how do you really know if you have a small/ med/ or large frame?

I went here:

http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight -3146-143.html

So according to this site (not that it's necessarily accurate) if you're 5'5" and have a 7" wrist, you have a large frame and should weigh between 146 and 167

Oh wow,  cool,  thanks .  So maybe 140 is a good goal. That would be 100 lbs.  That is the goal i set for myself,  i started out thinking 130 but i am big boned.  Oh  now i'm happy  i got this,  this i can do.

Yes, you can!  You're already well on your way!

I posted this link under Mikimi (Godzilla)'s post:
http://www.dietitian.com/calcbody.php

Liz

Ok, now this is interesting to me...

All my life I have said I am medium boned.  I had slim hands, and feet, ankles and wrists even when I was fat...  I also have broad shoulders and wide hips, and that does not change with weight loss...  even though I am very very thin now...

Not only can I overlap my finger and thumb, I can overlap my baby finger and thumb...

I just got the tape measure and this is my results:
-  6 inche wrist
-  5' 11.5"
-  Therefor small boned???  Wow, too cool... (not so sure with these hips and shoulders, but I will take it...)
-  Weight Range for Height and Small Boned Designation -

Healthy Weight Range
Your weight: 145 pounds

Healthy body weight range is: 132 to 178 pounds


Body Mass Index
Your BMI: 20.3

Healthy BMI range: 18.5 - 25

You are at a healthy weight for your height.


Waist to Hip Ratio Ratio: 0.74

Pear shape: lower health risk

Calorie Daily Value

1,292

Wow, this is incredible info.  So all is looking great, however, I had no idea I could go as low as 132 lbs!!! at 5' 11.5 "... imagine if rather than maintaining under 145 lbs for life, which is my goal now...  imagine if I could maintain under 140 lbs for life!  I cant even fathom being in the 130's... my mind just can't even go there...

I love my weight loss and feel great, AND I still feel I want to lose more on my hips and tummy... and I had resigned myself to the fact that I would always carry weight there...  this is basically giving me permission to lose more and still be in the healthy range...  amazing... I am going to re-evaluate... and may decide to get back to losing...

Thanks so much for this info, I love it...

Cindy

p.s..  Yes, I love stats and numbers, and calculations... this is right up my alley...

 LOL, I prefer info I can see as well, 

Glad I found this one. However, I will not be posting mine until I get to the loser's bench. 

Liz