When will I start to gain weight?

[Anonymous]

i am a recovering anorexic.. and I want to know like when ill notice a difference in my body! I upped my calories from 1700 to 2300 and an increase in my fat and protein! I have a personal trainer so I won't get like too fat! I do want to go up in my bra size, so my trainer told me that will be like 5-10 pounds! does anyone know one ill start to notice a difference?

[maiez]

Wow that's great first of all that your beat your anorexia. I have dealed with friends just like this. Personally for my chest and I'm a male, I gained about 5 pounds total to my weight and my chest is much bigger to what it was. You will start noticing in 3 weeks or so, and after 2 months you will start feeling very proud about your success and keep it up.Awesome job, if you don't like my generic answer feel free to keep commenting.

[Asker]

i am not sure if you can answer this but... when I became anorexic.. the first place I lost weight was my boobs.. and I was 16 so I was just developing! my sister and mom are both Cs... so shouldn't I at least become a B with eating more? thanks!

[maiez]

Yeah I think hereditarily you will reach a large cup size, and it was because when women lose fat it mostly starts in the breasts. So with what I know you should hit size B eventually with enough food :)

[yaddayaddayadda02]

Great job beating your disease! I would think you will see a difference in a month or two.

[peace-love-couture]

It depends on your body and how easily YOU personally gain weight.

Cause some people gain weight the second they increase their calorie/protein/fat intake, while others will notice it in a month or two

If you're increasing your protein and fat intake, I'd say it could take a few weeks, that's without me knowing your body type

For myself, it takes weeks of a high calorie diet to gain weight

[Asker]

I'm pretty sure my body type is hourglass... I'm 34-25-34!

[peace-love-couture]

Oh no, by body type I just meant how easily or quickly you gain weight. that whole ectomorph/endomorph/mesomorph thing

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[Asker]

well I took the quiz and I am a mesomoprh!

[peace-love-couture]

I am as well...

it takes me a while to gain or lose weight. for me, it's about consistency

[Asker]

i just have one more question... my mom is a C and my sister is a C too.. since I'm a recovering anorexic... my body has to get use to these calories for a little while and then I should gain some weight.. like I need 7 pounds... do you think its possible for me to become a C since its genetics?

[peace-love-couture]

It could very possibly help. Breasts are made of fat. Some girls can be overweight with small breasts or skinny with big breasts but those aren't as common. You'll fill out as your body desires. You'll more than likely notice an increase in your cup size

[Asker]

i hope so.. I think I have good genetics! but I became anorexia when I turned 16.. so that's when most girls start growing.. so I think I have to do mine by eating!

[Anonymous]

every body is different, don't focus too much on numbers, focus on health.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the person and the type of food.

At 2300cal, maybe 1lbs/week is how slow it takes me to gain weight. :( 2300 is more to maintain weight, for a guy though. Maybe you'll get 2lb/week