Taking measurements

MandaJean83
MandaJean83 Posts: 675 Member
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
I would love to start taking consistent measurements, but I don't know the "correct" places to measure for my waist, hips and thighs.

Does everyone tend to measure just above their belly button for their waist measurement? What about for your hips? Do you measure the thickest part around your butt? LOL And as for thighs, do you measure towards the top or middle?

Sorry if this question is a bit dumb...I was just wondering what everyone else does!

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  • bzmommy34
    bzmommy34 Posts: 229 Member
    Love that you posted this - I was just telling my husband I needed to start measuring. Monday's weigh-in I will add them in. :)
  • thatsnumberwang
    thatsnumberwang Posts: 398 Member
    Great idea. A combination of this:
    http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-get-your-body-measurements.html

    and this:
    http://www.ivillage.com/how-do-i-take-my-measurements/4-n-142316

    should do you.
  • jgirl09
    jgirl09 Posts: 34
    I was wondering the same thing, I actually Googled it. For waist it's above your belly button, if you were to lean to the side wherever it creases is your waist. Your hips is around the thickest part of your butt. Hope the Internet is right and i'm curious to see what other MFP members say.
  • HeaderAutumn
    HeaderAutumn Posts: 119 Member
    me too
  • jenschnack
    jenschnack Posts: 112 Member
    Here is a link that i think is pretty good
    http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-get-your-body-measurements.html
  • samandlucysmum
    samandlucysmum Posts: 320
    Doesn't matter where you measure, just make sure it is the same place each time.
  • still_crafty
    still_crafty Posts: 682 Member
    I was thinking about this the other day. I'd like to know the correct place to take the measurments too as I'm not even sure if I'm taking them in the same spot each time so I'm wondering how accurate the numbers are from measurement to measurement.
  • dme1977
    dme1977 Posts: 537 Member
    I had to google it... because I had wondered the same thing...it showed me a video as one of the answers ( theres a video on youtube.com that shows EXACTLY where to measure... )
  • sandy729
    sandy729 Posts: 232 Member
    Bump
  • Le_Joy
    Le_Joy Posts: 549 Member
    I always feel like I need to get a tattoo or something showing me where I measure at. Chest, arms & waist I can do well, but hips & thigh are difficult even with a mirror... It's just harder to know where I had it last without bending over and thereby ruining the measurement. I think if you can find somewhere that you can consistently measure, that's good. I used to measure at my belly button, cuz it was easier to find. Now my "natural waist" is easy to find so i use it, it's the "correct" place to measure.
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    measure wherever you want, just make sure it is the same place each time. i actually wrote on my measurement log for hips (since i keep changing in that area) 2 inches below belly button. so now each time I won't wonder 'where should i measure hips today'... i will just move 2 inches down from navel and measure there.
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