How to tell if you're "too skinny"?

Depends on the person telling you.

I'm considered chubby here in Korea :drinker:

edit: don't let people bully you into thinking you are too skinny, many people do this to make themselves feel better about their size/weight

If you are referring to me, let me make myself CLEAR that I am NOT bullying her. NOR am I "jealous" of anyone because they are "too skinny".She asked for our opinion.

Why do people always go to the "You're just JEALOUS!" line? No, NOT jealous. Concerned.

Didn't even see you comment when I wrote this. I was talking about people who she knows in real life.

Now, after reading your comment, I do think that you cannot really *kitten* how much healthy body fat she has just from the picture that she has up on her profile, but since she asked, your opinion is your opinion.

As a lot of people on here have mentioned, a doctor is needed to decide this for health reasons. If you are truly concerned about your aesthetic and trying to decide if you have to gain weight because of that, take some self timed photos of yourself from various angles standing how you normally do.

Several years ago, I was having trouble eating more than half a plate at a time, I exercised regularly though and felt healthy with plenty of energy so didn't think much of it. Than I was doing a self portrait of my back and saw exactly what all those bones poking out looked like. It was an eye opener. Different perspectives can really paint a clear picture, now I know exactly what weight I need to be to look as healthy as I feel.

Just by the way you look I think. By the looks of your photo, you are too skinny, some more meat would suit you really well

At my work, very few people are at the normal BMI. So, anybody who's in the range of 19-24 BMI is seen as skinny. Our perceptions are way off! If you feel good, have the strength you want and can do the activities you need to do, then you're fine.

Like others have said, it really depends on your build. At my thinnest, I was about 140 pounds at 5'4" and, for some reason, people thought I had "taken the weight loss thing a little far." My body holds onto weight really well...I can weigh 180 pounds and look like I weigh 140.
But, do you feel strong? Do you have stamina? Are you building nice, lean muscle? It may not hurt to add a bit of good protein into your diet.

If you're asking for opinions based on your profile picture, I would say you are too skinny for ME, but how do YOU feel?

Forget fat/skinny/muscular for a moment...

My personal motto is 'Happy and healthy' - its not based on how you look or how on other people perceive you, its about how you feel and whether you are limited by your current fitness levels.

For example - body builders typically are not great long distance runners. Athletes of any kind generally need to eat differently from people doing 'normal' levels of activity - both in quantity and nutritional mix.

So - here is a better way how to judge if you are not 'Happy and healthy' :
1) What are your energy levels like? Do you get tired doing every day tasks like gardening or walking to the shops?
2) How well do you sleep at night? Can you get to sleep easily? how often do you wake up? how hard is it to get out of bed in the morning?
3) Do you take part in any form of exercise? Do you enjoy it in itself or do you go purely to loose weight / control net calories? Do you have friends who you workout with?
4) Do you feel guilty after you eat?
5) When you choose what to eat do you look at total calories, nutritional composition (fat, protein, carbs) or neither?
6) What things do you do that make you feel relaxed?
7) What do you most look forward to each day?
8) Do you have any mid term goals? How are they related to health and fitness? Are they realistic and achievable?
9) Are you currently loosing or gaining weight or staying the same? How does that fit with your target weight goals?
10) How closely do you associate what you look like with how you feel about yourself?

In my view placing too much emphasis on your weight or fat % isn't going to get you to a place where you can maintain a healthy life style and healthy weight respectively.

I just read your diary and your diet is fantastic, you eat a lot more than most people here. You're definitely meeting your minimum micros and macros.

This is how your body is. Don't let anyone shame you for that. You're doing great.

I don't think it's really fair to conclude she is "too Skinny" from her profile pic. Some people have a naturally thin build. If you look at her Diary she eats well and nutritiously.

I was recently told to "Eat a cookie" because I looked too skinny, yet when I was extremely unhealthy at 252 lbs no body told me to "put down the cookies"!

Thigh gap, visible vertebrae bumps down your spine, protruding collarbones, visible sternum or shoulder blades, stick-like arms; all signs of too thin.