How to gain weight?

I need help gaining weight. I’ve always been pretty skinny but Idk what happened for the last year and a half I’d say I’ve struggled having any sort of appetite. When pregnant with my last I had basically no appetite the entire pregnancy, I lost a bunch of weight and in the end only was 4 lbs more than ppw and wayyy less after she was born. I was told I get anemic with all of my pregnancies (last was just the worst) and that was why. But she’s now 9 months old and my mom, and husband are super worried cuz I never eat. My husband walked in from work this morning and I had on a sports bra, he went to do his usual oooh baby type stuff but stopped midway and was just like Babe, You’re getting skinny… He got all quiet when he said it and was just telling me he’s worried because of it. (Not mean at all just worried) I have mental health issues up the a** so I get that could be it but I cant do this anymore my chest is basically bone now, my stomach goes in super far and you just see ribs. I’m also a recovering addict so the fear that my extended family will see me and assume that I’ve been using is causing horrible anxiety… I try to eat, makes me sick, look at food/smell it makes me sick. I don’t have an eating disorder and I’m not high, my mom thinks could be my thyroid cuz my grandma had an issue with hers and was really skinny. I just don’t know what to do. Does anyone know any supplements or ANYTHING that will help me with my appetite/gaining weight period? I need help…

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Ensure was awesome for me but it’s kinda expensive well for me it is anyhow! But idk some people have different takes to stuff like that. It helped me eat a lot too and I had gained within a couple weeks of drinking one a day.

Try making your own milkshakes. That’s what my ex had to do at one point when he wasn’t able to eat and was losing weight.

Also, not sure if I’m allowed to suggest this or if it would work for you. But marijuana use helps my stomach

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I would go to your doctor. Graves disease is a thyroid condition that causes excessive weight loss and things of that nature. You can try and drink Ensure or milkshakes but if everything is making you sick it’s doubtful you’ll be able to get past it and like them. Go to your primary care physician. Get checked out. If you do have something wrong it’s better to know than put it off and potentially get worse.

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Pediasure will help and carnation instant breakfast try them they are both like a shake and also can be used for meal replacement

Have ur thyroid checked like ur mom suggested. It could be it. Meds help regulate.

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Have your thyroid checked first. And eat small frequent meals. Whatever you can eat or have an appetite for…eat it! Shoot for high calorie foods. If you make a smoothie add dry oatmeal to it for extra calories

Sounds like myself with my anxiety. Anxiety and stress will steal my apetite away. If you buy slim fast or ensure just know you will not gain if your only replacing meals with it. You must drink one while eating a meal for you to gain and not just maintain.

Pedisure, milkshakes and a weight gainer

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Why not go to the doctor if its getting that serious? Your health is the most important thing to you and your babies chica.

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Try weight gainer xxl. It’s a powder they sell at gnc for body builders to gain. It works really well

Please get your thyroid checked. I didn’t know I had a thyroid family history until after my diagnosis. You could have Postpartum Thyroidistis which could turn into Graves Disease which is an autoimmune disease that attacks your thyroid if left untreated it effects other things in the body and that can turn into Hashimotos disease (also autoimmune) which is what I have. I was always thin and after my first pregnancy I lost all the baby weight plus some extra but felt like I looked great. Eventually I started having anxiety issues and my DR ran some tests I was diagnosed with Graves Disease and it then turned into Hashimotos.

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Smoke some weed lol that’ll fix that right up. You’ll munch out like crazy

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I would be speaking to a doctor.

Gut issues could also contribute aswell as anxiety. Your stomach is a second brain.

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You might be diabetic, go to the doctor.

get help I just buried my 80 pound wife.

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May be best to talk to GP about this and get on to some think . I am on problem that help feel in gaps that i miss in my diet . . I do not know it would help u but i look up the ingredients see if it would put weight on.

I had that to I struggled so much I would lose so much weight and was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism

First things first you should make yourself a doctors appointments to make sure that everything is okay. Tell them exactly what’s going on and they can take the right measure to help you.

As a nurse I recommend getting seen. Unexplained weight loss and food aversions are usually a sign of something. Good luck

Smoke some weed. It’ll give you the munchies and help you gain weight.

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My dad was dying of cancer and the only things that helped him were Ensure (the protein shakes) & a marijuana capsule he took daily (made him hungry) instead of being skin & bones when he died, he actually looked somewhat healthy even tho he had cancer & cancer treatments.

