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I hit puberty really young, when I was 7 or 8? Unfortunately, during that era eating disorders were like crazy popular so I didn’t eat as much as I should’ve because I thought it was hip and trendy, I had like 4 cucumbers a day plus dinner then that was it. I was always tall, but once I reached 5’1 I stopped growing. I was disappointed since my sisters, grandmothers and other female family members on my dads side are super tall, but I chalked it up to the fact that I must’ve inherited my moms side of the family’s height since they’re all a little short (5’3 and under). However, I started to notice that my body wasn’t changing AT ALL. My breasts have stayed the same size (something like 38A?) and are still that weird torpedo shape that early puberty boobs usually are. I find this really strange since quite literally all the women on both sides of my family have large breasts (all of them are C cups or above, even like my ancestors had pretty big melons) My fat distribution also didn’t change, whenever I gain weight it’s only in my stomach, not my legs or my butt which is eher I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to go during puberty. Is it over for me?

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Hi @cocoabutter28, you might find the posts by @californiazebra @astaingegerdm @loribmt in this related discussion to be helpful
- Am I still growing? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/am-i-still-growing/

You'll see that you are not alone. Like you @gamer @iehdjfhsks @ imconfused @imshort and others ask if they will continue to grow and if they can do something about it.