Why Doesn't Anyone Ever Tell You...???

Hot Mama,

I know, I know I am only in my twenties and I probably have no right to complain about this... but it's not just me, my roomie has totally made comments about this too. What is going on with our bodies? I seriously feel like my metabolism has just stopped. She and I both laugh at each other because we keep noticing all of these changes in our shape (and size!) I used to be able to hit the gym and drop any weight that I gained in a heartbeat. Now, I go on vacation for two weeks and gain 8lbs, and I come back and can't even lose the 8lbs in a full 8 weeks. WHAT IS THAT ABOUT!? It is so traumatizing. And to top it all off, I feel like I am getting to a point where I want to just give up. Is this common? Or are she and I both just lazy and need to make a change? It's not like we are gaining tons of weight or anything like that, but my body is just totally reflecting my lifestyle like it never did before. And to not be able to drop my vacay weight quickly has been such a blow. If I would've known before I left that it would be like this on my return, I would have put down my cheeseburger with bacon, avocado, fried onions, and a fried egg, and picked up a salad fork instead. UGH, this is too traumatic!
-Eager"WTF"Beaver

Beautiful Eager Beaver,

Welcome to womanhood. It always amazes me when other women look at girls in their late teens and early twenties and get discouraged! Soon enough those girls will be in their mid-twenties and everything will change. They will finally be in their women's bodies! You don't really know what your body is like until you hit this age. I've seen it happen again and again. Don't despair but this is now your "real" body, your other body was your girl body. Maturing aint all fun. And not to be a downer but wait until you hit my age and you gain another 8 pounds and can't get rid of that! And you're still remembering what your body was like at 22, 16 - 20 pounds ago, and thinking why is it so hard to get there? It's just life as a homosapien. And it's the same for men. It sucks for sure because there is nothing you can do about it except eat less and exercise more...a lot more. It's so true that you can't eat like you did just a year or two ago and that's the same for my age, it seems to happen overnight, it's awful! You can get rid of it, it's just not as easy as it once was! Or you can just enjoy your 25 year old body for another 25 years (because you're gorgeous just as you are) if you're not having kids, never mind about after a baby cuz that's a whole nother story, or figure out what works for you calorie and exercise wise to get your 19 year old body back NOW before life catches up with you again! The good news? Men seem to love us just the way we are at 19 or 49!
-Hot Mama