I am a 13 year old girl who is 5"1. I weigh 126 pounds. Is this healthy?

Question

please help me i feel fat and self concess.

Answer 1

Hi,

according to this site, your Boday Mass index is 23.8, which is normal.

So you are healthy.

Answer 2

your BMI is 23.8, which means you are at risk of being overweight (go to http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/Calculator.aspx and put in your information)

for a 13 year old girl who is 5'1'', anywhere between 100 and 125 is healthy, depending on your body composition (how much your fat, bones, and muscles weigh) and at what stage of puberty you are at (lower for before puberty, higher for already into puberty)

i'm sorry you feel self-conscious . . . you are at an age where that is very normal . . . also, a lot of your peers may not have hit puberty yet and are still very skinny, so it makes you feel much bigger in comparison . . .

just concentrate on being healthy - eat right (stay away from the vending machines at school), be active (play sports), and drink lots of water and juice (try to stay away from soda as much as possible) . . . but whatever you do, DO NOT starve yourself . . . your brain and your body are still growing, so you need AT LEAST 1500 calories a day, preferably 1800

good luck!

Answer 3

I think it is OK. My daughter is 13 and weighs 150lbs. She is a beautifully figured young lady. Even though she is 5'5" I believe, she feels the same way sometimes. I let her know that everybody is not rail thin and "model" material. She is what GOD made her and she is very beautiful. Her personality can be a bit out of hand sometimes, however, I have that under control. She is an A student and has many friends. She is loved by GOD and her family. I let her know that she is this way for a reason. GOD designs us each, differently. Be thankful you are as you are. It could be a lot worse.

Answer 4

You feel fat and self conscious because you're a 13 year old girl, it's natural. But you aren't even done growing, so wait until you're older, then calculate your BMI, and keep your bone structure and muscle mass in mind. You sound fine now, by the way.

Answer 5

cut back out eating sodas, potential drinks, gatorade etc. additionally ease up on eating starches, so particularly lots something white. consume wheat bread as a replace of white, brown rice as a replace of white.... in case you have get admission to to an elliptical workout gadget attempt it out. I used one for only 2 minutes each and every morning in the previous paintings and in 6 months lost virtually 30 pounds.

Answer 6

Your BMI should be 24 or 25, which means you are overweight!
if you keep your old lift style, you may become fatter from now on. However, you are growing up so you have to take more exercises. That helps you be taller too.

Answer 7

126 is not a bad weight for 5'1". please don't get hung up on your weight. So many girls get freaked about weight being the only indicator of healthy.

Answer 8

Yes that is a healthy weight - please do not try to diet. If you just maintain that weight, in twenty years you will be much slimmer than others your age who dieted and screwed up their metabolism.

Answer 9

you're probably alittle overweight for your age. try getting out and biking or running or just moving around and try to stay out of the kitchen. when you do go to the kitchen get healthy things like apples and carrots instead of oreos

Answer 10

im 80 pounds..im 14 and im 5"5...im the unhealthy one...so i have to eat more...anyway..maybe u should try a vegan diet or sumen cause ur a little overweight...