the freshman *fifty*

collegealum314
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:25:42 +0000

I don’t know exactly how much the OP’s diet has changed, but is it possible that the parents are fanatical about healthy eating because they have slower metabolisms, and that this inherited metabolism has accelerated the weight gain once she stepped off the straight-and-narrow? I’m just wondering whether the OP’s natural weight when eating like a normal person would be 20 lbs over her high school weight, and that perhaps this is part of the problem.

Unfortunately, it looks like things were so restrictive for the OP that now she has gone off the deep end. Cutting out booze would be a start. I would start out slow and see what happens. Maybe exercise 3 x a week, eat regular meals but with lean rather than fried foods and maybe one desert. Nothing extreme. Make it your goal to feel more healthy, get rid of the headaches, and not feel bloated. Remember that taking off pounds too fast is also unhealthy. Taking off more than 1-1.5 lbs a week is unhealthy I think.

And really, it’s nothing to be ashamed about.