otegbulu o
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i dont know how much you weigh but gaining weight when you eat depends on family history. some people eat a lot of food and still havent gained much weight. in your own case, for you to weigh 96lbs is a very difficult task. i will advice you to watch what you eat. avoid fatty foods, like pizza, burgers, fried meat, barbeque meats, and even soda. eat more vegetables and fruits.
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hobo uprising in wachovia
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eat air
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mandyb
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well first of all at 5'6 you need to be about 110lb, but anyway it is possible to eat more and not gain weight if you eat less calorie foods in replacement of what you eat, only drink water, and exercise a little. To not gain weight you just have to maintain a healthy life style, and if you eat more than 800 calories just exercise it off....though 1200 is the bare minimum for anyone to not be considered anorexic , or have a eating disorder
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Biran_Sefar
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96 pounds is NOT healthy for someone of your height; nor are you consuming enough calories for your body to function properly. A reasonable weight for you would be, at the smallest, no less than 105-110 pounds. And, at the very least, you should consume somewhere between 1600 to 1800 calories a day. To condition your body to use these calories for basic health maintenence and energy expenditure, you should incorporate a half hour to an hour of exercise into your daily routine.
Please consult a doctor at once. You are endangering your health at your present weight.
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icky
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eating 500-800 calories a day is not healthy, and being thin has nothing to do with being healthy. young girls nowadays need get themselves out of that anorexia mind set. but wether you will gain weight or not, it depends on how many more calories you will take in and wether you can get enough excercise to maintain your ideal weight.
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Crazygirl ♥ aka GT
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you need to gain at least 10lb..maybe 20.
its called veggies. and fruit. I shouldnt answer this, but you asked..
you do know that most FIT people eat 1800-2200 calorie, right?
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starjuice811
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wow! ur thin! i'm pretty much trying to do the same thing as you (i'm 5'5" 95 lbs)..... i burn off everything i eat on my stationary bike and lift weights (only 5 lbs though cuz i don't want a lot of muslce, just tone) i eat about the same amount of calories as you too. i love this weight, and i want to maintain it and still be healthy.
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cyanide sid
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You should be consuming at least 2000 cals each day Just avoid junk food.
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Illegal Eagle
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Increase your calories to at least 1200 and exercise more. You might a gain a few pounds, but you'll still be waif thin!
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Bridge
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you would needs to burn more calories, the most common way is to go for a jog....
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Jared
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If you eat a quarter punder you don't weigh a quarter pound heavier. If you increase you calorie intake you will eventually gain weight if no exercise is done, and also does depend on what you eat
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Sophia B.
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i think for a 5'6 person you are extremely thin!
your height should be around the 120s. and thats still thin.
of course eating healthy will keep you thin.
what you need to realise is that you can 50000000 calories a day and not gain weight...AS long as you burn off 50000000 doing soe excercise. so if you want to eat something delicous and faty you can as long as you end up spending the same amount of calories in excercise..walking etc.
you can increase your calorie intake depending on how much you move. if you are a couch potato then dont. but if u work. go too school, walk alot, then u can easily eat up to 1000+. :)
hope that helps.
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Morgan K
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well i eat a LOT and i am still relly skenny i wighe 120 pounds i am 13 but i am so skenny and boney its grose and ppl call me bolimc and anerexic but i am not
ps i am tall for my age
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jack jack
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it is possible not to gain an once only if you work it off.
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Pink Girl
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if you work out and burn the calories you take in
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Soubhik G
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yes my dear... if you are eating AIR only..
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Underground Man
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500-800 calories a day? It sounds like you're starving yourself. You shouldn't be eating any fewer than at least 1500 calories a day.
96 pounds is way too thin. You're putting your health at risk by being that underweight.
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49er fan
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as long as ur exercising everyday and burning all those calories then ur not going to gain weight.
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foxychick
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You are waaaaaay too thin girly!!
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mailliam
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It depends on your metabolism. I am what they term as the greyhound breed I can eat what I want and not gain weight, I will get a bit of a pot belly but it goes as quick as it comes. I have been roughly the same weight 11 stone at 5ft 8ins all my life the most it would vary is around 5lbs.
Just lucky I guess?
The above is not of any help to you, but you will probably have to follow a regime in order to keep your weight in check. It's very easy for some people to put on weight but getting rid of it is very hard work, so be careful.
Good Luck.
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dancechick82
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no i think it isnot possible to eat more just stay as you are the same as me so stay the same.
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Nicole L
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I'm going to assume you're quite young - not because your question is adolescent, but because 96 lbs is a teenage weight. I was 110 and 5'5 at the end of high school and I wanted to maintain that weight forever!
You can't eat more and not gain weight unless what you're eating (cucumber etc) has a really high water count. But if you go that route, you'll miss out on all the nutrients you need to survive. Multivitamins won't be enough to help you and, um, well don't go that route. If you want to be healthy and thin, you need to gain some weight. What you are now is skinny. Skinny is unattractive to boys. They worry about breaking you and think you have a boy body. What you want to do to be healthy AND attractive is slowly gain about 20 lbs. Then you'll have curves without having ugly fat deposits. Men are attracted to hips, breasts and butts. Nobody likes a no-bum. To maintain your thin waist, do sit-ups. To keep your arms and lets firm, walk or run and grab some light weights. Heavy weights will build big muscles, which you want to avoid. Stringy muscles are awesome. The stronger you are, the more energy you'll have and the more you'll burn calories. If you maintain your 96 lbs, muscle will disappear and you'll end up being saggy. Boo saggy.
Let go of the numbers. Stop measuring your calories. Throw out your scale. Never look at another scale again. That way you can concentrate on how your body looks and feels and not end up being that anorexic girl nobody wants to date.
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A.Mercer
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Increase the amount of calories spent as well. Do some more exercise or some stronger exercise. Add more calorie burning tasks to your day. An extra walk or playing with kids or stopping a supervillian. Do this stuff and you will burn more calories which means you can eat a bit more.
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Bushrod
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yes...the formula is eat less calories than you burn...simple and precise
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lost in US
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exercise, exercise, exercise
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tuliptinks20
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Seriously that is a really unhealthy height/weight ratio. You need to eat 2000 calories a day for a woman (2500 for a man) to sustain normal weight. As long as you are eating healthily (upto 3g fat per 100g food) you will be fine. Being seriously underweight is just as bad for you as being very overweight. You can damage your internal organs and risk your fertility.
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Fancy That
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You sound like an anorexic. You may also be putting your body in 'starvation mode' where is hords all the calories becdause it things its famine time. This slows your metabolism down and causes you to conserve energy.
Eat better and exercise more. That will help you.
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amber waves of grain
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You should consult a nutritionist. You're taking in a very small amount of calories as it is.
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kay_flood
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congratulations!!!! you are officially anorexic and have effectively shortened your life span, thanks for your efforts on the behalf of humanity to clean the gene pool.
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#48
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for the record being 5'6 and weighing 96lbs is not healthy
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Scott B
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Yes, it's possible.
At your level of caloric intake, your body is probably in "starvation mode" and doing everything it can to conserve body mass. To do that it usually slows down your metabolism so that you're not burning any calories. Sometimes eating more and adding a little exercise will actually make you lose weight because your body comes out of "starvation mode" and your metabolism speeds up, burning more calories.
I do think that you are underweight, based on your height, but your doctor is a much better person to consult about that than anyone on Yahoo Answers. I know someone who is 5'3" tall and 99 pounds who looks like a very unhealthy starving refugee. Gaining weight sometimes makes you look better. Talk to your doctor.
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