How do you what your body "build" is if you've always been f

GamecockFan14
GamecockFan14 Posts: 154 Member
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been fat sicne I can remember. Starting around 6. I've never been a normal weight. i was never told by my family that I had a weight problem even though it was as clear as day. Anyway, how do i know what my body build is? How do i know if I'm petite but just with a lot of fat, or a bigger build but still just with a lot of fat? lol. What do you judge by, or don't I?

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  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    I've been fat sicne I can remember. Starting around 6. I've never been a normal weight. i was never told by my family that I had a weight problem even though it was as clear as day. Anyway, how do i know what my body build is? How do i know if I'm petite but just with a lot of fat, or a bigger build but still just with a lot of fat? lol. What do you judge by, or don't I?

    You won't really know until you're closer to a healthy weight, and that's fine.
  • Helice
    Helice Posts: 1,075 Member
    I suppose you could go to a doctor and try to find out you like body fat percentage and you muscle percentage and your bone percentage, etc....
    i guess that would help you figure out what sort of shape you are - ish.
    i dunno..
  • hsk11270
    hsk11270 Posts: 48
    How tall are you? What build do the other women in your family have including grandmothers or great grandmothers? Which side of your family do you look like the most?
  • naomihandler
    naomihandler Posts: 53 Member
    Do you have any aunts or cousins that are similar height to you? If they are healthy you could look to them for body shape ideas. Otherwise I know you can look online for different little tests that can tell if you are a small, medium, or large frame. I think one of them has to do with wrist circumfrance. I'm not positive though.
  • PalmettoparkGuy
    PalmettoparkGuy Posts: 212 Member
    There's some really cool tools on the WEBMD webside http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthy-eating-fitness-services that might help figure out what is a healthy weight/size for you.
  • naesue
    naesue Posts: 401 Member
    The best place is to measure the circumference of your wrist! Most people don't gain weight right at their wrist! There is a scale online that tells you the ranges for small medium and large build. Hope that helps!
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17182.htm is the scale... had to dig around to find it :D Thanks... apparently my seven inch wrist isn't even on the scale! I am XL boned!
  • inlander
    inlander Posts: 339 Member
    ^ damn! i measured with my finger. very accurate. LARGE BONES HERE.
  • pinkgigi
    pinkgigi Posts: 693 Member
    I put on weight on my wrist, my watch is falling off now I've lost a bit of weight!

    GG
  • withchaco
    withchaco Posts: 1,026 Member
    I'm about 90% my mom and 10% my dad, and they were both thin when they were my age. So I have a pretty good idea of what I'll look like.
  • Valechka
    Valechka Posts: 192
    I have a body type of my grandmother, daddy's mom. I look nothing like my mom. She is typical apple, and I am typical hourglass type figure. My sis is the same as me. I notice that body types jump generations :) Also you can check various sites to determine your frame size.
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    I put on weight on my wrist, my watch is falling off now I've lost a bit of weight!

    GG



    Wow! Maybe I will lose weight on my wrist too!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,992 Member
    I've been fat sicne I can remember. Starting around 6. I've never been a normal weight. i was never told by my family that I had a weight problem even though it was as clear as day. Anyway, how do i know what my body build is? How do i know if I'm petite but just with a lot of fat, or a bigger build but still just with a lot of fat? lol. What do you judge by, or don't I?
    Your shoulder width, wrists, knees and ankles circumference can help to dictate you actual frame size.
  • Mitchlou84
    Mitchlou84 Posts: 135
    I put on weight on my wrist, my watch is falling off now I've lost a bit of weight!

    GG



    Wow! Maybe I will lose weight on my wrist too!

    I definitely have smaller wrists now!!
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