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    Frustrated about body size and TDEE

    @johnscalera I don't have a car yet but when I do get one my husband won't be driving due to his medical conditions, so I don't have to worry about switching the pedals. If you only need a small extension like I do then taller people may be able to use them while only scooting back a little...
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    Frustrated about body size and TDEE

    @legolas2106 You might be safer getyig some pedal extensions for your car. It's what I'll have to do when I buy a car as I can't sit arms length from the steering wheel AND touch the pedals. It's unsafe to sit closer than that and it sounds like you are driving in an unsafe position. Short...
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    Frustrated about body size and TDEE

    @waldowang999 There are dozens of differences between dummies modelled on women and scaled down men's. Lots of stuff to do with airbag positioning and force and seatbelt positioning around breasts etc. You'd have to ask the companies who make the new female ones what differences they made.
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    Frustrated about body size and TDEE

    @waldowang999 The problem is the lighter test dummies that other companies use aren't actually modelled on women's bodies. They're just smaller male forms. Which doesn't accurately convey data about women's experience in crashes. The dummies need to be created from scratch instead of just...
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    Are clothes getting bigger or is it just me? 5'2,160lbs, size 8, and fitting smalls???

    @abbotbernard They've been doing this every few decades for a while. A size 10 from the 50s is much smaller than a size 10 from the 90s. And size 10s are even larger now. Its vanity sizing to adjust with the average population. It's also dependent on country. Australian size 10s are smaller...
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