Hi! I’m a 112 pound 12-year-old girl who is 5‘6“. I have a very hard time believing that I’m skinny even though all my love ones say that I am. I really want to believe them and I try so hard, but whenever I look in the mirror I look and feel so fat. My brothers say it’s my eyes or my brain that’s telling me that I’m fat, and that I should believe them when they tell me that I am very skinny for my height especially. And I know it’s just my brain trying to put me down or my eyes making me see someone that I am not, but for some weird reason I believe my brain or my eyes every single time. I see pretty girls online and they’re very skinny and I tend to ask my brothers who’s skinnier or who’s fatter and they say that I’m the skinner one every time. I get so excited one moment and then I go to the bathroom the next moment and I’m crying myself to sleep. So I wanna ask you guys to tell me the truth, am I skinny or am I fat?

Love your body.

If you want a direct answer, you BMI is 18.1. This means that you are a little underweight from the average (18.5 to 24.9 is the average)

Explanation:

You don't need to compare yourself to others. Everybody is built differently and built because of different circumstances. One person may be bigger than another, or another person is way shorter than another. You should embrace yourself and you should find comfort in your own body.

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