I'm 5'3" and 122 lbs (currently) and I'm not growing any taller. I'm actually the shortest member in my family.

So I was wondering, does your height affect your metabolism that much? I mean in my head, logically, the taller you are, the more calories you need to maintain your body.

There's nothing I can do about this now but.. just curious. I guess I should've had more nap times when I was a kid..

hmm....interesting question! I can see how you'd need more calories the taller you get. That's kind of annoying that you read places how many calories you should be getting but they never really go based on height. I'm going to think about that one...

Kat

Yes, height, weight, and age are figured into your basal burn rate, then you multiply by your activity modifier (amount/intensity per week).

dammit, I knew I should've slept more, I just don't like sleeping! I feel like I could do with my life... not necessarily anything productive.. just stuff..

#1, totally not important, nothing you can do about it, and it doesn't matter anyway. I didn't say how much it affected your metabolism, now did I?

#2, so you get to be cute and short and make other people get things that are on the top shelf for you. So you can ask the tall cute guy (or whatever) at the supermarket to get that box of kashi because you can't reach it.

#3, For women, the B.E.E. =
655.1 + (9.563 x kg) + (1.850 x cm) - (4.676 x age)
That is the harris benedict formula.
which means that for every cm you're "short" you lose a whopping 1.85 calories you burn at rest. whoop de do. you'll notice that both weight and age have far more an affect, more weight means more burn, older age means less burn... and the truly big number is still that one that doesn't get modified in the beginning.

Your height wouldn't mean you could magically be thinner... you'd still be the general shape and size relative to your height and bone structure you are now. You'd have naturally balanced out at that point based on your natural eating habits and activity level. Height is just a small blip... because there's extra bone, muscle, skin, fat, blood, fluid, etc in a taller body than a shorter one.

My point is you'd be in the same boat if you were taller, you'd just be taller.

LOL I like response #2

I have to admit though.. I don't know what kashi is..

I know I wouldn't be magically thinner but it sure might've helped a bit cuz I'm a bit chubbier than my sisters who are virtually fatless

I am 5 foot half. Being short isn't that bad. My rugby team mates call me "Q", which is the first letter of my surname. They say it sounds like "cute" too! Also, when you are short, you can get through samll holes and gaps, esp during sports.
Also, when my coach talks about sth, my teamates let me stand in front of them, so that I get to see what is happening. Pretty nice!
And you can always wear heels.

lol ew I don't do heels

I'm not short enough to be qualified tiny and cute, but not tall enough to be qualified as a model so I'm an in-betweener

and I don't do sports so really, it's sort of to my advantage that I'm average, so I can find clothes easily but that also plays a disadvantage cuz it's harder to find my size!

I'm 5'3", and I am TOTALLY short enough to be cute. It's all in the attitude.