Females attempting to gain weight

BlueberrySirus19 wrote: »

Me. I'm also trying to gain and need support along the way

BlueberrySirus19 wrote: »

Me. I'm also trying to gain and need support along the way

jhepstall wrote: »

I'm currently starting a new journey in life to gain weight. To most, that sounds ridiculous. But for me, it truly is a struggle. So, with that being said, I'm looking for a great support group. Any ladies interested?

I feel you too girlfriend.. Gaining weight has been a struggle for me too.. Well keep each other spirits up on this group chat.. Add me too!

been there, still there to a degree!!! I maintained around 90-95lbs for many years, now finally up around 116 and keeping it up! still looking to put on some leaaaaaaan muscle!!!

russkiballerina wrote: »

Do you accept those of us recovering from ED? If so, can I join?

I'm personally happy to help you on your journey...

I'm in! Weighed 113 before I got pregnant with my daughter. Dropped down to 99lbs afterwards, got pregnant again and dropped back down to 99lbs afterwards. Trying to get to at least 110!

Hello. I don't need to gain weight, myself, by any means; but, I did just read something in a magazine that might potentially be helpful to you.

First of all, let me say that I have thyroid problems, but, when I was tested, I was told that it is not diseased; more like there is something that is just affecting it and he didn't know what. During my talk with the endocrinologist, we examined my history of weight gain and also a few bizarre times of extreme weight loss. He said, by the way it sounds to him, those times were also my thyroid malfunctioning. He told me that even in cases where the thyroid is diseased, it's not necessarily all just gaining weight or all just losing weight, and, the same factors can cause a different issue for different people. And, it's because of that talk that I am telling you this, just in case it is helpful to you.

In the magazine article I read, it said that you can have a test that says your thyroid is perfectly fine and you can have a test that says you have plenty of iron in your blood, but, you may still have a situation where your thyroid is malfunctioning because it is not receiving the iron it needs from the cells. In which case, it cannot produce all the hormones it needs to make.

It is my understanding that this can also lead to an overactive thyroid instead of an underactive one. It is also my understanding that, even if the thyroid is not being directly affected, considering how often women are anemic, this is probably an important step to take, anyway.

Basically, to have the proper hormones to build muscle and regulate your body, you have to have enough iron and it has to be accessible. For some women, the problem may be more the amount of iron they are taking in and for others it may be more about their body's inflammation response preventing the thyroid from accessing the iron that is there.

Either way, pairing iron rich foods with Vitamin C sources might be a big help, since the Vitamin C both helps quell inflammation and helps absorb much more iron from the food. So, eating bean burritos with salsa, having nuts and strawberries together, eating hummus and bell peppers, having an orange with a spinach salad, and, such as that would do the trick.

I don't know, for sure, that this will help you gain weight. But, since you are going to be eating, anyway, you might want to give it a try, for a week or two, and, see if it helps any.

I wish you all the best of luck!

I'm interested! Always been scrawny...would love to pack on about 10 lbs. 5'8 and 122 and moderately active (running, biking, mostly) so it's been a challenge.

I've just currently been 'put' into an ED program...oh yes, I'll be gaining weight - I've only been here one week and have gained one+ pounds and am now eating more than twice the amount I usually do...oh my it's hard. Add me as a friend if you would like!

There's so many comments! Mine will probably be lost. I've always been the skinny stick girl, I feel silly saying that I'm trying to gain weight. Then I remember that I'm trying to gain muscle, so it makes me happy add me I'm new to this app and love it already

I'm so excited to have found a forum with women who want to gain! I'm 5'5" and have weighed 105-107 my whole life. I've been using this ap for 25 days now and have gained 7lbs! I now weigh 112 but looking to get to about 120. I seem to have hit a plateau! Anyone, please add me so we can support each other.