Is it normal to put on weight at 18?

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Until the age of 18 i was a very skinny kid, I'm talking about after taking off my shirt you could see my ribs, but the thing was that no matter how much i ate there was just no way for me to put on weight (Until the age of 18 that is). I was told at a young age that when i get older I'd start putting on weight and I'd have to watch what i ate, but i never thought "older" was only at the age of 18. The problem that i have now is the opposite of what i use to have, it doesn't matter if i eat small, healthy, or huge amounts it seems like I'm still putting on weight, bare in mind that I'm 6.2ft so i need a fair amount off food to get me by. Any suggestions on losing the weight but still eating a decent amount so i don't feel hungry?

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  • underager
    12 years ago

    It's not normal to put on weight at any age.

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  • [email protected]
    11 years ago

    Not to the extent where you develop into a COW.

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  • heyyyyyyy
    12 years ago

    It toalty is

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  • HolyHotPockets
    12 years ago

    freshman 15, but if your eating healthy and exercising there might be something wrong with your metabolism (endocrine problems can cause weight gain; see hypothyroidism- common in women, not so much in males), I hate seeing people say to cut out all carbs... cut that out then your body will do the reverse and thinks it's starving and start making ketones (my mum did this, stopped eating fruits, pastas, bread, just ate proteins, she lost a lot of weight, but she almost went blind due to the beginning of cataracts by doing this), eat small meals, high in fiber 3 hours apart to keep your metabolism going, keep exercising, if you can't keep the weight off; talk to your family physician and he might be able to recommend and/ or diagnose the problem. After the age of 18 you should expect to gain about 1 lbs/ year due to normal metabolism slow down; you would need to start changing your exercise routine to compensate. Also are you gaining fat? or Muscle? muscle does weight more than fat

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    See a nutritionist and work out a diet/exercise plan.

    Lift weights and gain muscles if you want to. Try out yoga. It burns calories and helps your overall fitness. It could also be your metabolism. Do you eat/drink things that increase the metabolism like green tea or coffee?

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    • Dime
      12 years ago

      Thanks, I do a little exercise everyday, mainly just pushups and crunches because I don't have any weights to use. The gym might be an option. I use to drink a lot of coffee, but i found it gave me a little anxiety after if i had more than 2 cups (get the jitters), so I've recently switched to green tea w/o milk or sugar.

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  • karmasAbich
    12 years ago

    Excersize enough that you turn the extra weight into much needed muscle. It's normal to out on weight. It's maintaining the weight that is important.

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    You're probably eating the typical fast food crap.

    Cut out fizzy drinks, chocolate, crisps, pizza, french fries, burgers, etc and eat proper dinners with a lot of veg to fill you up.

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    • Dime
      12 years ago

      Quite the opposite actually, I've cut down to only having wholegrain bread in the morning followed by a cup of green tea, then fruit at lunch and a mix of meat, veg and carbs (potatoes) for dinner. Must admit that once a week I'll fall into the fast food habit, have a pizza or something.

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      • joybird
        12 years ago

        Have just been sent this info - and thought it might be of use to you.

        http://positivemed.com/health-wellness/dataviz/calories/

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        • Dime
          12 years ago

          Thanks for the post and the info. I must admit that i don't really take notice of the fat percentages/details etc on what i eat, usually if i hear it's healthy (or has a label) then I'll assume it's alight. The reason I have bread in the morning is for carbs - carbs = energy, although you're right about it all being processed, so what would be a good alternative? Anyway I'll read up a bit on that link you showed me.

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          • joybird
            12 years ago

            You could always have fruit as it's considered carbohydrate and if possible have your main meal at lunchtime so that you have time to burn it off rather than a late evening meal.
            This is a slippery slope that you've found yourself on and I think it's great that you are trying to nip it in the bud before it gets worse for you.

            Found these for you too

            www.weightlossresources.co.uk

            www.caloriecounting.co.uk

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      • joybird
        12 years ago

        All bread is processed crap - wholegrain or not.

        The best thing you can do is write down exactly what you eat every day. You do not mention any snacks at all or supper... so maybe you don't but very few people don't. If you actually don't then you are probably getting enough calories per day until you throw in the 2 days worth each week with fast food. Once a week is a lot for someone who cares about their weight!! It is not recommended more than once a month and even then you need to be doing a lot more exercise.

        My neighbour put on 2 stone in a couple of months once he got a car and stopped walking no more than a mile each way to university!

        You will need to reduce your daily intake of calories by 500 calories A DAY to lose 1lb per week!!! Or one hour at the gym every day to burn that off on the treadmill etc.

        It really is very simple - you are eating more than your body needs, so is storing it as fat.

        You can get loads of calorie info for your foods on the internet, and don't eat anything that has more than 4% fat content.

        Hope this helps.

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  • Runaway
    12 years ago

    Consult your doctor about finding a nutritionist or working out an eating and exercise plan.

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