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[quote=Anonymous]Some of you clearly don't know anything about body composition.

There are many, many, MANY factors that go into weight other than body fat. Bone density, muscle composition, water retention, that sort of thing.

Not saying it's 100% accurate but I own a TANITA scale that measures body fat/water content/bone and muscle weight as an estimate. I regularly fluctuate between 117-122 lb, (I'm 5'4) and between 17-20% body fat. The difference? Water, menstruation, how recently I ate, how much I sweat out. If I weigh less, I have higher body fat percentage, because I probably have less of the food/water weight along with it. It's that simple.

There is also frame size which is different from bone size. You can have small bones that are set wide apart. For example I have tiny little wrists but a wide ribcage and wide set hips, so even at a low body fat I can't get narrow hips without removing a part of my skeleton.

Bodies are all different! It's entirely possible to be healthy if you are my weight and 5'8 (though that's rare) if that's your body type. Maybe your bones are just more narrowly packed, and you tend to build leaner slow-twitch muscle as opposed to thicker fast-twitch muscle like mine (I am/was a sprinter/high jumper). It's also possible to be healthy and my height and 140 lbs. Some people have a sturdier build.

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