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"Invisible" Weight Gain
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22-05-2011 9:44pm#1I'm coming to the end of a year that has been filled with comfort eating, and more 3-in-ones and hot chicken rolls than I care to account for; 6th year.
However, although my weight has remained the same, I look bigger than I did at the beginning of the year, around my hips and stomach.
I'm not a very active person, and I never have been, yet I find it weird that I could look larger without having actually gained weight, if that makes any sense?
I'm 5"1', 18 yo, female, 8 stone 6 pounds.
Previous activity levels: very low.
Any ideas?0
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I finished growing years ago, so not applicable. I think it has something to do with the stresses of the last year, which have impacted on my diet.
Simple advice to improve it is all I want.
Depends what your goals are. If changing your shape is what you'd like you'd need to increase activity. Exercise bike in front of the TV will have you losing weight. Bodyweight squats and sit-ups are perfect for home workouts.0 -
Hormonally though you're in a complete state of flux and it's going to take a few more years before that settles down. to be honest I don't think Hanley was being dismissive at all, lots of women have a tendency to over-estimate their size - it's not a sleight against you in any wayI finished growing years ago, so not applicable. I think it has something to do with the stresses of the last year, which have impacted on my diet.
But if your clothes are genuinely tighter then that's fair enough. Storing excess fat around your hips and waist would be quite expected after eating high-fat processed foods like chicken rolls, and coupled with the lack of exercise it also means that it's the worst kind of fat gain.
The simplest solution is to move around more and eat better. It genuinely is that simple, not necessairly that easy though. Cut out as much processed food as you can from your diet and switch to 'cleaner' eating. There's lots about this in the Nutrition and Diet forum. Exercise wise there-s loads of options - walking, running (the couch 2 5k program is a great starting point), going to the gym, cycling, hill-walking, the options are fairly endless.0 -
I finished growing years ago, so not applicable. I think it has something to do with the stresses of the last year, which have impacted on my diet.
Simple advice to improve it is all I want.
Hmm, well if memory serves me
, my body didn't stop "re-arranging" itself until I was a little older than you, even though my height remained the same. But stress can do funny things (technical term) to the body. G'em gave some good advice, good news is you are at the perfect age to start some good habits. 0 -
Hormonally though you're in a complete state of flux and it's going to take a few more years before that settles down. to be honest I don't think Hanley was being dismissive at all, lots of women have a tendency to over-estimate their size - it's not a sleight against you in any way
But if your clothes are genuinely tighter then that's fair enough. Storing excess fat around your hips and waist would be quite expected after eating high-fat processed foods like chicken rolls, and coupled with the lack of exercise it also means that it's the worst kind of fat gain.
The simplest solution is to move around more and eat better. It genuinely is that simple, not necessairly that easy though. Cut out as much processed food as you can from your diet and switch to 'cleaner' eating. There's lots about this in the Nutrition and Diet forum. Exercise wise there-s loads of options - walking, running (the couch 2 5k program is a great starting point), going to the gym, cycling, hill-walking, the options are fairly endless.
Sorry, I just hate being grouped into that stereotype "girl who thinks she's fat but actually isn't":P Fair point I suppose!
Definitely, after the exams are over, I'm going to go back to my old eating habits. They were a lot better. I actually lost half a stone last summer, simply by copping on about what I was eating. The onset of a particularly stressful year really flung me backwards.
More exercise is definitely on the agenda. I'm never sure about which ones burn fat, and which ones tone muscle. And I don't feel like there is much on the internet that I can trust. This forum seems to yield a wealth of good info, though.:)Hmm, well if memory serves me, my body didn't stop "re-arranging" itself until I was a little older than you, even though my height remained the same. But stress can do funny things (technical term) to the body. G'em gave some good advice, good news is you are at the perfect age to start some good habits.
Stress and crappy food are a bad combination! Some people lose weight, others gain it, I'm obviously in the latter category!0
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