Is 78 pound too skinny...????

Question

i am 12 years old and 5ft 2 my friends say im perfect but acording to the BMI i sould weigh like 110 i would be huge and pudgy

Answer 1

im the same age and i am 5'2" . i'm 105. eat,eat,eat. you are way to skinny!

Answer 2

well i think you are below weight . BMI is right . They are professionals . 110 is not huge and pudgy ! not at all , ask your friends what they weigh i bet they are close to that and you are calling them fat ! maybe you have fast matabilism . If not , do you eat all your meals ? a model died last week at 88 lbs. Maybe you should cheack with a doctor , if you feel sick and weak , that could be a problem. I dont know why you would call 110 fat ! people out there are dieing from people like you , they starve and throw up there food ! if you dont eat ( anorexia ) , your body rautes , you become week and sick .If you are anorexic you may get cold easly and may have a little more facial hair than most. If you throw up your food (balemia) you may have bad breath bite marks on your finger and rotted teeth ! if you are skinny you are not always healthy , if your fat your not always either , but most people think skinny people are healthy when most of them suffer from an eating disorder either , over exercising , anorexia , balemia , etc. 78 is skinny , make sure you eat right .This world makes people do crazy things. skeletions are not hot ! i hate the labeling , its hard not to label , but these labels suck ! people need to wake up , stop caring what other people think so much , if you have to loose weight for your health , i understand , but if not , then why loose weight . if you are big boned you might not look right weighing so lightly , some people can't help it .you probably do have a small bone structure which keeps you from looking like a complete skeleton, but 78 is a dangerous weight , no offense or anything but its true .also , know ones perfect and people do lie . srry for being to harsh but you probably dont have no so called "fat"or 'pudgy" friends , am i right ? if so if your friend seen what you said i bet they'd be pissssed !

Answer 3

78 is a bit light. Your BMI is 14.2, and they say that 18.5 is the low limit. That would force you to gain 23 pounds to get to 101, not 110.

Have you lost a lot of weight recently? Or have you always been skinny? If you've always been less than 78 pounds then just eat whatever you want, but exercise too.

Answer 4

You are underweight. Just eat balanced diets, and don't go eat like crazy. But If I were you, I wouldn't worry so much about it. Maybe you go check with your doctor if you really want to.

P.S. If you weighed 110, you wouldn't be pudgy. It all depends on how tall you are.

Answer 5

Maybe it's normal for your age if you have really small bone structure. Taking bone structure into account, you're ideal weight could vary by as much as 15-20 pounds away from the BMI standards. 78 does sound a bit low, but you're still young and your weight may become more normal on it's own as you get older.

Answer 6

At 12, you shouldn't be preoccupied with your weight. You should be playing. I had Barbie dolls at 12. I blame society for your obsession with looking skinny. Just enjoy life and don't worry about your weight. You're only a kid once. Unfortunately, when you're a kid, you can't grasp how amazing that is.

Answer 7

I think your fine, I wish I were 78 pounds. It wouldn't hurt you to gain maybe 10 pounds, but I think your a good weight. I'm 14, 5'2 and weigh 125 and I'm overweight.

Answer 8

BMI is sh it, but you're a little bit skinny. Gain like 10 pounds and you'll be fine.

Answer 9

You are a little bit underweight. But because you are only 12, you don't have to weigh as much as 110lb. HTH : )

Answer 10

Yes!! way to skinny!! at your height and age you should be at least 100 pounds, look at Nicole Richie.

Answer 11

u probaly need to gain at least 5 pounds cause if u be too skinny u can die but i'm not trying to scare you.