155 pounds and .... inches

with a 155 -pound body weight, is it normal to have a 34.5 inch waist line?

what is yours?

everybody's different.  i weight 161 (am 5'5") i'm 38-34-39.  i carry more weight in my arms and hiney and legs (yuck!) than some people do.  and i'm short-waisted, so buying jeans that fit waist and hips and don't go up all the way up to my freaking bra is almost impossible!  yet another motivation to stick with my calorie target for the day...

What are your stats? What's your body type, are you male or female...? I weigh 157 and I have a 31 inch waist, FWIW. But my body type is pear-shaped. (I'm a woman.)

I am 5'4" female and weigh about the same.  My waist size is 31 inches.  My body type is hourglass-shaped.  I sympathize with you, sharem, re: finding jeans.  It's constant trouble finding ones that fit in both the butt/thighs AND waist.  I almost always have the dreaded waistline gap or else have to deal with them being too tight below...

I am a female. 5'3". I used to have a waist line of 31 inches when I was 145-144 pounds. Recently, I have gained weight because of many binges and I am having problems going back to the gym because my gut hurts and it is bloated. I don't binge any more and went back to my diet a few days ago so I don't think it is water retention.

I don't know what my body type is.

This might help you determine your body type:

http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/post/759 8.html

If you have an endomorphic body (apple shaped), then it will be natural to have a thicker waist; it's just your body type, and that will likely be where you gain weight/inches. I'm pear-shaped (mesomorph), so when I gain it goes straight to my thighs and butt.

I hear you others with the jeans fitting! There are so many clothes I can't wear because my thighs/hips are so much larger than my waist!  

I'm 5'6", 183 and 33" waist.

It depends on your body type, and how much muscle your vs. fat I think

I know that I carry most of the fat in my midsection but to be 155 pounds and 34.5 inches waist line is a bit disapponited and I find it weird:(

I'm 5'4' female 156lbs and 32'' waist

im 5ft5 and about 151 with a 29" waist

5'0, 114, 25' waist

it depends a lot on your height. my waist was like 27" when I weighed 145, but i'm 5'7". Now it's 24" at 114ish :)

Mine is 34 " and I am 5'3". I am also 155 pounds. I am just wondering what is a healthy waist line for me? by the way, 34 inches at the biggest part of the waist.

Obviously it can vary quite a bit. I'm 5'6" 154 around 28", but it was 32" when I was 195 [I had quite large biceps for a young girl]...

I'm 5'10 and about 155lbs with a 27" waist.  However, your waist is the SMALLEST part, not the largest.

xwewhisper: I measure the largest part.

im male, 14 year old, roughly 140lb,  foot 6 inches or sumthing like that and im 30 waist

Original Post by safina1:

xwewhisper: I measure the largest part.

Where are you measuring? At the fullest part of your tummy? (i.e., below the navel)  If so, as xwewhisper mentioned, that's not your waist.  My natural waistline hits just above my navel.  If you're measuring lower down on your tummy, then of course your measurement will be bigger as your body begins to "bell" into your hips.