Why do people measure the wrists to tell if you big boned or not, because that is not true?

[Anonymous]

Okay first off my measurements are 32c-29/30 in the waist- 44.5/45 in the hips. My thighs measures a little passed 25 inches and I am short 5'0, I am supposed to be a little overweight for my height, I practically can wear 12/14 in pants and I can also wear L/XL in thights.

But the only thing about it, my wrists are small and people can practically wrap their fingers around it. Now let me remind you I don't look overweight at all, but on the thick side, and my doctor said not to gain anymore weight, because this is good.

Now I am confused as composed to people having smaller wrists on the thick side, to people who have people wrists and on the thick side. Did it ever darn to people, that some people can in different areas, while others gain in one part and the other people gain in another. I am confused to where judging by your wrists is supposed to make you big boned when I can fit a 200 pound person pants. Can somebody explained to me about this? Because this is really confusing.

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I meant to say I am confused as composed to people having smaller wrists on the thick side, to people who have bigger wrists and on the thick side.


Sorry for the typo, if I am confusing anyone!

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I meant gain weight in different areas, in the next sentence, I see I was typing fast, sorry you guys!

[madhatters4]

as whattothnk said...

i think there is a difference between

"big boned" as it refers to actual bone density (and thus weight)

vs

'big boned' as more of a colloloquial term for being over weight

doctors do actually measure bone density and growth plates often in children to judge how big a person will grow. so if a professional to were to measure your wrists and say you are or aren't big boned they would be referring to this rather than the sort of slangy use of big boned (a'la Cartman, "I'm not fat. I'm big boned")

[Asker]

I think, I would go with the Dude-next-door answer, because don't bones just get stronger, while muscles or fat grow larger in size. It is not the bones but the muscle or fat that depicts if a person is larger or not.

[The-Dude-Next-Door]

It's impossible to be big boned!

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[Asker]

Wow! Thanks that makes it more clear, I thought so that bones don't grow and get stronger, while muscle grow in size, if you weight lift. This makes perfect sense, thanks a bunch! People will argue you down that, this is not true just to not say that they just overweight! Thanks a lot for this!

[Prof_Don]

Being "big boned " is true because people vary in bone structure, as in bone shapes and phone density...which do affect weight on the scale.

Although this "big boned " idea is real, it IS massively overplayed as an excuse for being very overweight, so I understand your disdain.

[whattothink]

Big boned vs small boned refers to the density of the bones themselves. In the past people that were overweight used it as an excuse, but it plays into your body mass index. Bigger bones are denser and the bmi is different than a person with smaller bone structure. Also its if you can touch your fingers not someone else.

[Asker]

But don't bones just get stronger, while muscles or fat grow larger in size. It is not the bones but the muscle or fat that depicts if a person is larger or not.

[whattothink]

Bone structure does dictate the size of a person to a point. A person can not get smaller than their bone structure. You can wish to be a size smaller but if you have large bones its bot gonna happen. And bone weight and density plays into overall weight. You can change muscle mass and fat. However to calculate BMI if a person that is big boned will be unhealthy at a certain weight it would be OK for a smaller boned person

[Asker]

Okay judging by my size in which I am short my waist is 29-30 inches my thighs are x-large between 25-26 inches & me wearing larger clothes at the bottom already telling me, I have reached the maximum weight, but my wrists around are 6 inches small & the doctor told me not to gain anymore. So what you are telling me, I am really confused because you are only judging by the wrist and bones alone, which it is not the only thing depicts the true size of a person, but the overall physique does.

[whattothink]

Yes, but a person that is 6ft tall can never be 5ft. Much like a person with a big bone structure may wish to be a size two, but bone structure will not allow smaller than a size 6. Make sense.

[whattothink]

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[Anonymous]

If you are 5' I doubt your bones are very large to begin with. It sounds like you are borderline over weight, but your doctor doesn't want you to cross that threshold which is why he told you not to gain weight. So, basically just keep ins mind that a small frame can still hold a lot of weight, wider hips and fat.

[Asker]

But don't bones just get stronger, while muscles or fat grow larger in size. It is not the bones but the muscle or fat that depicts if a person is larger or not.

An yeah she knew I was that is why she told me to stop!