BODY MEASUREMENT QUESTION

When we measure ourselves - actually have someone else measure us...  if we have major batwings, do you squish the batwings to get a good measurement or do you just measure whatever is hanging down? 

I think no one knows how to answer this...hahahaha. But thinking about it now, rather than raising my arm perpendicular, I would just hang it straight down- away from my side a little, then measure. That way the batwings aren't flying in all their glory :) It might be easier...