Any weight experts here?

[Eriwain]

I dont think its about being happy with your size and weight, so much as your body being able to function correctly. I whole heartedly advise a trip to your GP for diet advice and to check that you arent in any danger. It might be an underlying problem causing it.
People are so desperate to be thin these days, and the media promote it without ever educating people of the included risks (complete opposite to how they cover overweight people- "look how unfit they are, this is all the damage they are doing to their bodies, they have to be thin!")

 

[Neiina]

Amy Obscurite

Neiina

I think you're fine then, as long as you're eating normally. One of my friends has a bmi of 16 as well, she eats a lot but has a high metabolism and is a vegetarian.

you got me there, I look normal and have a bmi of 20 but I actually haven't exercised for two years T___T I keep telling myself to do it next week.
I was trying to point out the irony in zapping yourself with harmful rays to determine your healthiness razz

That's creepy. I eat a lot and I'm a vegetarian too. xD

Radiation poisoning? It's nothing when you know how overweight you are! xD

that would probably explain why you have a low bmi XD as long as you eat a lot and not try to starve yourself you're fine. if you're really worried you can ask your doctor about it.

of course! it's okay to die from excessive x-rays as long as you know how much fat you have on your body!  

[Amy Obscurite]

Eriwain

I dont think its about being happy with your size and weight, so much as your body being able to function correctly. I whole heartedly advise a trip to your GP for diet advice and to check that you arent in any danger. It might be an underlying problem causing it.
People are so desperate to be thin these days, and the media promote it without ever educating people of the included risks (complete opposite to how they cover overweight people- "look how unfit they are, this is all the damage they are doing to their bodies, they have to be thin!")

I don't really think that seeing a GP is necessary. I was born, well, I was born really fat, but ever since I've lost all that puppy fat, from about 2 years of age, I've been underweight. I've never had any problems with my body due to my weight before, but if anything out of the ordinary does happen, I'll see my GP immediately.

I really hate the media for teaching people the wrong thing, but I also hate other media for demonizing thin people. Not all of us starved ourselves, and some like myself, can't help it at all. I'd rather not be associated with the size-zero anorexia celebrities.  

[Rhireiah]

Amy Obscurite

Eriwain

I dont think its about being happy with your size and weight, so much as your body being able to function correctly. I whole heartedly advise a trip to your GP for diet advice and to check that you arent in any danger. It might be an underlying problem causing it.
People are so desperate to be thin these days, and the media promote it without ever educating people of the included risks (complete opposite to how they cover overweight people- "look how unfit they are, this is all the damage they are doing to their bodies, they have to be thin!")

I don't really think that seeing a GP is necessary. I was born, well, I was born really fat, but ever since I've lost all that puppy fat, from about 2 years of age, I've been underweight. I've never had any problems with my body due to my weight before, but if anything out of the ordinary does happen, I'll see my GP immediately.

I really hate the media for teaching people the wrong thing, but I also hate other media for demonizing thin people. Not all of us starved ourselves, and some like myself, can't help it at all. I'd rather not be associated with the size-zero anorexia celebrities.

Did your GP ever say why you have an overactive thyroid gland? That's the only thing that may be a concern. A physical evey year or two is never a bad thing ^^

The media will do what they do. Not really much that can be done about that. I think it's more important to have a low-stress lifestyle than it is to constantly worry about your weight and what other people think 3nodding  

[Amy Obscurite]

P_Chan82

Did your GP ever say why you have an overactive thyroid gland? That's the only thing that may be a concern. A physical evey year or two is never a bad thing ^^

The media will do what they do. Not really much that can be done about that. I think it's more important to have a low-stress lifestyle than it is to constantly worry about your weight and what other people think 3nodding

Well, I've not been spoken to by a professional, but my mother said that we don't have hyperthyroidism. Apparently it's completely inherited. When my mother was a child, she was part of a poor family, and they couldn't survive on much, so their bodies learned to deal with not having much. I'm not sure how much I can say this is true, but maybe I'll have a physical or something when I get the time. xD