Afraid of gaining weight

[worriedwart182]

Please help me. I recntly lost around 50 pounds through dieting and exercise. I am still exercising but I am trying to maintain my weight. It seems like the only way I can do this is by avoiding anything social. I make sure to eat the same things everyday and workout. I feel like if I go hangout with my friends all they want to do is eat food. I know this isn't a healthy lifestyle for me, but I am too scared to do anything. I am getting depressed from all this. The workout routine I do is P90x and I feel like if I were to stray away from eating the way I do I will not get any results and just get fat. I am in constant fear of gaining weight. I don't have much muscle on me either. I am 6 foot 1 and about 160 lbs. Please any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. I am so depressed I don't know what to do. I'm tired of working out then going home so I can feel comfortable.

[jakesm001]

How are you going to gain weight by hanging out with friends? You need to have some fun rather than just worrying about putting on weight. You certainly can balance out your life if you set out to do so. Then you will have time for fun with friends, working out in the gym & of course your work and other commitments. You've lost 50 lbs which is great. Now maintain it with regular exercise & healthy food.

[pamelaanderson179]

I also need some advice about this..please do healp

[worriedwart182]

Eat the amount needed and exercise 3 times a week for about 30 minutes. Your body will balance out. Don't starve yourself

[selvan12345]

Over the past four months I restricted my calorie intake to only 700 calories or less per day. I found out that was unhealthy, so I gradually started increasing that, so now I've gone to about 1630 calories a day. I'm a 5'1'' girl, 15 years old, and weigh about 84 pounds now. (I lost about 15 pounds) According to BMI calculators, this classifies me as underweight. However, I don't think I look underweight. I feel comfortable with my body now, and I'm afraid if I try gaining weight to be in the normal range then I will not look as good. I'm terrified of gaining weight, even though if I'm underweight I probably should. Please help me?

[Barb135]

Hanging out with friends doesn't have to cause weight gain.  Plan things to do, other than eating,  when you get together with friends.  AND keep in mind that even overeating once in a while, isn't going to cause you to get "out of shape".  Constant junk food and lack of exercise is what causes you to get out of shape.  

[worriedwart182]

As for counciling, I don't have the money for that. I'm also too embarassed to tell anyone about this

[worriedwart182]

Exactly. This is why I need some advice. I'm wanting to go to the military so I'm trying to stay in shape. I'm just scared on going out and hanging out with my friends because I feel I will over eat and then become out of shape.

[Barb135]

Congratulations on losing 50 lbs, but 6'1" and 160 pounds sounds pretty skinny; my husband is right at 6' and weighs about 175-180 and he's thin...... it sounds like you might have an obsession about your weight. you can't spend your whole life in isolation, just to keep from gaining weight.

If you live to be 90, but can't enjoy anything, because you're afraid to gain weight, what good is it?

Have you thought of getting counseling, to help deal with this?