I am a 17 year old male, but concerned
about my body size, too small, rather than
too large. I weigh 48kg/95lbs now 5"6
(which is small but not greatly under
average as other statistics), and my waist
size is 28 inches, and my chest size is
about the same as an average 12-13 year
old. There appears to be some muscle
development but my arms are extremely
thin, and a man's hand could probably form
a ring around my arm near the shoulder
(although not my hand). I am well below
average in average body strength although
fitness is about average. My main concern
is my weight and overall thinness and
whether this may have more serious
implications in the future. I eat
normally (in fact more than most people)
and my diet consists of less fatty and
"junk" foods than the average diet.
I am unsure whether the factor of late
pubertal development has affected me,
since I only started significant
development at 15, although from then
developed relatively rapidly, and have
undergone most of the major changes. You
may say that it may merely be variation of
size, but after several friends' concerns
over my small size and no other similarly
aged male of my size, I wonder if it is a
problem, or simply late development.
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Justin_Toronto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 418 Location: Toronto, ON
Posted: 09-22-05 01:00am
Sounds like you're just a small person in
general. Perhaps late development.. I
know of one girl (not guy) that didn't
actually end up developing properly until
she was 19.
If this is a big concern for you, you can
see your doctor and perhaps get
prescriptions for growth hormones.
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