What is "too skinny" for you?

I use BMI as my guideline for myself. If I went below the normal range, I would consider that "too skinny." As far as what I find attractive on other people, I think that depends on the individual. I definitely prefer a fit look with some muscle tone over a skin-and-bones look.

Most of us know the difference between healthy skinny and unhealthy skinny. A strong (with some muscle definition), vital body with healthy, fresh skin and eyes that show mental balance is pretty attractive if you ask me, regardless of body type.

If I weigh less than 125 lbs, I look like a well groomed meth head with inexplicably good teeth. That's too skinny.

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At 6' 1.5", my weight goal is 205.
Unless I become a big time long-distance runner, I doubt I'd ever want to weigh below 190. I play some rough sports and need to keep some bulk.

If I weigh less than 125 lbs, I look like a well groomed meth head with inexplicably good teeth. That's too skinny.

I am 5'6.5" and I looked like that at 140 and even worse at less. I was aiming for 150 originally, but glanced in a mirror recently and thought my face was looking to thin so I changed it to 155. I can work on toning at this weight and my bf% is 26% which is within healthy limits.

Too thin? There's a girl where I work whom I expect to pass out from hunger every time I see her stand up. She looks painfully thin to me and she really is unsteady on her feet sometimes. I just want to tell her to eat something all the time and I struggle to keep my mouth closed.

I have yet to see a woman that is too skinny in person...males are too skinny in my opinion as soon as they make me look fat.

I didn't really know where to put this question, anyways.

I know BMI's and charts , I am asking about the look. At what point, a person looks unattractively thin to you? Could you give examples from people I might find by google(celebrities?)


Thank you.

I know these are forums and we like to "discuss" different topics, but I can't see how it's an appropriate discussion to bodyshame people, to the point of posting pictures to say, "Sorry. Not attractive."

This. Having been accused of 'being too skinny' even though I am at a healthy BMI for my frame and height, I object to this post.

Well I'm not afraid to answer this honestly. I see women and think they are "too skinny" when their elbows are protruding bones, when their thighs are so thin they bow inwards from their knees and hips, and when you can count their ribs when they aren't sucking their stomachs in.

Marilyn fluctuate weight, but was VERY small during most of her films.

She was so tiny that this man had trouble finding mannequins SMALL enough to fit her clothes. He said she was like Kate Moss, with more bust up top.

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/doonan/2012/01/was_marilyn_monroe_fat_her_secrets_revealed_.html

She was just sexy as hell and very well proportioned, which gives the appearance of being fuller. But best believe, MM was an extremely slender woman most of her famous life.

To answer the OP, I very seldom think people are too skinny. Sure there are those who are dangerously thin, but that's an exception, not a rule.

I actually think that the opposite is true. Because we've gotten so fat in the States (and upcoming in other countries) the perception of "normal" has radically shifted. Today's "skinny" person can often be classified medically as overweight. I'm not talking extreme obesity here, or even being "fat" either. I think we are becoming accustomed to seeing excess fat on our bodies to the point that being "just" 10-15 lbs overweight is expected and very typical now.

I think we're at the point that people who have actual very low fat bodies, that are NOT celebrities, are starting to be accused of being "too" thin/skinny/lean.

A couple studies have shown that people these days, by and large, tend to significantly:

Underestimate how much they eat.
Overestimate how much bodyfat they're carrying.

Evidence of that can be seen on this board when you see women claiming they'll look "anorexic" in a size 8 and average height dudes who think they'll resemble a "skeleton" below 180lbs.