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try lexapro for your anxiety i am skinning too but since i started taking lexapro i am gsining weight im so happy andbi have a big appetite

Same I’ve lost 57lbs since I’ve had my daughter and shes not even a year yet, I’m 6ft and weigh about 140, I kinda love it bc my body looks amazing, but its bc of a medical problem so…you can PM if you wanna know more

I know you think you don’t have an eating disorder, but the not being able to eat is an actual eating disorder. Whether it’s psychosomatic or not, you should probably go talk to someone. if Your husband’s telling you that he’s worried that you’re too thin, I can just imagine how tiny you must be… Is it possible that you may be suffering from body dysmorphia? I hope you can get some help sweetie, you deserve to be happy and healthy. And I second every woman on here who says smoke some weed, cuz if anything can stimulate your appetite it’s a little bit of Mary Jane :slight_smile:

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Smoke weed, protein shakes.

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Please please please go to the doctor love. This sounds serious.

Get some medical cannabis

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You need to see your doctor ASAP. Have them check a blood glucose, run a urine, and check your thyroid. If those all come back normal you can ask about an appetite stimulant or steroid such as prednisone

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Fenugreek will bring your appetite back its a spice you can buy it at a spice shop. It tastes awful but its a sacrifice to be hungry after

I love how a lot of comments on here are talking about smoking weed. It’s not a bad thing and it really does have a lot of medical benefits. There are so many recovering addicts who use marijuana to keep themselves off harder drugs. Dropping the ignorance would be great so maybe this woman can get some legit advice that may help her.

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My 2 yr old is an extremely picky eater and don’t really eat he is also anemic. My gram towards her end couldn’t eat because she had no use of her fingers. Sating both of that… Get breakfast mix or breakfast to go or breakfast shakes… They come in many forms… My son didnt gain 1oz from 1 to 2 yes old. I started him on the breakfast mix and in 12 weeks gained 10 pounds. He is bow right where he should be. I give it to him every morning n afternoon if I feel he hasn’t eaten enough for breakfast or dinner. My gram was ready to die and in 3 weeks it brought her back to health with weight gain and back to a sound mind to where she was going to rehab. Sadly where she was they would give her the drinks I bought her but not help her drink (hold them for her) she got weak and we lost her. Seriously try the breakfast drinks.

You should vo to the doctor… My thyroid and i have troubles but the opposite of yours… It makes me gain weight… There is nothing wtong wiht just checking with a professional

Smoke some tree!!! I have a serious thyroid problem and have struggled gaining weight my whole life…I also didnt barely gain weight w any of my pregnancies. The doctors wanted 2 put me on handfuls of pills to help but being as I am also a recovering addict that was not going 2b the solution 4 me…so I smoke instead. Helps w my appetite my anxiety depression sleep pretty much everything lol and bcuz I smoke I dont have 2 take any pills at all anymore 4 any of my mental health issues :slight_smile:

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Have you gone the doctor? That’s the obvious answer, losing weight like that is always a red flag.

You need to speak with a doctor dear. Advice here wont help. Tell them everything that is going on with you, mental and physical. We could all give you many ideas but the basic fact is we dont know your health record nor can we see what is happening mentally and physically with you. Please make the call dear, a doctor is your best bet with the physical health and mental health.

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Anemia does not make you lose weight, you need to have your thyroid checked out

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You very well COULD have an eating disorder!! I’m struggling with the same issues, pretty sure I have ARFID… eating disorders are not always because you think you’re too fat.

Also, see a doctor. They can prescribe you an appetite stimulant. I used Megace before, it smells and tastes HORRIBLE but my god will you be hungry and eat all the foods!! :joy:

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There is medicine you can take to stimulate your appetite…you will need to see your primary Dr first

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While I do agree with others that seeing a doctor should definitely be on your to-do list, I also think that if it wont threaten your sobriety, smoking pot could help you tremendously! Not only with gaining an appetite, but perhaps with your anxiety also.
If you’re seeing a doctor, maybe ask him/her their opinion on it as well.

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You have an eating disorder babe. I have the exact same one. You feel sick when you eat because of the anxiety. It’s called a nervous stomach. I take lexapro and an appetite stimulate the doctor prescribes. Go to the doctor. But I also suggest seeing a therapist. You need to figure out your trigger for this.

You need to see a doctor,have them do tests to see what’s going on

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Protein shakes im a naturally skinny person i have a really high motablism i usally avreage sit at 100 pounds it helped also smokimg weed here and there could help with your appetite

Try cannabis or Try Macaroot and or Apetamin.but yes you should see a dr and do some test just to make sure its not something serious. Hope you feel better not just fiscally but also mentally💛

Have you reached out to your family doctor? If he/she thinks there’s nothing wrong, get another doctor. Best of luck to you. Just dont stop until you get help.

