Weight loss = height gain?
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katyjay2014
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Prior to my weight loss, I was always 5'7.5". I wasn't short enough to be 5'7 but was never able to reach that 5'8 plateau. 2 years and 68lb gone later... and I'm 5'8.4" (?) That's a gain of nearly 1 full inch! Is that possible? Has anybody else had the same thing happen to them? It's not a standing taller thing, trust me - I tried to be taller and couldn't do it. I've heard of minimal height gain due to posture and the spinal discs not longer being compressed, but for a full inch... I'm 24 years old so I don't think it's a growing thing either - pretty sure I'm done with that. Is it possible for weight to impact my height THAT much or is something else at work here? Ideas welcome TIA!
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It's extremely rare to grow taller after puberty. It's likely a difference in posture.9
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Do you exercise now? Could be a combination of decompression and better posture from exercise. Some people are taller in the morning than evening too, just from daily pressure on the spine.
Wish I could gain an inch, preferably on my stumpy legs!3 -
That sounds amazing but not totally unbelievable and I'll be watching this thread
(I've had commented I "look taller" after losing weight, but I think that was just that, not real height gain, but then again, I haven't measured myself for years.)1 -
Yes it is possible- I was a little over an inch shorter when I was obese in my 20s! All that weight pulls you down all over! Plus Im sure you are walking taller with the pride of all that weight loss- endless benefits ;-)1
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I've also gotten the "you look taller" comments but dismissed them as an illusion because of my weight loss. Now that I think about it, my height gain was never on my radar until I started strength training. Maybe I have a stronger core and it's actually working?1
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Astronauts get taller after a long time in space.2
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I grew an inch in my 20's.
At 14 I was hospitalized for 4 months with a compound fracture of my leg and my height was monitored for a couple of years to make sure my broken leg was ok. 5' all the time.
At 19 I was measure while pregnant and was 5'
At 20 I emigrated to Canada from the UK and was officially recorded at 5'.
During a medical in my 30's I was measured and was 5'1.
All subsequent measurements have had me at 5'1.
I wasn't overweight at any of those times, I just grew an inch.
Cheers, h.4 -
My husband is 35 and did some physical therapy for his back this fall and he's now an inch taller. He's in the military so he gets measured all the time.0
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I grew an inch in my early 20s as well. I was 5'6" all thru high school and college etc...then sometime in my 20s I had a boost and I'm 5'7", have been since- I think but now I want to get my height checked again (I'm in my 40s so hoping I haven't started shrinking yet!!)1
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I think its pretty common to grow or shrink a few cms depending on exercise. From memory its the core/back area that will expend or contract. I'd love to grow an inch, I've lost an inch since highschool and I was a shorty then.
Ballerina's and gymnasts are often shorter. I remember seeing an article about identical twins. They were same height and weight basically until one gave up gymnastics. I cant remember the age one stopped maybe 12 and the photo was about age 16. The difference in height and obviously weight was astounding.0 -
I would love to gain the inch back I lost...I went down almost 1" and became flat footed when pregnant0
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This tickled me so much that me and my husband measured my height- suddenly my 5'9" measures 5'10" . Posture or whatever be damned, this thread just rocked my world lol2
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id be pissed if i got taller.
i love being short.
but ... taller would mean more calories...... LOLOLOL1 -
nooooo I don't want to get taller! I'm already 5ft 8 which I hate!!0
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I don't get any taller when I lose weight, but my pants do get longer!
@laurasjourney88 why do you hate being 5'8"? I'm that height, and I love it!0 -
I've grown 2cm since I was 18 now 27 ...haven't lost any weight just slowly gained during those years.0
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VintageFeline wrote: »Do you exercise now? Could be a combination of decompression and better posture from exercise. Some people are taller in the morning than evening too, just from daily pressure on the spine.
Wish I could gain an inch, preferably on my stumpy legs!
Wish I could gain an inch, but not there......1 -
I actually gained 1 inch when I was at my heaviest. That was a shocker! Now that I'm in maintenance range, I'll ask to be measured at my next Dr visit.0
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Tacklewasher wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Do you exercise now? Could be a combination of decompression and better posture from exercise. Some people are taller in the morning than evening too, just from daily pressure on the spine.
Wish I could gain an inch, preferably on my stumpy legs!
Wish I could gain an inch, but not there......
Strong username to innuendo.5 -
trigden1991 wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Do you exercise now? Could be a combination of decompression and better posture from exercise. Some people are taller in the morning than evening too, just from daily pressure on the spine.
Wish I could gain an inch, preferably on my stumpy legs!
Wish I could gain an inch, but not there......
Strong username to innuendo.
Honestly, the username is fishing related. The fact that I just drag tackle behind a boat instead of actually catching anything.
And I don't know what you are talking about on the innuendo.....2
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