Getting taller? =-O

OllyReeves
OllyReeves Posts: 579 Member
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Soooooo.......Everyone is posting their success stories about their weight loss........but I'm not only getting thinner, I'm getting taller ;-)

I weigh myself once a week in Boots (the chemist here in the UK) the machine does BMI, weight BF and height....

my first weigh in confirmed my stumpiness, but when I last weighed in I had grown 3 quarters of an inch :) haha!!

Any similar unexpected successes? :-P

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  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    That's awesome!! Go you :)
  • SarahCW1979
    SarahCW1979 Posts: 572 Member
    How bizarre! I hope it works for me, being 5'2 with a 6'4 hubby is just not fair! It could be that the extra weight isnt compressing your vertebrae anymore, or that you have so much more confidence you are keeping your chin up :D
  • quietHiker
    quietHiker Posts: 1,442 Member
    Ha! That's crazy! You much be holding yourself differently, better posture! :) Congrats on your weight loss and I wish you continued success!
  • cdmalmrose
    cdmalmrose Posts: 29 Member
    Could be it just seems that way.
    I'm no doctor, but I suspect you are just standing more upright because self confidence comes through in body language.

    1. you've lost weight so you are not carrying around extra weight to drag you down physically and emotionally
    2. you look fantastic
    3. You probably feel fantastic too.

    Good job and keep up the good work!
  • brneydgrlie
    brneydgrlie Posts: 464 Member
    Good for you! Not only could less weight mean less compression on your vertebrae, but exercising correctly will improve posture.
  • kimad
    kimad Posts: 3,010 Member
    haha I swear when I look at my reflection in the mirror I appear taller too.
    I also went down a shoe size, who knew!
  • SorchaRavenlock
    SorchaRavenlock Posts: 220 Member
    People have asked me if I was getting taller recently, I thought they were nuts at the time, hehe. Perhaps they were right though, must be better posture!
  • africaa
    africaa Posts: 228
    I noticed that I've gotten taller..I'm not too happy about that. ( .___.)
  • amselby81
    amselby81 Posts: 150 Member
    Congratulations! You could be carrying yourself differently. Also, if you had a lot of thigh fat, and you couldn't put your legs together before, and now you can, that could add some height.

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