If you need urgent support, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. To contact our Crisis Messenger (open 24/7) text THEMIX to 85258.
Options
putting on weight.
Former Member
Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
anyone got any tips?
after the great tooth saga/operation/recovery of the summer, i lost about 3/4 of a stone, which is more than i had to lose, and parts of me look awful. i have hollows in my cheeks and temples, and you can see my ribs when i wear low cut tops. :yuck:
anyway, the doctors are a bit mental about my weight anyway, and are either convinced i'm starving myself, or are totally un-sympathetic. they've said just to eat more (thanks for that, dr. obvious) but i have been eating to the point where i feel sick after every meal cause i'm so full, and snacking most of the day, and i've still only gained about a pound since august. i don't want to stuff myself with junk food all day, in case i do a supersize me, and my liver dies.
help!
after the great tooth saga/operation/recovery of the summer, i lost about 3/4 of a stone, which is more than i had to lose, and parts of me look awful. i have hollows in my cheeks and temples, and you can see my ribs when i wear low cut tops. :yuck:
anyway, the doctors are a bit mental about my weight anyway, and are either convinced i'm starving myself, or are totally un-sympathetic. they've said just to eat more (thanks for that, dr. obvious) but i have been eating to the point where i feel sick after every meal cause i'm so full, and snacking most of the day, and i've still only gained about a pound since august. i don't want to stuff myself with junk food all day, in case i do a supersize me, and my liver dies.
help!
0
Comments
pink and squishy, like everyone else's
serious answer: fine. for possibly the first time in years.
Is it that you feel full quickly or genuinely eat a lot but don't put on weight?
i eat small meals, usually, but i have about 6 a day. if i try and eat three big meals i feel too ill after the last to eat the next.
and then i snack loads in between the meals too, so i'd say i eat a lot.
i've always been small-framed, and been able to eat anything i want and stay the same weight, which is great when you're a healthy size, but a pain in the arse when you're trying to fatten up.
Eating more calories than you use is the only way to gain weight.
Regular exercise will help you stay healthy and increase your appetite.
Full fat milk in tea and on cereal. Jelly adds loads of calories if you buy the sugared version. Milkshakes and smoothies are good too.
Basically, eat more, move less.
that's not exactly the best way to go about things really. ok, so i don't have the answer but eating more and moving less will just make her unfit.
the key would be making sure calories in are more than calories burnt
it might be worth visiting a nutritionalist.
that sounds like a good idea :chin:
you and me both
i think they definitely are. at last count i was on about 2500 calories a day, and barely do any exercise.
I was going to suggest this. Make sure you still eat healthy, balanced meals though - I don't like the whole 'eat more, move less' suggestion. You want to put on weight, not turn into an unfit lazy cow! Adding slim-fast shakes or weight-gain shakes to your diet will give you extra calories without compromising your health I should think. Not an expert though.
I'm quite interested in any ideas on this myself, actually. My boyfriend has been told he's clinically underweight and yet he eats loads, is hungry all the time it seems and eats huge portions. I suggested the slim-fast thing to him too and he seems to be fairly interested but hasn't taken it up yet.
This is a familiar problem. For several years, I have been under-weight. No matter what I ate, I simply couldn't gain a pound. My weight went up when I started on Roaccutane, went down when I finished, and went up again when I started anti-depressants. So, I can say that drugs are not the answer.
This is the problem with wanting to put weight ON - the easiest way is by eating unhealthily. Just because it doesn't make you put on weight it doeasn't mean that it's not doing your insides any good. Perhaps a nutritionist could help you work out a healthy plan that would also help you put on some weight? I know, they're expensive, but maybe your GP would refer you - it would also help you prove to them how much you want to be putting on some weight...
Here's some info from our feature on dieticians:
If you get a referral from your GP, the dietician they send you to will be state registered, and thus suitably trained. However if you clash with the first person they send you to, and feel they don't relate to your way of life or your specialist diet you may want to look for another. Your GP may be able to help with this, or you can search for one yourself. For a state registered dietitian, send an sae marked 'private practice' to : The British Dietetic Association, 5th Floor Charles House, 148-149 Great Charles Street, Birmingham, B3 3HT.
i think you could also up the carb intake...
and i think i read in a magazine somewhere that even half a cup of peanuts does something..
i don't really remember... i'll look for the article...
I reckon inthe summer I gained 7 lbs just from the hot weather and drinking extra pepsi, Coke, etc which are loaded with sugar!!