I am NOT large framed--LMAO

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  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Yes, it does mean that. A larger rib cage means bigger organs. A larger frame is larger, so there is more space for everything. More of everything. Bigger organs, more body mass, etc.

    Makes sense...I mean, I am sure I do not have organs sloshing about in an empty space...just never really thought about it =)

    Also makes sense based on the very large 'healthy range' weight. At my height there is a 40lb range.

    I just saw an article about a former NFL player donating a kidney to his brother, another former NFL player. Both men were about 400 pounds the article said (obviously very large framed, tall and a big overweight). The article said that the sick guy was really lucky that he had a brother as big as him and with the right blood type because they never would have found an big enough donor otherwise, and that the healthy kidney was the largest healthy kidney he had ever seen. So yeah, bigger person = bigger organs I guess.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    "Your Results:

    Unfortunately, the wrist and elbow methods do not agree with each other. The wrist method says that you have a thin body frame while the elbow method says that you have a medium body frame."

    My shoulders and rib cage are not very "petite". I have boxy shoulders for a chick. :grumble:

    My goal weight is in the upper range of a healthy BMI because at the lower end I look emaciated. 130 is fairly middle of the road for my height (5'6"), but I'm aiming for 145. I've been at 145 before and I've felt wonderful there. I've also been at 150-155 and also felt fine. At 155 I would be at a BMI of 25 even (overweight). :noway:
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Yes, it does mean that. A larger rib cage means bigger organs. A larger frame is larger, so there is more space for everything. More of everything. Bigger organs, more body mass, etc.

    Makes sense...I mean, I am sure I do not have organs sloshing about in an empty space...just never really thought about it =)

    Also makes sense based on the very large 'healthy range' weight. At my height there is a 40lb range.

    I just saw an article about a former NFL player donating a kidney to his brother, another former NFL player. Both men were about 400 pounds the article said (obviously very large framed, tall and a big overweight). The article said that the sick guy was really lucky that he had a brother as big as him and with the right blood type because they never would have found an big enough donor otherwise, and that the healthy kidney was the largest healthy kidney he had ever seen. So yeah, bigger person = bigger organs I guess.

    Yes, it's true. I had a friend that needed a kidney. My kidney is too small. You can't give a small kidney to a bigger person (it won't do the job for them). My internal organs are small because my rib cage is only 25 inches (waist 23 inches), and I am short. So, small space, smaller organs.
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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I know I am "large framed" or "big boned" pick which ever way you want to say it.

    I am 5 ft 7 currently at at 148lbs...wear a size 8 to 8.5shoe....the only thing the weight loss has done is made me go from a wide width shoe to a medium width shoe.

    My shoulders are wide as is my rib cage. Even as a teenager my shoulders measured were always bigger than my sister's boyfriend who was 18....

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17182.htm
  • Sherbear1109
    Sherbear1109 Posts: 155 Member
    In science class I learnt that we all have the same frame big or small. I have actually looked this up to. There is no such thing as big boned or small boned. If you take two 5'6 Females and one is 125 and one is 200 and do an xray the bones are the same. I hate when people say that I think we just all carry our weight different.

    Seriously? You actually believe that? This is very inaccurate. I am 5'6" and when I was in peak physical shape, I was still very broad shouldered for a girl and had a "sturdy" build. I was very thin and muscular, but have never weighed less than 145. Yet most women my height would not look thin at that weight. My mom is only an inch shorter than me, yet even at her heaviest, she weighs a good 20 lbs. less than my lightest and looks "petite". How would you explain these type of differences if we all have the same build?
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    In science class I learnt that we all have the same frame big or small. I have actually looked this up to. There is no such thing as big boned or small boned. If you take two 5'6 Females and one is 125 and one is 200 and do an xray the bones are the same. I hate when people say that I think we just all carry our weight different.

    Seriously? You actually believe that? This is very inaccurate. I am 5'6" and when I was in peak physical shape, I was still very broad shouldered for a girl and had a "sturdy" build. I was very thin and muscular, but have never weighed less than 145. Yet most women my height would not look thin at that weight. My mom is only an inch shorter than me, yet even at her heaviest, she weighs a good 20 lbs. less than my lightest and looks "petite". How would you explain these type of differences if we all have the same build?

    Agreed...for me a 5 ft 7 woman...my legs are 30 inches..fairly short...but my torso is very long and my shoulders are broad...

    You set me beside another woman my height and her legs are probably longer...perhaps a shorter torso...

    Along with that you have bone density to take into account, muscle mass, organs, amount of blood etc.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    In science class I learnt that we all have the same frame big or small. I have actually looked this up to. There is no such thing as big boned or small boned. If you take two 5'6 Females and one is 125 and one is 200 and do an xray the bones are the same. I hate when people say that I think we just all carry our weight different.

    This seems wrong; no two people are exactly the same. I found an article that actually states your bones change with your weight, even!

    "A recent article has also highlighted how the femoral neck width of obese people changes to accommodate the added weight. In this case the width of the femoral neck has increased to dissipate weight throughout the bony area by increasing surface area and strength through redistribution of bone. This is an example of active bone remodelling adapting to changes that the person has gone through in life."

    https://thesebonesofmine.wordpress.com/category/idiosyncratic-variation/

    Yes, some people definitely have larger frames. For instance, I have always had a very large frame, even before I gained weight. My wrist is about 7.5", and it doesn't have much fat on it either. My head is too big to fit most hats, bracelets never fit me, my shoe size is quite large, and even my ring size is large (though it has been decreasing :) )

    You are right. I am a 5'11" woman and my wrist size is 8". I too have always had a hard time finding bracelets that fit, or they fit tight. My shoe size is a 10. Now, that wrist size is boney not much fat on my wrist. So, yes, there are different frame sizes, just like there are greyhounds and labordors. Best.:smile:

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