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A couple of lbs..

I'm interested in losing just a couple of lbs before my GCSE's (i find if i'm confident in myself i do better at things).  I'm 5 ft 7.5 and weigh 111 pounds and have been trying to get to 108 for about 2 months now but have only lost 1 lbs!  Any healthy suggestions on going about this?  Thank you! :)

You are underweight.  Try gaining healthily.

My suggestion is to stop. A woman who is 5 ft 7.5 has an ideal body weight of 137.5. You are already underweight. Not to say that some women are not just naturally thin, which it sounds like you might be. If you are eating healthfully and exercising moderately, your body is trying to tell you that this is where you are supposed to be.

Your body weight fluctuates that much in a day - it all depends on when you weigh yourself, how much water you've had, if you had a larger meal recently (food in belly weighs something)...

If all you need is a number on the scale to give you confidence for an exam, lean on a counter while you are weighing yourself.

you do not want to be at unhealthy weight i tell you from experience, yes i know guys can get  ED too. Tell one good reason to lose those lbs, for ED it is never good enought it will continue down and down and ED will never be happy

Your BMI makes you underweight. The physical dangers that come with being underweight are numerous. You put yourself at risk of osteoporosis, of loss of fertility if you lose your period, hair loss, electrolyte problems, a weakening of the immune system, low blood pressure, blood disorders such as anemia, heart problems, and even death. The mental woes that come alongside can be just as devestating. Depression is common in undereaters, as well as distorted perceptions and problems like Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

As you are underweight, you need to gain weight. To do so you need to be eating at least 2500 calories sedentary to gain steadily and keep the weight on. If you begin to work out you will need to eat more. For more info on this read here: The Aim is to Gain: Advice on Weight Gain, Whatever Your Reason

On top of this if you happen to be eating too low a calorie intake, or having a deficit from your BMR greater than 1000 results in something called "survival mode", where your body holds every last thing it can get in expectance of a famine. Water, food, calories. Explained:

• Dieting & Metabolism - This article explains starvation mode and why undereating is counter productive.
• The Body Neglected - This is what happens when you undereat for an extended period of time. 
• "Obesity on 700 Calories" - A tale of starvation mode's devistating effects, and proof you don't have to be underweight to be starving.
• From Ask Mary, the segment provided by our CC nutritionist Mary Hartley: On the dangers of undereating and what it does to your body.

On top of this eating too little and weighing too little will not make it any easier for you to sit your exams. Take it from someone who knows and had to learn the hard way. I collpased in one of my exams and am now retaking my A2 exams this summer because last year I was so unhealthy and underfed at this time I simply could not think straight.

You are describing a disordered thinking pattern and you need to talk to your doctor about even if just to hear a professional opinion on top of CC. If you want some online support try http://www.something-fishy.org, and take a look through CC's Eating Disorders Health, Resources and Info Thread. But your most immediate concern is your health - and for that that means you need to talk to your doctor. But know this: Calorie Count's mission is to promote healthy and sustainable weight management and if you are not seeking to manage your weight healthily we cannot and will not help you.

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