How can I gain weight?

[Anonymous]

I'm thin ... like supermodel thin ... have been like this all my life but now I'm beginning to be more aware of the fact that I'm even thinner recently ... I lost from 5 to 7 pounds over the last year and for my weight it's quite a lot. I weight 110 pounds/50 kg and am 5.77 feet/1.76 m tall.

I can't eat oily foods which as far as I know are primarily responsible for gaining weight ... sweats make no difference ... I don't even exercise more than walking to any destination and occasionally going for a run or simple abs, butt and chest exercises.

There is no boot that will fit my calves and any pants/skirt that I buy it's S or XS in size, and with those I have problems with length. I don't want to get fat,God no, but I'd like about 5 pounds more ... the only problem is that I can't seem to manage even one.

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As for fast food ... I hate it and am mostly a vegetarian but I can't say no to milky products, fish or eggs. The reason for which I barely eat meat is because it's oily and I have stomach/bowel pains and discomfort. Even if it's very tasty and I enjoy eating it, I either have to take a pill afterward to calm my stomach or suffer the pain.

[GamerArtNerd]

I am the same way trust me. I used to sit on my computer 24/7 gaming. I was 6'1" and 134 lbs. I was trying to get in the Army but got declined 3 times because I was 10 lbs underweight. I finally got in because I met the body fat percentage standard (barely). I was still 10 lbs underweight. After I joined basic training I had a solid 3 meals per day weather I liked it or not and did exercise every single morning mon-fri. After I left basic training (which was 10 weeks long) I weighed 153 lbs. My weight bracket for my height is 144-196. So I essencially gained 19 lbs. Anyway I think if you make SURE you get 3 FULL meals a day and maybe some snacks in between and never ever skip a meal, and maybe do some exercises hear and there then you can put on some weight. That is really the only way I see to counteract your fast metabolism. Also make sure you eat lots of starchy foods like potatoes and high carb foods like breads, noodles, and crackers. Hope this helps :)

[Asker]

The three solid meals per day would be a problem for me ... seeing as I can't really eat in the morning ... it's mostly a snack, then in the afternoon I'm at work and its either sandwitches, snaks or some food that I force feed from a food court at the mall ... the only propper meal I get is in the evening ... and even then I literally barely manage to eat two courses. It's usually one or the other, or half a plate from both.

[GamerArtNerd]

I was in the same boat you are. I actually dropped back down to my regular eating habits after basic training since I'm not forced to eat 3 meals a day anymore lol. Just snacks/fast food mostly and I dropped down to 147 lbs. You just gotta make it happen to the best of your ability if you hope to gain weight. I personally think we are lucky in a way though. I know people who can eat a donut and gain a pound. Skinnies like us don't have to do anything to keep weight off, we can just eat McDonald's

[Asker]

Yeah but there are limits ... in tight pants I look as if I have no butt ... at all. Not to mention how I look in leather pants and those are my favorite ... I should stop complaining and go strutt my ass down the catwalk and get thousands of bucks

[GamerArtNerd]

I personally don't look the other direction if a girl has no boobs or ass and I'm sure most other guys don't either. A good body is just a plus. It's like a girl doesn't really care if a guy is buff but him being buff is just a plus. As long as you're pretty in the face and have a good personality then your body doesn't matter too much as long as you aren't fat or butchy :p

[Asker]

boobs I have ... butt, not so much

[GamerArtNerd]

It doesn't matter. As long as you have 2 skin sacks filled with fat and blood vessels attached to the back of your hips, it REALLY doesn't matter lol trust me. Anything big or curvy is only a bonus.

[MartinMarsh]

Lift weights.

Weighted Squats

Weighted Lunges

Shoulder Press

Bench Press

Rows

You won't get bulky, you'll get nice and toned. That should add some weight. Don't try to gain weight by just eating high calorie foods like fast foods. Not eating meat might hurt your weight gain a little though lol, but you will gain some weight lifting weights.

[Anonymous]

God being too thin must be SUCH a problem! Lol *sigh* girls like you are why I starve myself. And if you wanna gain weight your going to have to change your diet and start eating like the rest of us normal sized people. Eat more carbs. Bread, cupcakes, brownies, French fries all the good stuff. Shouldn't be that hard if you stop with the special bird diet.

[GamerArtNerd]

You don't get it. She can't gain weight. I'm the same way. I can eat McDonald's every day and gain nothing. I'm a twig.

[Opinion Owner]

She said she is vegetarian. she probably never eats sweets or eats junk food which if I was trying to loose weight would be good. and that's nice that you don't gain weight, I'd be psyched if I could eat whatever I wanted without a care.

[Asker]

I did say that I'm a vegetarian but not 100% ... I eat milk stuff, eggs, fish and there are some kind of meat foot that I love and can digest ... the thing is that I can't eat really fat stuff because my bile would go nuts. I can't even eat as much nuts as I want. As for sweets I should be a diabetic by how much sweet stuff I eat ... I eat a brownie every day at work, chocolate, I go crazy if I don't have at leas tone a day, lots of sugar in my coffee or tea, junk food too, but I don't like it

[Asker]

Don't blame my inability to gain weight on your obsession with loosing some. Take your own eating habit to point the figer at. Thank you!

[Opinion Owner]

lol ok

[kheserthorpe]

Why do you have stomach pains?

Gastro problems + losing weight should be treated medically.

Many meats are not 'oily'. They are exceptionally lean - much leaner then many dairy products.

What exactly are your dietary issues?

[Asker]

I'm not sure ... whenever I go and do my medical check up the only thing they had found so far is low blood pressure and a slight chance of anemia ... the first I fight with coffee the second not so sure how, but so far I've never had any serious or medically found problem with my stomach or bowels ... I have a lazy/slow bile, not diagnosed, from oilly foods, but other than that nothing relevant or mediacally researched. As for fat food (fat meat, oilly etc) I never much liked it and now I can't

[kheserthorpe]

Coffee also suppresses appetite and is hard on your stomach.

What kind of 'pill' do you take for this undiagnosed slow bile issue?