Does losin weight make u taller ? O.o

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  • daydream_believer
    daydream_believer Posts: 332
    from personal experience you dont physically get taller, however being less rotund and more stalk like (haha) you appear taller. people think i have grown. lol. i wish. x
  • leantool
    leantool Posts: 365 Member
    no, unless you are an obese child waiting for growth spurt!
    that said, losing weight gives confidence,, one walks tall with head held high when one is not trying to become invisible!LOL
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    Only bad thing about losing weight is it makes it easier for the aliens to abduct you. ;-)
  • claretaclara
    claretaclara Posts: 43 Member
    hahahahaha i really regret posting this :D

    i meant just lookin taller not growin or ne thing -.- ugh...:D
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    hahahahaha i really regret posting this :D

    i meant just lookin taller not growin or ne thing -.- ugh...:D

    It's all good, it's been a fun little topic on a Saturday night :-) Thanks for the entertainment and topic!!!
  • Tash128
    Tash128 Posts: 66 Member
    lol I had this same question, But people who lose a lot of weight seem to look taller but I think thats just because they are confident and stand taller.
  • fitnessmare
    fitnessmare Posts: 117
    My friend said she got an inch taller after she did yoga for some time. I shrunk an inch so maybe I should try that.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,331 Member
    hahahahaha i really regret posting this :D

    i meant just lookin taller not growin or ne thing -.- ugh...:D

    don't regret it, it's fun and funny!
  • WanderingFaye
    WanderingFaye Posts: 1 Member
    I hope all of this is true!!! I'm about 5'11 and want to be 6' so bad! But I already have really good posture. Time will tell I guess.
  • vsangelwings95
    vsangelwings95 Posts: 24 Member
    not to pop anyone's bubble, but it was the other way round for me. went from 5'7 to 5'6
  • padams2359
    padams2359 Posts: 1,093 Member
    It's an optical illusion. A good one though. You are not as wide, so you appear to be taller. Works for me!
  • rb16fitness
    rb16fitness Posts: 236 Member
    I look taller as I'm now less spherical :laugh:
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I gained about an inch from improved posture, but I didn't "grow".
  • valandario
    valandario Posts: 30 Member
    Totally! My mate was 5ft then lost 3 stone and is now just under 6ft!


    Really?....
  • Mitzigan94
    Mitzigan94 Posts: 393 Member
    Remembered one of my family members
    telling me I grew 2 inches taller! woh,
  • Mitzigan94
    Mitzigan94 Posts: 393 Member
    This post just made me smile! :)
  • sarafischbach9
    sarafischbach9 Posts: 466 Member
    No lol. But it might make you appear taller with slimmer limbs.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I think that I *look* taller because my legs are slimmer. But no, you will not actually get taller from losing weight.

    Yeah, this exactly.

    I have always been 5'8" and after losing over 100 lb I'm still 5'8". I just APPEAR taller because my limbs look much longer, and also my reach is longer and my stride has changed. Extra fat padding out your body can make you look shorter in my opinion. I think it's an overall body proportion thing.

    But no, you probably won't BE taller unless as others have said, you had terrible posture before and it improves. And then it's still a case of standing taller (not a true increase in your height).
  • Phildog47
    Phildog47 Posts: 255 Member
    short is sexy. Don't grow
  • brandnewsnickerpuss
    brandnewsnickerpuss Posts: 110 Member
    Several years ago I went from 5'4" to 5'5" after losing 180 lbs (thank you gastric bypass!). I have regained 30 lbs but my height has stayed the same. (I'll take the BMI win, thank you very much!) I imagine it is just that my spine isn't as compressed (my weight was mostly in the belly). But yep, I "grew" at the fine old age of 36. :)
  • sweetpea129
    sweetpea129 Posts: 755 Member
    I found this thread interesting. I've always been just under 5'5 ever since high school. Now I just went to 2 doctors visits in the past month and am 5'6. Dr said something about your spine compressing when you're carrying more weight & posture. Dunno. All I know is that my BMI went down overnight ;)

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