Waist size

nealawyatt
nealawyatt Posts: 9 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi I'm at my highest ever waist of 38inch, I'm 6ft and weigh 221lb, 231 2 weeks ago when I started this. I have just measured my waist using a tailors tape and it reads 42", any idea why? I wear 38", some 36" jeans. Overall I hope to get to 186lb and a healthy BMI

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  • dave4d
    dave4d Posts: 1,155 Member
    Did you measure your waist at your belt line, or at your bellybutton? I know at my bellybutton my waist is quite a bit bigger than it is at the belt line. I still can't get the same measurement with a tape than what my pants say my waist is, though. Maybe they do it to make people feel better about themselves, thinking they are thinner than they really are.
  • NotGoddess
    NotGoddess Posts: 1,198 Member
    Have you tried measure your pants with the tape? Chances are they aren't 38. Guys clothes are starting to play the same tricks womens' do with sizing.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    i agree with notgoddess.

    i measure myself from the belly button and its like 31 inches..but i wear a size 29-30 in MENS pants.

    size 4 in womens
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