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I don't know if this is of any help, seems a bit less BS than other sources https://blog.priceplow.com/laxogenin

There are workouts you can do using your baby as a weight, not sure how but you can probably find them on Google I'd also say, don't forget to rest! The problem with doing things when the baby is asleep is that that's your only opportunity to rest! I don't know where you are, but in the UK you can always find mother and…

If i don't weigh and log my food I undereat and lose weight. I do get tired of it and sometimes take a break for a week or so but my default position seems to be to eat less than I need to eat, sadly

A friend of mine who was ore diabetic claims to have coped with cutting out sugar by using maple syrup. However, I can't see how, as it's presumably as high in sugar as, well, sugar.

I prefer overnight oats to cooked porridge. Are you using too much milk, maybe? I find you don't need much. Then you can add other stuff for taste - chopped apple, nuts, chocolate drops, dried fruit But really, if you don't like it then don't eat it?

Might be worth seeing your doctor if this is more than just a temporary thing. That's a big deficit. Feeling full when you've not eaten, or not eaten much, could have a medical cause Aside from that, I find it hard to reach my calorie goal if I don't start early in the day.

Reduces fat butter and low fat spreads . What is the point? Oh, and mayonnaise. It has to be hellmans and not low fat.

The Aldi ones already mentioned are good, but generally I just add whey powder to my porridge, and maybe some nuts

Hi, I'm surprised you've not had more responses! Another classic under eater here. Well done for your gains but sorry to hear about your blood results. I'd say you maybe gained a bit too fast? 30lbs in 4 months is on the fast side. I did the same thing when I first came here and gained a lot of fat (most of it round my…

Also check you're using accurate entries from the database. Some only list calories, with protein, fat and carbs listed as zero!

Someone on here said to me, comparison is the thief of joy,and it's so true. You are you and she is she. You do you Plus, I doubt she's having that much of an easy time to be honest. Everything I've heard about surgery suggests it's anything but. Good luck with your journey!

Fair enough but, it's not about being too sensitive. It's about the frequent instructions to "eat more", dished out on a daily basis on these forums to people who are having a hard time gaining weight. Not specifically referring to you here, though I have noticed it's something you say quite often. As has been pointed out…

You don't know what else he is eating or how active he is, though. Weight gaining powders will still only work if they put you in a surplus. Honestly I was skinny for years - most of my life - until I started logging. The reality was that I simply wasn't eating enough. And I'm nearly 63. That so called slower metabolism,…

I don't know enough about the research on body types. I know that for years I thought I couldn't gain weight but have now found I can - if I eat enough. But, some days it's a struggle. For me, a treat day is when I take a day off from logging and just eat what I want, when I want, without worrying about whether I've taken…

She said a whole lot of insightful stuff about the difficulties of eating more, and that's the only think you've picked up on? It IS damn annoying when people say, just eat more. If it were that simple, we wouldn't need this app.

I always thought I was a hard gainer or had a fast metabolism, until I came here and started tracking my food and also tracking my activity levels wygh fitbit. It turned out I'd been under eating and was also far more active than I realised. I have now gained weight but, to those who say (to people saying they can't gain)…

I'm 62 and am here to gain weight. When I first started lifting and increasing my calories, I was really excited to see how fast I seemed to be gaining, BUT, it settled down and plateaued after a while. I've learnt from people on here (far more experienced and knowledgeable than I am) that this is common in the early…

Ah yes, that's probably my problem - I soak my oats overnight and have it cold!

Surely your bmr is a calculation of the bare minimum of your calorie needs, if you were asleep or in a coma? It doesn't reflect the needs of someone engaging in normal daily activity, let alone exercise?

At least 700 calories but I'm trying to gain weight and find it hard to get enough calories unless I have at least that at breakfast

I would love to add peanut butter to things like porridge (I've just bought a really nice peanut butter with cocoa and coconut) but how do you get it to mix? It's so sticky!

No, oatmeal is another name for porridge :)

And losing 2 kgs a week? Isn't that a bit drastic?

My mum always told us not to drink water with meals because (she said) it dilutes stomach acid. But she also told us not to sit with our backs to the fire because it would dry up our bone marrow, so probably baloney. The gut thing : are you referring to our immune system which (according to my gastro consultant) is located…

Yes - they could have been "woo-hoo" woos!

Are you using something like fitbit? If so, then my understanding is that it's fitbit - or the difference between fitbit and MFP calculations - that affects the calories burned estimate The person above is right ; I have also noticed it depends on the time of day. Plus calories burned depends on your weight (I think)-I…

I think maybe because you suggested not eating back calories?

My protein whey isolate. I use the unflavoured one

This I always thought I had a fast metabolism until I came here, bought a fitbit and started logging my food (using a scale) and eating back my exercise calories. I'd previously been eating far less than I thought, and I have discovered I'm much more active than I thought. After that I started gaining with no problem

It sounds as though she may not be logging accurately - when I started logging my food I found I'd been overestimating how much I was eating. It's possible not to see much of a gain in one week - she needs to log for a few weeks to see a pattern emerge. It doesn't make any difference whether or not it's junk food. If she's…