I'm Underweight. Is it because of an eating disorder or something?

[Punk_Kid]

I'm 15 and I only weigh about 110 pounds. According to my Health teacher, I should weigh about 150. I eat dinner up in my room every night out of choice. We generally have potatoes, a meat, and a vegetable r something. For drinks, I drink some soda but mainly the fruity V8 flavors. I generally eat until I'm mostly full.

I'm not real big on exercising but I do have an after school/weekend job that I do at least 2-3 days a week.

At school, we calculated our BMI and it said mine was 17.4 when it should be at least 18. How bad is that?

I'm not sure if depression and cutting will make you weigh less but I have/do both.

Any ideas?:what:

[georgiamay]

It doesn't sound like an ED if you're eating normally. From what you've said, you do eat normally.

Do you eat 3 meals a day and keep it all down? If you do, then it's not an eating disorder.

BMI's aren't exactly accurate. If you live a healthy lifestyle, then you're the right weight. It might say that your underweight, but weight is a very personal things, and it varies for a lot of people for different reasons.

I wouldn't worry about it if you're eating normally.

[Punk_Kid]

I generally eat 3 meals a day. Thanks:D

[Harley Quinn]

I too, wouldn't say that that is an ED. I know that i can register as underweight if i did my BMI, but i'm not actually underweight, i'm healthy, so that's probably what you are like.

[Kaius]

It depends, some people are naturally like that, i know some people that eat so much junk food and yet are still classed as underweight. Depression can have a hand in it, but only usually because it affects eating habits. For example when depressed some people stop eating, some eat more than normal. So it can either cause you to gain weight or lose it. It just depends on yourself really. I'd say you were perfectly fine as you said you eat your three meals per day.

[closed]

1st of all: BMI is for 18+ people.

And 110 pounds may be underweight but it's not something that looks dangerous. If you don't feel fat, and don't starve yourself this is just fine. This is slightley less than the recommended weight but it's totally alright (as long as you don't starve yourself).

Good Luck :)

[Syvelocin]

Part of me being underweight is anorexia. The other part is my genetics. Some people are naturally a bit smaller than others, and that happens. I have a huge family history of really small girls :P All my mother's sisters are underweight, actually, though one of them is anorexic herself and my mother used to be bulimic. EDs are only from a "disorder" of your food intake. Since you seem to be eating quite regularly, I can only assume that you're naturally underweight.