Exercise/Eating Weight Control

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
Dear Derrick, your lack of energy level can also be related to the fact that you are a freshman in college-very stressful. Food choices can also cause you to feel tired. If you are choosing foods like bagels, pancakes, donuts, subs, sugar drinks, even beer, you might get that sugar high then the sugar blues. Try to eat foods that you used to eat before college. There is nothing wrong with being thin. If you want to maintain weight in the form of muscle, you will have to lift weights and eat some protein foods to build and maintain the muscle. Go to your college gym and seek the help of somebody there. Most guys who are highly muscular have educated themselves about diet and exercise and can be a big help. Laura Kraemer, Slimkids.com

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