Body measurements

[Rainbow_Warrior 996]

15 hours ago, Meryline said:

1cm above your naval.

Only if you have a fleet of ships nearby! <GRIN>

Navel [sic] ...

[Berry78 4,259]

Rainbow! Sheesh.. thanks for the laugh.. but the [sic] goes after the error in the other person's writing, not after your own correction! Lol!

So it should be:

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1cm above your naval [sic].

Meryline.. I got curious, so went looking to find it.

Here are quotes from different sites, explaining how to measure the waist for the waist-to-hip measurement:

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• Stand up straight and breathe out. Use a tape measure to check the distance around the smallest part of your waist, just above your belly button. This is your waist circumference.

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1. Locate your upper hip bone.

   You can find the proper spot by placing your hands around your waist, squeezing slightly, and then moving your fingers downward until you feel the top curve of your hips.

2. Place a tape measure around your bare stomach just above the upper hip bone.

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Wrap a tape measure around the skinniest part of your waist. More often than not this is just above your belly button, up above the knobs of your hip bones.

All of these are describing the same area.. in relation to the hip bone, not the navel. In people that have been very heavy, the navel is a very poor indicator because it moves downward with the sagging skin. The navel is SUPPOSED to be only a cm below the smallest part of the waist (natural waist), but for many of us, it's no longer there.

Once I get my phone from my son, I'll show what I'm talking about

[laceemouse 631]

I did neck, bust, under bust, natural waist, hips, each upper arm, each wrist, each thigh and each calf.

It didn't drive me crazy because I have only measured twice, just before surgery and at goal weight. All total I lost over 70 inches.

I am 10 pounds under my goal, I should measure again but doubt I will.

About the boots, they have made boots with extended calf sizes for years. I have huge calves. Even as a kid, not overweight, I had huge calves. I couldn't wear boots back then because they didn't have large calve boots. So I just never became a boot person.

I am well within the normal BMI range now and still have large calves. Very straight jeans are impossible for me, the size that fits my calves is huge on my waist. Same with leggings. I could complain about my calves but my waist is tiny so I won't

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[FluffyChix 17,413]

19 hours ago, Berry78 said:

Rainbow! Sheesh.. thanks for the laugh.. but the [sic] goes after the error in the other person's writing, not after your own correction! Lol!

So it should be:

Meryline.. I got curious, so went looking to find it.

Here are quotes from different sites, explaining how to measure the waist for the waist-to-hip measurement:

All of these are describing the same area.. in relation to the hip bone, not the navel. In people that have been very heavy, the navel is a very poor indicator because it moves downward with the sagging skin. The navel is SUPPOSED to be only a cm below the smallest part of the waist (natural waist), but for many of us, it's no longer there.

Once I get my phone from my son, I'll show what I'm talking about

Ok, dummy here. What does the [sic] even mean? TY! Me=toopid

[surviving5 32]

sic1

sik/

adverb

used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original, as in a story must hold a child's interest and “enrich his [ sic ] life.”.



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[FluffyChix 17,413]

1 hour ago, surviving5 said:

sic1

sik/

adverb

used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original, as in a story must hold a child's interest and “enrich his [ sic ] life.”.



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TY but what is it short for? sic=???

[Queen Sherri 51]

TY but what is it short for? [emoji3] sic=???

Sic erat scriptum. Latin for "thus was it written." It's used when quoting exactly what another wrote including the misspell, or mis-used word(s).

Surgery - RNY GBP
Surgery Date - 5/16/2017
HW - 368
SW - 352
GW - 150

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[Queen Sherri 51]

If I'm going to track various body measurements, are there certain ones that I should do?
I'm guessing neck, upper arm, thigh, hips, waist. Am I missing something?
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I use an app called Bariastic. It's a wonderful app that allows recording of lots of indicators. (Great for data nerds like me!) [emoji12] It can even connect with your program if your program has linked to the app. Sadly, mine has not but I talk up the app every time I'm in the office.

One can record measurements, weight, Water, and food. It keeps track of your post-op days and gives a daily affirmation. There's a journal section also where a photo can be added to each journal entry; I add a selfie of my face to my daily journal.

I weigh and measure weekly. Measurements are really helpful for me when I feel like I haven't lost "enough" weight each week. I've lost a total of 49 inches so far. [emoji4]

Surgery - RNY GBP
Surgery Date - 5/16/2017
HW - 368
SW - 352
GW - 150

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[fruitandveggies 456]

Agree with all above, but I also add wrist, foot arch, and ring size. With my wrist, I can tell my actual frame size estimate (small for me), my foot tells me my new shoe size (I've already lost a size!), and rings size is going down like crazy! I have a ring sizer (cheap from Amazon) and I measured my ring finger at size 4 1/2 today. My wedding ring is a 4--almost there!!