Struggling to gain weight...anyone else?!
Question: I am 26 years old and have always been underweight my hole life......even after two children. I have multiple medical problems that might be contributing to me not being able to gain weight but no one understands....most everyone that I have talked to thinks that I am just silly that I want to gain weight...I am JUST trying to be healthy for crying out loud!! I am 5'7.5" and weigh 117 pounds...waaaay underweight.....
I have been drinking Ensure with extra calories three times a day in addition to my meals.
I love food...I don't have an eating disorder. In high school I had this phobia of eating in front of people so I can understand why I couldn't gain then but now I don't care....I will can't gain an ounce! I hope that I can connect with someone on this topic because it is VERY frusterating when ppl don't understand why being called "twiggy" hurts......hurts as much as me calling someone "tubby".....
Answers: I am 26 years old and have always been underweight my hole life......even after two children. I have multiple medical problems that might be contributing to me not being able to gain weight but no one understands....most everyone that I have talked to thinks that I am just silly that I want to gain weight...I am JUST trying to be healthy for crying out loud!! I am 5'7.5" and weigh 117 pounds...waaaay underweight.....
I have been drinking Ensure with extra calories three times a day in addition to my meals.
I love food...I don't have an eating disorder. In high school I had this phobia of eating in front of people so I can understand why I couldn't gain then but now I don't care....I will can't gain an ounce! I hope that I can connect with someone on this topic because it is VERY frusterating when ppl don't understand why being called "twiggy" hurts......hurts as much as me calling someone "tubby".....
I hear you, my body mass index is underweight. i'm 5'10" and 13 yrs old and i weigh 99 pounds. here is my results from a BMI calculator:
Results
Based on the height and weight entered, the BMI is 14.2, placing the BMI-for-age below the 1st percentile for boys aged 13 years 6 months. This teen is underweight and should be seen by a healthcare provider for further assessment to determine possible causes of underweight.
Thats how underweight i am for my age and height. Even if i eat heaps of junbk food i dont gain a gram. I just cant gain weight. I'm always getting called names, by...have a guess... fat people!
my friend is like almost Anorexiche dosen't have a eating disorder either but he just dosen't gain wait and he dosent really exercise.I hope this helps u som how.
Girl just chill out and enjoy your life. That's what wrong with the world, everyone is always complaining or worried about what someone else thinks. Life is too short for this. Be free, be happy, you've got two children, what if you couldn't have children? What if you were born without a nose or an arm or a leg? I understand you don't want to be teased, but it's better to be skinny than to be fat. Enjoy your life, enjoy your kids.
Hi...
I've been 5'10" and 135 lbs for the past 20 years. I've tried EVERYTHING, but I just can't do it. I can totally sympathize with you my friend. And I too hate being called "beanpole" or "skin and bones" or even "skinny"....large people are offended by terms like "fat" and it's not ok to call them names, why is it ok to say terms to underweight people- like we don't mind ?
I guess I'm fortunate- or so I'm told- that I can eat anything and as much of anything I want and not worry about weight gain...but I'd love to put on a few pounds....
Anyway, just wanted to say hi and encourage you that you're not the only one :-)
Have a blessed weekend :-)
i didn't have that problem but my brother had he weigh only 120 5'9 so he decided to join the gym within 2 years he weigh 170 muscle he took a weigh gainer to times a day you can ask at any supplement store, the one I would recommend to take is by muscle milk but of course he at 5 times a day but healthy ex, steaks, chicken, turky that type of high protein meats