waist should be less than half your height

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  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
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    I'm about 4" - 5" under half. If I had a 35" waist(and at one point I did) I'd be pretty chubby.
  • _SandShoveller_
    _SandShoveller_ Posts: 197 Member
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    Damn - I need to be 6" taller!!
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    mine was LESS than half my height BEFORE I started losing weight!
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
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    If people read the article it says no larger than i.e up to half your height.
  • galprincess
    galprincess Posts: 682 Member
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    im 5ft 5 and a teeny tiny waist thank god it isn't about hips!!!!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    rybo wrote: »
    I'm about 4" - 5" under half. If I had a 35" waist(and at one point I did) I'd be pretty chubby.
    Under is good!
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
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    We had a "Swap it" campaign in Australia. "Measure up" was a part of that in 2008/10 - focusing on waist size. It was a good government project. Shame it didn't continue. Getting under half my height in waist measurement was one of my major goals. It seemed to carry more meaning towards better health rather than scales.
  • CarrieCans
    CarrieCans Posts: 381 Member
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    Measuring is hard when you're shaped like the Michelin Man!

    5'3" and 38.5" waist. I need to get to 31.5".

    I started at 39.5" and i lost almost 20 lbs to lose just 1 inch. Doesn't seem like i can reach that with only 30 more lbs to lose. Guess i will have to tackle that issue when i get there.
  • ourtruelovewillneverdie
    ourtruelovewillneverdie Posts: 170 Member
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    lisalsd1 wrote: »
    I'm under half in the waist. If they come out and say your hips have to be lower; well, I'm in trouble, b/c there's a 10 inch difference between my waist and hips. Yeah, I'm all butt and thigh.

    This is my dilemma. I have a 26.5 inch waist and 38.5 hips. I'm screwed if it changes.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
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    At 67" tall, that puts me at a 33.5" waist. I was obese when my waist was 33.5".

    What kind of stupid measurement is that?

    Currently 29.5, and I could still lose a few lbs if I felt like trying
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 5,948 Member
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    999tigger wrote: »
    People should read the article, understand what it is saying and why. For goodness sake no wonder there is so much misunderstanding.

    +1
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    glevinso wrote: »
    At 67" tall, that puts me at a 33.5" waist. I was obese when my waist was 33.5".

    What kind of stupid measurement is that?

    Currently 29.5, and I could still lose a few lbs if I felt like trying

    LESS THAN half your height. 33.5 is a limit, not a target. Why can't people read before saying nonense?
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    edited December 2014
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    Considering the waist can be artificially narrowed....

    http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/smallest-waist-living-person/

    But I'm thinking this might be more valuable than the BMI, which is an approximation at best.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    edited December 2014
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    tigersword wrote: »
    glevinso wrote: »
    At 67" tall, that puts me at a 33.5" waist. I was obese when my waist was 33.5".

    What kind of stupid measurement is that?

    Currently 29.5, and I could still lose a few lbs if I felt like trying

    LESS THAN half your height. 33.5 is a limit, not a target. Why can't people read before saying nonense?

    Seriously? I was trying to say that I was OBESE. As in EFFING HUGE when my waist was at that "target". I was in no way even remotely healthy.

    Maybe you should learn to read before spouting nonsense...
  • ems212
    ems212 Posts: 135 Member
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    By this rule, I should be set already. I've always had a smaller waist. I carry most of my weight from my hips down.
  • tibby531
    tibby531 Posts: 717 Member
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    I need to grow about three inches taller; and STAT!
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
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    glevinso wrote: »
    tigersword wrote: »
    glevinso wrote: »
    At 67" tall, that puts me at a 33.5" waist. I was obese when my waist was 33.5".

    What kind of stupid measurement is that?

    Currently 29.5, and I could still lose a few lbs if I felt like trying

    LESS THAN half your height. 33.5 is a limit, not a target. Why can't people read before saying nonense?

    Seriously? I was trying to say that I was OBESE. As in EFFING HUGE when my waist was at that "target". I was in no way even remotely healthy.

    Maybe you should learn to read before spouting nonsense...
    Are you sure you were obese with a 33.5" waist? I'm a 147 lb. woman and my waist is larger than that. I'm not 'effing huge' or anywhere near obese and I'm shorter than you.

    A quick google suggests 33" waist is a men's medium in shirts and pants.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    5'6" and my waist is currently 37". So I need to drop four more. That should be doable in 50 pounds.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
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    tibby531 wrote: »
    I need to grow about three inches taller; and STAT!

    Same here!

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