Smoke a bunch of weed it’s not addictive but you’ll eat!

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As a recovering addict and mental health sufferer myself, I suggest you talk to a doctor…depression is real and comes in all shapes and forms!

A doctor may be helpful.

Go see a Dr and start from there

See your doctor. Try weed, but get someone who knows what they’re talking about with it. Not all weed will make you hungry.

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Go see a Dr. But goats milk.it’ll add weight

Sounds like you do have an eating disorder. Please see your doctor and a therapist/psychiatrist. They can help you work thru all those feeling and prescribe medications if needed. Do this for yourself and your family before you lose any control you have.

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Cannabis could be your best friend. It is not a gateway drug back to addiction, if anything it’ll help you stay off the hard shit. It comes in many medicinal forms. You should talk to your dr about edibles, they are the best form for the body.

I would have your thyroid tested. I wouldn’t eat with my last. Never crossed my mind. Found out I had an issue with my thyroid. Once on medication I slowly gained back my appetite. It wasn’t a quick process. I was told to eat small meals throughout the day. Most days food made me sick. My baby is now 3 and my appetite isn’t full force, but I’m no longer losing weight rabidly or skipping meals

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Thyroid maybe but also get your gallbladder checked out I had that same problem and had no idea mine shut down

I’m in the same boat, I’ve been drinking Ensure Plus shakes and have noticed a difference.

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Protein shakes. I tried it for weight loss and it had the opposite effect :joy:

Please go to the doctor.Your children need you.:pray::baby::baby::baby::baby:

DOCTOR my daughter went from 158 to 90 and ended up with feeding tube. They are not fun you get more depressed if you have mental illness problems you know the circle. Please go to Doctor you may just have postpartum with additional depression and anxiety. You know the drill and that might be what is scared you the medication make you gain a lot of weight and when you first lost a little weight you looked good and how everything makes you sick. Come on go to the Doctor it is not the same as all the other times. If you let it go it can be. Don’t let it become what you think it might be go check it out. I believe you are not on same path it will be ok. Go girl you have the support of your husband and it will be fine. She started with a simple thyroid disease. Then stress happened that she couldn’t handle and she built up in her mind that was the same problems as last times and ran with it. If she could have told us what was going on we could have helped her. Yet it was a whole new problem not related to her old one. But in her mind she built it up to be the old demon and the fear made her sick and in the end food made her sick. Because it was the only thing in her life she could control. I don’t know but does that sound like maybe you might be what you are doing. Go get it checked out. I don’t think it is your old problem I feel it is much simpler. Talk to your husband Go to doctor

Go see a medical professional about this sweetie! I’m the opposite of you,I wish I could loose some weight,take care of your self!

I was this exact same way when I was pregnant with my son! Just try to do your best. Eat if you can. If you can’t try to get some nutrients from a shake or something. Even if you throwing it up something will stick and imo it’s better to have something to throw up than dry heaving. I get super sick from the hormones pregnancy gives me, changed my body so much I can’t even take birth control without getting miserably sick so we are gonna :scissors: my husband sometime this year because I get sick so often from it and it interferes with my life so much! Good luck hun! Just hang in there it will be over soon! As long as your dr isn’t worried I wouldn’t. If they are ask what you can do to help. I know how hard it is when you can’t even think about food without getting sick. Also if
You’re not eating make sure you’re replenishing your electrolytes… Gatorade is awesome for this!

Try Ensure. It is a drink of basic nutrients in a can. I did not particularly like it, so I drank vanilla flavor and shook nutmeg in it, served ofer crushed ice. That way, you get more wate in you while you also get your basix daily nutrients. Also, have only good fresh food in your house, no junk food. Cut up carrots, brocolli, snap peas, apples , ANYTHING and just try to munch on them throughout the day, even if it is a little bite here and there. The more crunchy foods you eat, the more you will enjoy eating. I get large bags of frozen mixed berries, i.e. blackberries, blueberries, strawberries. I can put them in a bowl frozen, pour a little crunch cereal over them and a scoop of vanilla ice creamand get a nutritious bowl of food in a “treat”. I eat NO sugar, except what is already in stuff. Get cashews, munch, even if one at a time. These foods seem expensive, but, they fill you, give you necessary nutrients, and are fun to eat. Good luck.

Has you thyroid been checked? If not go to your doc i have thyroid issues

Yes yes, go to GNC and get the weight gain drink. You can make a nice drink with berries, ice cream. And the gain weight powder. Just enjoy making the good drinks you love. There is many fruits out there. Good luck. Oh and take a good vitamin with it. Just wait and see. You will be very happy with a sleerpy, a banana shake, ice cream sunday.

