How tall are you? Just found out that I’m on the short side.

[herr_oberst]

6'2 178 pounds this morning, but I'm about to get on my bicycle for a few hours for some climbing and today the weather is going to be at least 90. I'll be interested to see if I'm lighter and shorter this afternoon.

Edit, 3 and a half hours, 2000 calories, nothing left in my legs. minus 2 pounds.. I did stop for a taco, though.

[ted]

6'6" when people ask if I play basketball I ask them if their dad was a jockey or do they play miniature golf?
Met a stunning 6'6" tall girl.
I asked her if she would date a guy 6 foot tall?
She said "Six nothing"?!?
Just being tall does tend to trigger some short dudes with Napoleon complexes/anger issues or poor self-esteem.

[Tobra]

As long as both legs are the same length, it is all good

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Huh. So, if a guy is a Richard does he get shorter in cold weather?

[Seahawk]

[red-beard]

I'm 5'9", but sorry for my weight

[jcommin]

I was 5'11" at 13 yrs of age - I was barely 110 lbs. I got all of my growth by the time I was 16. I'm 6'-2" Not fun being one of the tallest when you are a kid, you just stand out. I was clumsy too - growing too fast, everything else needed to catch up.

I'm 73 yrs old and I'm still over 6 ft tall but aging is cruel and I'm no longer 6' 2". Weight , I don't want to talk about.

I have 2 sons who are of average height so that gene didn't passed on to them.

[Racerbvd]

6'
Have not shrunk yet, but have widened.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

6'
Have not shrunk yet, but have widened.

According to my scales .... I need to grow 2-3 inches taller.... or something

2023 has been a miserable year for me in that regard .... I wuz gonna make a Mother's Day resolution .... mom already nixed that one too!

....burp

[Tobra]

I think a lot of it has to do with genetics, but nutrition definitely plays a role.

When the oldest grandkid was little, he ate like 90% of his meals at our house. Turns out the wife had an AA in nutrition after being a teacher and before the bar manager or nurse gigs. She planned out his menu for the week, cooked sweet potatoes and green beans to puree for baby food, a bit OCD, if'n you ask me. He was big for his age, but he was right at the cusp of being in the next class at school, rather than the one he was in. She figured percentage of protein and fat he should be eating, made me buy whole milk. That kid thought a cookie was a Ritz cracker with peanut butter on it until he was 4. He still does not like cake or sweets, because he did not eat that crap when he was little. She had him thinking a dried prune was a piece of candy. Psy ops for good, rather than evil.

He has always been 99th percentile on height and 50th percentile on weight growing up, which worried his mother about him being too skinny until I gave her the straight of it. Last summer he all the sudden grew 4 or 5 inches and was persuaded to run track, since the boy's volleyball team sort of evaporated on him. Turns out having freaky long legs and weighing 165 pounds is good for running hurdles and high jumping. I think he ought to be doing long jump and triple jump, but the timing on that can be tough. Hurdles and high jump and long jump were at the same time, last meet I went to, which seems a bit messed up. Had like 5 minutes to rest before high jump and did well, considering how gassed he must have been. I talked to him right after and asked if his legs felt heavy. He said he felt like he had a shot put in his sock

[Evans, Marv]

Used to be 5'11" but now probably 5'10" because of age. Mixed english and french ancestry.

[David]

I was 6’ 2-1/2” but now at 55 I’m 6’2”. I always claimed to be 6’3” since it was easier to say that when someone else claimed to be 6’3” but had to look up for us to see eye to eye

[sc_rufctr]

I'm short by Australian standards... Five foot seven! My ethnicity is Greek.

Average Aussie man: 5 ft 9 in - 175.6 cm
Average Aussie woman: 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in - 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in

I recently had genealogy DNA tested and I'm 60% Greek - 39% Italian so the best of both worlds
(1% Mutt? )

[flatbutt]

Saw him live on campus back in the day. One of the best shows I've ever seen.

[scott540]

5'6". Irish german.kind of like a terrier. Beautiful thing because i can fit in any car comfortably

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by scott540

5'6". Irish german.kind of like a terrier. Beautiful thing because i can fit in any car comfortably

My "American BIL" is 5'6"... I recently said to him we're actually normal and everyone else is freakishly large.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Since it's mother's day- My mom said she had an affair with sasquatch.

I don't really believe any of that, but, I am 8 feet 6 inches tall.

[Crowbob]

Depending on what I’m thinking about, I’m often taller lying down than standing up.

Not joking.

[A930Rocket]

I’m 6’ - 4” but at 64, gravity is taking its toll and while I get wider, I’m probably getting shorter.

Ms Rocket is 5’ - 2”. Our little Rocket man is 6’ and our Rocket girl is 5’ - 7”.

What’s the theory on height of your kids? Find the average of your heights and add 6”?

My dad was also 6‘ - 4“.

[911boost]

6'4" , 210 pounds. At 49 I still play hockey a few times a week so that is helping keep me in shape, I try to eat well but fail sometimes.

My daughter is 5'8" and my 17 yo son is right at 6', their mom is 5'7"