I am 14 yr old girl.about 5'3 or maybe less (i am POSITIVE im beocming shorter).if i lose about 15 or 20 pounds to be at 90/95lb, will i grow taller?how can i lose that much weight?i dont look THAT fat, i weigh a lot more than i look like i do.need help!

Losing weight will not make you taller.

Correcting your posture, and carrying yourself with confidence will make you SEEM taller. But short of very painful and expensive surgical procedures, you cannot change your height.

There is no reason on EARTH to try to be less than 100 lbs at your height and at your age. Sorry to be so blunt, but if you lose too much weight, you can mess up your menstrual cycle and really damage your health (your liver and kidneys not the least).

Also, if you look at many of the questions here on AB, or even ask the guys you know, MOST GUYS DON"T WANT TOOTHPICKS. Fertility is attractive, meaning they like curves, not stringbeans.

Please, don't worry. Your body is beautiful just the way it is. You don't need to be taller, slimmer, bigger, blonder, straighter, curlier or anything. If we all looked the same, none of us would be attractive. It's variety that is beautiful, all of our little differences.

If you weigh less than air you will float up, making you look taller. Might be hard to achieve though.

Losing weight won't make you taller. Could it be you've put on weight in preparation for a growth spurt?
Anyway, 90-95 pounds is too thin for your height. We're the same height and I was about that weight in high school (not on purpose--I have ADD and the meds I took for that back then killed my appetite). I looked too thin, lacked energy and always wanted to gain 10 pounds. I didn't have any guys even look at me until I went to college and got up to 105, which was still a little skinny.

Lots of good advice here, but what's with the tall? Don't you know that the definition of "cute" is pretty AND LITTLE? (That's why everyone love kittens and puppies, even if they don't like cats and dogs.) Teenage girls generally have no business trying to lose weight--they wind up with an eating disorder or a lifelong weight problem. Seek moderation in all things.

You cannot do a single thing to make you grow taller.
You could look at your posture (slouching shoulders etc.) which may be affecting how tall you get measured at, but no losing weight or gaining weight or whatever will influence your height.

well losing weight is eating correctly and excerising. Me also being 14 tried eating right and excersising but the eating right was hard. You need to focus very hard on your goal and you can achieve it. Growing taller, well, I suppose it depends on what you eeat and how much of it u eat. i thnik vegetables make u taller but im not too sure, besides, i hate vegetables!
:-)

I dont think you should do that thats too skinny hun, not only that it wont help with how tall you are. Also your 14 you dont stop growing yet.

My dear--after World War II, the average Japanese grew to be eight inches taller than his grandfather. And do you know why? It wasn't because he was eating LESS. It was because he was eating MORE AND BETTER. It takes minerals from dairy products to grow longer bones and it takes protein to put muscle on those bones. Dieting to get taller makes no sense at all. If you are in fact getting shorter (which is a little ahrd to believe at your age) it may be because you aren't eating right.

At 14 yrs. young bieng 115 lbs. is perfectally fine and in proper wieght guidelines. You for some reason think you are fat and yet you are not, but we all can tell you that and it will not do you a bit of good. I would start with your guidance counselor at school and get thier thoughts and if you are not in agreement with thier answers then go to a Family Physician and ask all the questions you want to, all is confidential. You do not need to go to your family Dr., go to someone who has no history oh you at all, good luck.

You are definetly not getting shorter and you're not short in the first place. Im 14 also and Im at the most 5 foot 1/2 inches. And im guessing you weigh around...105? That is perfect. Im 103ish i think i may have lost a bit of weight in the past month or so, but I have been told by my doctor that I am a perfect weight for my height, a little teeny bit under, but thats it. So it sounds as if your weight is perfect. And, if you want to seem taller just wear clothes that make you appear to be taller. Certain jean styles (straight leg) are good for that. And don't wear big bulky shoes either like Vans or World Industries because those make u look shorter also. But, be proud to be short! i know i am!

Great things come in small packages.

Hate to worry you, I'm 18 and 5'3" and have been since I was about 13. Sure, it sucks having to carry around the yellow pages in case you want to snog a tall guy, but guys are more attracted to girls shorter than them, and at 5'3", you can pretty much get anyone.
Don't be ashamed of it or take size-ist comments to heart, we're all different and us short people are great!

If you have evidence to back up your claims that you are getting shorter then you better call the BBC and your doctor because this is unheard of at your age.

Oh and no I don't think you should lose that weight, I would say being 110/115 lbs is about right for you.

You are still growing, and your body needs weight on it to grow at a healty rate. I wouldn't recommend you lose any weight at all. It sounds like you are at a good weight for your height.

I find personally that losing fat helps me to stand straight better so that I appear taller.

Why lose the weight? You are still growing. Say you lose 15-20 pounds, then have a 5 inch growth spurt, you will look anorexic, which is not a cute look. Being ultra skinny, like they try to make everybody believe is healthy is unreasonable and unattractive.

You know what I think that you are a very normal height for you age.You don't need to be any taller than you already are.

I'm 5'5.I weigh about 120lbs and I am completely happy with my self, AND YOU SHOULD BE TO!Also by loseing weight you cannot get taller than you already are.Your body just grows by it's self.You can't help what it does.Just "try" to eat healthy and exercise.That is the best thing you can do for your body.

Don't worry about it so much. I didnt stop growing untill 15 1/2. Soyou got a little ways. Anyways...most guys like shorter girls.

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ive been 5'3 since i was 13.. i weighed 185 at one point! and im 130 now lol.. but i gotta say that i feel like i shrank height wise since i lost weight.. its weird.. but its just the illusion of being smaller.. anyway yea you wont get taller. do what i did, cut out junk and be more active. but i dont think you should go below 100. its a change for me to have went thru 185 to even 160.. and a massive change from 160 to 150. the less you weigh, the less each pounds u lose appears? i dont know imhalf asleep i hope i make sense lol.

you are shorter at the end of the day then when you first wake up each morning, gravity causes compression of the spin making you a few milimeters shorter after hours of being upright.