How can I gain weight and not look different?

I'm 15, 5'4.5", and I currently weigh about 140 lbs. Last summer I was 5'3.5" 120-ish, and during the last half of the 2012-2013 school year, I gained 18 lbs. I'm reasonably sure it's because of lack of sleep, and after cross country season, lack of exercise. I also have hyperactive adrenal glands, so my cortisol probably skyrocketed from the lack of sleep.For a few months each year, I do cross country, and then I get relatively small (36A-29-35). I don't gain weight in the winter for some odd reason, even though I practically lived on homemade baked goods last year. It wasn't until spring that I gained this weight. Now I'm (36B-30-38). What I really don't understand is how I've gained 18 lbs. without anyone noticing (and I've only grown one inch taller, so that's not it). Seriously, nobody thinks I've gained weight! I've asked my friends if I look bigger, and they look me up and down and all they notice is that my hips are wider. They still call me things like Bony-Butt, Twig-Legs. I'm not even skinny!At first I attributed it to muscle-atrophy, but if that was the reason, wouldn't I have lost weight? I'm really confused, please help.Oh, and if you've successfully lost 10-20 lbs. and maintained your new weight, would you please tell me how you did it?Thanks a lot!Sorry if that was confusing. Let me clarify: I gained 18 pounds in less than 4 months this year. Nobody thinks I look bigger, and measurements-wise, I'm not much bigger. How is it possible to gain so much and not look significantly bigger? And how do I lose the weight? I lost 5 lbs. of it recently, but it came right back (this is strange for me; I lose weight easily). Thanks again!

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Howdy, It certainly sounds like it could be attributed to muscle gain. A pound of muscle takes up significantly less space than a pound of fat. The best thing to do is ignore the scale, (except around once a month) take a tape measure, and see what measurements change throughout the year. Also, you may not look different to anyone because they see you often and don't notice little changes. Also, the more we are around people, the less we notice their physical appearance. Any photos that you can reflect on? The camera doesn't lie!I lost 65 pounds in two years and I've managed to maintain by eating healthy and drinking water most of the time, and eating junk and drinking junk only some of the time. Also, I love weight-training and speed walking (3 times a week, 40 minutes). G'luck and I hope you find what works for you. PS: Ignore those haters! Calling someone names is never cool, especially when it comes from friends and loved ones.

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• Wait. You wanna gain weight? There are fat girls weeping right now. If people are saying your too skinny then they're probably jealous (lol) but seriously, being bigger isn't exactly good for health.Sorry if I misunderstood your question but that's pretty much what I understood

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When you are losing weight, you should exercise and diet together.If you exercise without dieting, you will get bigger appetite, whichwill lead to increase of weight, or muscle growunderneath the fat layer, and make you bulkier. If you diet withoutexercising, you will become flabby and will have excess skin. Fordiet, go wheat free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no foodafter 7 p.m. People achieve marvellous results with it. Depending onyour initial weight, you can drop upwards from 20 pounds a month. Ifyou don't eat wheat then you don't eat all those sticky, fatty goeycakes, you don't eat junk food, and you don't eat biscuits. But yourdiet is still balanced. It costs nothing, and you do not have tocalculate points or to buy special meals or plans. For exercising,start with walking, and then switch to running/jogging. Running is themost efficient and calorie-burn exercise ever. If you are overweight alot, walk first or you may have health complications (heart attack,disjointed bones and so on). Weight lifting is a good means to targetyour problem areas for men and women. It's not necessarily to become abodybuilder or even join a gym - a couple of dumbbells will help youto target your problem areas (stomach, butt, legs, arms, chest).

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• Try running a lot . Or if your in high school join a cross country team. And stay AWAY from processed and oily foods.
• I don't advocate the Atkins diet, too unhealthy but if you cut sugars and starchy carbs out of your diet, the fat will burn off fast. Drink only water without anything added, no sugar and especially no artificial sweeteners (which wreak havoc on your system). Cut out anything with added sugars, and if possible cut out or limit breads, grains, rice, pasta, etc. That leaves fruit, veggies, lean meat, I'd go light on the dairy, and you will lose weight. Eat all the fruit and veggies you can get your hands on with no limitations and you'll feel a lot more energy as well, which will lead to more activity, and een greater weight loss.

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