Your Ideal Weight According to Your Body Frame

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I went on a medical check-up just recently and to my surprise, the doctor told me I was - wait for it - UNDERWEIGHT. The last time I checked I was 120 lbs and when I weighed in last week I was 3 lbs heavier. It was my mother's birthday the day before, sue me. And the last time I checked, I was 5'7 until I was proven wrong AGAIN and found out I'm just 5'5. Clinics should start having standard height checkers because my height's different every time.

So I was shorter and heavier and worried so it came as a BIG SHOCK to me when the doctor told me that I was UNDERWEIGHT. Yes, UNDERWEIGHT. And you probably are too unless you know your body frame. 

I have a medium frame. And according to the table in Health Check Systems, for my height and frame I should be 127-141 lbs. 

You can check yours in this website too. But the bigger question is, how do you actually tell what your frame is? My doctor gave me the easy way. 

What you will need:

Tape Measure

Your Ankle

Put the tape measure around your ankle. If your measurement is 6-9 inches, you have a medium frame. Less than this, you have a small frame. More than this, you have a large frame. I measured 7 inches so I have a medium frame. 

By writing this, I do not mean to disregard BMI completely. But relying on it solely might be misleading, so it is best to take your body frame in consideration too. Keep healthy!