You need a DR, not FB.

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Talk to your doctor about how cannabis can help with your appetite.

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Go see a Dr. Of some kind, all I know!!! Geez lady…

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See your doctor pronto

i have the same problem that if i didnt gain my weight my family would think the same thing! i eat a box of chocolate donuts a day, 12 to be exact, a whole pint of ice cream and my 3 meals a day with snacks in between. my husband loves me when i was more petite and now that im heavier. i have anxiety about losing weight. its ok. just try eating 6 to 8 small snacks a day and than youll start gaining weight. than add in your meals with those 6 to 8 snacks starting with 1 meal at a time until u build up healthy eating habits! il show you what i looked like than and now!! good luck

Try smoking pot, it’s works to help my husband eat. It could help you

I have ALWAYS had trouble with weight…
Someone suggested adding Half & Half or Heavy Cream to my diet.
I use it in my coffee, cereal, foods that I cook & I have actually gained 10 pounds (which is like 25 to me! ) & I have kept it on for 6 months now!

I actually just bought a new pair of jeans in size 5 & I have been in a size 2 for over 10 years or more constantly struggling to gain weight.

Also you can try GERITOL. They prescribe it to elderly patients who can’t keep on weight. & you can try like ENSURE Shakes. They help a lot to.

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She said she is a recovering addict, I dont see cannabis being an option

Please go to dr and have thyroids checked plus iron and for cancer . and please get vitamins complete for women

Go back to Dr ask them for a safe diet or supplement and check iron,and vitiman d levels

Weed is not addictive, cannabis is an option even for addicts.

You need to get the doctor to run some test, cause thier has to be something wrong.

I smoke weed to keep my weight up if not I would barely eat

This does sound like hyperthyroidism, especially if it runs in your family. Go see the doctor, and have them run a blood test to check your thyroid as well as a complete blood count and check for any deficiencies or anemias.

Got to the doctor. You can start drinking ensure a couple times a day as well

See your DR. But I had similar problems and IRON pills and B12 injections saved my life. Good luck

I have Graves’ disease it’s a thyroid disorder. I never weighted more then 110 pounds unless pregnant with my third pregnancy I was 20 weeks along before I even knew I was pregnant and only gained 6 pounds the whole pregnancy. I had my thyroid removed after I had my third then stayed about 135 had my last baby in November 2018 and now can’t get under 150. But I felt like I always looked sickly before I had my thyroid removed. Now I feel healthy.

First time I see a post that doesn’t want to lose a weight :flushed:

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Following. I can’t get past 103 and I’ve literally tried everything :roll_eyes:

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You can have mine I cant lose😑

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Be happy with what you have for breast size. My niece just had both of hers removed.

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You’ll probably have to invest in implants because even if you gain weight, there’s no guarantee it will go where you want it to

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Learn to live with what you have, your back will appreciate it

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Id go to the doc and ask about a possible thyroid problem. Ive heard of women losing tons of weight and cant gain it back. And vice versa. It can all be caused by thyroid imbalance

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Might want to look into why you can’t gain weight because that might really be your issue

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when i went through my weight loss my doctor actually prescribed me a pill that helps gain weight!

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Make sure you are wearing the correct sized bra helps massively. Boob fat tends to spread into the wrong areas. Try the boob or bust method. As m and s and others don’t messure properly. And continues use helps get them back better

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My pre baby weight was 118-125lbs. I was stuck at 100-105lbs after my kids and had such a hard time gaining the weight back (took me years). My boobs/butt everything was gone. I tried everything you can think of , even went to a specialist to make sure everything was ok health wise and it was. I thought that maybe I just had a fast metabolism but was told my metabolism was normal. After trying many different things what worked for me was eating a banana each morning. it seemed to open up my appetite, so I was hungry and eating a lot more. I am now at 130lbs. I did get implants tho , cuz just like the ladies said , the fat isn’t gonna go where u want it to.

There’s also reshaping and lifts, there’s other options than fakes; cause same thing after my son. But maybe ita hormones?

I’ve had the same problem not being able to gain weight ! I’m currently trying the girl gainz powder n pills … you can look them up on Instagram! I’ve already gained 2 pounds within a week of taking it!! My 1 yr old is everywhere and sometimes I don’t take enough time to myself to sit down and eat!

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You can buy cream I don’t know what it is called.

I’d give you ALL my boobies if I could :joy: Just shipping and handling

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Just a little info… as the number size of your bra goes the cup siz goes down. So the cup of a 36c is different than a 38c. So your boobs may not have gotten any smaller.