Is there such thing as being big boned ?

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Skeezix	No. There's no such thing - unless you are referring to osteopetrosis or perhaps Paget's disease. But to blame obesity on "big bones" is ludicrous. To lose weight, you generally must do two things: EAT LESS and EXERCISE MORE. The first concept: EAT LESS works best. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

n_m_young	Yes, its a condition where your body continually produce Human Growth Hormone (Hgh) call acromegaly. You may remember famous people having it such as Andre the Giant and the guy who made tallest man in the Guiness Book of Records. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

upallnight	yes, it goes by the size around your wrist Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

starting over	Yes, my son's girl friend was 5'4", her best friend was 5' 4", I could not believe how skinny his girl friend was after seeing that little thing pack food away. Her best friend, weighted in at about 25 pounds less, her shoulders were barely bigger then her head. Her wrists were teeny, tiny. She wore a size 4 show, she too ate. When I saw her family, I understood. Dad was tall and slender, Mom was tall and slender- very time frames. I see other girls, same height, not over weight but much larger, they have bigger bones. There is such a thing. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bettiegrl	Yes. Some people have larger bones than others. But it won't make you appear fat. That's a myth. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shortnspunky	Yep. People have different sizes of their bones. Kinda like small, medium, and large. Take your wrist (behind the hand, but right above that round bump; it's the only part of your body with no fat) and put your pointer finger and thumb around it. If you thumb and finger overlap each other... you are small boned. If your thumb and finger just meet... you are average. If your Thumb and your fing can't meet... your big boned. Learned it in a beauty conference. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

candini	I don't know, but it sounds pretty likely though. I am pretty sure there is. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

RAT	Does that have any relation to getting "Boned" big? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

On the upside	Yes and no. There are fat people out there that like to say such things to take the blame off of themselves for appearing fat. At the same time, bones do not come in one size fits all. There are people who have a smaller bone frame, have a medium bone frame, and have a larger bone frame. For example, I would have a medium build because I can easily make my finger and thumb touch when circling my wrist. My sister has a small frame because her finger and thumb overlap when around her wrist. Finally a person with a larger frame or "big bones" would not be able to make their fingers touch at all. I do think there are big bones, that is why I look slim as a size 9 while I would look anorexic as a size 4 even though I am short. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mar	Yes its True U may not think so why dont you ask ur dr. He/She will tell u Its True. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Hottie4ever	Yes, its true Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

MigukInUJB	People can be big boned, but too many use it as an excuse. Big boned and fat are entirely different things. You see I'm technically big boned, but I'm also rather athletic. Unfortunately, that's one of the reasons I've had people call me 'sir'. Muscle over 'big bones' is not very feminine... I am by no means fat. I was actually underweight most of my life. Before I had to exercise as much as I do for the Army, I had entirely different problems. I ate like I was part elephant and I never threw any of it up (except when I got a 24 hr. stomach flu-I'd lose 10 lb.s in a day). Yet, I always had someone offering to help me find counseling for anorexia/bulimea. Being fat and being big boned are two ENTIRELY different issues. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sanoman91	yep there is. There are some benefits and defects of being "big boned". But yes its true. :D Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lazerus101	Many people will tell you that its a myth but its undeniable biological fact that some people are heavier set than others. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

FeatherHead	I'm big boned. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Andre	Well, I have very wide shoulders. I'm 5'9 and about 190lbs. I'm a guy, my ideal weight is about 180-185. If you look up my height on a chart, It says I should be 155-170. If I were 170 I'd look anorexic. Even at 180, my face looks a bit too thin. So, in my opinion, YES. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kjfanatic	yea its true cuz if ur bones are bigger then other ppls then ur gonna have to have more weight on u then other ppl its true Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

â•£China â™¥ Dollâ•	I think so but I don't think there are too many people that actually mean it. My hips are kind of big so I try not to lose too much weight because I would look really odd if I did. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

maamu	Some people do have larger frames and with a larger frame you naturally will have SLIGHTLY larger bones. However, fat is fat. M Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

owi1925	yes, you can have a different frame size i think it has to do with the size of your wrists. some things are just more dense. if you pick up a tiny cube of lead it's a lot heavier than a tiny cube of sugar the same size, some people are solid. then again, some people are just fat too. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

love.hope.fate.	There is suck a thing but some people lie and say that theyre big boned instead of saying theyre fat but sometiems they really are big boned. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dmol75	yes its true, but not in the sense you are talking about. i weigh 189 and i am 5'11". someone that is the same height as me and weighs 250, technically has the same size bones as me. not someone that is 7' could have larger bones than me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

your pal	yeah. I am really tall (high school) and i am very very very very very skinny. However, my ribs are HUGE, so i dont look as skinny as i am. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

basketballrules	it is but very rare that people are big boned Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

katydint	I'm big boned, and 5'10''. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Da-Badest-*****	sadly no there is no such thing as big boneded is just a frase that ppl use to not feel bad bout being fat Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

brenda4ever	yes you can be big boned Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Barbie	yeah ! i am ! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Valary	Yes there is in fact, it's how far apart your bones are set. Of course if you 400 pounds you can't say that you are "big boned," but some people like to think that. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Katze	Yep. It's the bone frame of a person. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sweetboba	true chin Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No