I've grown! Over the years, my height shrunk from 5' 6" down to 5' 4 1/2". After losing the weight and starting strength training and building up my core muscles, my height is back to 5' 6"! They just measured me at the doctor's office this morning. I'm so thrilled

Has this happened to anyone else? I guess it's a combination of weight literally pulling you down and weak core muscles, but any insight on this phenomenom is welcome.

I have been told over and over again that I look taller. Got my hubby to measure me and nope..Same height. I think it is because I have a herniated dic. anyway I feel taller! Does that count?!

I did! I got my half inch back!

I too gained my height back. Had lost 1/4 in and got it back. That's important when ur only5'2" to start with! My hubs still calls me 5'1 and 3/4. Lol

During this process I've both "lost" and "gained" height. My normal dr measures me at 5'7-1/2"......first visit at surgeon in a main area measured me at 5'6" and was adamant that everyone shrinks as they age (even though it had only been a year). Two months later at the surgeon again, they measured me in a different are at 5'8". This was pre-surgery and I had only lost 30 lbs. she did mention she has heard from others that they get different measurements at different places. They are not all calibrated really well.

At my bariatric surgeon's office they would measure me EVERY MONTH during my medically supervised weight loss. I thought this was weird, so I asked about it. Apparently, all that weight compresses your spine and can make you shorter. Sure enough, when I got my driver's license when I was 16 I was 5'6. Now I'm 5'4 1/2. It remains to be seen whether I will get my 1 1/2 inches back--I'm getting sleeved on 4/23.

Edited March 27, 201412 yr by Scylla

Wow. I've never heard of this! Maybe when I get off the last 17 lbs I'll grow a little? Nothing so far. Still 5'5" - always have been...

Wonder why my dr never mentioned this...

At my bariatric surgeon's office they would measure me EVERY MONTH during my medically supervised weight loss. I thought this was weird, so I asked about it. Apparently, all that weight compresses your spine and can make you shorter. Sure enough, when I got my driver's license when I was 16 I was 5'6. Now I'm 5'4 1/2. It remains to be seen whether I will get my 1 1/2 inches back--I'm getting sleeved on 4/23.

Really! That's so interesting. I see my surgeon in a few weeks so I will ask about it.