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am i fat?
hi, i weigh 101 and i'm 5'4 and im a 16 yr old girl. im a ice skater and my coaches think im fat. i am very insecure with my weight and afraid to gain. i have decided that i am going to hardxcore diet but not become anorexic, what would be too skinny for someone my height and age.
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You're already really skinny, hun. I don't know why your coaches want you to loose weight in the first place. Since you're 5'4, the weight you SHOULD be at is 120 pounds. So, see! You're very skinny. I seriously wouldn't listen to your coaches advice. If you do loose more weight, you might become unhealthy and you won't be able to do everything you've done before, because you'll become too weak. So if you're happy with your weight, don't loose anymore. Just stick to eating healthy and you should be good. ♥
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I personally don't think you are fat, but the problem here is not my opinion, but that of your coaches. I'm assuming that you are training to skate competitively and hopefully reach international status. If this is the case your coaches know what an athlete needs to do to get to these levels. When they say you're too fat I don't think they are speaking of how big you are but more on the level of body fat percentage. Most successful female athletes maintain a body fat level of around 18 to 20%. I wouldn't suggest eating any less than you are right now. What I suggest you do is eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. As a snack carry around baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, celery sticks, cucumber slices, etc. and if you have a sweet tooth make it strawberries, blueberries, pineapple slices (fresh not dried), apples, bananas, whatever your favorite fruits are...these things have no fat to speak of in them and they can keep you feeling satiated. You want to keep away from dairy, bread, and most oils. Take a tablespoon of flaxseed oil everyday. Good fats help you to eliminate fat believe it or not. Another good fat is coconut butter. Back in 1948 farmers wanted to fatten their cows up so they started feeding them coconut butter. What happened next was the opposite of what they had expected. The cows became more energetic, slimed down, and developed more muscle tone. After ten years of this the farmers gave up on this and started to feed their cows corn. The cows quickly fattened up. This leads me into my next suggestion and that's to not eat any corn or anything w/corn in it. Now that's going to be harder than you think since just about everything in the market has some kind of corn product in it such as corn oil, corn, or corn syrup. If it fattens the cows it's going to fatten you. The best oils to cook w/ are raw coconut butter and raw palm oil. These oils do not go rancid at high temperatures like all your other cooking oils. Palm oil has carotenes (precursors to Vitamin A) and the antioxidant tocotrienols (Vitamin E). It's always better to get your vitamins from a natural food source if possible. Your body assimilates them better. Like all good things you can do too much of it so go lightly. Get yourself one of those salad spritzers and make your own salad dressing and spray it lightly on your salads. You can use the healthy oils like flaxseed oil in this dressing and get your flaxseed that way. Stick to the workout routine that your coaches have mapped out for you and you will have your body fat down in no time. Below I have included a website that has a body weight chart for you to see. I wish you luck in your endeavors and hope you reach your dreams.
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Namaste!
LULABELE
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i realize that everyone is saying this...but that is deffinatly not fat...and you are really skinny!! if you wanted to be more toned (i dont know if that is your problem or not) you could just maybe do some crunches or something like that...but being an ice skater you probably dont need to--i just thought i'd suggest it.
i wouoldnt diet though.
hope i helped :)
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101 for a 5'4" girl is underweight. i do not suggest losing anymore weight. show your coaches your bmi. [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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omg- 5'4" is supposed to weigh 120 lbs. you are lucky! 101 is AWesome1 im jelous- you weigh much less than me, but then again im much taller! anyways your coaches a dumb- stay the way u are
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It doesn't sound like you are obese or anything, you just have a couple of extra pounds. Everyone is made differently, but your coaches probably know how you can look at your healthiest. Don't do the starvation diets, ever, but do watch what you are eating. Good luck!
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gosh your coaches are stupid. a girl 5foot4in. is supposed to weigh around 120. But 101 is very skinny. Theres a chance you may even be underweight but dont listen to your coaches.
hope i helped
kim:)
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You're already very skinny, and considering your BMI ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location)), you might be underweight. I think your coaches are very wrong on this, and I wouldn't listen to their advice. I think you're at the perfect weight, and it wouldn't hurt if you gained a bit of weight anyway.
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I don't know what the hell is wrong with your coaches. 5'4" and 101 pounds is already skinny.
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