What would be the perfect weight for a 5'7 17 year old?

[Anonymous]

I'm in the 'healthy' weight range according to my bmi, but I still feel fat and have fatty bits on my body. People that know what they're talking about, what would be the perfect weight for my medium bone structure 5'7 body?

[ccp16]

I have had two girl friends around 5'9-10. They were both sitting at like 140-150 and I thought they were very healthy, and skinny looking. I guess take of 10-15 pounds and that would fit someone with your height.

BMI is BS, don't follow that too much. I am 6'3 with a naturally large build and anything under 210 looks too skinny on me, yet anything above 180 is overweight and 210 is obese... I run loads and am in plenty good shape

[Vnmcisbddnow]

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[ccp16]

@Vnmcisbddnow What does that mean?

[KittieCat]

Need how much muscle you have, (and this helps cause boobs are heavy) breat size. Also you shouldn't go off off numbers as you'll typically never be satisfied. Go off of how you feel even if that means having a little bit of fat (whcih is actually normal and good) I'm technically obese at 5' 140 but between the boobs, amount of muscle, and frame I have, it's okay and doctors say I'm fine

[BiscuitesSwag]

Go by body fat %, not BMI.
Also, lose body fat, not weight, if you are unhappy with your body.

[Vnmcisbddnow]

damn, ur so adorably cute lol

[Asker]

Well I used to be 14 pounds heavier than I am right now. I started going to the gym and I lost that weight, by doing cardio, so I'm pretty sure it is body fat I'm losing.
How do you know your body fat percentage?

[BiscuitesSwag]

There is a special instrument for that which you need to buy. I also understood that you can measure that in gyms for free. :-?
There are also sites that measure it based on measurements, but those could only give a broader range of your body fat %.

[KiwilovesChris]

My doctor once told me 100 pounds for five foot and five pounds per inch. So, 135.

[lilce1992]

As long as you're in the "healthy range" why worry about the fatty bits.

[Asker]

Because they make me feel ugly

[lilce1992]

Well change the way you think.

[Asker]

A lot easier said than done

[Offthelist]

125 lbs