From ever since I can remember I have been skinny but I eat perfectly well. I eat all my tea and I have a well balanced diet. I eat plenty of fruit an vegetables and I get a lot of exercise as I do a martial art but my wrists are very skinny and so are my ankles. However my Biceps are fairly large and my calves are too. My torso looks healthy and my abs are visible. But I do not understand why my arms and legs are skinny and is there anything I am doing wrong in my life? My Mum has told me that she was skinny when she was young and that I'll fill out as I grow older. Even if i eat a lot, nothing changes whatsoever to my weight, it seems as if the food just goes straight through me. I am starting to get annoyed because whenever we have P.E. in school, in the changing rooms there is always one that has to come over and point out that I am slim, they put their hands around my wrist and make a disgusted face and call me anorexic. Am I anorexic? Please help I am really upset about it..

This is a normal part of being a developing male in his teen years.

There is nothing wrong about it-it may feel awkward, yes, but it is temporary until you completely grow into your full adult body.

You are taking care of your nutrition-avoid the temptation to use artificial stimulants to make your body different-those unnatural things will boomerang and have consequences you can't forsee.

Our challenge is to accept where we are at, stop harmful actions and thoughts to ourselves, and take advantage of the constructive things and relationships around us-doing that as a teen male surrounded by meanness and teasing and immaturity is tough-especially if u have been abused - but the same rules apply even if we start out from that dark place.

I felt i had a very awkward body as a teen-looking back at photos, it wasn't true. Even though I do have a physical oddity from birth that was the object of some teasing around ages 12-14 or so. Today, I'm cool wih it and even glad -it is part of who I really am and balances out those traits that I am too proud off about me-


Be well!

I was always thin in school, graduated at 115 pound and 5'8. I hated every minute of my life. When I was in my early 20's I went to work in a mill and was taunted relentlessly, until they realized I could outwork most of the people on the floor. Slowly, over the years I gained muscle...and then it happened. I went to my 20 year class reunion ( it was in the summer and very warm ). The first night I wore a muscle shirt and looked incredible with beefy arm and shoulders and a flat stomach. Funnny thing was, most of the guys who had taunted me in high school who were muscle guys had now gone soft and gained a lot of weight!!! I felt so incredible to be recognized for my build after all those years of feeling thin... the tables had turned completely.
So my advice to you is this: Enjoy your life. Its cool to be thin. Think of my story and be happy for who you are...you are healthy. That is the most important part..
Ian