Getting a healthy weight

m0wheels wrote: »

Hey everyone! I've always been a little on the wrong side of too thin, but then I lost a lot of weight last year as a combination of stress and terrible eating habits. Reaching the recommended amount of calories a day is a lot harder than I thought it'd be, and trying to go to friends for support in gaining weight always makes me feel like they hate me a little bit. So I guess I'm looking for people in a similar situation so we can cheer each other on. Just want to walk around without my pants falling down!

I'm not in the same situation as you, but I just wanted to ask if there is any particular stumbling block that is making it difficult for you to eat the recommended calories per day? Is it an emotional issue where you have issues with food (perhaps fear of gaining, perhaps control issues, etc) or is it a physical issue (get full too fast, etc) because that will have a huge impact on the advice you need.

Good luck on your quest to gain. Are you finding it difficult psychologically, physically or both to eat enough?

Doing some physical activity will help increase your appetite. Some weightlifting would be ideal.

m0wheels wrote: »

It's not quite weightlifting, but I am taking a dance class!

If you're struggling to gain, you'd be better off with strength training than cardio

I used to have the same issue and I'm now at a healthy weight after having gained a stone a year for two years. Your appetite can gradually change. A lot of things I did was trying the reverse of weight loss techniques eg. for weight loss you can eat mindfully, where you think a lot about what you're eating. So instead, I often ate my tea in front of the tv as a distraction. I found this helpful as I'm a very slow eater which was a huge part of my problem so I got bored less easily. Also, high kcal healthy snacks like bananas, dried fruits and nuts are good for on the go. Adding calorie dense ingredients like cheese, full fat milk, cream to meals helps add calories. Also, try to have some fixed meals/ snacks you have each day and gradually build on these as your appetite grows. For example, I have a large hot chocolate with whole milk each night which amounts to 360kcal. Also, if I ever couldn't choose between snacks when in the shops or meals when eating out, if they displayed the kcal, I'd pick the higher one. Every little helps. Good luck!