Waist measurement for women
miniberger
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Wasn't sure where to post this...
Where do you measure your waist? I've been measuring at my belly button, but I'm seeing pictures where people are measuring at the smallest part of their torso...
Thanks.
Where do you measure your waist? I've been measuring at my belly button, but I'm seeing pictures where people are measuring at the smallest part of their torso...
Thanks.
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one inch above the belly button, is where my trainer measures us!0
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I do two measurements - one of each. My true waist is much MUCH higher than my belly button.. So I record a waist and a belly measurement0
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Lean over sideways and where the crease is, that is where your waist is.0
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At the narrow bit, my waist is really high which is why dresses and some tops fit me strangely.0
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i measure my waist at the smallest part of my torso.
and my abdomen at my belly button.
http://www.henris.com/media/docs/howtomeasure.pdf
but i dont think their is one proper way to do it. as long as you are consistant with your placement that is all that matters0 -
yeah- I just wonder because when doing the fat2fit.com measurements to determine % body fat, I'm not sure what they mean by "waist" measurement. I'm guessing I entered it wrong.0
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To measure your waist - feel just below your ribs on your side. which is usually the smallest part of your waist.0
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If it is unclear where your natural waist is, then there are rules available for where to measure. If you have a natural waist, measure there.0
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I take two measurements: my natural waist, which is very high, and around my bellybutton. There is a huge difference in the inches because I am pear-shaped. Just measure consistently, and use whichever one you like.0
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Lean over sideways and where the crease is, that is where your waist is.
i have heard before that this is where your waist is and this is how i measure my waist . i also measure across my belly button but i dont count that as "waist"0 -
I take two measurements: my natural waist, which is very high, and around my bellybutton. There is a huge difference in the inches because I am pear-shaped. Just measure consistently, and use whichever one you like.
Same here, I measure in two spots as well. And my hips are 7" below my bellybutton (because I think that's where I had to measure for sewing once and that's what I remember).0 -
Loved reading this, my trainer measured my so called waist around my belly buttons and I nealry fainted at the 7 inch difference to where I measure, which is like all of you, the smallest part of my torso, this is wear skirts sit not at the top of my hips where they measure, No ones waist is there and its stupid for them to take that as your waistline. Womans bodys are not the same as mens.0
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Lean over sideways and where the crease is, that is where your waist is.
i have heard before that this is where your waist is and this is how i measure my waist . i also measure across my belly button but i dont count that as "waist"
Snap! I do that too.
That particular measurement I just call "belly"0 -
I take two measurements: my natural waist, which is very high, and around my bellybutton. There is a huge difference in the inches because I am pear-shaped. Just measure consistently, and use whichever one you like.0
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I do the narrowest part too, FWIW.0
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I've always taken it at my belly button. Mine is 270
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I have the weird double belly thing, so the most narrow part of my torso IS at my belly button. That is where my pants/skirts sit, otherwise I would look like Urkel.0
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Smallest part of your torso.
The smallest part of YOUR torso is always going to be the smallest part of YOUR torso. So that's where you should measure.0 -
I have the weird double belly thing, so the most narrow part of my torso IS at my belly button. That is where my pants/skirts sit, otherwise I would look like Urkel.
Thats how my body is too! With my "lower belly" being big, I always wondered if my waist measurements was suppose to be around that or slightly above (across my belly button) where its narrow. And that is where the waistband of my pants/shorts go. So I've done 2 measurements that I listed as Waist and Across Belly lol.0 -
my belly is huge so i should be measuring mine in 2 places, but i do belly button. maybe i will start doing 2.0
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I decided to start doing two measurements because I'm not sure if I'm losing any of my belly so I wanted to have numbers for comparison whenever i lose 10 lbs.
Its so weird because my waist (across the belly button) is getting smaller, so are my hips but I just can't tell with my stomache. :S0
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