where do you measure yur waist?

[NachoAddict]

I read on a thread (I think) that a 31 inch waist is borderline for health problems which inspired me to measure mine. Only I don't actually know where to measure!

so where do you measure for waist and also hips to work out the hip/waist ratio thing.

I though it was as long as your waist was less than half your height you were ok.
E.g. My height is 69 inches and my waist is 32 so in theory it's in the healthy range.

Your waist is the smallest part of you abdomen, if you look at yourself in the mirror you can have see where your waist goes in at the sides. A couple of inches above you bellybutton.

Your hips are the widest part of your hips/bum.

Your waist should not exceed 30 inches.

Bugger

Thanks! I had googled and got that your waist is in line with your belly button but my belly button is inline with my hip bones.

i didn't know it i had a low waist orvhigh hips or was just abnormal somehow.

So I am 62" tall. My slimmest bit is 30", my hips are 36" and my bellybutton is 33, does that make me just about healthy but could use some work?

When the GP's nurse measured my waist it was indeed around my belly button. Not the thinnest part of me, sadly.

Is that right. ..I'm 6ft and the slimmest bit is 29", hips 39", belly button 32"...I wear a 12 and look slim...surely it is different if you are tall?

My slimmest bit is 29", but my belly button is 34"! My hips are 41 and my bust 40", so at 5'9" i am a tall, high waisted hourglass. I know I could be fitter, but I don't carry a lot of weight round my middle despite the belly button measurement. There must be loads and loads of people with a waist measurement of more that 30".