Hi, I'm 5'4" and weigh 151 lbs and go to the gym almost every other day and burn about 500-600 cal. but keep getting muscle instead of losing weight. A lot of my friends tell me i'm not fat, I look normal and I have a curvy body. But whenever I look at those celebrities on t.v. and compare them to me, I'm not even close.

It makes me conscious of myself because i'm not skin and bones. And I know starving yourself doesn't work, It just makes you suffer and crave junk food more. I tried eating healthier but my weight is always the same. I don't know what to do.

please seek help if you feel you are developing any sort of obsession with losing weight or self consciousness. approach the situation with extreme caution. i have suffered with bulimia for three years now. i regret every second of the first time i let it take hold of me. i wouldn't wish this experience on my worst enemy. i struggle every day of my life just to stay alive and live with looking myself in the mirror. I'm only trying to get the word out and prevent this terrible disorder from getting a grasp on anyone else.

hello. i'm 16 year old female, 5'5 and i weigh 96 lbs. am i too skinny?

Im 5'3.5 and currently weigh 117 pounds. I have an athletic build and was wondering if i can drop down to possibly 111 without having to lose muscle mass. I currently think i look great. :]

im 5'9 female 18 years old and 194 pounds. how much am i overweight? what is the ideal weight at my age and for my height with no exercise?

im a 13 year old girl and im 125" lbs and im 57 inches! people say thats okay but i look a bit fatty! what should i do?

I'm a male weighing 130 pounds at 5'7. Online calculators say I'm in the 'healthy weight zone' (BMI = 20) but I look to be on the skinny side. I think these calculators are broken. I envy those that are overweight- I lose five pounds easily in less than a week but it takes me months just to gain five pounds. -AH

im 13 years old and im about 216 pounds. i am a girl and i don't really look fatty but i know i am. how do i lose weight quickly? i'm really self conscious so please please please help me.

i am 16 weighing 141 and height 5'7 or 5'8. is this good? i recently lost 30 pounds and i still have a lot of body fat. how much more weight should i lose to get a flat stomach? Note: i do workout every other day but it just seems to not be working too well.

i'm 6'4 and i weigh 165-170. i can gain or lose 5 pounds in one day, but i have been told that i am too skinny, but i cannot gain weight. i eat more than anybody i know.

my friends never see me without food.

Im 18 5'5 and weigh 130 pounds is that good or not?

My height is 5'4" and my weight is 164 pounds. I look fatty. How much weight do i have to lose to become a proper body shape.

anon31226 - you stated you are 5'7" and 110- and not underweight- honey your BMI is 17 percent, which is classified as *underweight*- stop fooling yourself. You need to put a few pounds on for your height. Check any BMI Calculator- I just did. Anything under 18 percent is underweight and not healthy.

I'm 13 and i'm 5'2. I was 100 pounds at the beginning of summer and i loved that weight, but I went on vacation and now I'm 110. Everyone says that's the right weight for me and I do feel like I have more of a chest now, but all i can see is my huge thighs and arms. Am I becoming vain?

Thanks for all the insight. I am 5'2" and 103 pounds. I have small bones, which make my weight lower. If I weigh 110 I'm already fat. Everyone is so different and there is no set number. Sure is fun to read all the comments!

I am 26. my height is 5'4 and I weigh 97 pounds and I think I am not thin.

i'm 12 years old about 4'9" and i weight somewhere around 130 pounds. i'm very worried if that's the right amount of weight.

please answer my question.

I'm 177cm. what is ideal weight for my height?

i am male 18 years old and weight 165-170 my height is 6'2." i am athletic i play soccer but since i dont practice all days like before i dont have a six pack anymore and my parents make fun of me but i think i'm kind of skinny

how can i get more muscles fast?

I am fourteen years old, I'm 5 ft 9 in. and I weigh somwhere around 120-125lbs. I am athletic - I run (track and field and cross country). I am happy with my weight.

You know. You are all right in a way. As long as you feel good with your weight its fine. You may not necessarily be in good shape, but if it feels right for you, then go with it. It never hurts to excersize and loose some unwanted pounds. It is natural for a girl (or boy) to feel fat. Everybody does sometimes. But it doesn't mean you are.

I am 5'9 and somewhere near 120 - 125 pounds. I dont care if someone thinks I'm too skinny or if anyone thought of me as overweight. And no one else should care either! It only matters what you think about it!

I am 5'7'' and 108 pounds is that too skinny?

i weigh 158 pounds/71 kilograms am 6'0 feet and a half inch, 184 cm. 14 year old male. but i still have man boobs and big stomach. i am really fit. getting 9.2 to 13 on the beep test. regularly do exercise for like an hour. weight training. soccer training. but still can't lose the belly and chest fat. i also eat correctly. 1500 calories to 2000 calories. i'm confused help. how to get a lean body?

can i know if i'm fat or what?

i'm 17 my weight is 50kg or 110 pounds,

sometimes 45 if i don't eat much on the other days, sometimes if i don't eat at breakfast and lunch but start eating at snacktime sometimes i easily gain.

one time i only ate cabbage and small amount of carrots with dressing my weight turn into 48kg.

am i that kind of person who easily gains even eating just little food.

