Neck Measurements Question
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How big should a woman's neck be? I've lost a half inch off my neck since June, started at 13.5 inches and now it's 13 inches. I'm curious because I've had massive inch losses everywhere else, so I guess I was expecting a bit more than half an inch off my neck. Is 13 inches a decent non-fat size of neck? When I pull on my neck it doesn't seem 'fat' but I don't know.
I'm 5 feet 6 inches, 40 years old, and currently weigh 167 pounds. Started at 238 pounds. My goal weight is 130. When I first measured my neck at 214 pounds it was 13.5 inches. Seems like when I get to 130 pounds it would a lot less, right?
I'm 5 feet 6 inches, 40 years old, and currently weigh 167 pounds. Started at 238 pounds. My goal weight is 130. When I first measured my neck at 214 pounds it was 13.5 inches. Seems like when I get to 130 pounds it would a lot less, right?
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Good question, I'd like to know the answer as well. I've lost many inches but none on my neck.0
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Very intersting question. I just recently measured myself and if I did it correctly my neck is 15 inches and I am about 5 foot 11 inches and at 226 lbs.0
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Good question! Mine has gone down 1/2 inch from 13 to 12.5 in a year with a weight loss of 54lb, and I'm 5'7 1/2" (aged 43) - I'm happy with that, but I have no idea of what a 'normal' sized neck would be, lol0
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Since there is no way to spot reduce, its an academic question.
How does it look?
By the way, congrats on the weight loss, good luck.0 -
I have noticed that my neck has got increasingly fatter because short necklaces are tighter. Now I'm looking forward to my neck getting increasingly thinner.0
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we have the same neck measurements ! and we've gone down in measurements the same :bigsmile:
no idea to the answer for your question though0 -
I am 5'3 and started my journey at 285lbs and my neck was 17 in when I started, I am down nearly 75 lbs and my last neck measurement was 15.25.0
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My neck is 13" as well.
I'm 5'5" and 138lbs. I'm not really looking to lose too much more weight, just tone everything. I don't think 13" would be considered a "fat neck".0 -
I was wondering the same as I done my month end measurements. I was surprised because my neck dropped 3/4 inch from last month alone. But I am sure that is not fat loss as I began supplement kelp to help my thyroid which was a bit swollen despite being on synthroid. The kelp must surely be working to give me that drop in a month. It hasn't felt swollen for a while now. :-)
My neck started at about 17" when I was 335 lbs.
Last month end I was at 295lbs it was 15.25"
Now at 285.2 lbs it was 14.5"
I do still have fat on my upper neck as my I still have more chins than I want. :-(
I am 5"6" tall.0 -
I'm 5'7", weigh 123 pounds, and have a 13" neck that probably couldn't go any smaller without looking bad.0
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Neck measurements are one of the measurements used to estimate body far. I was wondering e
where you measre. is it up below the chin? down by the clvicles? in the middle around the adam's apple?0 -
I'm 5'2" at 118 pounds and it measures at 11.75"0
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Mine is 12.5 - no loss in this area at all0
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Mine is 12 inches, I'm 5'5" and 112lbs0
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Neck measurements are one of the measurements used to estimate body far. I was wondering e
where you measre. is it up below the chin? down by the clvicles? in the middle around the adam's apple?
In the middle0 -
Thanks for all the replies...it sounds like my neck loss is normal.0
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Well, a short necklace is usually16" and a long one is 18". So 13"sounds perfectly normal. I have another 25ish lbs to lose and my neck is 14".0
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Mine is 12.5 - no loss in this area at all
Haha. How random posted yesterday no loss. Measured this morning and neck is now 120 -
My neck is 13 inches and I am 134 and 5'4''. I am losing weight now and getting into shape but I do not expect my neck size to get much smaller. I have a lot of fat around other parts of my body( IE : stomach etc..) but not on my neck. I have had a man once tell me that I have a strong looking neck ( whatever that means ? )...LOL...I have even had guys make comments on how my arms are bigger than theirs etc which made me feel less feminine and kind of hurt... But after some thought.. I think that they are just wimps who need to go to the gym and get some muscle themselves..this way they wouldn't think a woman's arms were bigger than theirs !..LOL... I guess our necks usually don't have as much fat on them as the rest of our bodies do and are mostly bone structure that give size. I am sure on can lose fat there if there is fat there and the size would decrease a lot more...but for those who don't have much fat there the decrease in size would be very little with weight loss.0
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No real idea what is normal but remember being told that if your hands don't comfortably meet around your neck then you are at higher risk of sleep apnea0
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I have not had any loss in my neck size either stayed the same I was wondering the same thing but I guess everything in proportion a really skinny neck would stand out0
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