Struggling with gaining weight, role models?

babystepsforward
babystepsforward Posts: 52 Member
in Motivation and Support
I am really struggling with the idea of gaining weight. I need to, everyone's worried and i know in the future i'll be glad i did it and i will look better. But i am just so scared i am going to pile it on and get fat. I've been healthy eating which is why i lost weight but now i'm the lightest i have ever been and my BMI is underweight. I can no longer enjoy junk food and i just want to get back to normal. I want to look how i used too, be healthy and happy. I want to be able to enjoy the occasional treat of cake or chocolate etc.. again. Need some role models please!!!!!

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  • BonyToni
    BonyToni Posts: 25
    If you eat a well balanced diet and exercise you can gain weight, look good and not be fat. That it is what I and other MFP friends are trying to achieve. I don't eat very healthily but I am trying. If you try to match the carbs, protein and fat percentages that MFP suggests then you will be on the right road. This after all, will be a whole lifestyle change for you.

    I wish you every success. You are already a friend. Feel free to email me if ever you feel lacking in motivation. You CAN do this.

    Toni
    :drinker:
  • ShrinkingSky
    ShrinkingSky Posts: 3 Member
    I'm trying to gain weight too! My BMI is too low. I've just been slowly increasing my calories with healthy food... and instead of doing cardio every day like I use to, I try to only work out 3 days a week (two of those days I focus on weight lifting with just a little bit of cardio). I still lost weight this week, but I think it was fat loss from lifting... hopefully I start to see some results soon..
  • pbandshellie
    pbandshellie Posts: 16 Member
    There are a handful of foods I try to eat daily: avocados, hardboiled eggs, and apples (apples are low calorie, but actually make you hungry!) I also try to drink at least a glass of milk once a day. You'll figure out a routine and get into it! It's hard at first trying to stuff your face, and then all of the sudden it will feel normal. Good luck!

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