The realization that one's metabolism is slowing down.

[Chimp]

I am 18 now and I have begun to notice that I have a slight bit of fat on the bottom of my obliques, colloquially known as "love handles." While they are small to the point where they are irrelevant when compared to the six pack that is nestled on top of them, I fear that if I don't do something now more fat will continue to build up. I cannot allow this to happen.

This question is probably directed more at the older members:

Has anybody had a really fast metabolism as a (young) teen then suddenly notice new fat stores when you grew older? If so, did you do anything about it? Did you or did you not change your lifestyle in response to the new adipose tissue?

I will probably take up jogging. Might be very tough in the beginning seeing as I already work out, but it may be necessary if I want to fulfill my goal of not becoming a fat loser (or gainer OLOL WORD PLAY) when I grow up.

[Aerith's Knight]

you could just eat less .. and if you really dont want to become fat.. i would under no circumstance stop working out if you have big muscles.. if you stop they will tranform directly into fat.. just thought id warn you

[drotato]

Aww, I'm sorries. D:
"Love handles" are one of the most annoying things that could ever develop on your body. D:

[~*~Celes~*~]

you could just eat less .. and if you really dont want to become fat.. i would under no circumstance stop working out if you have big muscles.. if you stop they will tranform directly into fat.. just thought id warn you

Just to clarify, he didn't say he'd stop working out, he simply said he'd be jogging as well as working out

If jogging is too much, you could always buy a bicycle =] or run on a treadmill.

[Jojee]

PG's gonna post and be like "Yeah that's exactly what happened to me I'm azn" or something :rolleyes2

After I hit teenager-hood-ness, my body started gathering a lot more fat. I'm still by no means fat but I was <i>hella skinny</i> as a kid.

[Rye]

So like, I was an extremely twiggy and skinny kid who ate McDonalds every day without gaining and ounce and was tall for my age. The doctor said that based on my bone structure when I was a kid, I should be really tall (5'9" at least) and skinny, like a runway model.

Biggest irony ever, take notes Alanis:

Now I'm really short and chubby (imo, I dunno, 124-130ish pounds at 5'0" = a fat level that I cannot abide by for myself, considering my fantasy of being a cute tiny asian school girl with a bit of Italian blood, like Namie Amuro, I kind of disgust myself looking in the mirror?) and can't even look at food without gaining weight, which causes a good amount of self-consciousness, self-loathing and depression whenever I give my body a good look in the mirror or look down at my tummy and causes me to fish for compliments from my boyfriend every 5 minutes. Yay!

*spews depression and insecurity all over EoFF*

[Madame Adequate]

Man, fish is so yummy...

[Rye]

Eating fish is disgusting and vile, just like the act of whining and QQing for compliments, and the people who do it. xD

[Madame Adequate]

You could not be more incorrect if you asserted that Hitler was alive and well, in control of the international Jewry.

Edit: Oh yeah, I'm a lucky bastard, like my dawg Michael. He's 21, I'm 22, we're both skinny bastards who do nothing but lie around playing videogames, drinking soda, and eating snacks. If there was justice, we'd be morbidly obese.

[Aerith's Knight]

if there was really justice, someone would shoot you in the leg

[Markus. D]

Not yet to kick in for moi~

*does the high-motabalarshim dance*

[Bunny]

I'm 6' and I weigh under 140 pounds. My typical dinner is 2-3 cheeseburgers and a 14 ounce porterhouse steak with a side salad doused heavily in rance and blue cheese dressing. I also like to eat cupcakes but the dozens.

NOM NOM NOM

[edczxcvbnm]

I use to be insanely skinny in high school. Now not so much. I am still skinny and stuff but I have put on some fat. It got to a certain point and then stopped so I am not concerned. I try to run occasionally but that is mainly when it is warmer out...which is it not now so I am not doing much.

I am trying to eat healthier in general though which is probably helping to keep the fat from becoming bigger and stuff :P

[fire_of_avalon]

The fat probably isn't so much from a change in metabolism but a change in diet/eating habits. That's the reason most college students gain the freshman 15 - because they eat more junk food. Your metabolism doesn't actually begin to slow down until you're in your 30s.

So what's changed about the way you eat?

[Peegee]

Yeah that's exactly what happened to me I'm azn

Your body's metabolism slows as you age, requiring more exercise just to maintain your physique of a teenager.

I used to have 8% body fat but only weighed 125 lbs -- so I was skinny. That's not a good thing btw.

Right now I stopped worrying about having 8% body fat and lift weights just to be strong. It apparently is the case that women are content with a man who is just muscular, but not muscular + abs.

Not to say that if I had 8% body fat at 160 lbs I wouldn't be a sex toy, but it's not mandatory to have it any more. Yay