How to Measure Your Wrist Size to See If You Are Big Boned
When a big-boned person tries to put herself in a weight category that was never meant for her body frame size, disappointment is bound to happen!
In order to keep your weight loss goals reasonable, it's important to factor in the size of your body frame, whether that's small, medium, or large.
The easiest method is the wrist measuring method which can be done in less than a minute. To get started, all you'll need is a tape measure and the chart below.
Instructions
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Measure your wrist.
Wrap a tape measure around the portion of your wrist closest to the base of our hand to measure the circumference. Write the number of inches down.
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Measure your height.
If you aren't sure how tall you are, take your shoes off and stand against a wall. With a pencil, make a light mark on the wall where the top of your head is. Measure from that spot down to the floor and you'll have your height in inches. Write this number down.
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Use this chart to determine your body frame size:
Height: Under 5' 2"
Wrist size less than 5.5 = small frame
Wrist size 5.5" to 5.75" = medium frame
Wrist size over 5.75" = large frameHeight: 5' 2" to 5' 5"
Wrist size less than 6" = small frame
Wrist size 6" to 6.25" = medium frame
Wrist size over 6.25" = large frameHeight: over 5' 5"
Wrist size less than 6.25" = small frame
Wrist size 6.25" to 6.5" = medium frame
Wrist size over 6.5" = large frame -
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Now that you know your frame size, go to the weight chart in the recommended resources below to determine your ideal weight range.
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Tips & Warnings
For increased accuracy, you can try the more complicated elbow breadth measure method in the related article section below.
