Need encouraging friends & GF Gain Tips
mandylynnie
Posts: 19 Member
Hello, I'm Mandy & I am 21 years old. I've been using MFP faithfully for over a year but didn't allow anyone to friend me because I was restricting. I've had a lot of health issues and have Celiacs disease. I am struggling to keep weight on because I'm really malnourished right now. I'm 5'5" and was down to 88 lbs but now am up to 102 lbs. My goal is at LEAST to hit my healthy weight goal on my BMI, which would be 117 lbs. I need encouraging friends who can maybe cheer me on. My doctor said with my damaged gut it is so hard for me to get nourishment and I need to work up to eating 5,000 calories! This seems scary and impossible especially since I've struggled with eating in the past. The most I have ever eaten is 3,000 cals. I am taking double vitamins to try to make up for my malnourishment and also iron because I'm anemic. I also have to be on Ensure or orGain for at least a month to see how that helps. Thank you so much! Also any tips on gluten free ways to add healthy calories and gain weight would be apreciated!
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Go to reddit.com in the search type Gainit.(one word) hope this helps.0
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Good luck Mandy, I've been checking your diary regularly, you are doing a great job! Keep doing it and you will be up to 5000 calories in no time, that's just practice!!! Don't give up ☺1
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With being GF, you just have to be careful with reading labels. There are a lot of foods that contain wheat that many people wouldn't think of such as many BBQ sauces, soy sauce, Twizzlers, etc..
You can drink some calorie (like chocolate milk) to help make it easier. Also, adding foods such as ice cream or full fat dairy, nuts and nut butter, avocados, and fatty cuts of meat will help you out a lot.0 -
Do you have a sprouts grocery store where you live? They have so many foods you can eat for gluten free. Including chicken nuggets. Waffles. Hundreds of things. Also try amazon.com for gluten free foods. My mom has what you have and shops there. Also most grocery stores even Walmart and target now have gluten free sections.0
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Good luck with your journey! I'll follow you0
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blossomofsnow wrote: »Good luck Mandy, I've been checking your diary regularly, you are doing a great job! Keep doing it and you will be up to 5000 calories in no time, that's just practice!!! Don't give up ☺
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With being GF, you just have to be careful with reading labels. There are a lot of foods that contain wheat that many people wouldn't think of such as many BBQ sauces, soy sauce, Twizzlers, etc..
You can drink some calorie (like chocolate milk) to help make it easier. Also, adding foods such as ice cream or full fat dairy, nuts and nut butter, avocados, and fatty cuts of meat will help you out a lot.
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monkeybusiness2104 wrote: »Do you have a sprouts grocery store where you live? They have so many foods you can eat for gluten free. Including chicken nuggets. Waffles. Hundreds of things. Also try amazon.com for gluten free foods. My mom has what you have and shops there. Also most grocery stores even Walmart and target now have gluten free sections.
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Try to eat full-fat/full calorie versions of everything. You can add butter, oil, nut-butters, and/or salad dressings to things you already eat. I love fruit dipped in yogurt or pb, pretzels(if you can find GF) in pb or almond butter, coconut butter is really yummy too. Crisp veggies are good with ranch or hummus, hot veggies can be cooked with olive oil or butter. I also love smoothies and can down a lot more calories in a drink than would be comfortable as a whole food.0
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you can check out my open diary, our family is gf for one of my kids and i maintain at about 2750, though my appetite is rediculous...and if i wasn't attempting maintnence nourishing calorie dense foods i like to eat on top of what you see in my diary are; hagen daaz chocolate ice cream, blue sky organic ginger ale, tons of dark chocolate, fatty cuts of meat like ribs and bacon, reeds ginger chews, burgers and fries, milkshakes, pizza, you can make all of these at home from high quality gf ingredients.
you can do this!1 -
You're so inspiring!!... To go from 88lbs - 102lbs had to have taken you time & commitment { This is currently where I want to be }. You've already made it this far... Keep doing what you're doing & there is absolutely no doubt you can make it to 117lbs.
Congratulations on your success so far!1 -
Good luck. I'm happy to add encouragement also if you like.1
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Your doing a great job im same as you also tryig to gain slowly getting there this may sound yuck but its really nice bake a sweet potato and mash in almond butter really nice also adds cals in x0
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DancingMoosie wrote: »Try to eat full-fat/full calorie versions of everything. You can add butter, oil, nut-butters, and/or salad dressings to things you already eat. I love fruit dipped in yogurt or pb, pretzels(if you can find GF) in pb or almond butter, coconut butter is really yummy too. Crisp veggies are good with ranch or hummus, hot veggies can be cooked with olive oil or butter. I also love smoothies and can down a lot more calories in a drink than would be comfortable as a whole food.
thank you so much! @DancingMoosie
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mspunkyone wrote: »you can check out my open diary, our family is gf for one of my kids and i maintain at about 2750, though my appetite is rediculous...and if i wasn't attempting maintnence nourishing calorie dense foods i like to eat on top of what you see in my diary are; hagen daaz chocolate ice cream, blue sky organic ginger ale, tons of dark chocolate, fatty cuts of meat like ribs and bacon, reeds ginger chews, burgers and fries, milkshakes, pizza, you can make all of these at home from high quality gf ingredients.
you can do this!
thank you! I followed you all. @mspunkyone
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silverstormborn wrote: »You're so inspiring!!... To go from 88lbs - 102lbs had to have taken you time & commitment { This is currently where I want to be }. You've already made it this far... Keep doing what you're doing & there is absolutely no doubt you can make it to 117lbs.
Congratulations on your success so far!
@mspunkyone thank you!! it hasn't been easy and I've seemed to plateau at 108 right now. I've had some bad flares so that's probably why. it's ppl like you who make me want to keep going0 -
pebbleslaura1 wrote: »Your doing a great job im same as you also tryig to gain slowly getting there this may sound yuck but its really nice bake a sweet potato and mash in almond butter really nice also adds cals in x
that sounds so yummy! I'm going to try it. thank you!0 -
You are doing great , im 19 currently at 130lbs ... i want to get to 150, putting on weight takes time and effort .. i found that out when i had to get from 115 to the 130 im at now. Main tip id have is always eat big in the morning 1,000-1,200 calories if you can. Good luck and if you would like to add me as a friend feel free . If you have twitter message me it and ill give you a follow!1
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One thing I forgot to post, there are a bunch of good recipes on www.mccormick.com .0
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Cheering for ya mandy!!1
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I sent you a friend request. Your success so far is very inspiring, and I admire your inspirations, particularly 2 Corinthians 6:16!1
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MamaLlamaThatsMe wrote: »I sent you a friend request. Your success so far is very inspiring, and I admire your inspirations, particularly 2 Corinthians 6:16!
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