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You are smaller than you think you are

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  • srslybritt
    srslybritt Posts: 1,618 Member
    I want to find this later when I get home so I can actually measure. I guestimated for part of it, so I'm interested to know. But according to my estimates (from my last known measurements), I'm 17.5% smaller. Wow.
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    The thing is that they all have waists and they are shorter, so it was a little hard to translate. I was pretty accurate though.

    Yup, I carry fat in my belly and can't translate my height on to those models, and height does make a difference because someone with my measurements on a 5' frame will look very different from me. Overall I was very close and agree with where I was placed, and its a nice reality check for most people, but I think many of us that have been at this for a while, taken regular progress photos etc. probably already have a very good idea of what size we are.
  • moraiwebird
    moraiwebird Posts: 71 Member
    30% smaller than I thought I was!

    What an eye opener. Thanks OP :)
  • laurenawolf
    laurenawolf Posts: 262 Member
    trying later
  • revgosik
    revgosik Posts: 62 Member
    I chose between the 5th and 6th one and I am apparently before the 1st one. I am 25% smaller than I think I am?????
  • MonaLisaLianne
    MonaLisaLianne Posts: 398 Member
    I'm 15% smaller than I think I am, and I'm a "Perfect Rectangle." :huh: Just the figure every woman wants. :wink:
  • bbb84
    bbb84 Posts: 418 Member
    Whaaaaaaaaaaaat

    I'm 17.5% smaller than I thought I was?? I thought I was almost all the way at the right. Apparently I'm slightly right of the middle. What lol

    It also said I'm the "perfect pear." Which isn't news to me, I know that.

    Me too ! I guessed i was the 8th body type, it put me in between 4 and 5.
  • futuresize8
    futuresize8 Posts: 476 Member
    Twenty percent smaller than I thought I was...wow.
  • Alisontheice
    Alisontheice Posts: 9,611 Member
    Cool I"m 7.5% smaller than I think I am. I guessed body #3 and I'm between 1 and 2.
  • kwaz29
    kwaz29 Posts: 190 Member
    Wow...this was eye opening for sure, especially as I am feeling not so happy with myself this week! I guessed myself in between the 6th and 7th bodies, and I apparently am actually in between the 2nd and 3rd---a 20% difference!!!

    it also said I am a perfect hourglass, which was nice to hear :laugh: :blushing:
  • raelsea
    raelsea Posts: 11
    10% smaller than I thought I was.... Nice surprise :)
  • candidcastaway
    candidcastaway Posts: 11 Member
    This was definitely and eye opener. I picked the 7th one and ended up being the 2nd. I'm 25% smaller than I thought I was. I always knew I thought I was bigger than I am (buying clothes in old sizes thinking I'm still that size, only to get home and try it on and have it be a size or two too big), but I didn't think it was THAT much. It also said I was a perfect hourglass, which I never really would have guessed haha. Cool website :)
  • Cheddars13
    Cheddars13 Posts: 38 Member
    22.5% smaller than I think I am apparently....Hmmm.
    Well, thanks for sharing! :smile:
  • mommyhof3
    mommyhof3 Posts: 551 Member
    I am 22.5% smaller than I thought I was :smile:
  • 1Cor1510
    1Cor1510 Posts: 413 Member
    Great site!! Iam 5% smaller than I thought I was. Way to boost the confidence this morning!

    ^^this :)
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  • Kari121869
    Kari121869 Posts: 180 Member
    can someone send me the link - the one on this thread doesn't work for me :(
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    Bumping for when I get home and can measure!
  • April_KT
    April_KT Posts: 332 Member
    5% larger than I think I am.

    I think that I look better than all models presented, though. There wasn't really a choice that looked like me.

    Exactly the same here!! I dont look like the 3rd one at all even in pictures that others take lol
  • 1Cor1510
    1Cor1510 Posts: 413 Member
    Interesting, I put in the measurements I started at when I began in December, and back then, I was a pear, and I was the size (7.5% smaller) that I thought I am now. When I put in current measurements, I am 5% smaller than I think I am and an hourglass. Guess where I carry my weight LOL!
  • shesapear
    shesapear Posts: 77 Member
    I am 15% smaller than I think I am...I chose between the third and fourth but I am actually the first...Also I am the perfect pear.
  • PunkyDucky
    PunkyDucky Posts: 283 Member
    Nice website.
    Thanks for that! :flowerforyou:

    I was 12.5% smaller than i think..:tongue:
    ugh so sad
  • venus_blue
    venus_blue Posts: 103 Member
    7.5% smaller than I thought. That felt pretty good! Thanks for sharing!
  • will2lose72
    will2lose72 Posts: 128 Member
    10% smaller than I think. Great site, though I do wish they had the ladies hold their hands differently.
  • mabelbabel1
    mabelbabel1 Posts: 391 Member
    Yaaay! I'm finally back to being an hourglass instead of a pear! Albeit a rather generous one. :smile:
  • laurie04427
    laurie04427 Posts: 421 Member
    Ha this is interesting. I chose between the 6th and 7th model and it's telling me I'm the second model in, but pear shaped.

    Guess I need to take some progress pics and take a look.
  • emmanap91
    emmanap91 Posts: 300 Member
    The following was what I was going to post:
    Whoa! I picked the model third from the left and apparently my measurements put me at the model farthest to the left. That's apparently only a 10% overestimate, but it makes a world of difference to me! It also told me I'm pear shaped, which isn't news to me (35-26-40).

    I already knew that most women perceive themselves as about larger than they actually are, but for some reason I still thought I had an accurate self-image. I'm definitely sharing this site with all my female friends.

    Then I realized the site doesn't ask for a height measurement. It's probably over-estimating my height by about 1 to 2 inches since I'm 5'3", so I'm sure my guess is closer to accurate than the site's calculated measurement.
  • katatoniczka
    katatoniczka Posts: 29
    I said 5 and it said 1, lol... the problem is though maybe I have the top of 1 but bottom of 3-5 and it only takes the upper parts into account.
  • AliceSwarthout
    AliceSwarthout Posts: 808 Member
    Holy poop. I was off by 5 models!!! 20% smaller than I think I am.
  • saralukies
    saralukies Posts: 24 Member
    This is exceedingly inaccurate if you are outside the norms for height. I am very tall, so it said I am larger than I think I am. No, I am not. I look nothing like the picture they picked. Take this site with a grain of salt, if you are very short or very tall.

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