-- Posted by shadowfyre91 at 9:58 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 I'm 17 years old, 5'11, and 133 lbs. And today in gym class Everyone got their weight taken and their fat percentage from a scale (that you stand on). It said that I have a 2.5 bodyfat percentage. Is that right? It seemed pretty accurate for everyone else. The athletic people had 6-9%, and a lot of girls were around 20%, and the other guys had normally like 15%, but I had 2.5%. Am I anorexic, or underweight?? -- Posted by Light Assassin at 9:59 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 sure. i do nothing with my life and i'm 9% -- Posted by neverjeeps at 9:59 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 yeahh you are underweightt -- Posted by jamesish at 10:00 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 mostly it means you have little fat. -- Posted by HideOrSeek at 10:02 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 It's not about your body fat, You're 5'11 and just weight 133? You're pretty underweight. Try weight-lifting and having milkshakes or energy bars afterwards. You seriously could use some muscular mass. -- Posted by tell me again at 10:03 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Are you well-toned, have an athletic build? I mean you're thin, and if you have toned muscles, then that means your fat level is really low. Too low isn't good though, so check with someone... -- Posted by lyssabear at 10:04 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Doesnt mean your fat, doesnt mean your anorexic You sound about right to me :D -- Posted by tell me again at 10:04 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Quote: from HideOrSeek at 10:02 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 It's not about your body fat, You're 5'11 and just weight 133? You're pretty underweight. Try weight-lifting and having milkshakes or energy bars afterwards. You seriously could use some muscular mass. Don't do this. If your body fat is really that low, it could be dangerous to overwork your muscles. You need a certain amount of fat in your body. Check with someone first, cos 2.5 sounds too low.. -- Posted by tell me again at 10:06 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Are you a girl or a guy? Look at the chart. 10% essential fat for girls, 2-4% for guys. Dropping below this number is a really bad idea.   http://www.healthchecksystems.com/bodyfat.htm -- Posted by shadowfyre91 at 10:07 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 I don't have a six pack or anything, but I'd say I'm average. I try to do around 100-200 situps a night, but I usually skip a day once and a while because I get tired after work. I don't eat very little or anything. I eat normal portions at normal times. Sometimes I have a salad for lunch because I don't usually like the school's normal lunch. Oh, and I don't eat breakfast, but I never have. -- Posted by shadowfyre91 at 10:09 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Oh, and I'm a guy if you're wondering. -- Posted by Anonymous at 10:14 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 me im 5'3 and weight 163 im a guy 19 yrs old but i dont look fat -- Posted by 0h h3ll n0 at 6:06 am on Sep. 19, 2008 Anything is possible. 5'11 & 133lbs is thin but not THAT thin imo...one of my friends is 6'2 and weighs like 110lbs, its gross. -- Posted by n o r a at 1:49 pm on Sep. 19, 2008 You're pretty thin, it's not overly thin though. -- Posted by devilindisguize at 8:35 am on Sep. 20, 2008 Quote: from shadowfyre91 at 2:28 pm on Sep. 19, 2008 Am I anorexic, or underweight?? being underweight doesnt make you anorexic. theres alot more to it than that. youre underweight, but not by heaps. if youre happy with the way you are then it doesnt really matter. -- Posted by SimShrimp at 9:16 am on Sep. 20, 2008 I wouldn't worry about it... you say you're active, with all those sit ups and stuff.  My brother is you're height and weighs less than you.  Some people just have a naturally low body weight.  While gaining some weight might be good, it shouldn't be a huge stressor in your life. Oh, and those tests they do in gym class aren't always the most accurate anyway... last year, we did about 6 different tests in my class, and most of them were fairly accurate, but the waist-to-hip ratio test said I was obese... I'm 5'8 and weigh 115 lbs.  I just happen to have a teeny tiny waist and slightly larger hips. So don't trust that every test is completely accurate. -- Posted by musicallsoull at 3:44 am on Oct. 12, 2008 no that sounds about right. maybe if you were taller or weighed less, but no. that seems good.