I have been doing a lot of exercise & running to burn off the calories .. but it doesn't seem to be working ..
I wonder if I stop eating then maybe I will lose weight. I don't know what to do. Please answer my question Alison .. Thanxx
Okay, I've done a bit of research. A healthy weight for an ADULT 5'3 woman is: 107 - 115 (small frame), 112-126 (medium frame), or 121-138 (large frame). Please note this is only accurate for adults. Teens are in a key stage of growing and developing and should be eating enough healthy food to help their bodies.
A BMI (body mass index) for an adult of your height and weight is 19 - this falls into the 'marginally thin' category, and it is advised to eat more to ensure you are healthy.
Many people assume the thinner you are, the healthier you are - this isn't true if you get too thin. Being too thin can cause many physical problems, including your period stopping and stunted development.
If you are exercising, chances are you are healthy. The next step is eating enough.
When you stop eating, your body goes into starvation mode. This means that your body is unsure when its next food supply will come, and it will begin to convert any food directly into fat. This is a mechanism to ensure your survial. So stopping eating, or dramatically cutting back, can actually make your body store more fat.
It sounds to me that your body is at a healthy weight, if not a bit on the thin side. The important thing is how you FEEL about your body.
The media places a lot of pressure on young women to look and be perfect - but did you know most ads for teen clothes are actually modelled by girls as young as 8 or 9? And that adult models are airbrushed? That actresses often have body doubles in movies?
In reality, most women don't look like supermodels, and that's okay. Your body is there to help you be healthy, move around, laugh/cry/grow - if you begin to recognize all the great things your body allows you to do, this can be a first step in beginning to feel comfortable in your own skin.
Liking (or loving!) your body can take a lot of work, but the end result is that you end up feeling happy and active - rather than spending tons of time worrying. After all, this is the only body you'll have, so make the most of all it offers.
Best of luck.