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SarahSosi
SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
i heard today that there are some people.. there bones are considered too big! and they weigh too much! and they can't get to a certain weight! bcoz of there big bones!!! anyone heard of that b4? is it a female thing? or a guy thing? and if it is ture! how do i know how much is my bone weight!!!

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  • JenniferNoll
    JenniferNoll Posts: 367 Member
    Some people just have a larger frame than others. There's no reason a person with a large frame can't reach a healthy weight.
  • kaotik26
    kaotik26 Posts: 590 Member
    Yes, everyone has a different size skeleton. Mine is a little bigger but that doesn't mean I can never make my goal weight. I just have to understand that making a goal like 115lbs at my height is not going to be healthy for me.
  • SarahSosi
    SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
    so it is true! and does the bone really way much!
  • SarahSosi
    SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
    so how do i know if my frame is large or not! i look quite small and short! and little bit fat tho:bigsmile:
  • NevrOvr
    NevrOvr Posts: 33 Member
    your bones are here to stay; don't worry about how much space they're taking up. :smile:

    just eat right and exercise and it'll work itself out
  • HamsterNut
    HamsterNut Posts: 78 Member
    You can calculate frame size from wrist size and your height through various sites on the net :-) I am large framed and 5ft7 anything from 120-164 lbs is healthy by BMI but going by frame size 140-163 is a more ideal goal for me according to frame size tables. I have good strong broad shoulders and a large rib cage, as a teen I was 145lb and my ribs were sticking out, by 140 lb my hip bones could be seen going by this I dont think for me 120 lb is realistic. My goal is 140lb :-) If I were small framed 120 would be realistic and medium frame somehwere in the middle :-) say 130lb would be

    I posted the link on my profile sos where I worked out my frame size :-)
  • shyeban
    shyeban Posts: 121 Member
    I've got a medium-large frame, I will never be "waif like" but I am hoping to not be so padded. ;)
  • Aperture_Science
    Aperture_Science Posts: 840 Member
    Bone size won't change after you've finished growing Late teens/early 20s. But bone density (and therefore skeletal weight) changes throughout life. Using skeletal weight as factor in overall body weight sounds a little lame to me to be honest.

    Note: Strength exercise will promote bone density increase.
  • nevertoolate2
    nevertoolate2 Posts: 309 Member
    You can calculate frame size from wrist size and your height through various sites on the net :-) I am large framed and 5ft7 anything from 120-164 lbs is healthy by BMI but going by frame size 140-163 is a more ideal goal for me according to frame size tables. I have good strong broad shoulders and a large rib cage, as a teen I was 145lb and my ribs were sticking out, by 140 lb my hip bones could be seen going by this I dont think for me 120 lb is realistic. My goal is 140lb :-) If I were small framed 120 would be realistic and medium frame somehwere in the middle :-) say 130lb would be

    I posted the link on my profile sos where I worked out my frame size :-)

    Thanks for posting that - interesting - will take a look
  • SarahSosi
    SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
    You can calculate frame size from wrist size and your height through various sites on the net :-) I am large framed and 5ft7 anything from 120-164 lbs is healthy by BMI but going by frame size 140-163 is a more ideal goal for me according to frame size tables. I have good strong broad shoulders and a large rib cage, as a teen I was 145lb and my ribs were sticking out, by 140 lb my hip bones could be seen going by this I dont think for me 120 lb is realistic. My goal is 140lb :-) If I were small framed 120 would be realistic and medium frame somehwere in the middle :-) say 130lb would be

    I posted the link on my profile sos where I worked out my frame size :-)

    will have a look at it thanks Bekiee :flowerforyou:
  • basillowe66
    basillowe66 Posts: 432 Member
    My guess is that bones do not weigh as much as fat!!!!!
  • Chairless
    Chairless Posts: 583 Member
    Big boned is a myth, an excuse. At most a very different or large frame may throw off some BMI calculations but the idea that someone's bones weigh an abnormal amount is ridiculous.

    Everyone has different sized / shaped frames, I have wide shoulders for example, but this is in no way related to my weight or ability to lose it.

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    Its not bones showing on the scale.
  • SarahSosi
    SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
    My guess is that bones do not weigh as much as fat!!!!!


    apperantley for some people they do! i just wanted to know :bigsmile: so i that if iam big framed i don't kill my self over diet for nothing!
  • Vansy
    Vansy Posts: 419 Member
    You can also do a search on the internet and find-out how to calculate if you have a small, medium, or large frame -- something with measuring your elbow something or other. And there's a whole chart for height vs. frame and a healthy weight for that height/frame.

