i am 19 years old woman... 5'5 and 123 lbs. in highschool i ran crosscountry and now in college as a freshman i am running crosscounrty. i am still at home. in highschool i weighd always between 118-120! now i feel huge! my tummy is softer too! i hate it! i am also starting the pill orthocyclen. but can i blame weght gain on a pill? 123 looks huge on me! i run soo much more then i did in highschool too. i dont understand it. you would think i would lose weight, but i am surrounded by girls on my team who are half of me!!!! what can or shoud i do? i am going to all these health boards and stuff and all these girls are like "ya i am 5'9 and weigh 110"!!!!!!!! oh my goodness i thought i was average........now i am not so sure

[This message has been edited by dah (edited 10-09-2003).]

I would get a body fat percentage test. Your body composition might have changed since HS (tho prolly not by much). Conventionally, from your BMI (body mass index), you're not fat http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif.

Good work with the running, keep it up http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/t_up.gif .



[This message has been edited by lungbuster (edited 10-09-2003).]

I gained a little weight on orthotricyclen, but less than with other pills, and some of it was just water. Anything that dorks with your hormones has a high potential to affect your weight, but a couple of pounds of water or fat does *not* make you "huge". I agree with lungbuster though. Get a bf% test. Based on your stats, you are *not* fat in the general sense, but it's up to personal perception, obviously. Don't put too much faith in the scale as long as you are active and probably building and maintaining some good, lean muscle mass. That's the *good* weight. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gifDon't sweat a couple pounds, though. Weight can fluctuate a couple pounds even from morning to night (and it's not from fat).

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[This message has been edited by Naxis (edited 10-09-2003).]

5'5" and 123lbs sounds pretty slim to me and you're obviously fairly fit if you're doing all that exercise. Plus it's actually quite normal to put on a bit of weight in your late teens and early 20s - people are still 'filling out' at that age, Just concentrate on the running and eating healthy without starving yourself ...

right...if you have alot of muscle 123 is not alot at all...I am 5'2" and weighed 125 at one time but I had alot of muscle so I still looked very small...
I know there are girls that are 5'10" and 110 ......
some people are just naturally thin like that....
but when there is no muscle...it looks bad....
just my opinion :angel: