How to tell if you're to skinny?

Hard to tell not knowing your height.

Sorry. I'm 5'4

I just posted pics on my page for better clarification

I was trying to post them in this topic but I don't know how

You look more than fine at the weight you are now. However for a 5'4" woman 120 is in the range of healthy.

And a big congrats on the success of the loss you have already achieved!

I started at 210 I am currently 135lbs(120lbs is actually my goal). People tell me im to skinny now at 135lbs but I truly don't see it. Im afraid I may have body dysmorphic disorder. How can you tell if youre really to thin? Or could it be my family/friends just aren't use to seeing me this way ?

If you're in the healthy bmi range than no worries. For comparison I'm 5ft, 6in and my maintenance range is 117.5-121lbs.
There's threads like this in the maintenance section-people saying 'you're too thin now' are very common for those who have lost weight. Head over there and read some of them for some insight

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Congrats on your weightloss! I think you should ignore what others say and just reach for your goal. For me, I'm far away from my goal weight but I have family and friends telling me to stop because they think I'm taking it too far. I think it's because I've always been the fat one. I've always had chubby cheeks, big arms, etc etc etc. So when I started to loose weight, my cheekbones started to become more noticeable and my collarbones appeared out of nowhere. I think family and friends react this way because the're just so used to seeing bunch of fat on me. I think it's mainly just shock but don't let their words discourage you or sway you from your goals! Keep on going:)

Congratulations on your weight loss!

I recommend using your body fat percentage as a guide. I use calipers from
http://www.accumeasurefitness.com/
which cost about 20 bucks.

The site also includes this table:


Back in 2002 my weight went as low as 140; I'm 5'5". I had gotten as low as 18.8% body fat at age 41, which qualifies as "lean." I got a clue that I had gotten too thin (and also that I didn't know how to dress at that weight) when I literally turned blue during a walk in 55-degree weather. My windbreaker was no longer enough. I had never felt so cold in my life. It took 20 minutes of running in place inside a friend's apartment while wearing a quilted flightsuit before my body core heated up again.

I'd always had weight issues, so "too thin" was hard for me to wrap my head around.

My body fat percentage is now 27.6%, which is in the middle of the "ideal" range for a woman my age (55). I'm at goal, which for me is 150, and I feel very comfortable at this weight.

Bottom line: Listen to your body.

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I know exactly how you feel!!! I'm 5'5, down to 127, still feel and think I look fat. It's the pudgy "mommy" belly that bothers me so much!

As long as you're at a healthy weight for your height, which it sounds like you are, then don't pay any mind to the "too skinny" comments. Your weight and appearance isn't anybody else's business.

Hi Brandi,

Congrats - you look great! I think it's smart that you are listening to those around you but not just taking what they say as truth, reality checking it instead. You look great now, but it sounds like 120lb would also be completely healthy for you. As you probably know, there are more ways to judge your health than just by your weight. Are you in the Army, or are you looking at joining? Either way, get your hands on the Army fitness standards... how are you doing at those? To be in the Army, you need to maintain a certain level of physical performance as well as be below a certain weight. If you can be in a "healthy" weight range (there are many charts for this, with varying numbers, but it can give you an idea... generally both your current and your goal weight are considered healthy) and can also meet (or exceed! go for it, girl!) the Army standards for fitness, you have a pretty good shot at being healthy :-)

My guess is that because you've undergone such a dramatic physical change from your high weight, people are just used to seeing you heavier, and you now are most certainly not heavy! Sometimes it's hard for others to accept our positive changes :-)

Keep positive, stick to your goals, and keep checking in with your friends on here with your concerns. Also... if you are really having significant body image issues that you feel might be affecting your mental health, do talk to your doctor because BDD can be a serious thing. But... at 5'4", just having the goal of weighing 120lb doesn't point to BDD :-)

People are idiots. Just do what you want. 120 sounds perfectly acceptable.

I wouldn't go that far. People seem to have differentvideasvof what too skinny is.

I would go by BMI charts. Especially ones that include frame size.