Expert: Joanne - 1/27/2008

Question
Hi Joanne,

I am 5 foot 4 1/2 and weigh 122-124 pounds and feel horribly fat. People say im normal, but I just want to lose it all. I want to lose like 20 pounds. All my friends are so skinny...this one guy said that I was skinny and i trust him, but you know, I just look in the mirror and see FAT. FAT EVERYWHERE! FAT LEGS! FAT ARMS!!!!! FAT STOMACH! FAT CHEEKS! I dont know what to do?!! Everyone says im just right, but I want someone to say I am skinny. I want to be skinny. I want to lose 20 pounds....now. I dont know what to do. I feel so fat.

HELP!!!

Sarah

Answer
Sarah

Your weight is at the lower end recommended for your height, and to lose 20lbs would make you quite underweight, and I am not willing to give you advice that will put your health at risk.

Instead, I would recommend maybe joining a gym and doing more toning exercises using resistance machines and weights so as to build muscle and look healthy and slender rather than 'thin'.

Joanne