What is your age, gender, and waist size

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am involved in the dance world.

I am calling BS on all these middle aged women with children claiming 26" waists.

A 26" waist would be on the smaller size for a teenage dancer dancing 10-20 hours per week.

The only middle aged womem with that waist size are going to be a handful of asian women, and I cannot believe that there are this many tiny middle aged asian women with children posting in the dcum fashion forum today.

Um ok? Im a 40-year old mom who has always worked out. I have a 27” waist and am a true hourglass. (By that I mean my hips and bust, at the largest part, are within 1/4-1/2” of each other). I use a body/seamstress’ tape measure so I can order off online sites. I also like to measure because the scale alone can lie.

Sorry it triggers you.

Oh, and I have a muscular body and have always lifted so I’m not some Asian waif, which is what you offensively imply.

A 27 would be a normal skinny waist for a muddle aged woman. I would not blink over a 27" waist and did not even mention that number.

A 25 or 26 inch waist would not be normal for a middle aged woman. Sorry, but I am correct and I have years of measurements to back up what I am saying.

A 25 inch waist is unusual even for dancers dancing 15 plus hours per week, unless they have an eating disorder, in which case they might drop to 24". Below a 24" waist would be a cause for alarm in all but a handful of active young women.

Such a strange response. I have a 26 inch waist. I am not slim but not skinny. I'm 55. I am smaller than my friends, but I'm also more weight conscious. I travel with a scale and stay on top of it. Could I stay this size if I never thought about it? No, I couldn't, but I really care about my health.

[Anonymous]

I don't know my waist. In jeans I'm anywhere from 24 (vanity) to 27 in vintage. I'm 5'7 and 125 lbs and in shape, I work out. I'm almost 50.

[Anonymous]

"Works with dancers" lady, I think your environment has kind of skewed your perception.

I'm 54yo, 26" waist unless J Crew lies about their jean sizing, non-Asian, don't work out at all and don't have an eating disorder.

Also don't have boobs to speak of, so there's that, but people are indeed born with this body composition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Works with dancers" lady, I think your environment has kind of skewed your perception.

I'm 54yo, 26" waist unless J Crew lies about their jean sizing, non-Asian, don't work out at all and don't have an eating disorder.

Also don't have boobs to speak of, so there's that, but people are indeed born with this body composition.

Why would working with dancers skew her perception to think people have bigger waists? That doesn’t even make
sense on its face.

[Anonymous]

47 F, 26.5 in waist, 126 lbs. 5'6

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which part of the waist are we measuring? The narrowest? At the belly button? That weird blob of fat under my belly button? They easch have a different story to tell.

I just spit out my coffee

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am involved in the dance world.

I am calling BS on all these middle aged women with children claiming 26" waists.

A 26" waist would be on the smaller size for a teenage dancer dancing 10-20 hours per week.

The only middle aged womem with that waist size are going to be a handful of asian women, and I cannot believe that there are this many tiny middle aged asian women with children posting in the dcum fashion forum today.

Lol, I posted a few minutes ago. I am 47 with a 26.5 inch waist. I have four children (yes, I carried all four). The op did not ask for additional details. I had lipo/mommy makeover two years ago, so my waist is indeed smaller than it otherwise would be.

[Anonymous]

Female, 52, 27 waist (but I have a pair of 25s from Abercrombie that fit?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Works with dancers" lady, I think your environment has kind of skewed your perception.

I'm 54yo, 26" waist unless J Crew lies about their jean sizing, non-Asian, don't work out at all and don't have an eating disorder.

Also don't have boobs to speak of, so there's that, but people are indeed born with this body composition.

Haha I think if you take a tape measure to those 26” pants, you’ll learn all about vanity sizing. (Doesn’t that sound better than lying?”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am involved in the dance world.

I am calling BS on all these middle aged women with children claiming 26" waists.

A 26" waist would be on the smaller size for a teenage dancer dancing 10-20 hours per week.

The only middle aged womem with that waist size are going to be a handful of asian women, and I cannot believe that there are this many tiny middle aged asian women with children posting in the dcum fashion forum today.

26 is pretty small. But 27-29 is a pretty normal range for a woman of any age that works out and is in good shape.

It’s a pretty normal size for people with eating disorders which we’ve clearly seen on this site.

We always talk about the eating disorders of people who eat too much but on this site a lot of people have serious eating disorders in the other direction.

A 27-29 inch would would be the equivalent of a size 4-8. That isnt scary thin, rather heathy weight and in shape

Again, you won’t understand this cause you probably have an eating disorder, but size 4 is not normal for a fully grown woman.

A size four is absolutely normal and within the healthy BMI range, but keep convincing yourself that a size 16/18 is healthy. Your knees, blood pressure, and sleep apnea disagree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Works with dancers" lady, I think your environment has kind of skewed your perception.

I'm 54yo, 26" waist unless J Crew lies about their jean sizing, non-Asian, don't work out at all and don't have an eating disorder.

Also don't have boobs to speak of, so there's that, but people are indeed born with this body composition.

