This means it's possible to start off in a healthy weight range and diet your way up to an unhealthy weight range. The diet industry consumes billions of dollars every year. Dieting results in an obsession with food and eating. One of the many normal body changes for girls at puberty is putting on body fat - it's necessary for the storage of female hormones, the beginning of menstruation and reproductive function. How much body fat you gain depends on how active you are, your food choices, and your genes .
Body changes occur in mid-life too.
Metabolism slows, making weight gain common unless you decrease how much you eat or increase your activity. Don't rely on the numbers on the scale or tape measure to feel good about yourself. Keep active Coping with stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .