How to increase weight ?

[jimicron]

Hello everyone,

I wish you all well _ I'm brand new here and I'd love to

hear your advice to help me to put-on weight for a change.

I'm male, 5ft4in and a whopping 7st4lb .

Thank You ... jimicron ,,,

[xsevenx]

Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is around 17.5 so yes, you are underweight. Is this a new thing? If it is you should see a doctor ASAP. If you have always been like this, have you had any investigations? You probably should. Have a look at the NHS website for advice on healthy eating. BTW, what age group are you?

The link is here: nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/ and advice about being underweight is here: nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-we...

[jimicron in reply to xsevenx]

Thanks_like this for eons_the clue is in my nickname_jim_micron {for tiny} My age group is 60+ _ so new I'm in the wrong group _ ah well I gave it a shot ! QueSera... jimicron...

[xsevenx in reply to jimicron]

What do you mean you are in the wrong group? I’m sure you are very welcome here.

[B9bby]

KFC

[xsevenx in reply to B9bby]

Haha true. But not very healthy.

[Riceisgood]

Hello there,

First time posting.

I recommend you buy a kettle bell.

Doing home excersizes with a kettle bell will ramp up your energy expenditure and dramatically increase your appetite, particularly if your lifestyle is sedentary. Also adds muscle.

Then you need to eat a lot! Start with an extra meal, or a calorie rich dessert. Load up on carbs, fats, butter, olive oil, cheeses. Infact for now less worry in quality and more focus on quantity! Once you starts putting on weight you can start to improve quality. Lcheck your weight from month to month and try and reach a 1-2 kg increase. That’s a healthy rate I’d say.

Just my opinion as someone who has been in the same boat!

[Getsize32]

I totally agree to the advice from Riceisgood , start to actually work out in some way. In a gym or at home with som weights, this will get your appetite going

Apart from that eat more often than you probably do today and eat more calories. This does not necessarily mean eating unhealthier foods, instead eat more of potatoes/rice/pasta/quinoa/sorghum/bulgur together with your meat/fish.

For some people who have a high calorie consumption, it will not show much progress at first, but after a while the body needs to store it as fat and you will gain weight.

Good luck and please contact me on the link below if you need some help with a mealplan 🙂

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