Putting on weight

[Abi]

This is the opposite to most peoples problems, buttt...

Does anyone have any tips to put on weight, but still be healthy?

My BMI has plummetted over the past few months, and i'm about 1/2 a stone less then i should be. I'm pretty tall, so you can really tell that i'm too thin for my height.

I love my running, so i still want to keep the health that i have at the minute. So any tips would be great :)

Thanks!

[LostVoodoo]

i've been trying to put on weight since i was about 14, i'm underweight but have never been dangerously so, i just appear to be naturally like this. make sure you drink full fat milk all the time, its also better for you anyway. and all the 'healthy fats' stuff if good, like nuts etc.

[Abi]

I've been told to eat loads of nuts by someone else, but i really dont like them, lol! I'm not really a fussy person, but i really hate nuts in any shape or form. And... dare i say it... but i hate milk as well :rotfl:

Shall i just make it easy, and say what i dont eat? :lol: Nuts, Milk, Fish, Mushrooms, Eggs. Apart from that- i'll try anything once! :D

[Jojo]

I was very under weight when I was in my late teens. At school I kept being asked if I had an eating disorder, and no matter what I shoved down my throat, I couldn't put on weight. I was 5 1/2 stone for the majority of my teens only rising to 6 1/2 when I was 16. When I hit 20, it all changed!

Unless you have any health worries, I honestly wouldn't worry too much. If you are eating regularly, healthily and sensible, enjoy it while it lasts and if you are that worried, speak to your GP about it. It will soon spread to your hips :D :rotfl:

No but seriously, if you are worried, go and see your GP. They can give you an eating plan, and also advise as to whether your BMI is something that you should be concerned about.

[Abigail]

Try to eat loads of complex carbs like cereals, bread and pasta. They say to avoid complex carbs when you're dieting so I guess increasing you're intake will help increase your weight.

Don't go for the junk option and eat loads of choccy, crisps, fizzy drinks etc. They're just empty calories and won't do anything except increase your cholestrol.

Eat small meals throughout the day to keep your metabolism ticking over and always eat breakfast.

They're all the ideas I have. Go see our GP and ask for a referral to a dietician and get a special plan drawn up for you to increase your weight.

Oh yeah, try to consume more than you burn off each day. The average woman needs 2000 calories each day just to survive and do all the normal processes. If you're fairly active you need to eat more than that to keep yourself going and maintain a healthy weight, although I'm not quite sure how many more calories you would need.

[Abi]

No but seriously, if you are worried, go and see your GP. They can give you an eating plan, and also advise as to whether your BMI is something that you should be concerned about.

I've been to the Doctors a few weeks ago, about something else, and they just said "Yeah, you're quite underweight" and nothing else. My Doctors are the worst around, i swear it. They've done it to loads of people, where they know they have a problem, but dont give advice to fix it. And theres no other Doctors around that i can transfer to :thumbsdow


Try to eat loads of complex carbs like cereals, bread and pasta. They say to avoid complex carbs when you're dieting so I guess increasing you're intake will help increase your weight.

Don't go for the junk option and eat loads of choccy, crisps, fizzy drinks etc. They're just empty calories and won't do anything except increase your cholestrol.

Eat small meals throughout the day to keep your metabolism ticking over and always eat breakfast.

They're all the ideas I have. Go see our GP and ask for a referral to a dietician and get a special plan drawn up for you to increase your weight.

Oh yeah, try to consume more than you burn off each day. The average woman needs 2000 calories each day just to survive and do all the normal processes. If you're fairly active you need to eat more than that to keep yourself going and maintain a healthy weight, although I'm not quite sure how many more calories you would need.

I tend to only have time to eat 2 meals a day. 3 on a good day. So you think that could be causing it a bit? Seriously, my life is on the run at the minute, i even eat on the go, lol!

I can't stand eating loads of junk food anyway. Makes me feel sick. I eat at takeaways, like, once a month at the most. But i might try eating more pasta and stuff.

[Jojo]

You need to make time to eat breakfast, lunch and tea and from the sounds of the amount of running around you do, snack in between aswell!!!

And your GP needs a serious kick up the backside if that it there attitude. What about an NHS drop in centre or something like that (I've not been to one as I'm lucky to have a fab GP)

[Abigail]

No but seriously, if you are worried, go and see your GP. They can give you an eating plan, and also advise as to whether your BMI is something that you should be concerned about.

I've been to the Doctors a few weeks ago, about something else, and they just said "Yeah, you're quite underweight" and nothing else. My Doctors are the worst around, i swear it. They've done it to loads of people, where they know they have a problem, but dont give advice to fix it. And theres no other Doctors around that i can transfer to :thumbsdow


Try to eat loads of complex carbs like cereals, bread and pasta. They say to avoid complex carbs when you're dieting so I guess increasing you're intake will help increase your weight.

Don't go for the junk option and eat loads of choccy, crisps, fizzy drinks etc. They're just empty calories and won't do anything except increase your cholestrol.

Eat small meals throughout the day to keep your metabolism ticking over and always eat breakfast.

They're all the ideas I have. Go see our GP and ask for a referral to a dietician and get a special plan drawn up for you to increase your weight.

Oh yeah, try to consume more than you burn off each day. The average woman needs 2000 calories each day just to survive and do all the normal processes. If you're fairly active you need to eat more than that to keep yourself going and maintain a healthy weight, although I'm not quite sure how many more calories you would need.

