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I am 43 M. My TDEE is 2,009 daily. My weight is 59kg and is my normal weight and has been for years. My BMI is 19.7, which is normal weight.

Over the years I’ve had many checkups and no issues have been flagged. Doctor even said to me once count yourself lucky that you don’t need to cut things out and lose weight like so many at this age.

That said, I’ve been thinking more about mental health and the link to diet and health. I eat around 1,200 calories a day. I’m not deliberately under eating but nor am I forcing myself to eat more. It’s just normal to me. But I realise it’s low calorie and coupled with the fact that I need to start thinking about supplements for certain vitamins and amino acids etc, it concerns me that I can’t increase my calorie intake.

I’ve never had a big appetite so I eat but not huge amounts. I’ll eat to my full but it obviously is still quite small.

I can’t imagine myself just eating double of everything now. I can’t.

Does anyone have ideas on how I can add calories without having to eat massive portions? I’m thinking supplements or powders perhaps? Are there any that are healthy, no sugars and additives etc, just pure nutrients and high calorie?

Thanks

How did u make ur appetite bigger ??

Really struggling with food lately like I miss a meal once and it's like my appetite disappears

I've been having anxiety nausea and it really doesn't help 💀

Whatever tips or anything that helped you will be appreciated!!

This post is not so I can eat food with more calories I just really want to be able to get hungry and not force food down my throat

I lost about 16 kgs and then gained 6 back lost 2 and then gained 3 back. And it's so upsetting to see all that progress be lost to my own lack to self restraint. i have these periods where i behave that sometimes last weeks or months and then i am able to lose weight and then there are periods of a few days or weeks when i eat a in the morning, b in the after noon, c in the evening and d in the night..it usually starts off as just one extra meal and then i completely spiral and binge eat a lot of extra snacks.

why does it happen. why cant i put an end to it. what do i do? i tried calorie tracking but i keep falling off that wagon. i need to put an end to this unhealthy relationship i have with snacking. do you have any advise? That has helped you put an end to this completely? Once as for all?

This represents a huge problem for me , everytime i feel sad , i stop eating !! i can only eat one meal a day

anyone had experienced this ? Any tips ?

Hi, i know 40kg & 1.70m sounds very unhealthy. and yes, it is unhealthy. I recently made a post here and ranted a little (i hope i shared the link correctly lol).

However, in my last post I had a little rant and told yall about my mental breakdown and my nausea when eating food. But I am very happy and proud to say that I didn’t give up (and I am obv not planning to) and I already gained almost 2kg and I’m so happy about this because I never really thought I could do that. I have been at 38kg for around 5 years now because everytime I tried to gain weight, I gave up when it got too hard. And now for the first time I feel like I am doing it right and more importantly: I don’t get sick when eating anymore!!! A few days ago I was at the point where I started crying when I saw the food on my plate & just 10 min ago I just finished a whole pizza with 900kcal and I am nowhere near feeling sick.

Anyways, the reason I am doing this little update isn’t because I want to brag. I just wanted to share what helped me:

First of all I need to make clear that If you are in a similar situation: Take your time. Don’t expect your body to go from 1000kcal to 2000kcal just like I did in the beginning. If u were in a phase where you didn’t eat very much your stomach probably got used to that. And that’s okay because it can be fixed. Just don’t pressure yourself. I think the reason why I used to get sick of food wasn’t only a physical issue. It was more of an mental issue.

When I saw the food I didn’t think about how nice it was or how it would taste like. In my head it was just like „I HAVE to eat this whole plate right now otherwise i will fail“. And let me tell you: No. You don’t have to do everything perfectly in the first run. It’s okay if you don’t hit your calories. What’s more important is that you keep trying and don’t mess with your mind. I know that sounds easier than it is but do not pressure yourself. At least try to. Your body will get used to the food, I promise :)

Anyways as I said here are some hacks that helped me:

- Wake up earlier. If you wake up earlier (8/9am) you have more time through the day to eat.

- Talk about your journey with a friend. Talk about how you win but also about how you fail. You need an anchor that has your back. And if you don’t have anyone feel free to DM me

- Try to drink shakes. I know that’s just what everyone says but it really helps after you get used to it. And I am not talking about those 1500kcal shakes. Please forget those. What worked for me is a shake with 2 bananas, 400ml of milk and some peanut butter. Take your time to finish the shake. When I made the shake for the first time I used like 30g of Peanut Butter so I wouldn‘t get sick. Now I doubled it to 60g and it works fine for me. Do whatever you feel comfortable with and don’t compare yourself with others. The shake has around 600-900kcal.

- Try to eat 3 meals per day + the shake. In the beginning it was very hard for me to eat lunch. I couldn’t eat anything because my body was so overwhelmed. But you have to slowly work towards eating more. If you need a week like me that’s cool, if you need a month that’s also fine, just keep going.

- Track your calories: I know, I hated when people told me this but it really helps ^^

- Drink softdrinks with your food. especially cold drinks helped me. what didn’t work for me was sprite. what worked well was redbull or coke :) The softdrinks can help you swallow your food.

- Take time with your meal. But spend take too much time with it. What do I mean by that? Don’t rush it but if you catch yourself spending more than 1h looking at your food like I did, then you are probably messing up with your mind. Just put the plate away then and go for a walk or sth

- going out for walks also helps while we’re at it. Get some fresh air and spend time with friends or sth :)

- Go to sleep early and don’t eat anything before going to bed. Also make sure to drink a lot of water especially before going to bed. that helped me a lot. Idk why but cold water did calm my stomach down.

