Trying to lose weight?

[Anonymous]

I weigh about 122 lbs on a height of 5'4" or 5'3" and 1/2. I've been working out 1/2 hour after school in our schools fitness center, with the eliptical and treadmill. I'm focusing on toning my butt and thighs. I have curvy thighs, but mostly a size 2-4. I'm always told I'm skinny/tiny when I tell people I'm on a diet (I eat no sweets until Saturday, then I can have a cheat day). The problem is, I only hear it when I tell people I'm on a diet. They never come up to me like "aw your so skinny!" and people lie about that all the time to others, so what if they are lying to me? I'm on about 1000 calories and sometimes I eat too much and (not proud of this) regurgitate.

My main question is: when is a girl too skinny? How do I know I am really skinny and people aren't just lying to be nice?

[mangageek]

im sorry but what you are doing is not healthy. everyone needs 1500 calories, that's just about how much one's body burns daily just doing daily activities. if you exercise daily then you should still lose weight while eating 1500 cal daily. and please consider therapy of some sort, it seems to be a deeper problem than just weight if you are throwing up and feeling so bad if you have a bad day diet wise. the rule of thumb for weight is 100 lbs for 5'0" and 5 more lbs per inch of height. so at 122 you are at an ideal weight, just water weight difference from the rule of thumb.

to answer your question, a girl is too skinny when dieting becomes an obsession and she is unhealthily underweight. I'm underweight even though I eat tons of food so I'm still healthy at 94 lbs 5'0". you know when you are skinny by how your body looks and feels. if you don't have rolls of fat and do not jiggle like crazy when moving, you are skinny. if you are carrying extra weight you will feel that it makes everyday stuff much harder.you know that people are not lying to be nice when you know you are in the healthy range of weight and know you are skinny. in my experience, the only times people have lied about a girl's weight has been to make girls who are significantly overweight not feel bad about their weight. I've only been around when this happened a few times but it has come up when girls have been comparing bodies and strategies to stay healthy.

one last tip is that if you insist on losing the weight and keeping it off, I recommend going vegetarian. in the first week and a half I was vegetarian I lost 8 lbs. then my body got used to the new diet and I gained back 3 of those pounds. now that I am in college I lost 5 more lbs to be at 94 lbs. my highest weight has been 105 lbs. I do not know what my biological wall will be when I stop losing weight but everyone has a weight where it isn't possible to lose more without drastic measures like an eating disorder. just remember that and accept it when you reach that point. in fact you may be there already, just keep it in mind

hope this helps!

[Darkfairie17]

Why would you regurgitate your food? That is not a healthy thing to do, I would stop this right away. Being healthy is not just about weight. And if you are just losing weight as a way to get the "oh you are so skinny compliments" then you are not doing it for the right reasons. Skinny isn't the thing you should be trying to do, healthy is what you should be trying to do. Do things like pilates, yoga and core exercises. These help create muscle which, burns more calories than fat, also makes you look longer and leaner. Plus it helps when you get older to keep you from having injuries. A lot of people fall when they get older because they lose a lot of muscle.

Besides, I think your weight is fine for how tall you are. I wouldn't worry too much about what the scale says. How you look in the mirror is more important, just because some people can be really heavy and have muscle or be really skinny and have a big belly. I would focus more on just being healthy than worrying about the number on the scale.

[NerdInDenial]

I read this great quote from this fitness expert who is farily ripped. He said, " Throw away the scale and use the mirror." Look at your body in the mirror. If there is a little bit fat, it's okay. If you are toned, it means you need to stop dieting. The path that you are going is not healthy.

[WoIIie]

A girl is too skinny when her legs look very skinny. Your thighs should be at least half an inch from touching in my opinion.

[ElectricWhisper]

you are the perfect weight for your height. don't believe me, use a BMI calculator there are plenty on the net. I wish I weighed as much as you, I don't gain or lose any weight at all, I'm like a total stick no matter how much I eat (im 5ft 1" and 99 lbs, that's too skinny), I don't believe that to be a gift no matter what the media says. being too skinny is really bad for you. I know this sounds corny but see the person on the inside, and don't compare yourself to those people in the media, becuase they are all photoshopped.

[TurbulentDan12]

Are you kidding me you are in fine shape now. If you loose much more weight you will be come too skinny.

[LoveBambi]

I'm 5'4 and weigh 120, people tell me I'm skinny all the time. So you're most likely really small since you're in that range. I'd be happier at 125 though

[kmhco]

You are skinny--people aren't saying that to be nice, 1000 calories is not even close to enough, and please don't ever throw up on purpose.

[Love2Ball]

You sound peferect I think maybe your too small. I think all guys like a little bit of meat on his girls bones a size 2-4 is skinny.