Weight for height - your opinion?

Question

My sister and I are 1 year apart (I'm older) and we are the same height - 5'6. She weighs 130lbs and I weigh 110lbs.
She always complains about her love handles and how she needs to loose a few lbs, but then she turns around and harps on me about being too skinny. I think I'm fine. I'm healthy and I feel good about myself.
Last night she told me I looked sick, and she thinks I have a problem, which I do NOT - I just eat sensibly and excersise, which she does not do at all. So I told her that I think she is slightly overweight and she needs to work on that and loose some. She said she's normal and I am not.

What's normal? Do you think 5'6, 130 is overweight or normal?
Is 5'6, 110 overweight or normal?

Answer 1

110 is perfect. She is jealous and wants you to gain weight so she doesnt feel bad about being fat. TRUST ME, im skinny and girls will always tell you your too skinny because they are insecure and want to feel better about themselves.

Answer 2

I weight 150 pounds but I'm pretty muscular. I'm also 5'6''. I think It has a lot to do with how much muscles you have. I would like to lose about 10 pounds. I think 130 pounds is good if you have a medium amount of muscles. Now, on the other hand, I think 110 pounds is a little so skinny unless you have no muscles. Muscles weights like 3x as much as fats.

Answer 3

Both are normal, but it also depends on how old you are. You didn't tell me if your sister and you were 12 and 13 or 17 and 18. If you are still in your young teens, there is a greater spectrum of what would be considered normal. Different people grow taller and gain weight differently when going through puberty. You might be growing taller first and then put on a few pounds later and your sister might be taking her pounds now, and when she grows taller they will even out. If you and your sister are not that young, you both are still in the normal range, just with you on the bottom of it and she on the top.

Answer 4

She is on target and you are quite underweight.
Below is a link to a chart to see where you should be.
When you say you eat sensibly do you only eat salads all day? Just because something is low in fat doesn't mean it is sensible. You need to be getting about 15 gms of protein per meal also. This will help you fill out in a good way by defining muscles and making you look more tone.

http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/height_weight.shtml

Answer 5

5'6" 130 is more normal. 110 at 5'6" is quite slender. You should both weigh 120. That would solve this little sister feud, wouldn't it? And think, you can eat while she lifts weights....just don't get the authorities involved.

Answer 6

Hollywood will tell your sister she's too fat. To each her own. Stop caring what other people think, including your sister. I weigh 237 pounds, yes I'm fat but I wish I could weigh 160. Be clad you don't have the type of body to be fat. I am big boned, I will never have a chance to be a size 6, be careful what you wish for. As long as you love yourself it really doesnt matter now does it>?

Answer 7

She most likely feels guilty because her eating habits are not good and she's gaining weight. You have the control she wishes she had. That's why she gives you such a bad time. Ignore it ! Everyone should be on the lighter side. You're lucky!

Answer 8

5'6 130 lbs is definetly a healthy weight for that height. 5'6 and 110 lbs is definetly underweight, but if you are truly not starving yourself just to be thin then don't worry about what she says.

Answer 9

well being 5 6 and 130 i know some girls who are about that and they look a little bigger, but i am 6'3" and i weight 180, and i look like i weight 130 and scrawney haha it all depends on teh height to weight ratio. but 130 is probably normal...

Answer 10

130 is normal 110 is underweight

Answer 11

5'6 and 130 is normal, but at risk of being underweight, and 5'6 and 110 is being underweight for anyone. Hope this helps.