Am I overweight? I hate to ask, but....?

Question

I hate those people that ask whether they're too fat when they're obviously not but I want opinions! Ok. I'm 17, about 5'4" and weigh exactly 113 lbs. Stop! Read on before you judge my stupidity. When I try hard, I'm able to get down to 108 lbs, but if I let the dieting go, my weight shoots up to 115 lbs. (I hate that.) You may be envisioning a skinny model looking person, but trust me - I don't look like I weigh that little. My thighs are....most flabby, but they're the biggest part of my body. In jeans and shorts, I look fine, even skinny, but I hate the way I look in a bikini - just because of my thighs, I am fine with my belly, back, arms, etc. Even though my arms are kind of muscular. *sigh* TMI, but do you think that I seem overweight?

Answer 1

i think i can help you with the thigh problem first you wrap them around my head and then we work them out

Answer 2

http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm

You are in the normal range. And 2 lbs is not some extreme difference. It doesn't "shoot up"--your body changes more than that based on time of day. If you have eaten recently, gone to the bathroom recently, if it's morning or night--all that factors in more than 2 lbs.

I have big thighs as well and sometimes you just need to accept your body type. I have extremely muscular legs--they will never go into hot pants or hang like chicken legs out of those lil tiny shorts popular now. I could get down to 80 lbs and they still woudn't be thin but I'd be hospitalized for anorexia.

However, if you feel your legs are flabby work out more. Lunges and squats are great for building muscles. Stair climber machines help build the quads. Get your thighs muscular but more than likely you just have big legs and that's just the way your body looks.

Answer 3

No. My thighs are also the biggest part of my body. And if you dont like the way you look in a bikini, there are boy short swimsuits, which are my fav, that are just kinda like wearing shorts. But no, your not over weight. You could always try to just loose the weight around your thighs with quad exercises and lifting weights.

Answer 4

Wow, that's me exactly. That's kind of creept actually, haha. But, no i don't think your over weight at all. If your not happy with your body, maybe go on a simple diet, to lose 2-3 pounds, but you should never go under 108 pounds....it's unhealthy for your height. Hope this helps, Goodluck :)

Answer 5

there is an amazing website that i visit often...its www.lesslisa.com its amazing and my family is acually friends with the woman that created the website! well..if you go there, on the right side of the home page there is a column where it says "pages", underthat there is a link called tools..click on that and once you are there, click on the link called calculators...once their, on the pull down menu click on body mass index then just type your info their....if its ok i already did it for you and your weight is normal for you height...if you want to get rid of your "flabby" thighs.....(hopefully you have a treadmill) run on it side ways, switching sides occasionally....it got rid of my disgusting inner thighs! and i couldnt be happier!

Answer 6

it seems to me that you're wasting your time being self concience about your body. find a cute bikini that flaunts the features you like about your body and stop worrying. confidence is hot. worrying about weigh and dieting at age 17, 115 lbs. tops is not.

Answer 7

not overweight... but you need to tone your thighs.... make sure you use low weight and high repetitions or you will build muscle and get bigger....

squats, longes and hamstring curls would be a few good exercises to use

Answer 8

your fine dont worry about it, thighs can be altered if need be.

Answer 9

thats normal, you aint overweight

Answer 10

ok ok ur almost under weight