I tend to only have time to eat 2 meals a day. 3 on a good day. So you think that could be causing it a bit? Seriously, my life is on the run at the minute, i even eat on the go, lol!

I can't stand eating loads of junk food anyway. Makes me feel sick. I eat at takeaways, like, once a month at the most. But i might try eating more pasta and stuff.

Could well be that you're just not eating enough. I know it's difficult to sit down and eat properly when there's loads of other things you can be doing. If you don't eat more/more often then you'll probably lose more weight and it will be difficult to get back to a healthy weight.

What have your folks said about your weight loss?

[Abi]

I eat Breakfast and Dinner, its just Lunch thats very debateable right now, lol.

I'm not sure if theres one of those around here? I'll have to have a look into it, and fine out.

[Abi]

What have your folks said about your weight loss?

My Mum is concerned, but she knows that i want to put on weight as well, so she knows its not a disorder or anything.

[Katy]

I have a simular problem but im small so it doesnt look as obvious i am underweght on the BMI though.

Erm my cousins a personal trainer and hes trying to put on weight as well and says that foods high in calories such as bananas should help you to gain weight. Also Protein (Meats) and food high in carbohydrate bread, rice, and pasta)

[Siobhan]

Eat badly.. strave yourself for a bit and then eat high fat foods so that body stores it or just plain and simply, go to your GP and they can recommend stuff to help you gain weight, there is tonics that can help you

[Londoner]

[QUOTE=Abi;504737]I eat Breakfast and Dinner, its just Lunch thats very debateable right now, lol.

When you have been to the doctors have they checked you thyroid levels, as losing weight and not being able to put weight on is a sign of an overactive thyriod.

The only reason i know this, is coz my daughter has lost an lot of weight recently so i took her to the doctors and asked them to check her thyriod levels, the doctor told me that she was sure it was not her thyriod but coz i insisted they check it, they did and i was right!!!! she does have an overactive thyroid, she is now on meds and has started to put on the weight!

Although this may not be the case for you, it might be worth checking out.:searchme:

[bubblegum_fairy]

Through my depression I have lost so much weight I have gone down 2 dress sizes in less than a year... [I'm a size 8 and just under 8 stone and aged 17 height 5'4]

I have the most unhealthy diet ever.... But I do a load of exercise as I'm on a performing arts course... so it's active...

My Doctors say it's the depression and that... But I have days were I eat loads of food, then other days I don't eat hardly anything....

I've been told, I'm not on the verge if an eating disorder yet.... but I must remain eating as I do... But I am so scared as I'm just shrinking, it's horrible... some days I look alright... but no... I don't like it...

I'm intolerant to dairy products.. so that kicks my diet in a way...

I've heard drinking water between meals is an easy way to put on weight as it bloats your stomach.... But its not working....

Has anyone got any tips or know anything that could help... I know I've been told it's not serious... But I'd like to put on some weight...

[DaVeyWaVey]

I have the same problem. I am very slim, when i calculated my BMI, it turned out i was underweight, and i have grown quite a lot over the past year. I am now 6 foot 4...and my height really doesn't look right with my weight, but i've been told not to worry as I should fill out hopefully over the next few years.

Bubblegum Fairy - i don't know what advice to give - maybe you could see a counsellor and explain your worries to them and they could help you in some way?

My mum has said about my weight (i think she's a bit worried) but she keeps giving me lots of food to eat at meal times in an attempt to boost my weight but it doesn't seem to be working, but i'm not worried - i should fill out over time.

[bubblegum_fairy]

Well I'm starting councelling soon... So I have to wait and see with that.

I noticed that I was actually bad the other day my mate came over who I hadn't seen for 2 months, and she said 'Oh my god Lou you look tiny' and this morning I went to put ma tracksuit on and it was massive...

It's freaking me out now.....

I have thought about asking on of my freinds, she was very slim all her life, and her dad put her on a certain diet and she filled out.. and she looks fab.

I tell you one thing I should do is start having a proper breakfast instead of a cup of coffee and a cookie.

[Abigail]

Have you tried Complan? They're like a meal in a milkshake. They're pretty high in calories. You can get them in different flavours, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla and banana. They're quite expensive in the shop (around £3 - £4 per box of four) but if you can get them on prescription you won't have to pay for them because you're under 18 and in full time education.

Water has no nutritional content so no matter how much you drink it won't make you put on weight. It is good for your body and your skin though so keep drinking it.

Eat lots of carbohydrats such as pasta, bread and cereals. Keep eating throughout the day. Have breakfast, snack mid-morning, dinner, another snack, tea and supper.

I'm with you on the not eating enough some days and eating enough or more than I should on others so I know how hard it can be to eat three meals a day. I only have a meal in the evening two or three times a week, I just can't stomach anything more than that. I usully have cereals or porridge on the other nights (or nothing at all in the case of tonight). I rarely eat breakfast because I don't have time and dinner is usually pasta or toast.

[bubblegum_fairy]

Thanks

My brother was on those milkshake things... They smelt horrible...
I think college messes up my eating too... I spend over an hour travelling there, and depending on the time I'm in, it mucks it all up... I do have a strange timetable.....

There will be a way round it I'm sure of it... Just have to find a way....

[Abigail]

I thought of something else earlier. Are you on medication for the depression? Some meds cause weight loss.

[bubblegum_fairy]

Yeah I am... but I'm on such a small dose still 75mg is the reccomeneded and I'm only on 30mg...

Could be that I guess.....