Is a size 0 too small?

Question

I am 15, i weigh 105, i am 5' 2" and i wear a size 0... it is not that i have an eatind disorder either... i eat all the time but i have a very HIGH metabolism... what do you think..?????

Answer 1

Well 5-foot-2 is below average height (sorry, just trying to be honest) and 105 pounds doesn't sound too small for such a height. Here's a website for calculating your BMI (Body Mass Index):

http://www.webmd.com/content/tools/1/calc_bmi.htm

I ran your numbers through and came up with a BMI score of 19.20. Normal range for your height/weight is 18.49-24.9 so it looks like you're all right.

Now, a better BMI calculator would ask for your age and gender, but this was all I could find today. The BMI score is not a hundred percent accurate either. My husband is moderately into bodybuilding and according to his BMI he is "obese," obviously he's not but that's just calculating his height and weight.

Anyway, for me, being nearly 6 feet tall and a little on the large side, a size 0 seems utterly impossible. I think the best I can hope for is a 6, but I'd be happy with an 8. Talk to a nurse or a dietician if you are really concerned. As long as you eat a healthy, well-balanced diet, don't smoke, and get a reasonable amount of physical activity you should be fine. Try eating more lean proteins to build up muscle mass if you feel like a stick figure. Lean proteins are lean red meats (such as extra lean ground beef, trimmed steaks, chicken, freshwater fish, egg products such as Break Free, tinned salmon, tahini which is sesame paste, and almonds but only a small handful of almonds at a time). GL!

Answer 2

According to my guy friends, a 0 is too small. If you are that thin you have no figure. However, you are young and your body has yet to finish developing, if you were 20 and said the same thing, I would be worried. But at 15 I would give it a few years and don't worry about gaining weight, it is all apart of growing up.

Answer 3

Well you have to embrace who are and not let the world tell you who you are. You do not have to prove anything about your size. I am a size 2 and was a 0 for a long time but I am packed in the right places so I am proportionate. Love who you are and check your genetics, that could probably answer your question.

Answer 4

I think it's fine. I wear a size 0 also, and I am 5'7", weigh about 107 pounds, i have no eating disorder either. Your right, it's just a metobolism thing. So don't worry about it!

Answer 5

Wow you are so lucky! I would love to have a super high metabolism. Though a size 0 does sound a bit tiny.

Answer 6

Not too small, you are young and that is normal! When I was growing up, I was 5'4", 95 lbs and a size 00....it was so hard for me to even find clothing that fit me, but once I turned 18, I gained about 15 lbs and all was great. You are perfectly normal, do not worry about anything!

Answer 7

I think thats perfect, I'm 5'3" and 109 and wear a size 1, I don't have an eating disorder. Some of us just have naturally good bodies!

Answer 8

I think if you're that way naturally, that's the way it is. It's not like it's bad. I barely weighed over 100 by the time I graduated high school, so I know how it goes.

Answer 9

That's hard to say without looking at you. If you are healthy and proportionate and don't look anorexic... it's just naturally you, it might be just fine for you. If in doubt, talk to your doctor. He'll tell you if you're at an unhealthy weight and would be able to give you suggestions on how to put some on.

Answer 10

i think a size zero is small mabe as size 2 or3 mighgt gain 5 bounds but you are ok for a 15 year old you have a good size me sisters friend (boy) his wieght is 114 and he is nine
so you are good