- Do not eat to the point where you throw up. Eat til you’re full but don’t mess with your nausea. If you throw up the calories are gone :/ And also: If that still happens that’s normal. You just need to get a feeling for when you need to stop. Trust me, throwing up is my favorite hobby lol

- Last point but maybe the most important one: If you feel like crying or ranting then do it. My last post here helped me a lot. just letting all of that out felt so good. And afterwards you can watch some motivational reels xD

Well that is a long ahh post but I hope it helps someone. I’ll probably edit this if I have new hacks and i’ll re-read it again probably because as I said, failing is part of the journey, you just need to remember yourself that failure is okay and not a reason to give up ^^

M22, weigh 47kg, 5'6", vegetarian, have IBS.

Is there a solid way to increase weight....

I tried calories surplus intake, but always end up doing more harm to my digestive system than gaining weight.

Looking for tried and tested advice, not some generic one of increase calories intake.... The question is how to effectively increase my calories intake.

So im underweight and so cant see results from the gym. Im like once a day hungry and how can i have better appetite?

I m 17(M) I m not able to decide if I should get a mass gainer or not I’m 5 8 and I m 45 kgs I m not able to complete my calorie intake and with school it’s even harder I m sick of being skinny over the years after researching and reading through Reddit I understood that mass gainers are nothing but sugar and bad things

But I m not able to decide because according to me if a mass gainer is helping me increase my calorie count should i not take it ? I m not able to make a decision please help

I don’t work out and I weigh 148.6 pounds at five foot eleven. Is this underweight? Maybe it’s my imagination, but I look like 20% skinnier in my phone camera than I do with my eyes.

Hi guys!
I’m looking to get into the gym because growing up, I was always told I was very skinny, which really affected my self-confidence overtime. I’m 22F, 5’2” and around 108 lbs. Despite people telling me not to, I really want to gain weight and hopefully work on growing my legs/glutes.
I’m completely new to the gym and honestly don’t know where to begin! Does anyone have any tips for getting started, especially when it comes to workouts, nutrition, or gaining weight in a healthy way?
Thank you

Tldr; I dont feel any degree of hunger. Does anyone else experience this??? Is there a fix? If not, what do you do to help with regularly eating?

I have seen some posts on this subreddit where people say they rarely feel hungry or that they only feel a little hungry at very specific times of the day/night. However this is not what I'm talking about

I don't feel hunger...at all.

I'm 27 (M) 6'2" and 150 lbs on a good day. I also have pretty gnarly ADHD (borderline Dory level) so forgetting to eat is EXTREMELY easy. My default for knowing that I haven't eaten for an extended period of time has always been feeling hunger pains in my stomach or passing out. The only problem with the former is that when I'm stressed I also have stomach issues so I often unconsciously associate stomach pains to stress. This leaves only the latter as my indicator 😅

You might be thinking "maybe it's just a diminished version of hunger that you feel." Absolutely not. I know this because I have felt hunger before, but only once. 5 years ago. My gf at the time surprised me with a Penn Station philly cheesesteak sub as I was coming back home from class. And the moment I took a bite...I remember the feeling so well. It was like this otherworldly primal sensation where nothing else mattered except for that sub. If a gorilla walked in and tried to take it I would've gladly died trying to fight it and I probably would've tried to eat it too. I remember still being hungry after I ate. I saw her eating her sub and I felt some of the most ancient primordial emotions conflicting between self preservation and ensuring the health and welfare of my tribe (i.e., making sure she was fed). I think she noticed because she gave me half her sub lol. But if that's what people feel on a daily basis then I totally understand why such a large percentage of the first world is overweight...I would be too.

(This post is not sponsored by Penn Station btw)

Anyway, besides that one instance I feel absolutely nothing. I think I've gotten better about setting reminders and getting the basic caloric requirements in for vital functionality but it's usually not enough for significant weight gain (if any). But I really want to know if anyone else experiences this COMPLETE absence of such a necessary signal for sustaining life. If anyone does have this issue, is there anything I can do that will make me feel hungry to make gaining weight easier?

I weight about 45-48 kgs and im 165cm(5’5) tall, I cannot go to the gym because I have quite a busy schedule, but I still want to gain weight!!

I am slowly starting to incorporate a more appropriate diet(eggs, ensure milk, pasta, avacados etc) but I don’t really see a drastic change.
My sleep schedule was also pretty fucked but I’m working on that.

I’m also pretty flat and honestly I want to get to a full B cup atleast ;( I have a few events coming up and I js want to feel confident in my body while wearing dresses n stuff..

Any type of help, advice, questions or results is appreciated!!

Hello,

I have been underweight as the the height-weight ratio is not upto the standard. I was eating 1,200 calories / day before 4th of August, and afterwards I began eating 3.6k calories / day on an average since 4th of August. I hoped to discern a little bit improvement in my weight scale. However, much to my surprise and disappointment, my weight plummeted by 0.6kg instead of increasing. I checked it yesterday. What could be the reason? And please do not raise suspicion on my diet. Yes I consistently ate healthy and protein rich (120g protein) food.

I am feeling like giving up today. No improvement in my face at all. So what could be the reasons?

I was 40 kg when I started 2 years ago but now I'm around 55-56 kg

I'm 5 7 and 18 rn

I gained around 10-12 kg in the first year and only 4 kgs in the 2nd now I'm stuck in same weight and nothing is going up pls help . I wanna hit over 60 this year hopefully