I am extremely underweight for my age and height need to gain weight urgently.

Random12322
Random12322 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
I am 22 years old and 48 Kg weight; height 5'10". I am a pure vegetarian, doing my b.tech while staying in hostel. Please suggest me the best methods to gain weight keeping in mind the tight budget(negotiable for health) and the mess food.
PS: I don't know if anybody has gone through this feeling but I often get nervous while eating meals due to which I cannot finish them(can't figure out if it is a physiological or pshycological issue)

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  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    Nuts, Avocados, etc



    OR you could choose to eat meat for a while.

    Ultimately you just need to eat more food, that has more calories.
  • andreaen
    andreaen Posts: 365 Member
    Have you seen a doctor to make sure there isn't anything wrong? How long have you been this underweight, and do you know why?
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    Do you have access to kitchen in the hostel? If yes, a go-to recipe for me is sweet potato barley cooked in vegetable stock and it’s vegan
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,422 Member
    Nuts. Nut butters. Talk to a doctor. Peanut butter and jam sandwiches with a LOT of peanut butter. Talking to someone about the various issues can only help!
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    You just have to eat more. Eat more of the food that is available to you. If you can't eat more, no matter if the reason is physiological or psychological, see a doctor; the doctor should be able to figure out the reason, and then a solution. You still have to eat more.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    See a doctor

    This. You’re at a very dangerous weight that you should be working with a team to get back to normal.
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