Body image- tips please!!

Not for me but for a friend of mine struggling who is essentially perfect-how do i make them feel better?

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I am struggling a lot with my body image. To the point i look in every mirror/ reflective surface and the reason is as I lost a bit of weight a few weeks ago-i was already slim beforehand but never really thought so. I gained it back now but oddly enough I feel like i look emaciated. I know in my mind I am not as my weight isn't different than when i started. But i feel so disconnected from my body - i feel every angle and bone in a way i didnt before.
I am so aware of my collarbones. For context i'm a black woman where feminity is often associated with being curvaceous. I am - or I am not I no longer have any concept of what my body looks like. I used to have a strict diet but ate very well and was still slim in a way that kept me happy and healthy. I eat the same -ish now but I feel so out of touch with food. My dad has told me i'm too skinny which isn't new as he loves to comment on my weight since i was a kid and was pretty big but the last time he said it, it stuck. I feel i see myself the way he always did. I have 3 meals a day and a snack usually each day and full meals but i feel so small so so small. I am no smaller than I was when i had the best body image a few months ago i dont know what to do any tips
. i am not but i dont know what i am. The only thing that has changed is the timing of my meals. I have breakfast at like 1pm, lunch at 7pm and dinner at like midnight as opposed to before where i had more normal meal times. This works so well for me though, I feel more satisfied from food and not hungry and I also can study better.

I think it's always more important to be healthy than how curvy you look. If you become too skinny or fat due to your perceptions, it can and often work against you.

If your self esteem is tied very tightly to your self perception, it's a mental issue not a body issue. You then need counselling, not a makeover.

Whilst it's an incredibly crude measurement, you can often look at BMI as a rough guide:
https://www.kolorshealthcare.com/blog/guide-to-ideal-height-weight-charts-for-men-and-women/
I think the body fat percentage would be a better measure than anything else.

The hip to waist ratio is also a good indicator of health. See: https://www.calculator.net/body-type-calculator.html

The more important thing you should be aware of is whether you are happy with your body shape. Whilst there is the notion that you shouldn't shame people's bodies, there is a limit to where you just forsake any health issue just to promote body positivity.

I would use the above articles to help indicate where you are in terms of health. If you are unhealthy, then it's something you might need to see the doctor about.