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Measurments question

rawrgo4
rawrgo4 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
It's a silly question but as your typical pear-shaped lady-girl-person: Where do i measure my waist and hips? I feel like every week i get it on different levels. Is it just widest vs thinnest points of torso?

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  • Kookum1129
    Kookum1129 Posts: 4 Member
    This is what I use I am not sure if it what exactly you're suppose to use but being a pear shape myself I find it helps.
    Measurements:

    Bust: Measure all the way around your bust and back on the line of your nipples.
    Chest: Measure directly under your breasts, as high up as possible.
    Waist: Measure at its narrowest point width-wise, usually just above the navel.
    Hips: Measure around the widest part of the hipbones.
    Midway: Measure midway between the widest part of your hips and your waist.
    Thighs: Measure around fullest part of upper leg while standing
    Knees: Measure immediately above the knee.
    Calves: Measure around fullest part.
    Upper arm: Measure above your elbows – around fullest part.
    Forearms: Measure below your elbows – around fullest part.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    Waist is between your hips and your ribcage. Find the iliac(sp) crest, set the tape approx. 1 finger above the crest.
  • rawrgo4
    rawrgo4 Posts: 6 Member
    @Kookum1129 Thanks a lot, i will use your "sheet" in the future. It seems very usefull.
  • Jesse4322
    Jesse4322 Posts: 6 Member
    I've decided I need to cut down on my hips but don't have a way to measure my waist or hips. Can anyone guess?2v5ef2qll99t.png
  • yoherbs421
    yoherbs421 Posts: 160 Member
    Jesse4322 wrote: »
    I've decided I need to cut down on my hips but don't have a way to measure my waist or hips. Can anyone guess?2v5ef2qll99t.png

    Guess your measurements or guess which one you are?
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