I think it's great that you take care of your body, that you are concerned about your weight, ensuring that you don't get fat. But, I think you're going about it the wrong way.
I'm assuming you are female, and that you are doing this in order to remain attractive to men, given that most men prefer women who are thin. I'm also assuming that you see the pattern around you of most women becoming fat, as they grow older, and you don't want that to happen you.
I also prefer thin women. A girlfriend of mine, from a few years back, weighed about the same as you, although I think she was one inch shorter. So, I'm assuming you are pretty close to your "ideal weight." According to the 1959 Met Life insurance height/weight tables, and assuming you have a "small frame," your "ideal weight" is said to be somewhere between 105 and 113 lbs (this should only be used as a rough indicator).
But, here is the problem. If you are "barely eating," if you are intentionally starving yourself over long periods of time, this will be bad for your health. This is known as a low-calorie diet, and the effect is to deprive the body of essential nutrients. Although fat cell storage in the body can be reduced, this effect is only temporary. Moreover, the lack of sufficient protein will cause muscles to shrink. With extreme low-calorie dieting, vital organs can shrink--and this can become a dangerous medical condition.
However, the whole idea of low-calorie dieting (semi-starvation dieting) is based on a false premise: that weight gain is caused by eating too much. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the cause. Weight gain from excess fat accumulation in the body is caused by the high levels of carbohydrates contained in modern foods, especially the refined carbohydrates.
If you want to ensure that you remain thin for life--and healthy--I would suggest looking into *low-carbohydrate* nutrition as a permanent solution. This will keep you at your natural slender "ideal weight." Anything thinner, however, is arguably unhealthy.
I always feel like I'm becoming fat.
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I think it's great that you take care of your body, that you are concerned about your weight, ensuring that you don't get fat. But, I think you're going about it the wrong way.
I'm assuming you are female, and that you are doing this in order to remain attractive to men, given that most men prefer women who are thin. I'm also assuming that you see the pattern around you of most women becoming fat, as they grow older, and you don't want that to happen you.
I also prefer thin women. A girlfriend of mine, from a few years back, weighed about the same as you, although I think she was one inch shorter. So, I'm assuming you are pretty close to your "ideal weight." According to the 1959 Met Life insurance height/weight tables, and assuming you have a "small frame," your "ideal weight" is said to be somewhere between 105 and 113 lbs (this should only be used as a rough indicator).
But, here is the problem. If you are "barely eating," if you are intentionally starving yourself over long periods of time, this will be bad for your health. This is known as a low-calorie diet, and the effect is to deprive the body of essential nutrients. Although fat cell storage in the body can be reduced, this effect is only temporary. Moreover, the lack of sufficient protein will cause muscles to shrink. With extreme low-calorie dieting, vital organs can shrink--and this can become a dangerous medical condition.
However, the whole idea of low-calorie dieting (semi-starvation dieting) is based on a false premise: that weight gain is caused by eating too much. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the cause. Weight gain from excess fat accumulation in the body is caused by the high levels of carbohydrates contained in modern foods, especially the refined carbohydrates.
If you want to ensure that you remain thin for life--and healthy--I would suggest looking into *low-carbohydrate* nutrition as a permanent solution. This will keep you at your natural slender "ideal weight." Anything thinner, however, is arguably unhealthy.