what consitutes a short girl?

Prisme
Prisme Posts: 65 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I always read on the forums how women eat 800, 900, 1,000 calories because they are "short". So what height is considered to be short for a woman?

We did a poll of 15 women in an office and 13 of them were between 5 feet and 5'5". One was 5'7 and one was 5'9".

So wouldn't 5 feet to 5'5" be average? With under 5 feet being short and 5'7 and up tall?

If 5 feet to say 5'4" is short, then what is average and what is tall?

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  • cathrynfay
    cathrynfay Posts: 32
    I don't know, either! I'm 5'4" and I feel average.
  • inside_lap
    inside_lap Posts: 728 Member
    I believe the national average for women is 5'3. I'm 4'10"-4'11" so I definitely consider myself short! Lol! MFP has maintained for my height weight as 1380. My ticker is set to 1200 but I eat from 1500-2100 regularly bc I love working out so I have plenty of calories to burn ;).

    Edit - maintenance not maintained. Darn auto correct!
  • Lilith5
    Lilith5 Posts: 99 Member
    I don't know, either! I'm 5'4" and I feel average.

    I don't know maybe 5'3 and under? I'm 5'1 and I feel short so I guess it depends on the person and how they feel really

    :huh:
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average U.S. woman is 5' 3.7 (162 centimeters) tall and weighs 152 pounds (69 kilograms). This corresponds to a Body Mass Index of 26.3 kilograms/meters².

    so, anybody under 5'3.7" would be considered short.

    I'm 5"1", I know I'm short because usually, my feet don't touch the ground when I sit in a chair...I feel like a little kid.
  • Prisme
    Prisme Posts: 65 Member
    Well I'm 5 4" and consider myself average. (even though I put 5 5" on my driver's licence). LOL.
  • Lilith5
    Lilith5 Posts: 99 Member
    According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average U.S. woman is 5' 3.7 (162 centimeters) tall and weighs 152 pounds (69 kilograms). This corresponds to a Body Mass Index of 26.3 kilograms/meters².

    so, anybody under 5'3.7" would be considered short.

    I'm 5"1", I know I'm short because usually, my feet don't touch the ground when I sit in a chair...I feel like a little kid.

    My feet don't touch the ground either when I'm sat properly lol but I don't feel like a little kid I just think 'Good things come in small packages' :smile:
  • kvg1210
    kvg1210 Posts: 35
    According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average U.S. woman is 5' 3.7 (162 centimeters) tall and weighs 152 pounds (69 kilograms). This corresponds to a Body Mass Index of 26.3 kilograms/meters².

    so, anybody under 5'3.7" would be considered short.

    I'm 5"1", I know I'm short because usually, my feet don't touch the ground when I sit in a chair...I feel like a little kid.

    My feet don't touch the ground either when I'm sat properly lol but I don't feel like a little kid I just think 'Good things come in small packages' :smile:

    I'm 5ft 3" average height but definitely not average in person lol :drinker: also my feet don't touch the ground either but I like being a big kid :flowerforyou:

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