Well...I've Shrunk 2-1/2 Inches. What About You?

[OneEyedDiva]

At least. At one time I was claiming to be 5" 3-3/4 but I remember I was 5' 3-1/2 for sure. I was told about 3 years ago during a gastro doctor visit that I'd lost 1/4 inch. After that I started noticing more and more that my sleeves, especially in my jackets and coats had gotten too long. Then more recently it seems that my skirts (long to begin with) and pants had gotten even longer. Lately I even feel shorter when standing at the sink. So when my son came over last week, I had him measure me. He said I was exactly 5 feet!

A man my grandson took an item down from a high shelf for in the supermarket told us his wife had shrunk by 2 inches. I've heard it's common for seniors to lose inches. Have you shrunk? If so, how much? Is your shrinkage so much that it affects the way your clothes are fitting?

 

[Pinky]

I used to be 5'2" or very close to it. I'm now 5' tall. My sleeves are always on the long side, and the length of my blouses/tops are more like tunics on me .. but, I like them that way. On the down-side, it makes my legs look shorter.

 

[Devi]

Apparently I've lost 1 3/4 inches. Huh.

 

[Murrmurr]

I'm about 2 inches shorter than I used to be, but I was even shorter before I had spinal surgery. Two disk replacements gave me back about an inch and 1/4.

 

[Pepper]

-4&3/4"
The incredible shrinking woman.

 

[rgp]

I've lost about an inch & a half .... maybe more. @ one time I was 6'1"-6'2" .... now i believe I'm barley 6'

 

[debodun]

At my tallest I was 5" 5¾". Just measured a few days ago - now 5' 3½".

 

[palides2021]

I used to be 5'7" and shrunk to 5'6." Probably won't stop there!!

 

[Pecos]

I have lost about one inch.

 

[Jules]

At my tallest I was 5’. Don’t even talk to me about this shrinkage thing.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I have lost about an inch and I'm so happy. I was 5' 8" now 5'7''. That one inch less lets me buy average length pants. I always had to get tall and the choices were limited.
I now can borrow my daughters clothes if I need something nice for a special occasion.
Just recently went to a wedding and there was more of my daughter there than me including her shoes.

 

[Pecos]

I have lost about one inch.

Whoops, that was an old measurement. I just took it again and find that it is closer to two inches.

 

[MrPants]

At my tallest I was 5’. Don’t even talk to me about this shrinkage thing.

 

[Alligatorob]

I used to be 5 foot 7.

Still claim to be, staying away from a measuring stick keeps me from being a liar, LOL

 

[jerry old]

Lost three inches, will be a midget if i live long enough.

 

[Sunny]

I've shrunk one inch. Now I'm 5'3.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

View attachment 195525

ROFLM*O!!!!

 

[dobielvr]

Used to be 5' 2 and a half......now I'm barely 5'.

And, yes, all my blouses look like tunics too.

My 1st husband used to call me 'Munchkin' lol

 

[oldpop]

I have lost about an inch.

 

[Don M.]

Losing a bit of height seems to be normal as we age. I was 5'9" for most of my adult life....now 5'8".

 

[Mike]

I was 6 feet tall in my prime, now I am 5'9", both
measurements supplied by medical people, so
I have to believe.

Mike.

 

[wcwbf]

by the time i got to college as 5'8" (late 60's)... now anytime i go to the doctor and they ask me to step up on the scale... i say NO... but kidding. a years or 2 ago as asked how tall i was... then measured... -2".

 

[jerry old]

The 'Incredibly Shrinking Woman'. says were all pikers.

 

[PamfromTx]

I was 5'3" at one time and am now a short, stubby 5'1".

 

[Pepper]

I made a mistake. I didn't lose 4.75 inches, I lost 3.75 inches off my height. I feel so tall now that I correctly figured that out.