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BMI 13 and not looking like it at all

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I've seen multiple girls who were around my height, 5'2 and even shorter, and with their BMI in the 13's range while looking much bonier and smaller than me. I despise my bone structure soso much. My ribs aren't that visible, my stomach isn't that flat, my thighs look gross because my hips are so small and my upper arms are feel like they're massive compared to others because of the fat in my armpit area. I know my upper arms aren't as big as I think since I can wrap my already short fingers around them which does reassure me a bit, but I want them to look bony. All those girls around my BMI and height have the bones in their upper arms show, and I don't.

If I was allowed to post a BMI guess on here, others would've probably guessed it as high-14's at least. I was almost convinced my scale must've been lying to me, but we have 2 scales at home which both show the same number so I don't know. I don't get what is wrong with me.

I am almost at my gw which is to be in the 32kg range/BMI 12.8-13.2 and have around 1~ more kilo to lose before I hit that, but I'm sure that won't make much of a difference on how I look. I know it might even partially have something to do with that I'm still a teenager and all, but is there anything I can do about it?