do you think thats over or under weight??
because i was wanting to loose a few pounds but some ppl were tellnig me i need to eat more instead.
2006-12-17 08:47:13 · 22 answers · asked by asdfghjkl 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
and im 16. so yeah.
2006-12-17 08:50:28 · update #1
and i dont have a eating disorder though..i eat every meal, and the correct amount for every meal..
2006-12-17 09:06:45 · update #2
Sounds like you have a problem. You are gonna make yourself sick. You really need to eat more if you cant, drink a health shake or something you are way underweight.
2006-12-17 08:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by mdboomskwad.mc4u 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everyone has a unique body type and thus it's difficult to say exactly how heavy you should be. However, it sounds like you are drastically underweight. The average weight for a girl of your age and height is around 135lbs, if not a little bit more. I would suggest you might have an eating disorder. Just to give you and idea of how potentially dangerous your condition could be, model Luisel Ramos just died of heart failure caused by anorexia nervosa. She was around 98 lbs and was 5ft 9in tall.
Please see a doctor and consider getting professional help as soon as you can.
2006-12-17 17:01:04 · answer #2 · answered by mlle-fantine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are _very_ underweight.
A standard measure of weight is body-mass-index.
BMI Categories:
* Underweight = less than 18.5
* Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
* Overweight = 25-29.9
* Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
Your BMI is 15.3
The World Health Organization considers a BMI nearing 15 to be an indicator of starvation.
To get up to a healthy weight you need to GAIN twenty pounds. Of course, much of that should be muscle from an appropriate exercise program, but you are even thinner than the models who were refused to be allowed on the runway in Spain due to being unhealthy thin.
Best weight DOES depend on frame size, but for a SMALL FRAMED PERSON, a healthy weight at 5 foot 7 is considered in the range from 123 to 136 for a female or 138 to 145 for males. By any measure then, you are way too thin. If your have a dismophic (false) view of your body where you feel that you are potentially STILL needing to lose weight, you need to seek medical advice right away.
Among other side-effects of extreme malnutrition include pulmonary emphysema. (Your lungs stop working and you can't breath.)
Look at it another way. At 15.3, assuming you are around 20 years old and a woman, you are thinner than more than 98% of the people in the US.
check out
http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm
At the weight you are, you should seek a doctors advice to come up to a healthy weight.
2006-12-17 17:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by rboatright 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honey u are definately underweight. Someone your height should weigh at least 115. Especially at such a young age this is not good. My friend is the same height as u and at 115 she is pretty thin. If looking fat is what your worried about, worry no more. Believe me when i say this. The question is why do u feel like you should weigh less? Take your friends advice. If your not too sure go to a doctor. Im pretty sure he/she will say exactly what i am saying to you.
2006-12-17 16:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by PalmBeachNative 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Come on, you are 5'7 and 98 lbs!!!!! at 5'y you could weigh 140 and still look skinny! Quit asking us a question you already know the answer to!!! I am 5'4, 120 lbs and i am skinny and have a wonderful body. i used to weigh 99 lbs b/c i starved myself and everyone thought i looked awful and now i realize that i did.
2006-12-17 17:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Caterina C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know in yore case but 5\7 is pretty tall and your weight is pretty low to match that. i dont think you need to try to gain more but im warning you for your own good that worrying about your weight can lead to anorexia which has serious complications that could ruin your complete body system for life. if you feel you are not eating regularly it is very important to go toa doctor immediately! be careful and remember you are beautiful just as you are!
2006-12-17 16:52:31 · answer #6 · answered by Eye of the Beholder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you nutz ... wanting to loose a few pounds? Can you say 'anorexia'? You need to gain 20 right away ... you're way under for 5'7"! The heroin addict, death-look isn't popular anymore ... that was 2 years ago! Snap out of it!
2006-12-17 16:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
That's a little underweight. At your height, you should be at least 115. You'll still be thin at 115, just not anemic.
2006-12-17 16:49:15 · answer #8 · answered by Jamie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could stand a few Big Macs and go ahead and super size the fries while you are there.
2006-12-17 16:56:55 · answer #9 · answered by Colette B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
u r wayyyy under weight seriously, gain a few pounds!
2006-12-17 16:52:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