Feeling a little freaked out...? Vent.

There's someone on calorie count who keeps posting a response to every topic I start and telling me I'm not overweight at 5'3 1/2 (I'm not sure exactly, somewhere between 5'3-5'4) and 135 lbs, and that I ought to stop calorie counting. Thoughtful of them, I guess...but I just find it a little bit annoying, because they are wrong. Certainly I'm not overweight if I had a larger frame, but I (and my whole family) are extremely small-framed, because we are ASIAN. Japanese-American, to be specific. Fairly simple. When I was younger I had the same basic weight as all my family members, but when I underwent a lot of stress I started emotionally overeating, which led me to gain 20 lbs. My height did not change (I've been this height for 2 years). The fact is, I need to count my calories in order to be consistent for my own sake, because yes, I certainly am sedentary at the moment because it is summer, there is no school and I need to do studying at home. If I have time to exercise, I will, and I'll eat more.

Why do I have to CONVINCE people that I'm overweight? I appreciate suggestions and/or constructive criticism, but when someone insists I shouldn't attempt to be healthier through a consistent method (calorie counting) rather than just saying maybe I ought to eat MORE calories to lose weight, and instead says I should just eat healthier, it is frustrating.

Ah, sorry to vent. Do you think I'm wrong? Is this person right??

It's OK...  I note from another post that you're now planning to get 1800 cals a day.  This is a major improvement on the slightly ridiculous 1200 you were originally thinking about and therefore, even though you might not be willing to admit it, I think my comments (and others') have served to change your mind.

Job done...

(That would be 4/9 now... just to keep the record straight... _)