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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 24, 2016 14:00:10 GMT
I've always said 5'4", though a fraction over that in reality. My mom was 5'6" while my sisters were about 5'7". There is a nurse at my doctor's office who always measures me at 5'6". I'm not sure why, but I can assure her I've never been as tall as anyone else in my family! DD is 5'5.5", but rounds up to 5'6".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 14:08:26 GMT
Barely 5'2". I've been measured many times and sometimes it was just a fraction under so they rounded it up to 5'2". I'm likely closer to 5'1" now.
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Post by eleezybeth on Apr 24, 2016 14:11:39 GMT
I proudly declare I'm 6 feet tall! In reality, after back surgery I'm probably closer to 5'11." My husband has shrunk more than me, but he is a runner and has had some pretty physical jobs in the past.
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Post by jayfab on Apr 24, 2016 15:37:51 GMT
I used to be 4'11&3/4" dang soooo close to 5'. But I'm shrinking, I was measured last month and I'm now 4'10"
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 24, 2016 15:44:41 GMT
I always thought I was 5 ft 4 inches and when I started my weight loss plan the doctor measured me at 5 ft 3 1/2 inches. Not a lot of difference, maybe, but somehow it's mentally a big difference to me, if you know what I mean.
I did have a hysterectomy a few years ago and can't take hormones, so I have a bone density test scheduled for next week, just to make certain everything is okay.
Three inches sounds like a lot, though... I hope the results of your scan turn out okay!
ETA: I know I slouch a LOT, so if that contributes to me shrinking, well, then I probably am... but our office chairs at work are sooo not comfortable!
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Post by stepht5 on Apr 24, 2016 16:42:10 GMT
I'm 4'11", and that number came from the time I was in high school and told my dad that's how tall I was (which had probably come off of the fitness testing thing we did in PE). He didn't believe me, so he measured me. I think it's pretty close. I have a daughter that was really hoping to get to 4'11"! She's 4' 10 3/4". I did tell her that she can still say she's 5' if she wants to, lol. She has Turner Syndrome, we didn't find out until she was 10.
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 24, 2016 17:25:51 GMT
I've always thought Julee was tall, too. Her legs look really long. Does your hair count in your height? I have freakishly long limbs. I am 5'9". At least I used to be. I'm afraid to check now! I do, too. I'm all legs. I can wear my 6'4" dh's jeans, and I need the seat farther back than he does--I worry that if he was involved in a serious accident he'll break his kneecaps...
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 24, 2016 18:26:32 GMT
I used to be 4'11&3/4" dang soooo close to 5'. But I'm shrinking, I was measured last month and I'm now 4'10" Are you me?
Seriously - this is me exactly! About 5 years ago I went in for an apt and measured at 4'10". I made her do it again. And again. The nurse was a friend of ours (and short herself), so I told her how dare she take that inch away from me. After that every time I went in she'd ask me if I wanted to keep my boots on to get measured.
I clearly remember growing from 4'6" to 4'11" in jr hi. I was so excited! Then nothing - ha!
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Post by quinlove on Apr 24, 2016 18:40:30 GMT
I've been 5' 3 my whole adult life. Now -- 5'1. It kinda freaked me out last year when I was measured. Since then, I have had a bone density test, and I have osteo.
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Post by Woobster on Apr 24, 2016 19:18:19 GMT
I'm 5'7". I would love to be an inch or two taller, but I'm not complaining.
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Post by librarylady on Apr 24, 2016 19:29:01 GMT
At my peak I was 5'1 3/4" tall. Recently a measurement said I had lost that 3/4" so I am just 5'1"==unless I have shrunk some more.
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Post by babybuttoneyes on Apr 24, 2016 19:57:52 GMT
I always assumed I was 5'2 and it's on my drivers license but in 2013 I got measured for a pre-op appointment and turns out I'm really 5' nothing! I had to ask her again, lol. But it is what it is.
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Post by caro on Apr 24, 2016 20:02:49 GMT
I'm 5'8.5" and I don't think I have shrunk and I hope I don't.
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Post by azredhead on Apr 24, 2016 23:22:56 GMT
I used to be 4'11&3/4" dang soooo close to 5'. But I'm shrinking, I was measured last month and I'm now 4'10" Are you me?
Seriously - this is me exactly! About 5 years ago I went in for an apt and measured at 4'10". I made her do it again. And again. The nurse was a friend of ours (and short herself), so I told her how dare she take that inch away from me. After that every time I went in she'd ask me if I wanted to keep my boots on to get measured.
I clearly remember growing from 4'6" to 4'11" in jr hi. I was so excited! Then nothing - ha!
