Bone structure

Down and dirty method - Take your thumb and middle finger on your dominant hand and wrap them around your other wrist (don't squeeze tightly, just wrap your fingers). If they overlap, you have a small frame, if they just touch, you have an average frame, and if they don't touch you have a large frame.

Mine used to overlap, now they don't even touch if I squeeze hard. Doubt I went from a small frame to a large frame, I just got fat.

At 140lbs I was in a UK size 10 jeans. They were too loose at the waist but a size 8 was way too small for my hips. I could have stood to lose more weight so not sure how it would have come out had I been at my current goal of 130lbs.

I am 190lbs right now and fit into a size 12 or 14 depending on the brand`(I actually just bought a pair of size 10 jean shorts yesterday, they are tight, but I know within 5lbs they will be good). I am 5`8 and I carry my weight well! You will be FINE. My guess is that at 150, you should be in 10 or less! Don`t listen to what boys say, they don`t know a women`s body!

I think one thing to bear in mind here is that women's clothing sizes are not consistent AT ALL!! I have everything from size 8 (skirts and dresses) to size 16 (pants) in my closet that all fit right now, on average I wear a 12, but not consistently. I just went clothing shopping for my daughter the other day and bought her several pair of shorts to try on, there were two size fours that were too small, a size 5 that fit, a size 6 that fit, and a size 4 that was baggy. It really depends on where you shop and how things are cut. You're better off to gauge changes by your weight and fitness.

Also I think if you measure the width of your elbow (on the bone, not around which would include any fat) you get a better measure. As far as wrapping your fingers, well I have really long fingers and big hands for someone my size, so I don't think that one works for me...lol.

FWIW, I'm 5'5 and about 136# now. I'm currently in a size 7 or 9 juniors jeans, depending on the cut, and a 6 in misses. At 150#, I was a size 8, at 160# I was starting to buy more 10s but still fit into most of my 8s.

But I'm smaller than I was five years ago at 130#. I have more muscle tone now, and that makes my weight higher.

I have no idea what my bone structure is. I have wide-ish hips, but a small waist and rib cage. With the wrist thing, my thumb overlaps my middle finger and ring finger, and touches my index. But when I was super skinny (110 pounds or so... don't wanna go back there!), my thumb and pinkie could touch. I have fairly small hands, but long fingers, too. And a big head. Sometimes women's hats don't fit on my noggin.

There's just so many factors... It's damn near impossible to predict what our ideal or goal weight or size will be until we get there. And that's a tricky part in itself: recognizing when we get there. It's kind of like doing a painting... the hardest part sometimes can be saying, "Ok. This is done."

Well I am 5 foot nothing and 150 pounds, wearing a size 12 right now. So in my opinion you should have no problem getting into a 14 at 5'7

Down and dirty method - Take your thumb and middle finger on your dominant hand and wrap them around your other wrist (don't squeeze tightly, just wrap your fingers). If they overlap, you have a small frame, if they just touch, you have an average frame, and if they don't touch you have a large frame.

I've always known I have a large frame but I had to laugh at the don't squeeze tightly part. I could put a vise grip on my wrist and my fingers are so far away they can't even say hi. :laugh: Even when I weighed 140 buying bracelets had been tough.

For overweight people, bone structure is impossible to gauge by looking. One of my recent NSVs is that my brother was surprised that I actually have a slender bone structure. Because of all the fat around my trunk, my arms would not drop down straight when relaxed, which made my ribcage look huge. He told me he used to think I'd be around size 6-8 when healthy, but now he thinks I can be much smaller.

The wrist method isn't very reliable if you have chubby wrists!!

your 5'7-5'8 my friend Kaylee is 140 and wears a size 4/5 at 5'8 she has huge boobs but still im sure u can fit into a very small size

as an xray tech..i can tell you..bones are bones..they are all about the same thickness and density. unless you are a taller person and your bones are longer, there is no difference in bone structure..we dont have big bones or small bones.

men have about the same and women are all about the same

as an xray tech..i can tell you..bones are bones..they are all about the same thickness and density. unless you are a taller person and your bones are longer, there is no difference in bone structure..we dont have big bones or small bones.

men have about the same and women are all about the same

So, by your logic, aside from height, everyone is the exact same size... Then why exactly are there so many variations in body size in people who are NOT overweight?

I'm just gonna quote some actual sources.

http://www.cell.com/AJHG/retrieve/pii/S0002929707643547
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajhb.10240/abstract
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0003160
http://physiolgenomics.physiology.org/content/17/3/326.short
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jbmr.5650070204/abstract

THANK YOU. I love sources :-)

I'm 5'7 and 153 lbs and I currenlty wear a size 8 but some of those are loose on me, in fact, I have been thinking of going shopping for smaller sized shorts lately because some of my size 8 are a little saggy and loose fitting. I am a curvy girl with muscular thighs (I run a lot) and a booty. I wear a variety of brands so if you are speaking about about american sizes then you will definitely be well under a size 14 at 150 lbs.

BTW: I would be considered a large frame based on the wrist test.

"I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this or not, but i was I have a question. My boyfriend told me last night that because i have a big bone structure I'd be lucky if after losing the weight I want I fit into a size 14. How he came up with the idea i have a big bone structure i have no i dead. But my first goal is to get to 175. and Eventually to 150. At being 150lbs would it be possible for me to fit into a size 14?

i hope this makes sense "

Woah, woah, woah. I am currently hanging around 174 and am a size 14. I have a large bone structure and am 5'5". If you are wondering how to calculate that, Google it. A good one will ask for wrist measurement and your height.

That is an excellent goal! Keep it up! When you are down to 150 you should be having a party with me in size 8 jeans (US sizes, that is).

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/75/6/1012.long

My experience as an orthopaedic surgeon, most people fall within the average ranges for the sizes of their bones. I can't tell you how many morbidly obese (supposedly big boned) hip and knee replacements I have performed that require the smallest implants.

Now of course there are some outliers amongst us, but it is not the majority (or even the median)

Interesting perspective! I always figured that if you really want to know your frame size, an x-ray would do it!

Ask you guy if he had seen a fat skeleton before. I don't think he is. Unless you get to your healthy weight, there is no way to tell if you really have a large bone structure since our circumference measurements changes however once you are at your healthy weight at least you can now assess yourself much better. And even if you do have a large bone structure, the difference is actually very much minimal. I also have a big bone structure and that one came from the gym when they assess my body type. I used to think that it will be impossible for me to get down to my ideal weight and have a waist line that is < 30 inches but everything is now history. While I will never have a 24 inch waistline nor look great at 45kgs (100 lbs.) at my 5'2 frame, however my waist measurement is 26 which isn't really that far from it.