Weight

[mrslancer]

Hi,
I would see your GP as well as a nutritionist. I am in the same boat and had to have various medical tests to rule out medical conditions. Everything was ruled out. I then had to keep a food diary to give my nutritionist an idea of what I was eating in a day, but that was all normal too.

Now I am currently working on building my muscle tone to fill myself out a bit and give me the extra weight. Nothing I did or could have done would have made me put weight on and maintain it, so this is my only option.

Don't worry about turning into a body builder that takes a lot of work and protein and special body building exercises. I do mainly dancing and calisthenics to build up my abdominal, gluteal (buttock) and quadricep (thigh) muscles.

The thing I found the hardest were the comments other people made about my lack of weight, and the fact it seems to be socially acceptable to make comments about being too skinny but not too fat. It hurts.

Good luck!

I didn't see your answer before
What I always get is "I wish I was as skinny as you" And things along those lines, But I don't like it It's not fun for me.
I have had people try and accuse me of being anorexic or bulimic but they soon stopped accusing when they saw how much/often I ate and the fact I didn't run off to the loo after
I just want to look/feel healthy and have clothes fit me properly!! I float between sizes and depending on the brand I have to even start looking in the kids section(the largest size) for pants that wont fall off my non-existent hips

[Aimee89]

I didn't see your answer before
What I always get is "I wish I was as skinny as you" And things along those lines, But I don't like it It's not fun for me.
I have had people try and accuse me of being anorexic or bulimic but they soon stopped accusing when they saw how much/often I ate and the fact I didn't run off to the loo after
I just want to look/feel healthy and have clothes fit me properly!! I float between sizes and depending on the brand I have to even start looking in the kids section(the largest size) for pants that wont fall off my non-existent hips

I used to get the same. An old friend once asked me if I needed her to hold my hair back after dinner. It isn't a nice feeling.
Ive just left a forum after I had posted about my weight problems and was told by so many members to stop showing off for being skinny all I wanted was some support. I'm glad you didn't get the same here, gives me hope that this is a supportive forum

[mrslancer]

I used to get the same. An old friend once asked me if I needed her to hold my hair back after dinner. It isn't a nice feeling.
Ive just left a forum after I had posted about my weight problems and was told by so many members to stop showing off for being skinny all I wanted was some support. I'm glad you didn't get the same here, gives me hope that this is a supportive forum

I have only been on for a few days but they are all pretty nice on here which is really helpful and reassuring
Sorry to hear about your experience on the other forum

As for the bit about your friend, I'm lucky enough that none of my close friends have said anything like that, but alot of other people have. My parents sometimes tease me about it, but in a joking sense (they were both really skinny at my age too, until they had my brothers and i )
I'd give anything even to just make it to 55kgs

[C~Q]

I have only been on for a few days but they are all pretty nice on here which is really helpful and reassuring

A few days and you're already on 68 posts!! I think you'll be giving some of the big chatterers a run for their money lol

[mrslancer]

A few days and you're already on 68 posts!! I think you'll be giving some of the big chatterers a run for their money lol

Hehehe, What can I say, I have had a lot of questions that no one could answer before

[Aimee89]

I found I put weight on after I had my first baby 2 years ago. I was sitting in the mid 60s and I was happy with that. It has been a huge struggle for me again after I gave birth to my second 10 months ago when I put no weight on in my pregnancy and lost 15kgs within a few weeks of giving birth, which is why I was tested for possible medical conditions because it was so sudden.
I'm hoping building my muscle tone will help. So far I have lost more weight because of the exercise but I've been assured it will come back once my muscles start to build up a bit.

[Lenny]

mrslancer - well done to you for posting this thread. Why do some people think it's acceptable to criticise underweight people but not overweight people? Or make silly uneducated comments about anorexia. It's just as hurtful.
According to the BMI scale I am underweight. I am approx 10kgs less than i used to be, but i eat and eat and eat. I know it will come back one day, but it does preoccupy me a bit. My life had a few ups and downs in the past 6 or so years and i'm positive that once things settle down, my weight will come back to normal.

I have been told to drink sustagen too, but to be honest i think it's gross and I can't be bothered. It's not endangering my health at the moment, so I'll weight (lol) patiently.

TTC is harder when you are not at an ideal weight. Your body doesn't function as well.

All the best xx

[mrslancer]

mrslancer - well done to you for posting this thread. Why do some people think it's acceptable to criticise underweight people but not overweight people? Or make silly uneducated comments about anorexia. It's just as hurtful.
According to the BMI scale I am underweight. I am approx 10kgs less than i used to be, but i eat and eat and eat. I know it will come back one day, but it does preoccupy me a bit. My life had a few ups and downs in the past 6 or so years and i'm positive that once things settle down, my weight will come back to normal.

I have been told to drink sustagen too, but to be honest i think it's gross and I can't be bothered. It's not endangering my health at the moment, so I'll weight (lol) patiently.

TTC is harder when you are not at an ideal weight. Your body doesn't function as well.

All the best xx

Thanks Lenny

I'm hoping mine will settle back to my 'normal' weight soon and then I can work with that
I tested my BMI over a year ago, I would guess it would still tell me the same thing (though maybe that I'm a bit lighter than usual) But at least I know what I want/need to be at and that's a start. And it's good to know I'm not alone in this situation too.
If I find a quick and relatively easy way to fix it I will be sure to let you all know

[Mak]

It can be much harder to put on weight if you have a really sensitive full switch, some people find it virtually impossible to overeat. Like they are unable to override the full messages from their brains. Increasing your appetite is tricky if it is not there - can take quite a long time and lots of work.
Some tips to increase weight is too eat often and plan your food during the day so you don't skip anything! Add drinks with calories at meal and snack times - so milkshakes and hot choc etc.Also try to load your calories - so full fat milk and cheese (providing you do not have any cholesterol/other heart conditions in your family). If you can manage add as much cream/cheese to meals so things like scrambled eggs/omelettes, ice cream in smoothies and milkshakes ITMS.
You should try and add as much healthy fat as possible - so salmon, avocado and nuts. Also add some supper before bed.
Agree you should eliminate any underlying thyroid conditions and get a diet plan. Good luck it is pretty hard when you don't get much support.

[mrslancer]

It can be much harder to put on weight if you have a really sensitive full switch, some people find it virtually impossible to overeat. Like they are unable to override the full messages from their brains. Increasing your appetite is tricky if it is not there - can take quite a long time and lots of work.
Some tips to increase weight is too eat often and plan your food during the day so you don't skip anything! Add drinks with calories at meal and snack times - so milkshakes and hot choc etc.Also try to load your calories - so full fat milk and cheese (providing you do not have any cholesterol/other heart conditions in your family). If you can manage add as much cream/cheese to meals so things like scrambled eggs/omelettes, ice cream in smoothies and milkshakes ITMS.
You should try and add as much healthy fat as possible - so salmon, avocado and nuts. Also add some supper before bed.
Agree you should eliminate any underlying thyroid conditions and get a diet plan. Good luck it is pretty hard when you don't get much support.

Thanks Mak, I'll give it a go.
I already eat often and can usually go beyond my full point if the food is really good I think my main issue with getting full fast is I eat fast. Sometimes when I get full I will end up slowly picking at my food and can fit more in, or if I eat slowly in general I can eat more as well.