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#1
Sep 30, 2004, 12:31 PM
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Don't get me wrong, I don't really want to gain weight, but I know I have to. Now I'm not sure how.
While I wait for my next appointment to see the pdoc, I'm trying to figure out what I can add to what I eat that might help. I can't eat much at any one time, and I have a really hard time eating frequently. (I get very sick if I try to eat too much or too often.) I was thinking of adding something like tomato juice twice a day? Or maybe having a piece of toast between breakfast and lunch? But I don't want to unbalance my diet any more than it already is. Can anyone offer any thoughts? Thanks.
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#2
Sep 30, 2004, 12:57 PM
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If you like nuts or avocados, try to add some of those to your diet. Or maybe a little olive oil on your salad. These are items that are higher in calories and the good kind of fat - they raise the cholesterol that protects your heart. So they can aid in putting on a little weight while still being kind to your heart.
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Sep 30, 2004, 02:27 PM
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One thing that is a good source of calories and nutrition are the nutrient shakes, like Ensure. Even Slimfast shakes, if you don't reduce your food intake, will add calories and nutrients.
I don't know if you can tolerate something like that, but it's the first thing I think of when people talk about needing to gain/maintain weight and can't increase their food intake.
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Oct 10, 2004, 02:53 PM
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I really hate to bring this up, but when I was treated for my eating disorder in a treatment hospital, they used the ensure/sustacal as "punishment" if you did not finish every bite of your meal. We always called it the "sustacal moment". It didn't matter if you had just one bite left....if there was any left they shoved the whole can down your throat. I rebelled at one point & completely refused to cooperate any more.
Other times, the psych hospital & my psychiatrist would force me to drink them if I wasn't eating well. They gave me a drink & had to sit at the nurses station & drink it all. Needless to say, I made a trip to the bathroom & it disappeared. I got away with that most of the time. It was that or they threatened to put me into the locked unit because I was a threat to myself. So whenever anyone suggests that as a solution, I just cringe & feel like throwing up. Sorry for the reaction, but Pavlov strikes again. Debbie K
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Oct 14, 2004, 09:39 AM
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Hi, I thought I would just add some of my foods that make me heavier:
pasta cheese - not low fat chocolate and other sweets Alcohol, especially beer Stay away from foods labeled Low Carb or Low Fat. Stop moving around. Sit on the sofa for about 3 months. That should do it. (I am worried about you dear, but I'm trying to keep it light.) take good care, pc |
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#6
Oct 20, 2004, 10:05 AM
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All I can really say is take it slow. Don't eat too much at once, (I think you already know that). This is a hard thing but it seems to me like you are really trying. I wish I could offer more but I can't. The only thing that seems to work for me right now is jello. I think the tomato juice is a good idea. Does bread or toast make you feel to full?? I think small amounts is a good thing. I wish you luck, you can do it. Let us know how it goes..... (((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))), if you want them. Justy
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Oct 22, 2004, 01:15 PM
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Justy - Do you eat plain jello, or with stuff in it, like fruit or whipped cream mixed in? Can you add stuff yet? Keep up the good work. emmy
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#8
Oct 24, 2004, 02:34 PM
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i'm actually trying to gain weight too. the problem is if i'm depressed nothing tastes good and if i'm having a manic moment then well i dont have time to eat or im just not hungry. but i really am getting too thin, tall and lanky.
i need more meat on my bones. i like my people slightly thick. Good luck to you anyway and if it doesnt work out now, i'm sure youll gain sometime in your middle ages. |
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Oct 25, 2004, 12:41 AM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
i like my people slightly thick. Good luck to you anyway and if it doesnt work out now, i'm sure youll gain sometime in your middle ages. </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> I'm over 40 now, and don't imagine I'll make it too far past 80 -- does that count as my "middle years?" Despite the whole idea that anorexia is just for teens, many older women -- like me -- still struggle with it into our later years. Don't let the stereotype influence your views, 'K?
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Oct 26, 2004, 02:34 AM
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I Agree with Genevieve. I am over 50 (you can't get much more "middle age" than that), & am still struggling with not wanting to eat. Having to deal with people trying to get me to eat, & trying to hide it by just eating a little so it won't have any effect on the weight because I can just skip eating the next day. The feeling of being slightly thick is always there no matter what my weight says.
Not only teens have this problem & just because it went away once doesn't mean that it doesn't haunt you the rest of your life. Hope this will help you understand a little & not be influenced by the widely publisized information given by the media. It is something that exists across age boundaries & even sexes.
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