Girls with large frames progress pics please ?

fashionista954

I have a large frame also and i'm impressed with all of your results. Hope to share mine real soon

erinxo13

bump

sarahcsmaller

WOW so inspiring seeing all these wonderful accomplishments!!! Im 5'9 and big boned i weigh 248 and want to lose 48 lbs by the new year. im always the tallest in our family photos but now i know i don't have to be the widest!! . I could use friends and encouragement so feel free to add me...

erinxo13

bump!

Kelleybelley69

What a great bunch of women in this thread, hope to feel brave enough to post my pics soon, just need a bit of progress then maybe.....

jinjin8

Love this thread!

You're all doing so awesomely well!

I'm 5'8.5 and a large frame (broad shoulders, large ribcage, wide hipbones etc) - posted about my progress in post titled "60 pounds down and counting..."

gaiareeves

What is considered a large frame?

Well, it's not an exact science, but here's a quick way to find out...

Wrap your thumb and longest finger (generally your middle finger) on one hand around your other wrist. Be sure to wrap around the smallest part of the wrist....
- If your thumb and finger overlap, then you are small-framed.
- If they touch, then you are medium-framed.
- If they don't touch (have a gap), then you are large-framed.

{There's a good 1/2 inch gap between my fingers when I do this "wrist wrapping" test. I'm definitely large framed! I'm slightly over 5'8" and my wrist measurement is 6.55 - yup, large frame.}

Here's a site on more accurately determining body frame size - wrist measurement vs. your height:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17182.htm

**EDITED TO ADD: Oops, postrockandca beat me to the nlm.hih.gov site. It's a good'un! **

Btw- postrockandca, I totally hear you about the BMI. Even my doctor and nutritionist feel this way about it, and no longer use it because it doesn't take body frame into consideration. Totally outdated!

The finger thing doesn't always work:

At 5'3.5" my wrist is 6", putting me somewhere on the small/medium-framed border.
However, I also have 'baby hands', meaning despite my relatively small frame, my fingers are also small and therefore don't touch when I wrap them around my wrist.

tdp2012

When i started last Sept., I was around 356. I am down to 280 right now still a work in progress. Here is some progress pics

Girl! You look amazing!

Thank you

sdkirby

You look awesome. What a difference 39 lbs. makes!

bookyeti

The finger thing doesn't always work:

At 5'3.5" my wrist is 6", putting me somewhere on the small/medium-framed border.
However, I also have 'baby hands', meaning despite my relatively small frame, my fingers are also small and therefore don't touch when I wrap them around my wrist.

As mentioned, it is not always accurate.

...which is why it's best to go by wrist measurement vs. height:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17182.htm

aself3

Hi all im new to the message boards so lets see if this works. I just did the wrist measurment and i guess im a large frame (have about 1/2-1 inch gap).
my before pic i weigh about 275






and now just a week ago at 197

Girl you look fantastic!! I am back to the gym and can already tell a difference will be posting pics soon I hope ^_^
Everyone keep it up... bump!!

thanks so much its wonderful hearing positive feedback been in a slump for a couple months and am gonna kick it in gear again!

KMRose1788

Everyone looks fantastic! What inspiration! I am 5'6 and weigh 194, my goal is to be 165 by March 1 so I can pick out any style of wedding dress for a late August wedding. What an inspirational group of women! Feel free to add me

erinxo13

bump!

Brunchstress

I LOVE that it's not about weight here... just that you LOOK and probably feel amazingly fit and healthy. Beautiful job!

I'm 5'9", broad shoulders, big hips.

Redheadllena

Bump..will post later! I'm 5'9"

dalgirly

I feel like I have a larger frame, as my shoulders are broad and my hips are wider. Even thin, I still have an athletic and curvy shape. This is me several years ago at about 240. I started MFP (no official before pix though) at 233.




This was me a few weeks ago at 197.



My goal weight is 175 and I should be in size 10/12. I'm in 14s now, so some might say that I "carry my weight well." I don't know! I will still be technically overweight.

I know what you mean... I am a size 12 right now, and that is me weighing about 185lbs.

I would love to be 165lbs ish.... but that would probably put me at a size 8 maybe even less. i seem to carry my weight well as well.

YasJas2011

Hello ladies! I have been at this since June 20th and I just hit my 90 day mark a couple of days ago. I wanted to show my progress with you all because I really love seeing progress pictures. They really help to keep me motivated. I still have over 100lbs to lose. I have a large frame standing at 6'0 tall!








90 days ago, I couldn't even close my legs.

HopetoFaith

well done girl. looking great

marthadztx

Amazing progress everyone! Congrats!

bethcates35

I have been losing for 5 months now. I started at 247 size 24 jeans and 3x shirt. I am now 188 size 12 jeans and a LARGE shirt. As soon as I figure out how to post pix I will. BTW I have lost all my weight by eating correctly and working out daily no meds, no surgery, and no special shakes

turboturtlepower

Although I'm not at my lowest (currently), I have a large frame (although I'm short)...I'll never see anything under 120lbs. b/c realistically my body just won't let me unless I'm in starvation mode. I'm currently 161lbs., my lowest was 138lbs. and my highest was 247lbs.

highest:


lowest:


currently:

JessMmmkay

Left: 247lbs - Right- 177lbs
5'7 with a large frame

sdurrahMpls

What is considered a large frame?

Well, it's not an exact science, but here's a quick way to find out...

Wrap your thumb and longest finger (generally your middle finger) on one hand around your other wrist. Be sure to wrap around the smallest part of the wrist....
- If your thumb and finger overlap, then you are small-framed.
- If they touch, then you are medium-framed.
- If they don't touch (have a gap), then you are large-framed.

{There's a good 1/2 inch gap between my fingers when I do this "wrist wrapping" test. I'm definitely large framed! I'm slightly over 5'8" and my wrist measurement is 6.55 - yup, large frame.}

Here's a site on more accurately determining body frame size - wrist measurement vs. your height:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17182.htm

**EDITED TO ADD: Oops, postrockandca beat me to the nlm.hih.gov site. It's a good'un! **

Btw- postrockandca, I totally hear you about the BMI. Even my doctor and nutritionist feel this way about it, and no longer use it because it doesn't take body frame into consideration. Totally outdated!

What's funny is that I used to think I had a large frame because I could barely wrapy my hand around wrist, after loosing 60 lbs I can almost overlap my fingers... wrists get fat too! Just something to keep in mind

bookyeti

Wrist size is generally a good indicator of your frame size, but wrapping your fingers around your wrist is NOT. The length of your fingers is not related to frame size... so if you have short fingers, your fingers may not touch even if you have a small frame. A better way to determine your frame would be to actually measure your wrist with a measuring tape and compare it to your height.

The wrist is usually not an area where you gain weight or muscle, so generally it's pretty accurate to measure. Not *always* but usually.

LCunkle83

Im 5'5" and currently weigh 158. I am curvy and built "thicker"....

frodolives19

This pics are wonderful....great job ladies!

I'm 5'10", 229lbs, with a goal weight of 190. I have extremely broad shoulders and just big bones in general! But it's all good, cause....
"life's too short to be small."

YasJas2011

Left: 247lbs - Right- 177lbs
5'7 with a large frame

You look great!

JessMmmkay

Left: 247lbs - Right- 177lbs
5'7 with a large frame

You look great!

Thanks!

Claire594

bump for later. In work and pics dont show

sophiathedss

everyone looks great!~ inspiring!