i have never fully understood the concept of body frame and how it affects weight but i definitely agree that it is a huge part of how people of the same height can have 5 to 20 pounds of difference between each other and still be considered healthy.
the reason i am asking because i have always been told my any doctor i've seen that i have a large body frame. i am 5"2 and have weighed anywhere between 120 and 130 in my adult life.
i have always consulted my doctors about being overweight and they say that as long as i weigh no less than 115 or heavier than 135 then I am at a healthy weight for my height and body frame.
There are other people that I have spoken to, none of them doctors or in the medical field, that believe someone who is 5"2 should never weigh more than 115. The last time I weighed 115 I was in 6th grade and about 2 years ago when I went on a no carb diet and was told me everyone around me that I looked emaciated.
I have always been a dancer and run at least every other day. If not, I do yoga, kickboxing, calisthenics, etc, etc. Friends and family definitely consider me a health freak and even go so far to say I may go too far with working out and eating healthy from time to time.
I feel healthy, am nowhere near "pudgy" or "fluffy". I wear a size 0 in dress sizes or skirts and my measurements are 31-24-30 with a variation of going up or down 2 inches during PMS or when I'm slacking off with diet/exercise perhaps on a long vacation or holiday.
What do you think about body frame and weight?