Shrinkage

[RoseRed]

:snort: What a visual.

She only gets away with it because she is pretty.

 

[BadGirl]

Goodness, can you imagine just how short Morgie is going to be when she gets reallllllly old, like next week? :shrug:

 

[RoseRed]

Goodness, can you imagine just how short Morgie is going to be when she gets reallllllly old, like next week? :shrug:

:sniggle:

 

[Ken King]

Like itsbob said, probably an indication of osteoporosis. Changes in bone density (particularly the femor) can cause "shrinkage". You might want to get a bone density check the next time you have a physical. Once you get to about 30 the shrinking begins and can total as much as two to three inches by the time you hit 70.

 

[MargeInCharge]

I don't know why I decided to do this tonight, but I opened the closet door that has my children's heights marked off through the years. I had also marked my height on there for reference.

I then backed up against the frame, and 'measured' myself.

1/2" has disappeared since 10-10-01. Where did it go?

It's true. I never wanted to believe it, but it is.

I feel your pain. I've always been 5'3 3/4" (every little quarter counts when you're short!). Then I got measured a couple years ago and found that I was only 5'3 1/4"....lost a half inch in there somewhere over the years.

I remember my dad always said he was 5'10", then one day we kids measured him and he was only 5'9"...he was probably about my age now, in his early 40's. He wasn't real happy, and told us we were measuring him wrong

And my uncle, he used to be 5'7", but before he died at 68 years old, I swear he was only about as tall as me. He had some major shrinkage going on.

 

[aps45819]

:shrug: guess you'll just have to sexy spike heels more often






I'm just gratefull this thread isn't about cold water

 

[vraiblonde]

can total as much as two to three inches by the time you hit 70.

OMG!

 

[BS Gal]

Last time I fell, I broked my foot. [/QUOTE
That happened to me last time I fell.

 

[Wenchy]

A lot of old women suffer from Osteoperosis...

Why should you be different??

I am no different. It still sucks.

 

[Kain99]

I am no different. It still sucks.

And ya ain't old either!

 

[vraiblonde]

I am no different. It still sucks.

Well, think about it this way: unless you shrink 5 inches, you'll still be taller than me :shrug:

 

[Wenchy]

As you become a geezer, your spine curves slightly, resulting in a small loss of height. My dad has lost a fraction of an inch too.

It will get you too, my pretty. And your little dog, too!

 

[jazz lady]

Like itsbob said, probably an indication of osteoporosis. Changes in bone density (particularly the femor) can cause "shrinkage". You might want to get a bone density check the next time you have a physical. Once you get to about 30 the shrinking begins and can total as much as two to three inches by the time you hit 70.

My mom just turned 70 this year.

 

[Wenchy]

And ya ain't old either!

Nope. Remember all they told us about smoking...UGH!

I'm still smoking (shrinking) away.

 

[Wenchy]

Well, think about it this way: unless you shrink 5 inches, you'll still be taller than me :shrug:

This is very true.

I'm going to be positive about this. I will be able to put on my boots/heels in 20 years, and be the same height as the average man.

 

[Nickel]

It will get you too, my pretty. And your little dog, too!

I'll still always be freakishly tall.

 

[BS Gal]

I'll still always be freakishly tall.

Crap. I'm 5'3 and can barely hold the bike up. If I shrink anymore, I won't be able to ride it. 1bdz is on tiptoes on her bike.

 

[dustin]

This is very true.

I'm going to be positive about this. I will be able to put on my boots/heels in 20 years, and be the same height as the average man.

you can lose some height over the daytime due to gravity. most people are taller in the morning right after they wake up than they are in the evening.

at what time of the day did you measure yourself the first time compared to today?

 

[itsbob]

I am no different. It still sucks.

In that case..

when your nipples touch your knees it's too late to do anything..

Better start mixing Calcium into your Geritol..

 

[Wenchy]

at what time of the day did you measure yourself the first time compared to today?

I can't remember, but that is fodder for another thread.