Are you big boned, medium boned or small boned

You can find out here: http://knol.google.com/k/ehowknol/how-to-dete rmine-body-frame-size/3a9e8hggiw4cz/32#

It will help you determine how low you should or should not try to weigh.  If you're truly big boned you won't want to weigh as little as someone that is the same height but is small boned, you would be way too thin.  And if you are small boned your proper weight will usually be lower.

I believe I am going to choose to disregard frame size because I cannot for the life of me figure out what mine is. CC told me I was small-framed, and the page that the link leads to told me I was small framed. However, the calculator that a link on that page led me to informed me that I was large-framed. o_O

And yes, I used the same measurements for all of them. I've always suspected that I'm not small-framed and instead have unnaturally small wrists, as my hands and feet are relatively large, but that doesn't explain my conflicting results.

I agree, it told me I was large framed... and I've always thought I was medium, on the verge of small... which most other tests have led me to think is true... as my fingers overlap just a tiny bit over my wrist.

I'm either the upper reaches of medium or the lower bit of large.  Right o that border.

That calculator is frakked up.  When I measured my wrist, the table put me on the border of small to medium framed, as I suspected anyway.  But when I put the numbers in the calculator, it came out as large.  So I played with it and kept lowering the wrist circumference until I actually put in 1 inch.  It still calculated a large frame.  Apparently, it always calculates a large frame.

It worked for me both ways.  My wrist is 7".  Both answers said large frame.

I'm 5'9" and my wrist measurement came in at 6.65". I always knew I had a pretty large bone structure, but this definitely affirms it!

However, where it tells me to wrap my fingers around my wrist to measure, my fingers actually overlap. I've got really long fingers, and have been encouraged to play the piano my entire life (I can stretch my pinki and thumb well over an octive). I'm not sure how much merit that method has, though I guess it's a okay general guideline.

When I use elbow breadth it tells me I'm small, and when I use wrist circumference it says I'm large.  My fingers overlap around my wrist, so I'm pretty sure my frame is small.

medium

Small, but I've always known that.  5"3", wrist is 5 1/2",  wear a size 5 shoe, and a 4 3/4 ring.  Petite is nice until you gain 5 lbs! It shows and it's harder to lose.

I'm kind of like Lizzibelle...I have big feet. Size 11-12 in women and I'm 5'8". Large hands...yet my wrists look tiny! The measurement is right on the border with Med/Larg. frame. Interesting.

I'm like sleepless and Lizzibelle. I have size 9.5 feet and I'm 5'6". But my wrist measurement is only ~5.5". So I'm confused. I guess I'd like to go with small, but it's hard to see small when you're 80 pounds overweight.

5'6", wrist 6.75"

yep...large.

just like I've always known...

I've always known I was small boned - my fingers overlap on my wrist and it measures just under 6 inches.

Small boned.

Healthyforever.......You are small boned but you are also long boned.  My daughter is 5'10" and wears a size 10 shoe and a size 4 ring.  She is very small boned but also has very long bones.  Long arms and legs, long fingers.  You are probably the same way.

I don't like this either. I definitely have a small frame (especially for being 5'10"). When I did the two wrist measurements they both said small, but when I did that calculator it said I was large-framed. Whatever!

I have no idea. I'm a hair under 5'11", and I have 6" wrists, I wear a size 9 shoe, and my elbow breadth is 2.25". I would say that I have a small bone structure, but I really can't be sure because I am long limbed and tall.

Original Post by asphyxiac:

I have no idea. I'm a hair under 5'11", and I have 6" wrists, I wear a size 9 shoe, and my elbow breadth is 2.25". I would say that I have a small bone structure, but I really can't be sure because I am long limbed and tall.

You sound very similar to me. I would say you have a small frame too, for sure.

Original Post by delaney86:

Original Post by asphyxiac:

I have no idea. I'm a hair under 5'11", and I have 6" wrists, I wear a size 9 shoe, and my elbow breadth is 2.25". I would say that I have a small bone structure, but I really can't be sure because I am long limbed and tall.

You sound very similar to me. I would say you have a small frame too, for sure.

Yeah, I think we weigh the same too. Crazy!