Exercise and Weight Gain Relationship

Question
    I've been overly thin all my life. I am 19 years old, 6'1, and I weighed about 145lbs when I started college in September. My metabolism has always been extremely high, but since college, I have gained about 15 pounds (freshman 15, hehe) and I'm starting to feel a lot better about the way my body looks. But along with this weight gain, I have found that I have less energy as well because I almost NEVER exercise. I'm afraid that if I exercise again I'll lose the extra weight I have put on and go back to my boney self. I do workout occasionally to make sure my body stays well toned.
    What I was wondering is how exactly to balance my eating, working out, and exercising (aerobic, such as jogging) so that I am full of energy but I don't lose the weight I have worked hard putting on
    Any information or references you can give me would be great and if my description was too brief, please ask me to elaborate upon certain areas. Thanks for taking your time to answer my question.

Derrick

Answer
Hi Derrick,

Congrats! Feeling at home in your own skin is what health is really about.

Yowser, exercise generate energy. Aim for a total of 30 minutes a day of breathing hard, doesn't have to be all at once, 3 x 1o minutes, 2 x 15, 6 x 5, anything. Just do something you like, walk fast, dance, swing thru trees.

Eat something Real as soon as you start to feel hungry. Real means no refined sugar, refined flour, no recooked food. Eat all the raw fruit you want, never cooked. Raw or slightly cooked non-starchy vegetables are good, snack on raw nuts too.

Big energy item: Eat quality carbs, eat protein, eat both the same day, but never at the same time. Protein is digest by acids, carbs by alkalis, let them take turns and you won't want a nap everytime you eat.

Maintain positive thoughts, images - what you think about is even a stronger influence than genes.

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