    But I do believe that "heavy bones" is just an excuse. Different frame size is real though.
  • Slim7Dee
    Slim7Dee Posts: 17 Member
    If you have a large frame your goal weight should be at the top end of the suggested scale. I.e.with my sex, height, age and frame - this could differ from my neighbour who is a different sex, has a smaller frame and is much younger than myself.
  • SarahSosi
    SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/451497-how-to-find-out-your-body-frame/ that's the link for how to know if you are large on bone frame or not! thanks Bekkie :heart:
  • SarahSosi
    SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
    If you have a large frame your goal weight should be at the top end of the suggested scale. I.e.with my sex, height, age and frame - this could differ from my neighbour who is a different sex, has a smaller frame and is much younger than myself.

    quite true thanks for sharing the wisdom hun
  • FitBunnyEm
    FitBunnyEm Posts: 320 Member
    I like this post, ive always been called BIG BONED since i was a child..
    .Bull****. x
  • kodom_123
    kodom_123 Posts: 117 Member
    The scale I bought recently supposedly calculates the percentage of your body that is fat, water and bone..not sure how accurate it is but I guess it could give a general idea...
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,284 Member
    That isn't true. There is no such thing as big boned. Granted that your bones may be longer due to height though. I remember watching and episode of Bill Nye the Science guy and he mentioned that its not true. And if Bill says something ain't right. Bill is right!

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  • HamsterNut
    HamsterNut Posts: 78 Member
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/134661-the-ideal-body-weight-body-frame-size/

    This link helps you determine your ideal weight. considering most of the bodies weight is water I wouldnt say a large frame stops you losing weight, it just means your ideal weight is higher but still in the normal BMI zone :-) for me its 148.5lbs using this when BMI says 120-160 is fine ... and I know from the past that 140 means my ribs stick (as a teen my ribs were sticking out!) out so it sounds about right!
  • SarahSosi
    SarahSosi Posts: 349 Member
    :heart: thanks for the information everybody! you have been a great help!
  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
    There are people who are broadly framed than others... but "big bones"? No. I'm going to have to go with Bill Nye on that one. I have a tiny frame, I can overlap my point finger and thumb around my wrist, I wear a ring size 4, I'm little. But my bones aren't bigger or smaller than anyone elses, my frame is.

    We all grow to adult sizes, and there is a reason that forensic science can know the age the bones of cadavars by their size. They are generally the same.
  • dovek11
    dovek11 Posts: 94 Member
    When I was thin, the dr would weigh me, look me up and down and say I never looked that 'big'. Made me feel good, though I didn't understand! Just a week ago I found a calculator thanks to this site, that took frame size into account. I am 5'1" and found I am 'big boned'. Hmmmm..... that explains the drs reactions!
    At my height, it can mean about 10 lbs more on the scale and still being in your normal healthy range. So I would say, when you get to the last 10 lbs, see how you look and feel. The scale should be a guide, not the determining factor in your size.

    Of course those who lift weights and are blessed with a lot of muscle, will be a size or two smaller in clothes than a non-muscular person of the same weight. Their bodies are denser mass.
  • astraldream
    astraldream Posts: 39 Member
    Scientifically i am unsure what they would consider true or not. However as someone who works in the Funeral industry i am constantly surprised when i get the Cremated Remains back. Similar sized peoples bones do weigh quite a big difference in weight. This is not scientific but my own observation
  • obeserat
    obeserat Posts: 218 Member
    When I lose weight my finger and thumb meet round my wrist when I'm fat they don't
    so not really a good indication of frame size
  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
    Scientifically i am unsure what they would consider true or not. However as someone who works in the Funeral industry i am constantly surprised when i get the Cremated Remains back. Similar sized peoples bones do weigh quite a big difference in weight. This is not scientific but my own observation

    That's true. The first time I picked up a box of cremains I was really surprised at how heavy they actually were. I didn't expect that. I would imagine that has to do a lot with body muscle vs. low muscle tone.
  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
    I have a scale that estimates your bone mass. I am considered "large framed" and my bones weigh a whopping 9 lbs - total. My guess is that someone of similar size that is "small framed" would have a bone mass of 7-8 lbs. The bones themselves are not the difference.

    By being large framed, I am broader (shoulders, wrists, etc.) than most people and carry weight a lot better, but that is just because the weight is spread out a little more.
  • Italianyc84
    Italianyc84 Posts: 192 Member
    After obsessing over numbers for too long, I'm just going by how I look and feel. I'm 5'3'', 145 pounds and wear a size 6. My measurements are 36D-27.5-37. I'm considered overweight according to BMI. After calculating my frame size using wrist measurements, I am on the high end of the small frame chart. People think I weight less than 145...but, I think it may be because people lie about their weights (celebrities, people in real life, etc) so nobody really knows what 145 looks like.

    I still feel heavy and want to lose another 10 pounds, but that's all. According to my height and frame I should be around 120, but that's way too tiny for me.
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