Underbust fluctuations
I find my underbust measurements puzzling. At the start of May, I got 84 cm loose and 83 cm tight with my lungs emptied. That seems like such a tiny difference, especially since I am overweight. I mostly carry it elsewhere, but still. How can that be possible?
I thought maybe I wasn't pulling the tape measure tight enough, although I didn't see how that could be because I was pulling on both ends and looking at where the tape crossed. Anyhow, I tried again tonight and got 81 cm pulling as tight as I could. I got 85 cm loose. A bit more realistic, since that's about an inch, but how could I get a larger loose measurement while getting a tighter tight measurement? Different amounts of air in my lungs each time? Completely messing up my measurements one of two times, or both?
I asked someone else to pull the ends of the tape measure to see if I really was getting it as tight as possible. We shaved off about 2 cm to get 79.
Now I have no idea what measurements are accurate, only that I can't seem to get the same measurements from month to month. It's all academic anyway, as I am not planning on changing my band size, but it really makes me want to be measured by an impartial expert now.
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I struggle with the same thing for my band and bust. It could be the air, your posture, gained/lost weight and whether the measuring tool you are using is too stretched as well.
Oh yes, me too, completely unreliable :D For as tight as humanly possible USB cable works for me :D Tape measure doesn't cut it :D
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