How do you know what size frame you have?

That might sound like a ridiculous question, but I really don't know! I'm 5'9", started at 359 and now weigh 179. Still overweight but finally approaching the upper end of the "large frame" ideal weight charts. How does one KNOW whether they're small frame, medium or large? Years ago, I had heard that you could tell by the size of your wrist and if you couldn't put your thumb and middle finger around your wrist, you had a large frame. Well, my wrists and forearms are darn skinny now, so if that's the case I guess I don't have a large frame. On the other hand, my body just looks "wide" to me, and always has. I have very little excess weight left on my upper body. The bottom of my rib cage is very near the surface, and I have a collarbone and shoulder bones for the first time. I do have a defined waist now, and think my body should be narrower but when I feel my ribcage, it really seems to me that I can't lose any more up there. That makes me suspect that I have a large frame. I can wear 14s or 12s now and even got on a pair of size 10 pants yesterday, yet when I was trying on some suede jackets, I had to try a 16 because there wasn't enough room in the shoulders otherwise. Is there some way to determine what size frame you are? Also, can any women out there with my height - 5'9" - tell me what weight you ended up comfortable with? AMOS recommends 156 for me. I honestly can't see myself reaching that at this point, and certainly not without plastic surgery! I suspect I'd be doing well if I ended up around 170 and plastic surgery would take some or all of another 10 pounds off me. Input?

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