Okay I am at the high end of my healthy weight, why am I still being called skinny?

[Anonymous]

Ok I am really short 4'11 123.2 to 124 lbs. That is pretty high average bmi for my height. I where large/ extra large in pants and medium in shirts. Upper thigh is 30 inches and calves are 18 inches. You know that I am being still called skinny. Now my mom and some people will say I have weight on me, but I never would have thought being called skinny still especially my height and weight still, by other people...

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Or skinny

[cavmanier]

Well skinny is a subjective and relative word. Maybe the people that called you skinny are big people and you looked skinny compared to themselves or compared to what they're used to.

[Asker]

The ones that called me skinny, were taller people, but one was skinny and the other was average built.

[cavmanier]

I think there's a large amount of people that think people in the more overweight and obese bmi is like average or normal to them but the "healthy" bmi rage is considered skinny or even too skinny to them. A lady just told me that today. But she said that after I told her what I weight. Like I was fine before. Some people just have numbers others should weight, but they aren't right a lot of the time. It's actually a complicated topic lol

[Asker]

That's true for some but not for all. I have people tell me that I have hips and butt. That I have weight on me. But when I see like 2 or 3 people to think otherwise out of ton of people who do not called me skinny. Then I tend to question it. Being 4'11 I'd pretty short and is easy to put on weight rather than someone who is a lot taller...

[Asker]

I mean is pretty short. Auto correct...

[cavmanier]

Are you concerned about looking skinny to some people?

[Asker]

Not concerned, just noticing a few people compared to many that would say I am not. Wearing an extra large pants on a 4'11 chick is definitely not skinny and many people would know that lol. Now if I was taller, I can see why, because taller people tends to look slim with weigh gain, but I am very short with weight gain. Even my doctor, told me that I put on too much lol. When I see the few saying that I am skinny, I am wondering if they are trying to make me or them feel good about it...

[cavmanier]

I've noticed over the years, like I kind of said earlier, there's a large part of society that thinks medically overweight or medically obese is normal and healthy. Thin people (maybe around 18-22 bmi) tend to especially hear that they are too skinny (at least I have and I'm pretty sure others too). I'm not sure why but a lot of people have an irrational perception of healthy weight. I've seen pictures of people posted on here that are medically obese that lots have said are at a very healthy weight. That's okay and I don't want to criticism them, but most family doctors would recommend for them to lose weight ideally. For some reason a lot of the general public thinks the healthy bmi range is often too skinny though. That's probably because they are subconsciously comparing them to a generally overweight society.

[cavmanier]

That's possible they were trying to compliment you. It's also possible that's how they felt.

[Asker]

But I am not in the 22 bmi. I am passed that being short in the same process. To me I think people are trying to be nice, because the way they do say it, is like I am healthy, but at the same time my thighs are bigger than their's 30 inch thighs are quite big, especially on a 4'11 woman lol...

[cavmanier]

I think there's a good chance you're right. 30 inch thighs sound pretty thick for 120 something pounds. If your weight is mostly there and in your bum while having a slim waist, they're more likely to think your skinny.

[Asker]

Well as you can see from the picture. I am not that skinny just like the comment said. For my height, I am at the higher end of my weight. So if I get comments saying that I am not skinny and I can see for myself when I try on large underwear and it fit like a small, that is definitely not skinny, I start to question just the few people just being funny to say that I am. My hips are around 48 to 49 inches, so that's really big for my height.

[Xfitchick]

Impossible to say without a pic. Your BMI is 25 indeed, but if you have a high muscle to fat ratio you will not look fat at all, but very athletic and toned.

[Asker]

Well here you would see my picture, but I am nowhere stick skinny.

m.flickr.com/#/photos/80895209@N08/28902390712/

I know I do bodybuild and exercise naturally so that is probably why.

[Xfitchick]

Can't see your pic, but if you do weights, I don't see any problem. I am 5'5" and 134 lbs and don't look fat at all. My present body fat is around 20%, so I look "skinny" too although I am not.

[Asker]

Maybe you can see this pic.

farm9.staticflickr.com/.../...90712_dc1f6b9bff.jpg

That's true for some but not for all. I have people tell me that I have hips and butt. That I have weight on me. But when I see like 2 or 3 people to think otherwise out of ton of people who do not called me skinny. Then I tend to question it. Being 4'11 is pretty short though and is easy to put on weight rather than someone who is a lot taller than I am...

[Xfitchick]

well, that is certainly not skinny, nor fat. You have your share of muscle and its covered by a normal female fat layer. So no worries in whatever direction :-)

[Asker]

Yeah I kinda figure that I am nowhere near skinny. I get comments saying that I have put on some weight, but then I get comments from only a few saying, you must wear a size 0 and I am like do the people that say that even knows what a size 0 looks like lol? I can't even fit in a large to event git a size 0 lol...

[Xfitchick]

thanks

[TheButterfly]

you're a pound away from normal BMI, dont worry about losing, just maintaining

[Asker]

Yeah that is exactly what I do, to try to stay fit...

[Anonymous]

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