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I'm 15 and weigh 110 pounds. I think that's OK for me, because I'm about 5'3". But, some of my family thinks that I'm anorexic, just because I don't eat a lot of meat & stuff at family gatherings. Like, my grandma will be like "Oh I'm so glad you're actually eating!" When I'm like the biggest pig! I hate people thinking that I have an eating disorder, what should I do?
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Sounds like me. Like, literally. Last year I was 15, 5'3" and weighed 110 pounds. You're fine. I looked up my BMI at the time because my friends were convinced that I was underweight. When I found out I was normal, I shoved it in their faces, and said "HA. I told you!" So don't worry about it. I suggest you get your BMI off a website and print it out to show them that you're fine. That should get them off your back. ^_^
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Dear "Worried"
Its often helpful to work out you BMI (Body mass index) to find out if you are a healthy weight.
Just type it in your search engine on the net and you can work it out online if you know your weight and height.
If you are underweight make sure that you have a healthy balanced lifestyle, i.e that means you are eating 2000 calories a day consisting of carbohydrates,proteins,vitimins, minerals etc. Make sure that you exercise sensibly.
If what your famiy are saying to you does upset you or make you feel unconfortable, then why not sit them down and explain how you feel I am sure that they will understand, and give you the encouragement and support that you need to feel confident.
Even if you are slim you still need to eat healthily and exercise - hope this helps in some way.
Kate
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Are you happy with the way that you look ? If you are then thats easy done and said . It shouldn't matter what people think because, if your happy with the way you look, then thats your buisness and no one else .
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eat smaller meals more frequently..so they think that you are eating alot...and make shure that u eat in front of them...
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There's nothing you can do to convince them you're not anorexic, except simply tell them you aren't. If you can display to them that you eat sufficiently, there's no reason for them to think that. You just have a high metabolic rate which is why you can eat so much and stay so skinny, and it's why your family is accusing you of being anorexic. Just explain that to them.
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I completely relate with you. Family and friends can be really really stupid when it comes to the comments they make. My friends used to say 'I hate you because you are thin and I'm not.'
Gee sorry didnt know I owed it to you because I just am how I am.
I'm really glad to hear that you are okay with how you are, because clearly you are okay with what you look like/weigh and thats awesome.
A lot of crazy people are going to judge you before they even see your eating habits and thats a sad fact. When people make comments about how I eat I tell them that I probably consume more food then 2 of them put together and then I laugh. I'll explain to them that my metabolism is very fast and I will grow out of it eventually and then all my bad eating habits will of course catch up to me! And I tell them to check up on my weight in ten years and I will be very surprised if I dont weigh 1000lbs.
Other times, when people I dont like so much make a comment on my weight or my eating habits I will say quite bluntly - "I'm not anorexic, but you on the other hand, are rude. Clearly you have never seen me eat."
And I leave it at that.
For my family, I just over and over again assure them that I eat plenty and that I'm not anorexic and I'm healthy.
Dont change how you are though and decide it would make everyone happier if you ate more. I thought that way briefly. Dont change who you are to make other people happy if you are happy with yourself.
GOod luck! :D
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You are a normal weight, so that isn't a problem. Maybe your grandma just really feels complimented when people eat her food, and if they don't her feelings are hurt. Maybe the comment means something different than you think it does, that they don't think your have an eating disorder, but feel that food at family gatherings means something more than food. It might not be about your weight at all.
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You have a mouth right? Tell them to stop and make sure they hear you not like "thats me stop" but make your feelings heard when telling them. And trust me 110 pounds being 5'3 is not bad its actually a normal weight for someone of that height ( I date a lot of women that are about that height, so I know). So next time it happens either let it pass or tell them how you feel about that. And remind them that when people of your height eat a lot they look big.
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