I hope one day, gaining weight WILL be a problem for me.

Yep! You ll get older!

Instead, I hope that one day you have neither problem. I think that if one day it became a 'problem' for you, you would not be calling it a gift.

futuremilf2015 wrote: »

I gain weight easily and I just came to say I wish I had your gift. The gift to eat and eat but struggle to gain weight. Oh the things I would eat if only I had this gift!!!

Not sure I would call any of the numerous problems/illnesses that can cause low appetite/low weights a gift. Not to mention that some people feel it's OK to comment on the bodies of thin people when they would never dream of commenting on how fat someone's gotten.

Many people have life threatening health issues directly relating to being underweight.

So, no, it's no gift.

yesimpson wrote: »

Not to mention that some people feel it's OK to comment on the bodies of thin people when they would never dream of commenting on how fat someone's gotten.

Actually, the latter happens too, though it comes from people who know they're being jerks and just don't care.

And yeah, while I don't enjoy struggling to lose weight, I wouldn't want to struggle to gain weight, either.

They just have a fast metabolism. Boost your metabolism by drinking green tea three times a day. Morning, 30 minutes to an hour after lunch, and before bed. Avoid junk food and over-eating, and you won't even need to exercise to lose weight! I lost 5 kg by doing this before I joined MFP

kbakhtawar69 wrote: »

They just have a fast metabolism. Boost your metabolism by drinking green tea three times a day. Morning, 30 minutes to an hour after lunch, and before bed. Avoid junk food and over-eating, and you won't even need to exercise to lose weight! I lost 5 kg by doing this before I joined MFP

Hopefully a little more time on MFP will help you realize that you have no idea what you're talking about.

Probably not, though.

I have looked at comments in this section before and for a long time I honestly did not understand its connection to MFP given that most of us here are looking to lose weight . . . then something happened! I lost weight, almost made it to my goal (actually goal #3 - from 244 to 175, then 150, then 144), going from a size 20/22 to a 2/4 has been an adventure. One thing I learned was that even though I may look good to others I felt like I looked my best around a size 10 around 165. I considered trying to get back that size but how do you really gain weight while trying to be healthy and fit?

So now I have a totally different view of this section and I can imagine the ups and downs people who are trying to gain weight go through just as us who are trying to lose weight go through many phases. No envy - just empathy!

Adc7225 wrote: »

I have looked at comments in this section before and for a long time I honestly did not understand its connection to MFP given that most of us here are looking to lose weight . . . then something happened! I lost weight, almost made it to my goal (actually goal #3 - from 244 to 175, then 150, then 144), going from a size 20/22 to a 2/4 has been an adventure. One thing I learned was that even though I may look good to others I felt like I looked my best around a size 10 around 165. I considered trying to get back that size but how do you really gain weight while trying to be healthy and fit?

MFP is just a calorie tracker, and the basic principles of weight manipulation are the same whether you're trying to lose, gain or maintain. If you want to gain in a way that is healthy: go slowly, track your intake, and do resistance exercise (if you want some of what you gain back to be muscle).

futuremilf2015, I don't think you mean to rub people up the wrong way however, you are, & you have no idea what you're implying.

I hope you don't have what I've been going through for my entire life. I hope you don't have anorexia & live out your days in solitude, depressed, & rushing to A&E at all hours of the night with anxiety. I cry for a good majority of the day, & it's not a little tear here & there, I'm crying out helplessly, in desperation to gain weight so that I might actually be given a chance to live a healthy life for once.

My life consists of therapy, dietians, countless doctor appointments, blood tests every week, switching from medication to medication because I'm either lacking in something or my immune system is so weak I get sick easily. I don't have the energy to do much else, so these are currently the highlights of my days, for the past 12 years.

You're taking what you have for granted. You should be grateful you have your health. That eating comes naturally to you, & that you have the ability to go to a gym & lose as much as you want - or not! at least you have fat to convert into muscle mass.