Am I fat, if I weigh 120 pounds, at 14 and I'm 5'5?

Question

Hey,

I feel like all the pressure to way 100 pounds at 5'7. is freaking me out... Yeah I'm size 4, am I fat? I'm 14 and 120 pounds and I'm 5'5.... When you look at a magazine cover, you go Oh My God, I don't look like Mischa Barton or anyone, and you feel like because you don't feel like that does that make you fat? What is fat? What makes a person overweight? How to characterize over weight people. It's a preven fact you're treated better if you're slim......
I don't know anymore.... Someone!!!!!
Karina D

Answer 1

No, you are not fat and stop reading those fashion magazines, they are messing up your self esteem. You need to just enjoy life and stop competing with other girls to see who can be the thinnest. Your weight is fine and if you start dieting and losing weight, you are going to have problems in the future. Size 4 is tiny and your weight is ideal. Size 0 is not a good look, be happy with how you are. HTH : )

Answer 2

Um, no you are not fat at all. You are a normal weight and don't get pressured to look like Kate Bosworth, Misca Barton or Nicole Richie. Those girls are not at a normal body weight and you are. As long as you are healthy that is all that matters. A person is overweight when their Body Mass Index is over 22. If you are active, eat properly then you should be fine. And remember you are only 14 and not done growing. But you are DEFINETLY not fat by ANY means.

Answer 3

This is one of the reasons that the media is so good at f*cking up kids' images of themselves. Mischa Barton, as pretty as her face is, is a twig and is not as healthy as you are. 120 at 5'5 is TOTALLY healthy and normal. You are NOT fat, I promise you. I don't care if you're treated better as a stick. You're more beautiful than all the sticks because you're actually healthy. What makes someone obese is a number obtained by a lot of different factors...your weight, your height, stuff like that. It's called the Body Mass Index.

http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm

Mine is 19, yours is 20. You're not fat :)

Answer 4

Hey, you're totally not fat. :D I'm 5'7" and 130 pounds, and proud of it! lol Be confident with what you are, don't be obssesed with being thin. If you have a good attitude, that makes a difference. And if you really are worried about how you look, look into an exercise program of some kind, look at books at your local library or online. An athletic body looks ALOT better than a freakishly skinny one. :D

Answer 5

No you are definitely not fat. Don't worry about what the models look like. They look that way to model clothes. Men like women that are a little curvier. I was borderline anorexic when I was about 23 or 24 yrs. old. I Lost from 175 to 90lbs. Everybody told me I looked terrible but I didn't listen. I always thought the skinnier I was the more attractive I was. Only when I was about 130-140lbs did guys really look at me.

Answer 6

Chill Karina. You are in no way fat. Check the weight charts and if you get close to that weight, just cut back a little or exercise a little. Don't go all freaky and overboard on dieting.

Answer 7

You are definetely not fat, you actually sound perfectly slim for your height. Size 4 is something you should be very happy with! Be happy with yourself an don't worry about what the girls in magazines look like.....do you want to end up being as skinny as Nicole Ritchie is now?!

Answer 8

Ok i didnt eeven read it all. Im 14 and im 140 poundas and im 5 foot. I know how you feel. But you are NOT fat.

Answer 9

You need to check your BMI (Body Mass Index). Go here.

Answer 10

you're not fat at all for your hieght and age so relax and keep looking good