Anorexic at goal weight?

I'm sorry, but:
1. You would NOT look like you had an eating problem at 5'7" and 153 pounds...that's totally healthy
2. Please be careful throwing such a strong word (anorexic) around. It's a SERIOUS disease that shouldn't be taken lightly. There's a huge difference between being thin and being anorexic. One is a state of being, the other is an illness.

Yes, people tell me that too and I do agree with them somewhat. I think the "what you should weigh" chart is broken. I am 5'1" and I should weigh no more than 130-135. I think I would be OK at 135, but much lower than that I think would be too skinny. Of course, that has become the norm in society. I don't want to look like that and I also don't pay a lot of attention to what I "should" weigh. I will just keep doing what I know is right and when I get to a good, healthy weight, I will maintain.

For some strange reason, they don't want you to lose weight. Why would someone say something like this?

:huh: I'm three inches taller than you with a goal weight of 155. I didn't look "anorexic" last time I was there, nor was I on a feeding tube. :laugh:

I guess, for me, saying someone would look "anorexic" at a certain weight is like calling something silly "retarded" or "gay". I think at 5'7 you'ld look healthy at 153 lbs but I don't know your bone structure I don't know how you carry weight, you could look just as healthy at 145 or 138, ya know? My best friend and I are the same height and she weighs ten lbs less then me however, I look thinner then her. I am much more muscular and have a larger bone structure then she does.

While I'm not saying it's the case here, some people say things like that because it's hard for them to see someone doing something that they can't do or find unachievable. Stay strong, do what's right for you.

i'm 5'7" and I currently weigh about 144 (with a goal of around 135 depending on how i feel when i get there)....I don't start to look "too thin" until the 120's. And I don't have a tiny frame or anything, and I definitely am not shooting for a stick thin look either.

I would say part of it might be a little bit of jealousy....and part of it might be they are just bad visualizing what a certain weight looks like (your sister anyway, the doctor...i don't know if there's an excuse).

Oh, and I am 5'9" and weigh 135lbs...at 128 I looked too thin, now I think I look just right. And, I can't believe that a doctor told you he would have you on a feeding tube at 150lbs?? That sounds uneducated and ill informed (MD's are only required to have very little education in nutrition). Looking too thin does not equal Anorexia. Go with what feels right to you, and stop when you feel like you have hit your own healthy goal!

I am 5 7 and 150 pounds.

I am fit as a fiddle, and do not look at all underweight, trust me. In fact, I'm still curvy/maintain my "voluptua".

Also, I am in strong agreement with the posters above who point out that anorexia is a serious disease, not a number on the scale. I'm sure your sister didn't mean anything by it, but maybe discussing how uncomfortable it made you and talking to her about it would be a good idea. Also, saying "well, let's wait until I get there and decide" is a good statement. (My mother expressed concerns when I started losing weight that were similar. Here's a quote "Just make sure you don't turn into an anorexic!" I had to have a talk with her that told her my weight loss was healthy.)

That ALL being said, remember not to be married to a number, but concentrate on what feels right for your body. You might find that your body wants to weigh a bit more than 150, or a bit less. Or bodies are terrible at math.

I really hate that! It's every bit as rude as saying "You look obese." Why do people feel it ok to "intervene" for one and not the other?

It also shows a certain amount of ignorance on the part of the person saying it. Anorexia is not a "look", it's a mental disorder. People may HAVE anorexica, or SUFFER FROM anorexia, but they don't "look anorexic". Not all anorexics are ultra thin, and all thin people don't automatically have anorexia.

People have (in the past) told me I "look anorexic". I was very thin, but never sick. I was fit and healthy, just skinny. (By the way, my teenage son is the same way, but no one ever asks HIM if he has an eating disorder. Why is that?) As I get closer to my goal weight I expect I'll start hearing it again. *sigh* I know what they mean when they say it, but it still irritates me. It irritates me even more when they say it like it some kind of compliment. Ugh.

And last but not least, 150 is NOT an unhealthy weight for most 5'7" women. Everyone is different and carries weight differently, of course, but 150 is within the normal weight range for a 5'7" woman.

I think it is a perfectly reasonable and healthy goal weight, but you'll be able to tell when you get there if it is right for you or not.

I think that a lot of people say things like this in an attempt to make people feel better... It's kind of as if by saying "you'd look anorexic if you lost that much" they are telling you you're not that overweight to start with. Does that make sense? I would like to lose another 2 and a half / 3 stone to get to a healthy, not uber-skinny goal weight. When I tell people this they usually say "no way do you need to lose that much - there'll be nothing left of you!" or something similar, when in reality I'd probably still be curvier than most of my friends and colleagues. I think they are trying to be nice! Just another possible take on it

I'm 5'7 and weigh 150 and definitely dont look anorexic. In fact I still have another 20lbs to lose. Do what feels right for YOUR body.

Bahahaaa!

This doesn't make sense.

If you're in a healthy weight range, you're "starving" yourself??

I'm 114lb s and 5'7''. I'd hate to think what your doctor and sister think of me!