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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't mind if somebody says it in a complementary way.  I have always been a decent weight, 5'4 1/2 and like 120 pounds ish.  But about a year ago I started running a lot more and now weight about 110-112.  I feel great and am totally healthy and am a very health conscious eater.  And i feel like everybody is acting like i have anorexia "oh, you're too thin etc etc".  Well, according to NIH my BMI is normal and I think everyone should shut up.  It's no more welcome than pointing out somebody has gained 8 pounds.  [/quote]

This is so interesting to me. I am 5'5" and I literally weigh 30 more pounds than you do, but I am still in the BMI "normal" range. You are at the lowest end and I am at the highest, but still. If I weighed what you do I would look incredibly skinny. I haven't been your weight since I was in maybe 8th or 9th grade.

OP, I'm sorry people are so insensitive, though I do think they are trying to compliment you somehow. I would try to answer them in a way that conveys that you don't want to be quite that "skinny", so they'll realize it's not something you were trying for. I hope your health issues improve. [/quote]

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