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Not "tiny" -- because of your height. 5'8" isn't super short (or short at all really). You're just thin. That's all.
"Tiny" IMO would be short AND thin.
For example, Little People are tiny in a general sense, compared to others. IMO
I had a male co-worker who was like 5'3" -- but because he was very heavy, I don't know that I'd say he was "tiny." He was certainly very short. But I don't know that I'd say he was "tiny" just because he was only very short.
Is your size bothering you? Did someone say something about it? What makes you wonder if you're "tiny?"
Weird, as I'd never call a guy petite, nor have I ever heard anyone else call a guy petite. Not sure if they meant anything by it other than you're thin. Maybe if you're effeminate it might have subconsciously influenced people to call you petite, as that's usually a term used to describe females.
My husband is 5'8" and 180 pounds. He could probably stand to lose 20 pounds, and you would probably look more filled out if you gained 20 or 30 pounds. But no one should be calling you tiny or petite, it's not polite to comment on another person's size unless you've asked for their opinion.
If you're 18 and eating only "fried chicken, ice cream, cookies & chips" -- just keep living.
Aside from a medial condition, as you age eventually your metabolism may slow and you should/could pick up some weight.
If you're already a full adult, say older than 30 or 40, you still could eventually gain a bit of weight.
But you may just have to accept your general physical build type....examples:
Actors John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Jimmy "J.J." Walker and Clint Eastwood are all general body types.
-- Goodman, no matter how much weight he loses, may always be considered "a big guy" just because of his frame and build.
-- Crystal is average height, when younger he weighed 130 lbs (think I heard him say)...now he's older and a very little bit heavier from general aging most likely, but certainly he has the same "body type" he's always had.
-- Jimmy Walker and Clint Eastwood are tall lanky types, with Eastwood taller, at 6'4". Walker has picked up a teeny bit of paunch, but Eastwood is 88 and always was -- and still is -- skinny as a rail. He never did pick up any weight. It just wasn't his body type.
If you're 18 and eating only "fried chicken, ice cream, cookies & chips" -- just keep living.
Aside from a medial condition, as you age eventually your metabolism may slow and you should/could pick up some weight.
If you're already a full adult, say older than 30 or 40, you still could eventually gain a bit of weight.
But you may just have to accept your general physical build type....examples:
Actors John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Jimmy "J.J." Walker and Clint Eastwood are all general body types.
-- Goodman, no matter how much weight he loses, may always be considered "a big guy" just because of his frame and build.
-- Crystal is average height, when younger he weighed 130 lbs (think I heard him say)...now he's older and a very little bit heavier from general aging most likely, but certainly he has the same "body type" he's always had.
-- Jimmy Walker and Clint Eastwood are tall lanky types, with Eastwood taller, at 6'4". Walker has picked up a teeny bit of paunch, but Eastwood is 88 and always was -- and still is -- skinny as a rail. He never did pick up any weight. It just wasn't his body type.
I'm in my early 30s
I accept my size, but it it just that several people have brought it up to me
Even when I went to Asia, looking for clothes, I found the "S" mens' adult sizes were still too big for me?!
I almost always have to alter my clothes for them to fit/ look trimly (which is how I like the look, not sloppy or baggy). But I secretly find some items in the childrens' sections sometimes (even though I am in my early 30s) if they are neutral styles
I think for an Asian adult male you are actually taller than average but if you were comparing to general population you would be on the shorter side. While weight is not a definitive measure for body composition I would still say that you could probably use some extra pounds (muscle).
And who cares where you have to buy your clothes. It's better to find appropriate fitting clothes than to wear an "adult" size just because you're an adult. When I was a younger adult I had to go into the teen section to find correctly fitted items. Even now at my age (in my fifties) you can still see my in the child's section for shoes because even though I am between a 5-6 in adult shoe size, they never stock many of these sizes and I can easily fit in a child size and pay less :-)
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