Underweight and trying to gain weight and recover

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  • brittanyfaith7031
    brittanyfaith7031 Posts: 10 Member
    Ive been feeling nauseous randomly the last few days, could this have anything to do with being underweight/loosing more weight recently?
  • lichn
    lichn Posts: 36 Member
    brittanyfaith7031 wrote: »


    Also random, but I eat a lot of spicy food, like pretty spicy (for example I have a homemade powders made of habanero, ghost pepper, and even Carolina reaper that I like to add to my foods) I'm wondering if I should just avoid spicy food for a while because I read that it increases your metabolism?

    If you really enjoy spicy food I'd keep eating it. The metabolic effects are not *that* strong and I bet you'll be inclined to eat more food overall if you really enjoy the taste. Now is not a time to abstain from any foods you particularly enjoy! Any food at all that piques your interest you should freely reach for, and when you find yourself too bored to eat or too tired or disinterested or whatever and you really want to stop eating, take 3 more bites at least.
  • lichn
    lichn Posts: 36 Member
    brittanyfaith7031 wrote: »
    Ive been feeling nauseous randomly the last few days, could this have anything to do with being underweight/loosing more weight recently?

    I have had problems with this in the past where I avoid food for so long I feel nauseous and then the thought of eating is a serious turnoff. The only way to get out of that is to make yourself eat even though it feels gross to even consider. It's a pretty silly thing for our bodies to do, but it's very common for nausea to be a side effect of under-eating. You have to break the pattern and the nausea will go away! Sometimes beverages can help that gently along, or soups.
  • daneejela
    daneejela Posts: 461 Member
    My advice to you would be to set up a routine/habit of eating like 3 meals a day and do it religiously weather you're hungry or not. I would not worry at the beginning of the amounts, I'd just try to build up that routine of having a regular meal at the meal time.

    I think it would be beneficial for dealing with depression too, since it's a pretty strong act of grounding and being present in your life. There is something about rituals that help us feel safe and stable. Appetite will come eventually.

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