Yup that was me too but I only ended up at 4'8"! I was hoping for at least 4'10! I knew I was short! But really! I'm the shortest in my family too and I'm one of the oldest!
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 25, 2016 2:55:36 GMT
I'm 4' 11 1/2
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Post by SunnySmile on Apr 25, 2016 3:23:30 GMT
5'11" Holding steady....
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Post by phyllis on Apr 25, 2016 3:34:07 GMT
I'm 6' too!! Haven't been measured for awhile, so maybe I've shrunk a little since I'm about to turn 55 in June. I don't mind being tall, except for trying to find long jeans and especially dress pants!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2016 5:38:59 GMT
5'4", but I have a 6 ft attitude. Seriously.
People seem to be surprised at my height even when they have known me for a long time.
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Post by gailoh on Apr 25, 2016 12:07:44 GMT
I was 5ft 3" now I am 5ft 2"...I am 67 so I am shrinking and I am also over weight and have been trying to lose.
I go in today to see the doc and find out on the MRI and lower back problems I am having but I have started over a week ago to get out and walk again...
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Post by Lexica on Apr 25, 2016 12:43:47 GMT
I have always been a smidge over 5' 4" but I may have shrunk now. I am the tallest of my sisters, and it really bugs my younger sister because she is barely 5' 1" My mom was 5' 9" and my dad was 5' 10" so I don't know why we all turned out so much shorter. I am curious enough to ask to be remeasured at my next doctor's appointment.
Are we all taking our calcium and Vitamin D for bone health?
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Post by Scrapbrat on Apr 25, 2016 12:58:57 GMT
Yes, I had the same experience. My entire life, I've been 5'9". About 2 years ago, I got measured when I had a dr. appointment, and the nurse told me I was 5'8". She was pretty concerned when I mentioned that I thought I was taller than that, but we talked it through. I've had a recent bone density test and I have very good bone density, plus I don't have other issues that might have caused a loss. She said that people often think they are taller than they really are, and I think that may be true in my case. I just always thought of myself as a certain height, but I don't know that I was ever told after an accurate measurement that I was the height I thought I was.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Apr 25, 2016 13:07:00 GMT
5'2"
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Post by imsirius on Apr 25, 2016 13:40:40 GMT
I'm 4'8"! I actually thought I was at least 4'11 but the dr had to update my chart and resmeasure me a few months ago. We were both shocked I was 4'8'' It's sort of my identity though. i'm known for it. My Dh is 5'9"'. I'm 4ft 11 and my DH is 6 ft 2. DS is 14 and he is 5 ft 9 already!! Yay for us shorties!! I haven't been measured in years. Maybe this week when I see my doc for something else, I will get him to measure me.
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Post by inkedup on Apr 25, 2016 13:55:41 GMT
I thought I was 5'0" for the longest time....and then, at 23, found out that I am actually 4'11" My husband is 6'2". One of my ex-boyfriends is 6'8". That was way too much of a height difference; we couldn't even hold hands because his hands were so much bigger than mine! My grandmother was 4'11" at her tallest. She is 86 now, and under 4'9" tall. I've got nowhere to go but down.
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Post by imsirius on Apr 25, 2016 14:49:16 GMT
I thought I was 5'0" for the longest time....and then, at 23, found out that I am actually 4'11" My husband is 6'2". One of my ex-boyfriends is 6'8". That was way too much of a height difference; we couldn't even hold hands because his hands were so much bigger than mine! My grandmother was 4'11" at her tallest. She is 86 now, and under 4'9" tall. I've got nowhere to go but down. You and your DH are the exact same as me and mine. We get teased all the time. My mom was 4 ft 10, but now at 75, she is 4 ft 8. All of her grandkids (ages 8 - 22) are taller than her except my 7 year old dd...she's going to be really tiny.
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Post by refupea on Apr 25, 2016 17:16:01 GMT
That's what I tell people too. And what it says my driver's license. (but...shhhhh...don't tell anyone, but I am really closer to 5'1" and by closer I mean a shade under. ) This made me laugh!
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Post by refupea on Apr 25, 2016 17:22:14 GMT
I agree with the other pea that said it depends on the height of the person doing the measuring. They look up (way up!), stretching their neck and say, "Well, you're about..." I am either 5' 11 1/2" or 5' 11 3/4" tall. I don't think the 1/" makes much of a difference.
I was taken back when you explained you lost three inches! That seems like quite a bit.
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Post by lily on Apr 25, 2016 18:26:06 GMT
I have been 5' 5" tall since the fifth grade, but last doctors appt the nurse tried to tell me I was 5' 3.25" !! Then she said "everyone tells me I measure them short". WTH
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Post by kelbel827 on Apr 25, 2016 19:34:02 GMT
5 feet. Recently measured.
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