Big boned/Small boned

being a 5in wrist vs a 7in isn't going to change your weight or make your BMI higher, and THAT is the part that I hate. People say," Oh, I am big boned so I should weigh more" and that is BS. Find a weight that is in your considered healthy range (which is why it is so wide) and shoot for that. I say as long as you feel good, do what works for you.

And coming from a jewelers perspective, that really is a tiny wrist!

Totally agree with what I'm seeing on here. Some people do use these things as an "excuse" but bodies are SO different, what's right for one is never going to be the same for others. I have a friend, for instance, with very narrow shoulders and bird-like arms (she's 5'5" or 5'6") but with broad hips (compared to her torso - she's always been slim and pretty fit - so the point is that you can see her actual bone structure in her lower body is NOT willowy, where her upper body is). I dunno - I think pooh-poohing this is silly. If you can figure out your fat percentage and it's in the healthy range - probably above 20% if you're not an athlete, and not below about 17%, you're not too skinny, even if people think you don't weight enough. Just feed yourself right, keep your muscles in shape, don't be hungry and ignore anyone with an opinion about your body who's not yourself or your doctor...

i believe there is a difference! my best friend has always weighed 140 and she wears a size 5/6 pants... when i was at my smallest, 150lbs, i wore a size 12/13 pants... i was only ten lbs heavier than her but pretty much 6 sizes bigger. funny how that works out! sucks to be me! lol

That's only 3 or 4 SIZES bigger not 6

5/6
1 Size bigger) 7/8
2 Sizes bigger) 9/10
3 Sizes bigger) 11/12
4 Sizes bigger) 13/14

I think bone structure makes a difference. I'm large-boned. I'm 5'6" and look slim at 144, but I don't think I'll have a perfectly flat tummy until I'm around 130. Years ago, I found out I look anorexic at 115. My stomach was sunken and my hip bones stuck out like pictures of starving people. I won't, purposely, go that low again. (I never did it on purpose.)

Frame size and shape deffinately matter! I was 145lbs in my early twenties and my doctor always said I was underweight. He felt 160-165 was a good minimum weight for my frame. At the time I was a healthy BMI, however, he said I should be at the higher end of the BMI scale due to where I carried weight and my frame. (I carry weight on my butt and thighs and that was long before it was fashionable! LOL). At 145lbs you could count my ribs and vertebrae! My goal weight is 175, and I'm 5'10".

I think it's "big framed" vs. "small framed". I have big shoulders, big, wide hips, etc. My bones don't weigh more than any one else's. They don't have a bigger circumference but since my frame is bigger it holds more muscles and more fat.

I do think that frame size has a little to do with how much your healthy weight should be, but honestly, larger boned people would probably only weigh 10 or so more lbs than a smaller boned person. The amount of muscle and fat should still be similar. Bones do have weight, but they aren't puffy or chubby in any way.

I have a small frame, and I've been all the way from borderline underweight to obese at one point or another in my life.

The BMI charts typically have a range of weight, and I think this already takes into consideration for a variety of frame sizes. I would love to just be in the healthy range, not overweight or underweight.

I do think that frame and bone size count towards your weight, although not so much as to have a BMI of Very Overweight/Obese and be considered "normal" or healthy. (Provided you have normal amounts of muscle mass)

I read before that it's more used to determine where on the "healthy" BMI you lie. When I was at my heaviest I was a BMI of around 23 yet I felt horrible. Some people would look great at that. I think I have a small bone structure/frame. My wrists are tiny!

If you're small boned, you're ideal weight is normally determined as what would give you 18.5-21 (something like that) and for big boned 22-25 approx. Medium would be in the middle somewhere (20-23?)
There is an online test for this somewhere based on your wrist size (which is where I got the info from)

Wow! These photos blew me away! It's remarkable that the bodies of these 2 women look so similar, yet there is a 30 pound difference. One does not look slimmer or more fit than the other. Clearly there is more to consider than the number on the scale.

ive never seen a fat skeleton. ha. umm, i agree, there is a difference in FRAME not really in the bones. of course somone who is 6' 5" isnt gonna have the same as someone who is 4'11"