Where did the rest of me go?

bnmanor

I'm eighteen years old, 5'4, and weigh roughly 101lbs. I recently found out that I'm lactose intolerant, but prior to this discovery I had lost about 15lbs over the course of a month or two. I went from full c-cup breasts to barely filling in b-cup bras, and my legs and arms look extra tiny. I'm trying to gain back the weight I lost and have it go to all the right places, but it's difficult now that I've cut all dairy out of my diet. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I should go about this?

auddii

There are lots of high calorie foods that don't include dairy (if you love dairy, it's going to be a hard adjustment if you used to eat a lot of it, but there's still plenty for you to eat). Peanut butter (other nuts and nut butters), trail mix, chocolate (dark), avocados, cook your veggies with oil, sausage, bacon, etc.

3laine75

^ all of these plus try a beginners heavy lifting routine to pack some shape back onto those arms and legs (chest too, to a certain extent).

If you're not doing so already Starting Strength, Strong Curves and Stronglifts are some good beginner programmes.

ETA: what about lactose free milk and cheese - I don't know if they're nice as I haven't tried them but I definitely would if I had an intolerance.

Robertus

You can still eat plenty of dairy if you take some Lactaid tablets, at least for special occasions. Lactaid milk tastes a little bit different but you get used to it. They also make Lactaid ice cream.

letsgain01

3laine75 wrote: »

^ all of these plus try a beginners heavy lifting routine to pack some shape back onto those arms and legs (chest too, to a certain extent).

If you're not doing so already Starting Strength, Strong Curves and Stronglifts are some good beginner programmes.

ETA: what about lactose free milk and cheese - I don't know if they're nice as I haven't tried them but I definitely would if I had an intolerance.

Lactaid tastes just like regular milk but has no lactose

jemhh

Lactaid does not taste like regular milk. It has a sweet taste to it. If you've not had regular milk for years you might not notice it but it is there. Some people can tolerate it and some can't. I cannot. I drink non-homogenized milk instead and have no ill side effects.

OP, you may also still be able to eat yogurt. Any that note that they have live cultures in them. Also, I recommend NOW brand lactase pills. I prefer them over Lactaid because they are in smooth capsule form instead of chalky pill form (easier to swallow) and because they don't come with as much packaging as Lactaid brand (in a bottle rather than sheets of paper pockets.)

letsgain01

jemhh wrote: »

Lactaid does not taste like regular milk. It has a sweet taste to it. If you've not had regular milk for years you might not notice it but it is there. Some people can tolerate it and some can't. I cannot. I drink non-homogenized milk instead and have no ill side effects.

OP, you may also still be able to eat yogurt. Any that note that they have live cultures in them. Also, I recommend NOW brand lactase pills. I prefer them over Lactaid because they are in smooth capsule form instead of chalky pill form (easier to swallow) and because they don't come with as much packaging as Lactaid brand (in a bottle rather than sheets of paper pockets.)

I drink regular milk. My mom is lactose intolerant so when I go there I drink lactaid. They taste the same.