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This is exactly me. I *just* stepped on the scale for the first time in a while. I weigh about 4 pounds less than I would have guessed, based on past knowledge of how I looked at different weights. (4 pounds is a big deal when you're 5'1" with a small frame.) I have definitely looked smaller than I do now. My curves are…
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There are issues with the BMI scale. One of the issues is that it is increasingly inaccurate at the high and low ends of the HEIGHT spectrum. Are you pretty short? Then you can ignore the BMI, as long as you are still getting your period and you don't have people in your life saying you look sickly skinny. I'm 5'1". At my…
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I naturally weigh 98ish (92-105, depending on how much I sit on my *kitten* in a given year, but 98 is the sweet spot in terms of how I look) pounds. (5'1", slim build, it's cool) But I am also wanting to put on some muscle and am wondering if I need to increase my calories. I mean, sure, I need to increase calories to…
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A friend of mine had some sort of heart attack or some other heart related emergency and had to be helicoptered to a hospital (she was like 19?) when she was anorexic. This was 10+ years ago, so I can't quite remember. I believe her weight and height were similar to your friends', though she was exercising something like 8…
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This is your problem. Just this. If food weren't unappetizing to you, then at least you would be enjoying your food and probably finishing off the plate. Could you have an allergy to something common? Are you experiencing menopause? A lot of stress? (I lose my appetite when I'm stressed.) It sounds like before this problem…
