanted to live until 2089
  • DjinnMarie
    DjinnMarie Posts: 1,297 Member
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    Mine should be 32? Being short with a small torso, this would make me a beach ball. Maybe it ok as a general rule, but definitely not my preference.

    Really, did you have to go there? Maybe I'm just feeling sensitive today, but that just struck a "well then I must look like a blimp" nerve.


    Are you me? With the same body type, frame and measurements? Am I missing a twin?

    I'm shorter than you and have a bigger waist. I'm not saying it's logical, but it did strike a nerve.

    My torso is disproportionately shorter than my height. I have an extremely small frame. I have had a 32 inch waist before. People carry their weight differently. A 32 inch waist on one person will look astoundingly different on another.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Les Mayhew, a professor of statistics at Cass Business School, said: “There is now overwhelming evidence that government policy should place greater emphasis on waist to height ratio as a screening tool.”

    Of course, the NHS does place great emphasis on the waist size. They're a bit more draconian though - women's waists ideally should be less than 31.5" and men's less than 37".

    http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/849.aspx?CategoryID=51

    Due to the dreaded middle aged spread, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get under that again. Should make 32.5", though. (at 65", that's half.)
    Damned middle age spread. I should probably measure mine again!

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