Is being 10 pounds underweight bad?

[Anonymous]

If I feel so good at that weight?

For my height and age, all the charts tell me I should be 120 lbs. I'm 19 and am 5'4.

I'm 110, though and I think I look good and I feel fine and I was 120 at one point and I just didn't carry it well nor did I feel good at that weight. I felt heavy and I got tired easily.

I worked out and you'd be surprised how quickly I shed the ten pounds.

Anyway, as long as I feel good, it's not a problem, right? I mean, I understand if I were super light like 100 or something, but I'm not. So it's okay, right?

[Dionysos]

Don't obsess over it. If you're healthy and happy with yourself and eating normally you should be just fine. The fact that you think you look good tells me you're probably not an eating disorder type, so I wouldn't worry at all.

Working out can explain a weight loss, especially if you don't have a lot of body fat reserves. If it continues you might want to load on some more calories to fuel your workouts. If you have a really sudden or worse, unexplained weight loss, seek medical attention. Just dropping a few pounds from a new exercise routine sounds completely normal.

[THE_Godfather]

Don't go by charts, scales, BMI, body fat or any of those things.

only go by the fact that you feel good, look good & fit into the size (within reason) of clothes that you want to. You're fine!

[brittanywonka]

I'm 5'6" and supposed to be around 125, I believe. But I'm 115. My doctor says I'm alright though since I exercise and eat extremely healthy. It's just my genetics. :) As long as you feel and look healthy, you're good! You'd know you have a problem if you felt weak, lethargic, moody and looked unhealthy.

[MissNobody]

You are not underweight at 110lbs it equivalents with a 18.9BMI which is still healthy :) You are just below your 'perfect weight' I'm also far below my 'perfect weight' but I Think I just won't look good at the perfect weight and prefer to be skinnier.

[Anonymous]

Thats not bad, I'm an inch taller then you and I weight the same. my doctor said I'm perfectly healthy.

[Asker]

Really? My doctor yells at me. Weird.

[iPood]

It's totally fine. BMI is so innaxurate anyway. Pay attention to how your clothes fit, not BMI

[Anonymous]

I'm 5'6 and weigh 105 lbs

I should wright more according to bmi but I'm fine and healthy

[Anonymous]

do you feel healthy?