How about gaining weight?

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That's right, you read the title. I want to gain weight. Why? well, first of all, I've been really unwell so I havn't been eating too well. Secondly, as a result of not eating too well I lost quite a bit of weight. Now, yeah I am dissapointed and cheesed off that all my hardwork and time in building myself up went down the drown, but I'm a fighter and I want to get it back on and maybe even exceed my last weight. You are going to help me. This can work!Right, so firstly any of you got any suggestions to a high calorie diet? if not, what supplements could I use? I looked at progain that looks pretty impressive. Anything else? what about mcdonalds? (crazy I know), will this work?More ideas. C'mon I gotta get this done.

Mmm, maybe this should be in the other forum.

You need nutritional supplements, like Boost or Ensure, between meals. The best thing I've found, though, is ScandiShake (you mix the powder with whole milk, and it tastes pretty good) from Axcan Scandipharm: Scandipharm products.Eat lots of high calorie food. Unless you have a problem with diabetes, cholesterol, or whatever, eat Whoppers, Big Macs, milk shakes, ice cream, steaks, etc.If you have a problem with your appetite, there are prescription appetite stimulants, such as Megace.

Eat at least 3 full out meals a day. Take a multivitamin along with it. Also, weight train. The last suggestion may sound bizarre to some, but remember that muscle is heavier than fat.Try to get to know your body as best as you can. The more you know the easier it is to manipulate it... as long as you have a little bit of determination. If you can do this, you can gain and drop your body weight almost by will. Just remember it takes a little bit of time, so patience is key.

Also, if you can't tolerate large meals, eat smaller portions every couple of hours.

Also (part 2), a friend of mine's thyroid went off the rails a few months ago. He had temporary hyperthyroidism, which caused him to lose weight rapidly.So, if you're suddenly losing weight and don't know why, checking things like thyroid hormone level is a good idea.Depression can also lead to weight loss.

Yeah I did stop eating before because of depression, back when I was really young - lost like 37 pounds. But that problem hasn't occurred ever since, atleast I don't think it has.These days it's my anxiety that makes me lose weight, all that being sick and loss for apetite, but I've steadily come used to it and am able to eat properly. You mention thyroid; yep, that certainly could be it. I've always had problems with losing weight too fast. One week I lost a whole 14 pounds because I missed like 2 dinner meals, a little too much. I'm certainly going to have it checked out, now that you mention it. How do they treat thyroid anomalies? Do they use anti-biotics?Anyway, thanks very much for all the suggestions - I've already noted most of them down to my planner.

The thyroid condition my friend had had a specific name. The problem may have been triggered by an infection, but even it if was, the infection was eliminated, but it left behind some temporary damage to the thyroid. (BTW, viral infections don't respond to antibiotics.)Sometimes you get a rebound effect from the illness, and the thyroid starts producing less hormone than the body needs. Then you become lethargic and gain weight. But the problem usually fixes itself over time. My friend is perfectly fine now, a couple of months later.The doctors he saw didn't know what was going on, until he saw an endocrinologist. But my friend, who's very bright, had already researched his symptoms, and pretty much figured out what was wrong before he saw the specialist.

What are you trying to say with "he's very bright" and "The thyroid condition my friend had a specific name", any relation to the topic in the other forum perhaps? Sarcasm perhaps? Give me a break.

My posting here has no relationship to anything in any other forum. Now you're just lashing out and sounding a bit paranoid.My friend is an engineer who's had a very good career, now lives in Hawaii, and no longer has to work, because he's worked hard, and he's very smart. He's smarter than I am. If I were smarter, I would have remembered the name of the illness, or I would have figured it out before posting.The was not a word of sarcasm. You need to calm down and evaluate what I posted. If you find it useful, then use it. If you think it's crap, then disregard it. All I can say is that I posted it with the best of intentions.If you'd like more info on the thyroid thing, I can ask my friend about it (he's traveling today, or I would have before putting up the last post).I'm just trying to do the right thing, but if you think I'm full of beans, that's OK. I'm not particularly insecure, and I'm not in a popularity contest here. If you're interested, feel free to read my other postings before deciding.

Ok you want to gain weight, but not too much. 1st exersize and eat cardbs such as breads and grains, eat at least 1 serving of surgar a day. That will help you gain muscle and get you back to a healthy weight

Carbs help for muscle growth, and eating more carbs does not necessarily mean you will get fat. I'm not sure why you think bread is worse than other sources of carbs, it's actually quite good and is a source of complex carbs, some essential nutrients, and fibre (assuming you're eating brown bread, white is just straight carbs with everything else stripped from it). I try to eat moderately high carbs because I'm very active, and energy is as crucial, if not more crucial to your health than any other nutrient. Muscle takes energy to build, and exercise takes energy to do. I'm not sure why you would want to add sugar to your diet though, simple carbs (sugars) are not good for you, and should be avoided except in fruits and vegetables (still simple sugars, but slightly more complex than processed sugars as well as coming from a source that's usually very good for you, unlike pop or candy).Be sure to add protein to your diet as well. If your diet only has a moderate amount of protein, then you should add more sources of protein to it. Nuts are a very good way of adding additional protein and energy to your system. They're fatty, but the type of fat is the key. They're mostly monounsaturated, which is good for your cardiovascular health, unlike the saturated fats that you find in a lot of processed foods (and meat and dairy in general to a lesser degree). If you already have a fairly high protein diet, then you don't need to add a lot to it. Hugh amounts of protein aren't necessary because the extra protein gets wasted as your body can't metabolize too much at once and excreets (spelling?) the extra.

Sorry, I thought you were talking about cutting out carbs. You're right carbs alone won't do anything, but the energy helps if you combine it with activity and as you said, protein. I'm not sure why so many people stick to white bread, because it's void of any nutritional content other than energy.