What's your frame size?

quara

I had always thought I had a large framed and was very 'big boned', but when I lost weight I was extremely surprised to find out that I really didn't have a big frame at all. My shoulders and hips are a bit broad and I'm tall, but I was able to get much thinner than I thought possible.

mikeyml

I have a very large frame but I don't think it affects my weight loss. You might not notice if I gain or lose 10 pounds but I will notice it. I carry all of my weight in my chest, shoulders, and legs. My legs have always been huge, even when I was a heavy lifter and leg pressing over 1,000 lbs. Just to give you an idea - my thigh is 29 inches around. I think it's one of the reasons that I've never been big on running long distances.

In the past I used to lose weight very easily but the last couple of years have been a challenge for me. I just started getting serious about weight loss again at the beginning of January and I've lost 6 pounds so far so I'm excited about that. I'm hoping that I can continue to lose without being stuck at too many plateaus along the way.

catherine1979

I have a medium frame, and I have a difficult time losing.

stephscott

Curvy and full!

CoryIda

Very large frame - gotta love that Amazonian German build (or not!)
Once I decided to eat healthy foods, exercise, and drink lots of water, the weight has come off pretty consistently and the inches have gone down as well. I will always have a large frame, but my face will look like a totally different person as I lose more and more weight. I dumped the junk from my house and replaced it with nutritious foods, so it's not hard to pick healthy options.

littlemissunderstood

I never actually heard of that test and I don't think it's accurate- I have long fingers and my fingers overlapped showing a small ! Frame when I have a med- large frame and (as do others who do I can carry more weight without seeming fat) there are measurements which indicate frame size based on wrist circumference... I do not know if these are accurate with extremely obese individuals with fat on their wrists.

Female Wrist Measurements
Line:
  1)Height less than 5' 2"
2)Height 5' 2" - 5' 5
3) Height more than 5' 5"
Small
Less than 5.5"(140mm)
Less than 6.0"(152mm)
Less than 6.25

Medium
5.5" - 5.75"(140 - 146mm)
6" - 6.25"(152 - 159mms)
6.25" - 6.5"(159 - 165mm)

Large
More than 5.75"(146mm)
More than 6.25"(159mm)
More than 6.5" (165mm)

Male Wrist Measurements

 Height more than 5' 5"

Small 5.5" - 6.5"(140 - 165mm)
Medium 6.5" - 7.5"(165 - 191mm)
Large More than 7.5"(191mm)

I found these online! They should be pretty accurate

6 inches and I'm 5'5. Guess I'm small framed. I think that's a good thing? I lose 5lbs and people do notice.

CoryIda

Female Wrist Measurements
Line:
  1)Height less than 5' 2"
2)Height 5' 2" - 5' 5
3) Height more than 5' 5"
Small
Less than 5.5"(140mm)
Less than 6.0"(152mm)
Less than 6.25

Medium
5.5" - 5.75"(140 - 146mm)
6" - 6.25"(152 - 159mms)
6.25" - 6.5"(159 - 165mm)

Large
More than 5.75"(146mm)
More than 6.25"(159mm)
More than 6.5" (165mm)

Male Wrist Measurements

 Height more than 5' 5"

Small 5.5" - 6.5"(140 - 165mm)
Medium 6.5" - 7.5"(165 - 191mm)
Large More than 7.5"(191mm)

I found these online! They should be pretty accurate

6 inches and I'm 5'5. Guess I'm small framed. I think that's a good thing? I lose 5lbs and people do notice.

I'm 5'10" and my wrist is just over 6.75" - That gives me a large frame, which I know I have, so it's accurate for me, anyway.

weslfuss

I read on one site how to get a rough guestimate:
Wrap your thumb and major fingers around your smallest part of your wrist. If:
the fingers overlap~ Small Frame
the fingers barely touch~ Medium Frame
the fingers don't touch~ Large Frame

I got medium on the first one, but then I found this site with an actual calculator and got large.
http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/reload.pl

Then again, I wasn't specific with the calculator, I just guessed the measurements.