You're young, and you still have good metabolism on your side. The best thing about gaining is that it is gradual and reversible, you can try and push yourself 5lbs at the time (baby steps) then stop and see how you feel about it. It could surprise you, people might not care as much as you think, and you might even find yourself enjoying the occasional comment. Worst case scenario is that you find out that it's only a phase or that you don't enjoy it as much I you thought you would, so you would eat salads for a few weeks and lose the blubber. Everybody would tell you how much of hero you are for losing the weight.
5 years
