"perfect" measurements?

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ABBAgirl

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:waving:I am trying to figure out what good measurements for my height would be. I am 5'4" and currently weigh 158 lbs. My measurements right now are 39-30-42 (that was fully clothed and in jeans). Is one's bottom measurement supposed to match their top (even after carrying two babies)? Or is that :icon_bs:

I really am not convinced that BMI is necessarily a good way to measure one's health! I currently look very curvy and healthy (IMHO), but my height/weight ratio means that BMI says I am still quite overweight - and will be until I am down into the low 140s. Frankly, I am a bit afraid that I will look like I have a gigantic head on a too-small body! :leaving:

Do you have any thoughts on measurements for females?

cheers
ABBA
 
I know that you should have a certain difference between your waist-to-hip ratio. Researchers have found the waist-to-hip ratio a better indicator of heart attack risk than BMI. Women should be lower than 0.85.
I don't think most women are the same on top as on the bottom. There's a local tv show I sometimes watch, "The Last 10Lbs Bootcamp", and the women typically have a couple more inches on their hips than their chest... before and after the 10Lbs. Plus for every two inches they lose off their chest/waist they seem to lose only one off their hips.
That probably wasn't too helpful if you were looking for a specific measurement lol.
 
your measurements ar what are going to be comfortable for you...

Genetics are going to control a lot of that - while 36-25-36 would be lovely to shoot for - that just doesn't happen for a lot of people...

Some people have bigger boobs, some people have bigger butts, some people never get a small waist.. Don't worry about what you "should" have and concentrate on what's obtainable for you...
 
I remember watching Doctor Oz on Oprah once awhile ago and he said that an ideal/healthy waist size for a man is 35'' and under. For a woman I think he said either 32'' or 30'', I think it was 32'' though... I think this waist size was measured at your bellybutton.

-Sam
 
sammyboy24 said:
I remember watching Doctor Oz on Oprah once awhile ago and he said that an ideal/healthy waist size for a man is 35'' and under. For a woman I think he said either 32'' or 30'', I think it was 32'' though... I think this waist size was measured at your bellybutton.

-Sam
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You also know that your target omentum measurement is 32 and a half inches for women and 35 inches for men. If you have trouble remembering that target, Dr. Oz has a shortcut—your waist shouldn't be any larger than half of your height.
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Interesting, guys! Thanks for your thoughts on the matter. I know that I will always carry any extra weight on my lower half - the genetic curse of my paternal female family! :cuss: Why o why could I not have been cursed with a heavy chest? :angelsad2:Mind you, I suppose gals with that problem would prefer something else, too.

Cheers
ABBA
 
Your current measurments are what I am aiming for! I have the big chest and hope to lose some in my weight loss journey *crosses fingers*
 
There's a song about liking big butts he cannot lie... but no long about liking big racks
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Also, according to Queen, "Fat bottom girls make the world go 'round." But what did Freddie Mercury know about that since he was gay.
 
I've always liked that song. And even when I'm no longer a fat bottom girl (assuming that's humanly possible for me), I will still like that song.
 
Also, AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long," makes great mention of "knockin' me out with those American thighs." And frankly, I don't think scrawny thighs could knock a grown man out. Just sayin'.

T
 
Okay, among Canucks there is a fave rockumentary/mockumentary called This Is Spinal Tap. OMG I laugh every freaking time I see it. And they do have an awesome song along the lines of:

Big Bottoms
Big Bottoms
Talk about mud flaps
My baby's got 'em!

LOLOL:smilielol5:

Thanks for a few laughs! Can't take life too seriously...
Cheers
ABBA
 
36-24-36
Only if she's 5'3"

So your girlfriend throws a Honda
Playin workout tapes by Fonda
But Fonda ain't got a motor in the back of her Honda
My anaconda don't want none unless you've got buns hun
You can do side bends or sit-ups, but please don't lose that butt
Some brothers wanna play that hard role
And tell you that the butt ain't gold
So they toss it and leave it
And I pull up quick to retrieve it
So cosmo says you're fat
Well I ain't down with that
Cuz your waste is small and your curves are kickin
And I'm thinkin bout stickin
To the beanpole dames in the magazines
You aint it miss thing
Give me a sista I can't resist her
Red beans and rice did miss her
Some knucklehead tried to dis
Cuz his girls were on my list
He had game but he chose to hit 'em
And pulled up quick to get with 'em
So ladies if the butt is round
And you wanna triple X throw down
Dial 1-900-MIXALOT and kick them nasty thoughts
Baby got back
Baby got back
Little in tha middle but she got much back x4
 
I honestly don't know when the hourglass became the idol of women everywhere.
As long as my body is in good shape, and I can dress it well, I think I'll manage if my hips and boobs aren't the same size.
 
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