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how to show a girl how she really looks?

my girlfriend thinks shes fat. shes 15, 5'3 and 102 pounds and runs XC track.

in the 3 months weve been together ive always told her she is beautiful and that theres no way shes fat. she always brings up those last 2 pounds!

things i can say that might help

(girls opinion preferred but guys if you have anything that works go right ahead)

Update:

shes on the sunny side of healthy weight (scary close to unhealthy in a low weight kind of way) on a womens BMI chart

Update 2:

and from being around her, i can be 100% sure she doesnt have an eating disorder, theres anorexic girls at my school and she looks nothing like them, she gets lunch at school and eats normally.

she might be fishing from compliments but i doubt it, she never knows how to take them and if anything she shies away from them.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It sounds like she wants attention. If we all know she is skinny, and she is saying, "OMG, I'm soooo fat", thats just retarded. Maybe she has an eating disorder, I'd talk to her about it.

    ~ Elle

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    ok, your girlfriend is in serious trouble if she is 15 and 102 pounds. I am only 12 and i way 95 pounds! She obviously is having troubles including possible: anorexia, bolemicity, or anything like that. You need to tell an adult that you can trust. Maybe a school nurse or anything like that. I know this may risk your relationship, but in the end it will be between her health and that and if you really want to help her then tell someone that can do something...

    Source(s): Cosmo Girl Magazine LOL
  • 1 decade ago

    I'm 16 and 200 pounds.

    So if she thinks she's fat, she needs help.

    She might just be fishing for compliments, which is what I think.

    Or else, go online and find a BMI calculator, and that'll show her that she's in the healthy and normal weight range.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well u can always say someone else fatter than her. or show her proof that gaining weight is a normal things using data and all. My dad always says that u can way 200 pounds but u don't have to look like it. Ask her these qustions" Do u eat healthy?" "Do u exorcise enough?" if she says yes then tell her she is a normal person, if she says no to any of these questions, just tell her she needs to improve on those. But always tell her this" I will always love u no matter what u look like, from the bottom of my heart."

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  • 1 decade ago

    If she thinks shes fat then i hate to tell u this but your really not going to have any luck convincing her otherwise. But here are somethings u could say:

    - i don't care how you look i love u no matter what

    - your beautiful

    - U are so not fat!

    really anything along the lines of that and just NEVER say anything about her losing weight. Even if you mean well (ill help u lose those two pounds hun) she could take that to mean that you think she needs to lose that weight and no one ever wants to hear that.

    one thing to remember bout us girls is that we will have bad self images but we never want you to agree =]

  • 1 decade ago

    She is just digging for compliments. We girls do it all the time. I do it when I am feeling chubby. Tell her she is skinny and taht the last 2 pounds are muscle from track. Tell her that if she was any skinner you would think she would be unattractive. Tell her that you love the way her body looks and to stop calling herself fat because you won't take it anymore! This is what my bf did with me! :D

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    She probably knows she's fine, and likes the compliments ^_^ (which isn't a bad thing, TONS of girls do it)

    But if you really think she's serious try getting a doctor to tell her she's perfectly healthy, or have her see a counselor

    It could possibly develop into an eating disorder if it doesn't stop.

  • 1 decade ago

    Take her to a computer and go to yahoo.com. Type in obesity and make her look at the image results. Show her what fat really is. I hate it when skinny girls complain that they are fat. She should appreciate being thin. She is probably just fishing for compliments.

  • 1 decade ago

    I honestly dont thing there is anything you can say. Its one of those things... where... most women in their teens and preteens think they're ugly/fat due to insecurity (whether for personal reasons or possibly influenced by the media) and unfortunitly many adult women dont grow out of this.

    While of course its good to reinforce she isnt fat (and by God 102 is not fat AT ALL)... thats all you can do is reinforce.

    She needs to grow to love herself for who she is flaws and all... then she'll realize through her own growth that she is beautiful.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    She's skinny. Just keep telling her how beautiful you think she is and be there for her. She sounds like she has a self-esteem issue.

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