okay. so i am a college student attending a university as a Junior yet find time for my workouts until the past 1 and 1/2. then recently i started to put on the 4 pounds or 5 which i feel make me feel fat and self conscious! i am 22 and 5 ft. 6 inches and weighed 125 as my normal weight 3 years ago and then lost 10 pounds and then now i went form 115 to 118 or 119! i know that i am small and pettite and i watch what i eat for the most part but coffee and pudding at midnight as well as chocolate does not help me! wheni am stressed out i cut 2apples and eat them slices with 1 tablespoon or 2 of reduced fat peanut butter. i ma a health freak though and watch all the fat% and so forth but recently since i gained those 4 or 5 pounds i feel like crap! i feel like i have a low sel esteem and that i am out of shape or that my bf does not like me and how my body does! i feel that i do not know what to do and why i am feeling like gaining such a small amount of weight should make me miserable?
2006-10-25 08:30:26 · 4 answers · asked by icycrissy27blue 5 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
i eat overall healthy and work out for 1 hour or more and watch my diet! i feel self concious as though the whole world is seeing that i gained 5 pounds over 3 weeks or so! i worked out yesterday with 500 crunches, 30 minutes of jogging on the treadmill as well as squats and lunges and bench dips and more jogging for 10-15 more minutes!
2006-10-25 08:33:05 · update #1
dont stress out because you are thin, and if you keep doing what you've been doing, then you got nothing to worry about
2006-10-25 08:38:36 · answer #1 · answered by Ellen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some guy, it's actually less healthy to be underweight than to be overweight. Many underweight people aren't as able to fight off diseases nor do they have the stamina of heavier people. Also, if you are too thin, your body will cannibalize itself in a desperate search for protein. That includes literally eating away at the heart. That's why many anorexics end up dying from heart attacks. Anorexia or bulimia nervosa are not chosen behaviors. They are the result of long-standing emotional issues with the sufferers. People who suffer from them tend to have low self-esteem, are perfectionists, feel they have little control over their lives, and want to please other people all the time. They have little or nothing to do with the media's portrayal of the ideal beauty standards for women. These eating disorders are completely separate issues. You can't tell an anorexic to start eating nor can you tell a bulimic to stop bingeing and purging. You have to treat the underlying issues that are causing these problems. Anorexics will simply find ways to avoid eating or get the food out of their bodies while bulimics will find more clever ways to cover up their activities. I lived with a bulimic so I know what this eating disorder looks like and what people with it are capable of doing. Also, every time I see the childish "No fat chicks" comments, it makes me want to respond with "No short dudes". In my case it means someone who is 5'10" or less because I am taller than he is.
2016-05-22 13:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called the "Freshman Five" - mostly all freshman gain weight when they first start and even afterward. Just exercise more, don't stress about the small weight gain and concentrate on your studies. Stop making yourself miserable. Go for a walk, ride a bike around the campus - I met my wife that way!
2006-10-25 08:36:06 · answer #3 · answered by Silver Foxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found an awsome book: ...And The Fat Came Back by Bonnie Chatelain.
It has been two months and I do see results. You can get this book @ amazon.
I highly recomend it!
2006-10-25 08:43:49 · answer #4 · answered by brenda m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