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I'm sure you look gorgeous just the way you are! I've been coming to terms with my new body this year. I hit a 2nd puberty and I don't know if I can blame it on BC pills or just on my age. I'm 23, and I went from a size 5/6 to 7/8, which isn't that big of a difference except that I gained about 20lbs in my butt and boobs. My hips are super wide now to accomodate my "assets" and I've had to buy bigger bras three times this year. I can't fit into my jeans or work pants that I just bought earlier this year, so I am super frustrated. Now I just buy the $10 jeans at Forever 21 because I don't feel like investing money in something I'll probably have to buy again in a month or two.

I was stressing myself out until I realized that I can use this as an excuse to toss out my teenage clothes and buy myself a grown-up wardrobe that flatters my new body. Use it as a renewing experience :-)

After college, I went up slowly from a size 4 to a size 6 then 8 then 10. I had come to terms with it, like you, because I like food too much and being a grad student, had no time for the gym. Not sure what broke but eventually I couldn't take it anymore. I joined WW and lost 18 lbs. Now I'm a size 0/2 which is smaller than I was in high school. Moral of the story is - if you are happy with the way you are, that's great!!! But if not, don't feel resigned to the fact that your womanly body has more curves. If you change your eating habits, you can get back down to your size 4 high school self if you really want to. I LOVE food and don't feel deprived at all. It's all about portion control. I am SO much happier now than I was at size 10. It might be vain, but I don't care. I love having people telling me how good I look now. Not only that, I feel so much healthier. It's possible, I promise you.

@MrsCoachBtoBee: Lol yeah I can fit about 3 different sizes, depending on the day, style, designer, or the fabric. It's a mess! lol

 @Krises: Congrats! My changes were weird because my weight went up, but physically the only things that looked bigger were my butt and boobs lol. I'm not complaining because I looked like a 16 year old and now I can probably pass for 18 lol.

@misssydneyj: I hear ya! I gained lots of weight in my already too big for my body boobs, which just resulted in making me look even bigger than I was! That was a recipe for disaster. The best part of losing some weight was wearing a smaller bra size for the first time in years. Bras are so cute in smaller sizes!

@Krises: I understand! I can't fit any of my cute lingerie anymore, so I have to go shopping for that too. My weight has been fluctuating + or - 5 lbs every time I see a doctor. The nurse said I'm at a healthy weight so I shouldn't be too concerned. The one thing that does piss me off though is that stupid BMI thing says that I'm slightly overweight, but then nurses and docs say that I'm fine lol.

@misssydneyj: Yeah my BMI said the same thing. What matters I think is how you feel. I didn't feel fine, I definitely felt overweight. Because I'm super short, a little bit extra weight showed a lot. And I'd obviously trust your dr. over the bmi chart, any day.

I was a size 5 in grade 10, size 8 in grade 12 (I am tall), doesn't matter how much weight I lose I will never fit back into size 5 or 8 for that matter, my hips are just that much wider. I am 23 now and wear a size 10, I would like to lose probably 10 pounds but it doesn't bother me that much. It is just a fact of growing up, you will never fit into your highschool clothes again, and if you can that your just a freak of nature haha. lol 

I was really tiny in high school and gained 30 (cue the gasp!) pounds in college. I'm now a size 9/10 but wore a 5/6 in college. :( I'm noticeably larger! Plus my boobs got bigger. I gave up on the gym because this weight just won't come off!