Weight - I want to cry :(

I don't knoooow! But if it says I should, and my parents think I should, then I obviously have to don't I!

*Begins diet*

Really if I were you I would listen to your parents.

This sounds like fatness.

Go on hunger strike until your mum takes it back?

Inspired by that stomach-measurement thread I went on that website where you calculate BMI, waist measurement etc etc.

And was horrified when it told me I should lose 10 pounds even though I'm in the healthy weight range

And was suicidal when my mum told me she completely agrees!

I don't consider myself particularly overweight...I'm 17, 5"5 and just under 10 stone - is this too fat for a girl my age and height?

I actually want to die now - how the hell am I gonna lose 10 pounds?

BMI is a really imprecise measurement of whether someone's overweight or not. It doesn't account for amounts of muscle (which ways a more than fat) etc., and is therefore famous for saying various athletes and hollywood actors are overweight or obese (eg. Brad Pitt). Just measuring height and weight is too simplistic, especially as you've said you do a lot of exercise. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index#Problems Also, you've found this information on the internet. You could probably find another website that would tell you something totally different.

From what you've said, you sound totally normal for someone your age. As long as you continue to eat a healthy balanced diet and exercise, your weight will stay in a range that's right for you.

What sounds worrying to me is not your weight or eating/exercising habits or BMI (these all sound fine) but your mum's comments and the effect they're having on your body image. Is it possible she has body image issues she's passing on to you? It's important you tackle THE WAY YOU FEEL about your body rather than the way your body looks if this is making you feel depressed. I find exercise really useful for this as it helps me to focus on what my body can do rather than how it looks. Do you have someone trustedyou can talk to IRL about these issues other than your mum, who is clearly giving you bad advice? If not, is there a school counsellor or someone you could go to? Your body sounds healthy, but feeling suicidal about it is not.

Inspired by that stomach-measurement thread I went on that website where you calculate BMI, waist measurement etc etc.

And was horrified when it told me I should lose 10 pounds even though I'm in the healthy weight range

And was suicidal when my mum told me she completely agrees!

I don't consider myself particularly overweight...I'm 17, 5"5 and just under 10 stone - is this too fat for a girl my age and height?

I actually want to die now - how the hell am I gonna lose 10 pounds?

Inspired by that stomach-measurement thread I went on that website where you calculate BMI, waist measurement etc etc.

And was horrified when it told me I should lose 10 pounds even though I'm in the healthy weight range

And was suicidal when my mum told me she completely agrees!

I don't consider myself particularly overweight...I'm 17, 5"5 and just under 10 stone - is this too fat for a girl my age and height?

I actually want to die now - how the hell am I gonna lose 10 pounds?

BMI isn't really accurate, but staying healthy is always good. Lets face it, if even your mum thinks you are fat, you probably are.

don't worry about your weight because worring is bad for the health..... every day hen you wake up say to yourself.... " i am perfect for who i am i was made tis way and should not question why"

i started telling that too myself recently because i have both my sisters tell me i am and my parents and my cousins so i thought of something to say whilst they were all saying that!