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Posted by: Cum Jun 13 2010, 09:22 PM

So, I want to be a bit taller. I'm like 5' 6" right now, and I think being taller will help me gain more confidence. All my guy friends are at least 6' and it's kind of intimidating for me. Heck, my relative that was like 1' shorter than me grew this whole year and he's now like 6' 4".

I heard losing weight and getting more calcium will help. What do you guys do?

Posted by: tokyo-rose Jun 13 2010, 09:30 PM

Let puberty run its course. You're only, what, 15? 16? You have at least another four to five years to grow. I don't know where you're getting your information, but losing weight will not help you grow taller; it can just help you look it because you'll appear slimmer.

Posted by: brooklyneast05 Jun 13 2010, 09:30 PM

you can't do anything. you can eat healthy and all that shit (i guess) but in the end that isn't going to get you anywhere if your genes don't have it in them. i don't think i'm tall cause i drank milk, i think i'm tall cause the men in my family are tall. i think you just gotta wait and see what happens as you get older.


i think being skinnier can give you the look of being taller though.



Posted by: spambot Jun 13 2010, 09:55 PM

I haven't grown since 5th grade :(

Posted by: karmakiller Jun 13 2010, 11:42 PM




You're still young, you'll probably keep growing. My bothers were pretty short until about their Sophomore or Junior years of high school, now one is 6'3 and the other is about 6'.

Posted by: brooklyneast05 Jun 14 2010, 06:38 AM

QUOTE(hitandrun @ Jun 13 2010, 09:59 PM) *
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Posted by: aflyingcumshot Jun 14 2010, 09:10 PM

the infamous negroplasty

Posted by: Maccabee Jun 14 2010, 10:57 PM

Get over yourself. I'm 5'3 and I'm fine with it. Thankfully I'm finally starting to grow faster though. :3 The downside is my joints are freaking killing me from the growing pains.

Also, you could always get some hgh pills. And there is a surgery that can give you a few inches where they add more to your shins.

Posted by: Mikeplyts Jun 15 2010, 03:25 AM

I was like 5'0" in 7th grade (pretty short for a 7th grader, I guess). Now I'm in 10th grade and I'm 5'8" (well, to be honest, I'm not sure about that because it's kind of nearer to 5'9" but not quite. Let's say I'm just 5'8.5"). Now, I don't know if that has any significance, but it's kind of nice to see how much I've grown since I was younger and that now I'm taller than my brother, mother, and almost near my father's height (who is 5'10"). But you never know, I could grow to be beyond 6' or so, and so could you. I guess just keeping fit (not weight-wise, like exercise-wise), being healthy, and sleeping right(?) could help. Honestly, though, I don't think it should matter if you're short or tall; it doesn't really have much to do with how you want to behave and act or what you want to do or who you're friends are or how you live your life or above all, your personality.

And hey, sometimes, big things come in small packages. No homo.

Posted by: tokyo-rose Jun 15 2010, 10:44 AM

QUOTE(Maccabee @ Jun 14 2010, 11:57 PM) *
Get over yourself. I'm 5'3 and I'm fine with it. Thankfully I'm finally starting to grow faster though. :3 The downside is my joints are freaking killing me from the growing pains.

Also, you could always get some hgh pills. And there is a surgery that can give you a few inches where they add more to your shins.

lol, and this is coming from someone who started puberty even more recently than Beenly probably did. You will both shoot up in height over the next few years, so don't worry too much. I was about 5'4" when I was 12, hit 5'8" when I was around 17, and haven't grown since then (thank goodness).

I really don't think you should mess around with your body's development with medication. Wait until you're at least 18/have hit your height ceiling and decide what to do then; it would suck if you screwed yourself over for life just because you were so desperate to grow a few inches taller. :\

Posted by: serotonin Jun 15 2010, 11:26 AM

Not gonna lie I'm 6'5.5" and still growing / my 17 year old brother is 6'3.5" and still growing. Too tall tbh.

Posted by: Mikeplyts Jun 15 2010, 11:34 AM

QUOTE(serotonin @ Jun 15 2010, 12:26 PM) *
Not gonna lie I'm 6'5.5" and still growing

Damn, pretty tall for a whitey.

Posted by: tokyo-rose Jun 15 2010, 11:37 AM

QUOTE(serotonin @ Jun 15 2010, 12:26 PM) *
Not gonna lie I'm 6'5.5" and still growing / my 17 year old brother is 6'3.5" and still growing. Too tall tbh.

Whoa. o_o I don't know how I'd find jeans/other bottoms to fit me without having to look really hard/get them tailored if I were even 6'. I know there are a lot of stores that sell clothes just for really tall people, but 5'8" is just the right height for me. Also, I'd have an even worse time finding nice shoes to wear if I were a size 10+.

Posted by: SoleShine Jun 15 2010, 11:53 AM

im only 5'2 and im stuck like this. be happy with what you are!

Posted by: spambot Jun 15 2010, 03:44 PM

QUOTE(serotonin @ Jun 15 2010, 11:26 AM) *
Not gonna lie I'm 6'5.5" and still growing / my 17 year old brother is 6'3.5" and still growing. Too tall tbh.

Nah, tall guys ftw. I know a guy who is about 6'10"-6'11".

I would f*cking kill for just 3 more inches, but no I am going to be mistaken for a 16 year old for the rest of my life.

Posted by: Just_Dream Jun 15 2010, 06:54 PM

QUOTE(spambot @ Jun 15 2010, 01:44 PM) *
I would f*cking kill for just 3 more inches, but no I am going to be mistaken for a 16 year old for the rest of my life.

Agreed. Err'body STFU I'm only 5'0" And get carded everytime - even for a rated R movie.

Damn Whitey, share the wealth >;[ I barely drink milk though... Im short though because my dad's 4'11" and everyone says I resemble his looks (and height?!). No good!

Posted by: serotonin Jun 15 2010, 06:56 PM

Lol I don't drink milk :)

Posted by: brooklyneast05 Jun 15 2010, 09:41 PM

purple drank purple drank