It sounds like there is too much obsession about weight here. And most people that i read their comments sounded anorexic?

I'm 15, 5'7", and weigh 110 pounds. I'm not by any means underweight - my BMI is in the healthy range. Anyone who is concerned about their weight should use a bmi calculator or talk to a nutritionist.

I am 20, 5'3.5" and weigh 133lbs. I have an hourglass shape. I feel that I look great. I have a big chest and big hips. However, I believe it's not how much you weigh it's how you look on the outside and Yes I feel that I could shed a few pounds, but I believe I work my figure well. I work out every other day, but not to lose weight, it's so I can eat all I want, and not have it go to my hips.

I'm 51 years old, 5'3" tall, and weigh 155lbs and look fantastic. Pant size 10, top size 12-14. I'm currently single and have no problem with getting boyfriends and the guys at work are constantly oogling me. I look healthy and slender. I think most of my weight is in my chest and hips. If I get any skinnier I don't feel healthy and I get sick a lot more. So this is a healthy and comfortable weight for me.

I'm 5'2", I weigh 125 pounds. I am 17% body fat according to an online calculator. I have a smaller frame. I am thin. If I were 110 pounds I'd be extremely unhealthy.

i'm 5'9'' and weigh 130lbs...my friends call me skinny and they always tell me i need to eat more, blah blah blah. i have a really high metabolism and i'm tall. of course i'm going to be skinny. i'm enjoying it while i can though.

Hello. I'm eighteen years old, am 5'1" and 135 pounds. I used to obsess over being thin, to the point of never breaking the double digits. I looked skinny. I have a very curvy frame and carry my weight well -- but should I lose a few pounds?

After reading all these comments, what I have to say would sound kind of self-conscious, but here it goes:

I am 32, 5"2, and currently weigh 112lbs, 68% body fat, and a BMI of 120.5.

I used to have a body issue problem because of someone I dated who used to call me fat all the time, and at this time I weighed 114.

Then I went down to 104, and was told I looked great, and then was told I looked to skinny!!!

I struggled with it for awhile always obsessed about my weight, but I don't think 112 is fat *at all*, and I work out regularly, and look pretty fit.

*So it's all about how it looks and how you hold it*!!

"Fit" *curves are sexy*....*skinny minnie is not*! (for those who want to be "underweight" that is!)

I'm 25 years old, height 5'2 weight approx 44kgs 96.8 lbs). Everyone keeps telling me i'm too skinny but i feel i'm just fit for my tiny height. Although i'd like to gain some weight, at the moment i wear size 0 but sometimes my jeans are loose from my hips, would like to gain some weight there.

are you kidding??? i am 5 ft. at 100 pds I will look emaciated. I think the rule is way off.

I'm 5'9" and I weight 135 and I'm in shape and I do not by any means look too thin. Unless your body fat percentage is very low then the vast majority of what you weight comes from fat, this means that if your not super athletic and you have a bmi that says your overweight *you are*! And for all those people who will say that I must not have good proportioning and that my bones must stick out, actually I have a good body.

America has this twisted view that being plump is ok, it isn't! Being curvy and womanly is much different than being feminine. And for all those people who claim to be "big boned" there is actually a chemical that your body produces that builds up and breaks down the size of your bones according to your weight and how much your bones have to support at the time.

So take a good look in the mirror and realize that you may not look good and you may not be healthy and get on a treadmill.

I am 5'2" in height and I am weighing now 120 pounds...Most of my friends tell me that I look fat as before but some say that my weight is just good for me...But as I can see myself, I am not that fat, what should want to do now is to lessen a little fats from my tummy and arms, and that is enough for me...

Oh my. The recommended weight charts are so unreal. My husband is 6' 3". He has a wrist measurement of 8 7/8" and an elbow measure of 6". He has a HUGE bone structure. If he were to weight their recommended weight of 207 lbs he'd be emaciated! Good Grief! Someone needs to put together a realistic chart of healthy guidelines.

I am 5'4 or 5'5 and I weigh 120. When i was a gymnast i weighed 105 and i looked great. I did not look as an unhealthy anorexic freak and i had a lot of guys after me. I still get guys to notice me but i feel a little more uncomfortable with the way my body looks. I've been hitting up the gym everyday and I wake up feeling great the next morning :)

Hello to all, I am 25, 5'2 and weigh somewhere within the range of 112-114LBS, depending on what part of the day I weigh myself. My frame is curvy, but small, however I am only 62 inches. As a kid and teen I was always very close to 105lbs. I would like to be under 110lbs, as my goal weight, even 110 is good. I am and have always been a size 0 to 3 so the size is not the concern, really it is because I am short and leaner does look better. All and all I am happy where I am at. I work out 5 days each week as well as try to eat somewhat healthy. In my opinion a female who is 5'2, & 110lbs or less is ideal and that is not considered to be boney. To be boney at 5'2 and underweight you would have to be 80-95lbs. Also, I am not saying anything over 110lbs does not look good as these days a LITTLE meat is hotter, but for me at 5'2, 110lbs is very stunning for my height, and especially when you live a Fla. and are always in a swim suit.

