What's your frame size?

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  • quara
    quara Posts: 255 Member
    I had always thought I had a large framed and was very 'big boned', but when I lost weight I was extremely surprised to find out that I really didn't have a big frame at all. My shoulders and hips are a bit broad and I'm tall, but I was able to get much thinner than I thought possible.
  • mikeyml
    mikeyml Posts: 568 Member
    I have a very large frame but I don't think it affects my weight loss. You might not notice if I gain or lose 10 pounds but I will notice it. I carry all of my weight in my chest, shoulders, and legs. My legs have always been huge, even when I was a heavy lifter and leg pressing over 1,000 lbs. Just to give you an idea - my thigh is 29 inches around. I think it's one of the reasons that I've never been big on running long distances.

    In the past I used to lose weight very easily but the last couple of years have been a challenge for me. I just started getting serious about weight loss again at the beginning of January and I've lost 6 pounds so far so I'm excited about that. I'm hoping that I can continue to lose without being stuck at too many plateaus along the way.
  • catherine1979
    catherine1979 Posts: 704 Member
    I have a medium frame, and I have a difficult time losing.
  • stephscott
    stephscott Posts: 12
    Curvy and full!
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Very large frame - gotta love that Amazonian German build (or not!)
    Once I decided to eat healthy foods, exercise, and drink lots of water, the weight has come off pretty consistently and the inches have gone down as well. I will always have a large frame, but my face will look like a totally different person as I lose more and more weight. I dumped the junk from my house and replaced it with nutritious foods, so it's not hard to pick healthy options.
  • littlemissunderstood
    littlemissunderstood Posts: 50
    I never actually heard of that test and I don't think it's accurate- I have long fingers and my fingers overlapped showing a small ! Frame when I have a med- large frame and (as do others who do I can carry more weight without seeming fat) there are measurements which indicate frame size based on wrist circumference... I do not know if these are accurate with extremely obese individuals with fat on their wrists.

    Female Wrist Measurements
    Line:
      1)Height less than 5' 2"
    2)Height 5' 2" - 5' 5
    3) Height more than 5' 5"
    Small
    Less than 5.5"(140mm)
    Less than 6.0"(152mm)
    Less than 6.25

    Medium
    5.5" - 5.75"(140 - 146mm)
    6" - 6.25"(152 - 159mms)
    6.25" - 6.5"(159 - 165mm)

    Large
    More than 5.75"(146mm)
    More than 6.25"(159mm)
    More than 6.5" (165mm)

    Male Wrist Measurements

     Height more than 5' 5"

    Small 5.5" - 6.5"(140 - 165mm)
    Medium 6.5" - 7.5"(165 - 191mm)
    Large More than 7.5"(191mm)

    I found these online! They should be pretty accurate :)


    6 inches and I'm 5'5. Guess I'm small framed. I think that's a good thing? I lose 5lbs and people do notice.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Female Wrist Measurements
    Line:
      1)Height less than 5' 2"
    2)Height 5' 2" - 5' 5
    3) Height more than 5' 5"
    Small
    Less than 5.5"(140mm)
    Less than 6.0"(152mm)
    Less than 6.25

    Medium
    5.5" - 5.75"(140 - 146mm)
    6" - 6.25"(152 - 159mms)
    6.25" - 6.5"(159 - 165mm)

    Large
    More than 5.75"(146mm)
    More than 6.25"(159mm)
    More than 6.5" (165mm)

    Male Wrist Measurements

     Height more than 5' 5"

    Small 5.5" - 6.5"(140 - 165mm)
    Medium 6.5" - 7.5"(165 - 191mm)
    Large More than 7.5"(191mm)

    I found these online! They should be pretty accurate :)


    6 inches and I'm 5'5. Guess I'm small framed. I think that's a good thing? I lose 5lbs and people do notice.

    I'm 5'10" and my wrist is just over 6.75" - That gives me a large frame, which I know I have, so it's accurate for me, anyway.
  • weslfuss
    weslfuss Posts: 22
    I read on one site how to get a rough guestimate:
    Wrap your thumb and major fingers around your smallest part of your wrist. If:
    the fingers overlap~ Small Frame
    the fingers barely touch~ Medium Frame
    the fingers don't touch~ Large Frame

    I got medium on the first one, but then I found this site with an actual calculator and got large.
    http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/reload.pl

    Then again, I wasn't specific with the calculator, I just guessed the measurements.
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