I grew an inch?

amyniceneasy

I had a bod bod assessment done last week and to my surprise I was a whole inch taller than I've thought myself to be my whole life.
We chalked it up to better posture or decreased compression on my spine due to weight loss.

Has anyone else experienced a change in height?

ahviendha

i haven't personally, but i have heard of people becoming taller once their posture is better due to exercise such as lifting weights or cardio.

you don't realize how much you slump until you get more muscles! i sit up very straight now.

MayMaydoesntrun

I had NO idea what was going to be here when I clicked on it...but that is really cool! :laugh:

otterish

It happened to me when I was 35 years old. Until this minute, I never associated it with fitness but the timing does make sense.

michelefrench

YES!!! I gained 3/4 of an inch!!! (and when you start at 5 feet, 3/4 of an inch is huge!!) they said same thing - better posture/better muscle tone etc...don't care how it happened...I'll take it!!!

SueGeer

I went for a health check the other day & am down half an inch.....OMG, I'm shrinking!!! :laugh:

tj1376

That is awesome and it gives me hope. I lost an inch in the last year.

iampanda

Not personally (though at 5' 3", I wouldn't mind!), but I recently read an article about a couple women who lost weight and did Yoga frequently and they both "grew" an inch or so. Kind of cool!

UsedToBeHusky

I need to check this out. I may have finally earned that 1/4 of an inch the doctor refuses to give me!

_noob_

I jumped from 5'10" to 6" when I was 24 and lost 90 lbs in a year.

Sadly, I shrunk back to 5'10" and did not grow again to 6' when I lost down to 215 this time...

diodelcibo

Lose of weight from torso decreases downward pressure on uper and middle parts of the spine, which means it takes longer amount of time throughout the day for your spine to compress.

CherokeeBabe

This thread wasn't what I expected...

Crankstr

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donna_glasgow

you stole my inch and I want it back ( ... I used to be 5 7 ..... I reached 35 and shrunk to 5 6 .. Im hoping when I lose my weight I gain it back again

Lone_Wolf70

i grew an inch, then I finished and I lost it.

sukifr

Yeah it happened to me too!!

I damaged my spine about 8 years ago and have gradually shrunk since then. I was 5'4" before the accident and had shrunk down to 5'2" before I joined MFP.

however since joining MFP in November 2012, I have grown 2" and am back to normal!!

I put this down to the type of exercise I do, and the fact that my spine isn't under the same amount of pressure since I have been losing weight. I also don't suffer as much with backache (only when i over do it!)

So yeah I'm your growth twin :-)

Hi!!!:flowerforyou:

gurlygirlrcr80

I hope that I don't get any taller...i'm already almost 6'...last thing i need is a growth spurt in my 30's....lol

Barbellerella

i grew an inch, then I finished and I lost it.

I witnessed this.

neandermagnon

I'd always thought I was 155cm tall, but when I was measured at the hospital, apparently I'm only 154cm tall.

ReclaimingSarah

Yep. I gained an inch after a year of pilates in college. Granted, I may not have finished growing, but I was the same height from fifth grade until my second year of college.

Lone_Wolf70

i grew an inch, then I finished and I lost it.

I witnessed this.

Snarkarella, it was cold and I was just getting off the flu, I thought all was forgiven?

kelleygi

oooopppsss....so not what I thought.... **** backs out *****

innerfashionista

I gained an inch in my early 20s, but I was heavier then than I am now.

Jacwhite22

i grew an inch, then I finished and I lost it.

I witnessed this.

with a magnifying glass.

Lone_Wolf70

i grew an inch, then I finished and I lost it.

I witnessed this.

with a magnifying glass.

cmon dude it was outdoors and 30 degrees. Im just a man, Snarkarella understood. Dont you? *crickets

tinz75

I had a bod bod assessment done last week and to my surprise I was a whole inch taller than I've thought myself to be my whole life.
We chalked it up to better posture or decreased compression on my spine due to weight loss.

Has anyone else experienced a change in height?

I had the same a few weeks back when I had a general check up - a late growth spurt of 1 inch, upwards not outwards.

Desdemina

I always thought I was 5'7", but no one had measured me in years. A couple of years ago, I went to a new doctor who measured me and I'm 5'8". That's enough, though, I don't want to grow any more!

Jacwhite22

i grew an inch, then I finished and I lost it.

I witnessed this.

with a magnifying glass.

cmon dude it was outdoors and 30 degrees. Im just a man, Snarkarella understood. Dont you? *crickets

She said she felt sorry for you. I kind of do too.

Barbellerella

i grew an inch, then I finished and I lost it.

I witnessed this.

with a magnifying glass.

cmon dude it was outdoors and 30 degrees. Im just a man, Snarkarella understood. Dont you? *crickets

Lone_Wolf70

i grew an inch, then I finished and I lost it.

I witnessed this.

with a magnifying glass.

cmon dude it was outdoors and 30 degrees. Im just a man, Snarkarella understood. Dont you? *crickets

crap, looks for blue pill prescription.

mom2kpr

Hope that happen to me. At 5'1", I've always wanted to be taller. Too bad it can't add about 5 inches. :laugh: