is being size 8 really too skinny?????

Question

im 5 ft 5 and i am a size 8. my freinds always say i am too skinny, which i really dont like. I am starting to lose confidence in the way i look!!!

i have tried so much to put weight on but it is so much harder then you can ever imagine.
is there any way i could put healthy weight on???
and do you regard a size 8 girl too skinny????

bt size 8 i mean the UK size 8

Answer 1

i wish i looked like u! ur friends r just jealous b/c they could never b a size 8. b proud of what u look like and tell ur friends 2 back of. lol

Answer 2

I agree with the majority, size 8 is definitely not too skinny! I'm a size 8 - 10 and 5 ft 3, a lot of my friends are skinnier than I am. I'm sure your friends are jealous, if I were you I would tell them how they were making me feel with all of their comments and see how it goes from there.

Whatever you do, don't start eating junk food to put on weight, it is really bad for you. If you really do want to look bigger then maybe you could try some different clothes to enhance your curves?

Answer 3

Im a size 6 and I don't think im the least bit skinny I love my body and i am more conscious about being healthy.. my height is 5'2 and I regularly check my b.m.i (body mass index-Forget the magazines with pictures of skinny female models You need a "real world" way of deciding if your weight is right for you. BMI is an objective measure that can help you do just that!
BMI is calculated from your height and weight. Doctors often use BMI as an objective indicator to tell if a person is overweight, underweight or at a healthy weight. BMI is recommended by the National Institutes of Health.
)and im normal maybe you should check out your b.m.i. just divide your weight in kg. over your height in meters squared or click this link

http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/tl/cl/bmi/bmi.jsp

if your answer is 18 or below you are underweight 18.5-25 then you are normal 25.5-30 overweight and 30 and above is obese..

Answer 4

I'm 5'2" and a size 6. Folk often comment on how skinny I am and how little I eat (I prefer a salad to a big bowl of chips!). My body weight is fine for my height, I don't diet and I don't make an effort to be as slim as possible. I do quite a few sports and am healthy. If you eat well and exercise don't worry too much, your practice nurse will be happy to give you a 'once over' to make sure you are not in bad health because of your weight.

Answer 5

size 8 is skinny but not very skinny,size 0 is far too skinny.And for whoever said size 12 is fat,that is ridiclous,in the uk the average size for a women has gone to a size 16.Im also 5ft 5 like you and i vary in sizes im usually 10-12.

Answer 6

no not really its when u het lower than size 8 then you need to start puting on sum weight dont try putting on weight by eating junk food eat a normal healthy diet with the acasional treat and little bit of exersise and you will be fine your not to skinny ur mates probably just jelouse lol jks xx

Answer 7

okay iam 5'6 and wear size 1 and i get called skinny all the time but i know iam healthy and eat well and might not beleive me but wish i was size 8 iam just small and cant do anything about it As long as your happy then that is all that matters everyone is bueatiful no matter what size including you i regard people the same way size 0 to size 18 it doesnt matter and dont let people get to you just love yourself!!!!!

Answer 8

im 5'3 and a size 8 and no one tells me im skinny=( lol but a size 8 isnt too skinny!! they are probably jealous. to put healthy weight on (even though you dont need it unless YOU want to, not your friends) is to eat a lot of meat and work out to make sure you gain muscle and not fat.

Answer 9

i am 5ft 4 and a size 8 and i think i have a good amount of weight on me regarless i think your friends could resent you being slim perhaps. either way it is completly up to you how you feel about your body dont let other peoples judgement make you loose weight. also think of how many people in the world would love to be a size 8 embrace it its how your body is

Answer 10

Umm, if your Doctor thinks you are healthy and you feel healthy, there is no reason for you to gain or lose any weight whatsoever. Your friends might be ragging on you because they are jealous and perhaps you can wear clothes they can't? Rather than eating to gain weight, maybe you could try building up some muscle?

Answer 11

size 8 is ok. size 00, 0, or a 1/2 would be considered too skinny.