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Q: Sometimes... I feel so chubby.

Well, like most young teenagers, I'm obsessed with my weight and staying healthy. Actually, it's not exactly my weight... It's just that I look kind of fat. I'm 14 years old... I stand at 5' 1" and I weigh just about 105 pounds... I never thought that I was over-weight (but am I?)... It's just I look fatter than how much I really weigh. Is that even normal? Does that even make sense?(o.O) My friends are always telling me I look fine and that I'm "skinny" but I know they're just saying that so I won't feel bad. A lot of my friends weigh more than me and are taller than me... but they look more... normal. Sometimes I just think I'm insecure... or something... Should I exercise more often? Should I try to lose just a little weight? Or am I just going crazy?

Thanks...
No, their not saying that so you dont feel bad, their telling you that because they care about you and its the truth. The average weight for someone that is 5'4 is 120 pounds, and decreases/ increases with the increase and decrease of weight so.. it goes as follows

5'4 120
5'3 115
5'2 110
5'1 105

so basically, your at average weight, and you have nothing to worry about. Everyone is self conscious about one thing or another about themselves, and the only reason it would look like your fat is because girls in general are so critical about themselves, every little tiny miniscule thing is some huge flaw, but noone else can see it except us. Fact being, if we believe something is true, we can see it, even if its not really there. Just tell yourself that your gorgeous & skinny, and you will start to believe it & wont see yourself as being chubby anymore, because sweetie, you really arent.

Oh wow... Thank you. =D

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