Petite Women: What's Your Wrist Size?

mfpcopine
mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
One measure of frame size is the size of the wrist. Mine is 5 5/8". I have a small frame and am 5'2". Standard guidelines about weight range and caloric consumption often do not apply to me.

I measured right across my two wrist bones, which of course I can see quite easily.
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  • glittersoul
    glittersoul Posts: 666 Member
    7.75 ... I'm 5.3
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I'm borderline petite at 5'5... I'm short-waisted so petite tops tend to fit me better than regular misses tops. My wrist is 5.75 inches.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    I am 5'3", my wrist is 5.5", and standard weight range and caloric consumption still apply to me.
  • fmbomzo
    fmbomzo Posts: 382 Member
    I'm 5'3" and mine is a little under 6 inches.
  • starrynightskys
    starrynightskys Posts: 31 Member
    My wrist is 6 inches and I'm 5'8/5'8.5. What does this mean?
  • chasingbabes
    chasingbabes Posts: 93
    I'm 5'5". My wrist is 5.25. Definitely a "small frame".
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    I am 5' 3"........my wrist is about 6.25

    I rarely wear petite sizes, as the cut seems "off" for my body type.
  • kdiment
    kdiment Posts: 31
    Mine's 5.5 and I'm 5'4". I have a very small frame.
  • kalynn06
    kalynn06 Posts: 368 Member
    I'm 5.5 ; my wrist is 5.5 inches. I eat plenty of calories and still lose weight. I just look less skinny at lower weights than someone of the same height with a bigger frame.
  • DrKittyCat
    DrKittyCat Posts: 108
    I'm 5'5" and my wrist is 5.5", not sure what that means in terms of diet and weight loss.
  • thistimeismytime
    thistimeismytime Posts: 711 Member
    I'm not petite--I'm 5' 7", but mine are 5.25"--small frame I guess?
  • Ohmydaze
    Ohmydaze Posts: 403 Member
    13 cm, or just over 5 inches.
  • sarah692
    sarah692 Posts: 136 Member
    5'7, wrist is 5.25... does this mean I'm meant to have a small frame? lol
  • Elle408
    Elle408 Posts: 500 Member
    I'm not petite--I'm 5' 7", but mine are 5.25"--small frame I guess?

    I'm just shy of 5ft7" and have 5" wrists, and am definitely not small framed, I am however a pear shape... conclusion? This wrist measurement thing is not very accurate!
  • scarlet_necro
    scarlet_necro Posts: 28
    5.5 in and I'm 4'9
  • cpiton
    cpiton Posts: 380 Member
    5'2 3/4 and mine is 5.75. I have a medium frame. My arms are where the fat goes to hide. :):ohwell:
  • c8linmarie
    c8linmarie Posts: 358 Member
    5'3" and my wrist is just a fraction under 6", so I'm kind of in between small and medium. I think the cut-off for small is 6".
  • nryther
    nryther Posts: 8 Member
    I'm 5'1 and my wrist is 5.25:smile:
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I'm not petite--I'm 5' 7", but mine are 5.25"--small frame I guess?

    I'm just shy of 5ft7" and have 5" wrists, and am definitely not small framed, I am however a pear shape... conclusion? This wrist measurement thing is not very accurate!

    It's a measure that's often cited. Just goes to show that nothing is accurate all the time.
  • AmyM713
    AmyM713 Posts: 594 Member
    4.25" and I'm 5'1
  • kansasbelle
    kansasbelle Posts: 264 Member
    5'2 and 7.5 even when I was a size 6-8 I had to wear a 38 around for my bra
  • LabRat529
    LabRat529 Posts: 1,323 Member
    I don't think the wrist size thing is at all an accurate measure of your frame. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if that's a complete myth.

    I've known way too many women with small hands and small wrists but large frames (as judged by shoulder width and hip width and other obvious visual gages). Conversely, I've known plenty of petite women with tiny frames and big hands and wrists.
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    This is pretty interesting to me. I've always assumed I had a large frame.

    I just measured for the first time ever and my wrist is 5.75. I'm 5'4 1/2.

    Still don't think I have a small frame. So I'll give this measure a side-eye for now.
  • bunny1006
    bunny1006 Posts: 325 Member
    I'm 5 ft and my wrist is 5.5 in.
  • claricecollins
    claricecollins Posts: 54
    I'm 5'1" and my wrist is a little under 5 inches.
  • skoshness
    skoshness Posts: 175
    5' 3" with 5.5" wrist, wish the rest of my body was in proportion with my thin wrists lol I can wear some petite clothes but find trousers always just slightly too short
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    I don't think the wrist size thing is at all an accurate measure of your frame. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if that's a complete myth.

    I've known way too many women with small hands and small wrists but large frames (as judged by shoulder width and hip width and other obvious visual gages). Conversely, I've known plenty of petite women with tiny frames and big hands and wrists.

    I tend to agree. My mother is quite a bit shorter than I am and she has large wrists. I have wide shoulders myself and this measurement says I'd be considered "small framed."
  • PShep17
    PShep17 Posts: 221 Member
    Im 5'1 and my wrist is just under 6.
  • conorpatmanCHANGED
    conorpatmanCHANGED Posts: 253 Member
    There's a girl I'm friends with on here whose wrists are 4 inches :o she's 5'6, like 35 pounds underweight though :p
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    5ft 1 and 5.75 inches...not sure if im a medium or large :laugh:

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