Is 100 pounds to skinny for 5'2? 45kgs & 159 cm!

Who necro'd this thread XD? It's more than a year old ;P.

100 lbs can certainly be healthy on some people. Not all people, I mean, in America and other similar countries, it's hard to imagine someone being under 100 lbs, but in reality, it's very common in Asian countries. Actually, it would be a little on the heavier side in some ethnicities, like mine for instance.

In Vietnam, my uncles are 5'1" and under, and are 90 so lbs, FOR GROWN MEN. They're not malnourished, or starving, or impoverished in any way, they're middle class Vietnamese people who make a decent living.

My aunts and cousins are also around the same height or even shorter, some are about high 70's to 80 lbs. Do you think WHOLE COUNTRIES have eating disorders? I don't think so. It depends on their frames and body types. I'm 5'2" and my goal is 95 lbs, which I think is acceptable. Someone in this thread said that Asians are smaller than a lot of other people from other ethnicities. They're right.

Has anyone ever been to a large Asian community? You see most women, 5'5" and under, and they all will easily weigh around 100 lbs or below. Most of them have inherited good eating habits inherited from their homeland. My mother had thyroid cancer a few years back, her thyroid was shot. The doctor said she would pack on weight. But did she? No, she didn't. She's even thinner than I am, and she eats what she has been eating before, lots of jasmine rice, vegetables, (a lot of which don't even have an English name,) fruit, and fish. She's never counted a calorie in her life, she doesn't need to, she just automatically has good eating habits, even with having four children before and partaking a good amount of American desserts. She doesn't deprive herself of anything. For 5'4", she weighs about 105 lbs.

My grandma is 4'8" and weighs in at 76 lbs and is 87 years old, and still going strong. We all suspect she still has a good 10-15 years left in her. Her eating habits are similar to my mother's, and she also partakes in bread, chips, cookies, and crackers with her morning coffee or when watching her game shows. It's all about lifestyle, moderation, and knowing your limits.

There isn't a one size, one weight fits all category. Hell, I've seen Asian girls who weigh 79 lbs at 5'0, and they look the same as someone who say they're 5'0 and 112 lbs. Just really depends ;P.

i think depends how you hold it... if your tiny all over small legs, small boobs, small hips it will be okay as your hole frame is meant to be small.
however if you hae bigger bust big hips etc and weigh 100lbs bones might stick out and not look nice.
one thing i did do is not to compare my body to anyone elses everyones different no matter how much you think your bodies are the same.
Im 5ft 2 and weigh 160lbs right now im just doing 10lb at a time and seeing where I feel comfortable.
That also helps me as if I think 30lb etc i'd feel defeated .

Hilary Duff herself has said she was too thin at that point in her life, that it took the mother of one of her young fans asking if they were feeding her enough to make her really look at her body. Afterwards she gained weight slowly, mostly muscle etc... so if you're modeling yourself after Hillary Duff... take her advice? It's a bit too thin?

You might get there and find it not desirable to maintain or something. You'll figure it out. Just don't flirt with an eating disorder on the way down.

I'm 5'2" and was a professional dancer (including ballet) for about 20 years. My weight was usually around 107 (105-114.)
107 for a BALLET dancer. 100lbs for any normal person that height is too small.
I did get down to 100lbs twice - both times I had very serious health issues & was scared.

Edit to add: I had health issues & was unable to do much besides laundry & cook for 2-3 years & had to stop dancing since I was practically bed ridden. Now that my health is improving I can work towards dancing again, however I do not want to ever go down to 100 again. My goal is to get back to 110 - but 110 for someone that will be dancing professionally again. It's not a very realistic number for a normal person that isn't training for hours a day because it's practically their job to have a certain body image.

People apparently have issues at different weights. I am also a professional dancer (contemporary and there are no weight restrictions or anything like that), and when I was younger and dancing more (before I had 2 kids) I also weighed 107 at one point at my highest weight from muscle. Now, I am older, I've had 2 kids, still dancing, but not as intensively, and I am lifting weights to maintain and build muscle. 100 pounds approximately is how much I have always weighed (of course even now some days the scale says 102, so weight is always fluctuating). Before I got pregnant I weighed 100, 9 months after birth (no dieting and eating 2500 to 3000 calories a day) I was back to 100, and 7 months after my second baby back again. I am healthy and not underweight. My doctor even laughs at the idea that anyone would say I was (no one in real life ever does, just people on mfp talking hypothetically about it).

But, I understand because as everyone has pointed out there can be many different factors. It was not healthy for you and should never be your goal. It would not be healthy for everyone depending on body type and where and how they carry weight. So, I would never encourage this as a goal. Some people my height weigh in the early 90 pound range. That would be too thin for me. I would not want to weigh less than I do now, that is why I eat to not lose weight and manage to make sure I do not lose. It's good to share your experience, so people know not to aim for something that may not be right for them. But, it does not apply across the board for everyone.

edit: Wow, this is a very old post.

100 pounds does sound a bit much. But also remember when losing weight that "fat" weight and "muscle" weight are two separate things. So you can be healthy at 120 with some muscle verses being 100 and just... skinny.

I know it sounds ideal to weigh next to nothing, but from experience, if you lose too much, you don't just lose the weight- its like you lose your vitality in life. Being the right weight for your height, ethnicity and frame I think is more important to have than to be skinny as a rail. I would ask your physician about what weight would be ideal for you and go from there.

For someone who is 5'2, a healthy BMI is considered 101lbs-136lbs (aka, a BMI of 18.5-24.9). Below 101lbs is considered underweight, and above 136 is considered overweight. My question is, is there a reason you are picking a number that is below a healthy weight range? Now, the BMI is not perfect/end all be all, however it's what medical professionals use. I will say I'm a bit disturbed the amount of people on here saying aiming for an underweight number is totally fine and healthy. Does this mean that the second she reaches 100lbs she will suddenly die? No probably not. However, there's a range for a reason. And typically, if someone is picking an underweight number as a goal, there is also a reason. One reason could be an unhealthy mindset. OP, really think about why you are picking this, and if you are bypassing a healthy weight range due to unhealthy thinking.

Disregard BMI. Most useless measure of how healthy/unhealthy someone is.