kraftiekortie wrote:
You eat pretty normally. You might not have the "optimal" diet--but you eat okay. If you exercise, you'll stay in decent shape, and you can eat how you've been eating--especially if nothing (especially carbs and fats) is eaten in great quantity.
How much weight have you gained? If it's like 10 pounds, it's possible that you are "filling out." I weighed 120 at 17, and 140 at 19; I looked the same. I just "filled out."
I think one of the problems is that I'm in college right now, and a lot of people gain some weight there. The school doesn't have any of the aforementioned vegetables that I can eat; they used to have carrots, but they stopped offering them. They also have a Chick-fil-a in a building right by my dorm, so I go there more often than I should, especially because I can't eat the food at most of the other places in the food court. There's a sub shop, and I don't eat those, and a Qdoba, but the Qdoba won't even give me food like plain cheese quesadillas, so I can't go there. So it's Chick-fil-a or a place called The Grill Spot, where I can get hot dogs or burgers. I can also walk to another place on campus that serves some healthier options, which I'll try to do more often next year.
As for the weight gain, I've probably gained about 50 pounds in the last year or so, which I know isn't good. I also tended to eat too many snacks, and because I'm a fast eater, I don't know when I'm full, so I just keep eating...God, I sound terrible right now. This will definitely change next year. I'm going to try to eat less and exercise more.