I am actually 5'4 and i weigh 141 pounds and i am perfectly fine and i have a medium frame and i always get comments on how good i look and i dont feel fat, nor look fat so i think i am healthy and if you are 5'4 and weight less than 120 pounds i dont think that's healthy at all.

I am 5'3" I weight 150 lbs but I'm not FAT. I actually have a butt and boobs but everything online says I'm overweight. Should I lose a few pounds??

I am 31 and 5'6" and 143 lbs. I would like to lose no more than 6 lbs. If I lose anymore than that, my cheekbones look sunken in, my arms are very bony and I get sick more often. I dont know why this is. So, basically anything from 138-144 is a healthy weight range for me, and I prefer to be healthy, because I care for myself, unlike all those anorexic women in hollywood.

I'm 5'7". When I was in High School I went on a zero fat diet and weighed 125 lbs. Even though that's a standard weight, my bones stuck out and people thought I was anorexic. I now weigh 146 lbs and people still sometimes say i look too thin. i think skeletal frame is important to consider, and simple weight and BMI calculations are always accurate.

HI - i think the important point this article raises in the weight debate is that frame size which is the actual size of your skeleton as we are not all the same

often this is overlooked... thus a medium frame 5 foot 2 person will carry more weight in order to look healthy then a petite frame... same height, different frame, different weight range

so if you all are medium frame then you are all within the right weight range.. thus should be feeling and looking great

they give the elbow measurements to help determine frame size but if you google you will find out the wrist measurement ranges that determine frame size.

I am 25 y/o and I'm 5'2" and I weigh 134lbs. now. And most people told me that I look kinda fat and I think I am too. When I was just 20, i used to weigh 110lbs., but I wasn't skinny at all. I have sized 36, cup C for my boobs and i have round butt. Ideal weight is not really a big deal, it's basically on how you look and feel about yourself.

at 5'3" in college i weighed 115. I had no boobs and little butt. I could pass for a young high schooler. now at 135 i love my boobs and round butt. I wear a size 6 and get more male attention. I don't think they like bony females. forget the BMI. go for what looks good on you!!

I am laughing at the people here who think that 5'2" , 110 lbs is skinny but think 125-130 is okay. Steffi Graff, when she was the number one tennis player in the world, was extremely athletic looking with great muscles in her legs, and was 5'10", 130 lbs. If you were to get her down to 5'2" she would have been like 105 and that is with an athletic build.

I'm 5 ft even. 100lbs was ideal for me in high school, but I've been out of high school for 10 years and now my idea weight is about 120lbs. With 0% body fat I'd weigh 92 lbs, so 100lbs would put my body fat percentage WAY too low to be healthy.

i think everyone is right on this topic. the article is a good place to start on figuring out the ideal weight for your height, but people have such different body types it is difficult to give a pat answer to that. i have a friend who is the same height, who can weight 15 pounds more than me and be a smaller size. it all comes down to the weight YOU feel healthiest and happiest at!

im 5'3" and 134 lbs. in europe i'd be considered a bit overweight... here in america people would compliment on my appearance ... from the cultural point of view i would disregard the "ideal" weight-height chart. the ideal weight is when you start feeling comfortable in your own skin and realize that there are more important things in life than just weight... so when your focus is not on your weight... your body will take a natural direction towards trimming down and just enjoy life -going to the gym because you love the rush you get from exercising and not because you need to lose weight, going hiking to contemplate and admire nature not for the purpose of losing weight, taking a walk with your friend/family member just to catch up etc...

I agree with the first comment -- I am 5'2'', athletic, and somewhere between 125-130 lbs. If I were to weigh 110 lbs I would look way too thin. I would have to lose much of my muscle mass. I think the "ideal" to go for is a strong, healthy body.

I think these weights, like the BMI charts, are just averages or estimates. They're not dispositive, especially since there are so many factors to consider. Only your doctor, who can make a case-by-case determination, can really give you good advice on whether you are at your ideal weight for your height.

I am 5'4" and weigh 124 lbs. I feel fat. I used to weigh 115 lbs & looked and felt great.

I was appalled to see the "Ideal" for a woman my height, 5'2", listed as 110lbs. I don't have a dainty, pixie type skeleton, but I am not "stocky" either, being average boned. When I weighed 110 in college, I had NO BREASTS, very little body fat except for a little on my buttocks, my head looked too large, and my upper arms were just bone...making my elbows look enormous. For fertility purposes ALONE, not to mention maintaining a healthy immune system, a woman should have SOME body fat. Muscle is also important. 120-130 is a much better weight.