Haha I think if you take a tape measure to those 26” pants, you’ll learn all about vanity sizing. (Doesn’t that sound better than lying?”

LOL, the point is, other than anorexic dancer lady, who goes around measuring their waist?

Not I, so otherwise I have no clue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am involved in the dance world.

I am calling BS on all these middle aged women with children claiming 26" waists.

A 26" waist would be on the smaller size for a teenage dancer dancing 10-20 hours per week.

The only middle aged womem with that waist size are going to be a handful of asian women, and I cannot believe that there are this many tiny middle aged asian women with children posting in the dcum fashion forum today.

Um ok? Im a 40-year old mom who has always worked out. I have a 27” waist and am a true hourglass. (By that I mean my hips and bust, at the largest part, are within 1/4-1/2” of each other). I use a body/seamstress’ tape measure so I can order off online sites. I also like to measure because the scale alone can lie.

Sorry it triggers you.

Oh, and I have a muscular body and have always lifted so I’m not some Asian waif, which is what you offensively imply.

A 27 would be a normal skinny waist for a muddle aged woman. I would not blink over a 27" waist and did not even mention that number.

A 25 or 26 inch waist would not be normal for a middle aged woman. Sorry, but I am correct and I have years of measurements to back up what I am saying.

A 25 inch waist is unusual even for dancers dancing 15 plus hours per week, unless they have an eating disorder, in which case they might drop to 24". Below a 24" waist would be a cause for alarm in all but a handful of active young women.

Are you telling me that no one is 34-24-36? And that Scarlet OHara didn’t have a 17 inch waist?

Scarlett O’Hara’s waist was trained by corsets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am involved in the dance world.

I am calling BS on all these middle aged women with children claiming 26" waists.

A 26" waist would be on the smaller size for a teenage dancer dancing 10-20 hours per week.

The only middle aged womem with that waist size are going to be a handful of asian women, and I cannot believe that there are this many tiny middle aged asian women with children posting in the dcum fashion forum today.

Um ok? Im a 40-year old mom who has always worked out. I have a 27” waist and am a true hourglass. (By that I mean my hips and bust, at the largest part, are within 1/4-1/2” of each other). I use a body/seamstress’ tape measure so I can order off online sites. I also like to measure because the scale alone can lie.

Sorry it triggers you.

Oh, and I have a muscular body and have always lifted so I’m not some Asian waif, which is what you offensively imply.

A 27 would be a normal skinny waist for a muddle aged woman. I would not blink over a 27" waist and did not even mention that number.

A 25 or 26 inch waist would not be normal for a middle aged woman. Sorry, but I am correct and I have years of measurements to back up what I am saying.

A 25 inch waist is unusual even for dancers dancing 15 plus hours per week, unless they have an eating disorder, in which case they might drop to 24". Below a 24" waist would be a cause for alarm in all but a handful of active young women.

Are you telling me that no one is 34-24-36? And that Scarlet OHara didn’t have a 17 inch waist?

Scarlett O’Hara’s waist was trained by corsets.

More importantly, Scarlett O’Hara was a fictional character, whose features appeared exaggerated.

[Anonymous]

My grandma had a 20” waist when she got married. She is turning 90 this year. Always been super super tiny even after menopause.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am involved in the dance world.

I am calling BS on all these middle aged women with children claiming 26" waists.

A 26" waist would be on the smaller size for a teenage dancer dancing 10-20 hours per week.

The only middle aged womem with that waist size are going to be a handful of asian women, and I cannot believe that there are this many tiny middle aged asian women with children posting in the dcum fashion forum today.

Um ok? Im a 40-year old mom who has always worked out. I have a 27” waist and am a true hourglass. (By that I mean my hips and bust, at the largest part, are within 1/4-1/2” of each other). I use a body/seamstress’ tape measure so I can order off online sites. I also like to measure because the scale alone can lie.

Sorry it triggers you.

Oh, and I have a muscular body and have always lifted so I’m not some Asian waif, which is what you offensively imply.

A 27 would be a normal skinny waist for a muddle aged woman. I would not blink over a 27" waist and did not even mention that number.

A 25 or 26 inch waist would not be normal for a middle aged woman. Sorry, but I am correct and I have years of measurements to back up what I am saying.

A 25 inch waist is unusual even for dancers dancing 15 plus hours per week, unless they have an eating disorder, in which case they might drop to 24". Below a 24" waist would be a cause for alarm in all but a handful of active young women.

Such a strange response. I have a 26 inch waist. I am not slim but not skinny. I'm 55. I am smaller than my friends, but I'm also more weight conscious. I travel with a scale and stay on top of it. Could I stay this size if I never thought about it? No, I couldn't, but I really care about my health.

So many questions.

Does traveling with a scale mean you can never just do carry on?
What items are you sacrificing in your luggage to make room for a scale?
Do you think this makes you just the teensiest bit overly obsessive about your weight?

Pro tip: If you are this obsessive, why not just take a cloth measuring tape to measure your waist and regain luggage space?