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  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    A few things.

    1. You are very young--at 19, your body has not yet stopped growing. So you may not know what your stable maintainable size is yet. Just because you used to be thin before does not mean that this is what your body wants to be. What do your older relatives look like? Are they heavy-set or thin? That might give you an idea of what you might be up against.

    2. You used to be an athlete in some fairly hardcore sports, and then had to stop due to injuries. This has to have done a number on your metabolism--I know quite a few women who are in the same boat as you, former athletes hampered by an injury and subsequent weight gain. What I would recommend is SWIMMING. You're still in college, right? Is there a pool at your gym? Go!

    3. Do give the MFP method a try. At the very least, it makes you be more mindful of what you eat. And you don't need to log on multiple times every day, you can use your phone (if you have a smartphone) or take notes throughout the day (on paper) and log everything once a day at the end.

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