How to start my weight gain journey?

zainabniaz25
zainabniaz25 Posts: 1 Member
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Hello!
So I'm new to all of this, but the trigger for me to start my weight gain journey was when I weighted myself after a good while. I'm extremely underweight. I have thought of working on my weight a lot of times but I just don't know where to start. While looking for some clue on internet, One thing I noticed was how rare it is to find any helpful information related to weight gain. There's a lot available for weightloss but not much for weight gain. People usually tell me to "just eat" which is just not working out for me.
I need your suggestions on maybe some routines, or pages/bogs, where to start maybe. Literally anything that could help me start my weight gain journey.

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  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,963 Member
    Focus on high calorie foods like burgers, tacos, nutrition butters, etc. All the stuff people trying to lose weight tend to avoid. Eat as frequently as you stomach will allow, in the quantities your stomach will allow.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,634 Member
    If eating more isn't doing it for you then your just not eating enough, it's that simple, and if this is that perplexing for you I suspect there are other factors involved that are beyond the scope of these forums and you should probably talk to a professional. That's just my opinion.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,614 Member
    There is a subforum for Gaining Weight here on this site: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/goal-gaining-weight

  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Fat has 9 calories per gram, as opposed to protein and carbs' 4 calories per gram, so prioritize high fat foods as you can eat less of them to get more calories. Carbs can also be bulky, and fat is not, which can make high fat foods easier to eat without feeling full. Liberally add butter and oil, eat cheese, full-fat dairy, peanut butter, nuts, chicken thighs over chicken breast, higher fat red meat, etc.
    neanderthin wrote: »
    If eating more isn't doing it for you then your just not eating enough, it's that simple, and if this is that perplexing for you I suspect there are other factors involved that are beyond the scope of these forums and you should probably talk to a professional. That's just my opinion.

    If the above resonates, here are some resources that may be helpful:

    https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625071-Eating-Disorder-Resources

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