I am 15 years old and I run 6 days a week, but I feel like I am overweight, I'm 5'5 and I weight 113 pounds.

Answer 1

You are not overweight. If you want to just shed a few vanity pounds:

Don't drink soda
Don't use mayonnaise
Don't eat sausage, bacon, pepperoni, hot dogs
Don't eat sugary cereals or other sugary foods
Don't eat fried food (broil, bake, barbecue, etc.)
Don't eat fast-foods (unless it's a baked-potato or a salad)
Don't eat more than the recommended portion size of bread/rice/pasta, etc. and of meats

Do eat extra fruits and veggies
Do eat non-fat yogurt (it comes in many flavors)
Do eat healthy cereals (Cheerios, Oatmeal, Shredded Wheat), and use 1% milk
Drink herbal or green tea (hot or iced)
Drink orange juice, cranberry juice, and V8 juice
Eat tuna on lettuce & tomato with lemon squirted on it
Eat broiled fillet of any fish--eat broiled chicken breast
Eat baked potato--but go easy on any butter, sour cream or gravy

You could take out library books on Beginner's Yoga, and Beginner's Aerobics. You could also exercise with the early AM shows on TV (around 6AM, usually on PBS-check your guide.

Answer 2

Why do you feel overweight? Is it physical issues or emotional issues?

Ideal body weight for a 5'5" adult male is135 +/- 10% (122 to 149). (I assumed you were male based on your name. IBW for an adult female is 125 +/- 10%) This is a very rough estimate. It does not take into consideration the many other factors involved. Based on this, you are at least 10 lbs under ideal body weight. However, you are only 15. You do not restrict calories during this time because you are still growing. Not consuming enough calories or a variety of foods can negatively effect your growth and health.

Do you feel you're overweight because of body composition? Like, if you worked out and gained muscle you wouldn't feel overweight anymore?

Strength training is excellent for changing body composition. I would recommend adding some strenght training to your running routine. And adding wrist and ankle weights to start.

Answer 3

Your not fat at all. I am the same height and weigh 140. I am 17 and very athletic. You may just need to do some toning. Because you sound like you are very small. Small weights or resistance bands will help to fill any loose skin you have because acording to the health center you could be underweight in two years. Muscle weighs more than fat so when you begin to gain weight, don't get scared it is natural as long as you keep control of it.

Answer 4

I was a bored eater as well.Eating lots of fiber will fill you up.Raw fruits and veggies,Sprouted grains.Eating protein and carbs together will make you gain weight.Like meat and potatoes,rice,or bread,pasta.You need to really lower your carbs.If you are blood type A,you don`t make enough hydrochloric acid to brake down animal protein,so you store it as fat.Eat peanut butter,eggs and spirulina for protein.Drink pure water,and no soda,or sugary drinks.Real organic dark chocolate is good.I eat plain popcorn if I get the urge to snak with some sea salt,no butter.

Answer 5

If you are a girl and have medium size bones you are about right. If you have small bones (check your wrist size) you could maybe loose two pounds but probably no more.
If you are a guy, check out lightweight boxers weight and see how you measure up to them in size and muscle, that should give you a reasonable idea.
This is only my opinion.

Answer 6

Your weight is fine. It is possible your body structure makes you feel that something is wrong (let's say your hip bones are a bit wide). But the truth is that losing even more weight will not change that at all.

Answer 7

im 13 and i weigh 108pounds and im skinny than alot of people in my grade(8th) and u weigh 113 and ur 15 that is really great i want to weigh that much when im 15!!!

Answer 8

Don't go by measrmentz ur weight ur whateva, go by how much fat u cn grab ur if it stickz owt as much, cuzatz what I used 2 do.