Weight Gain support group.

[Jess]

Try drinking Fortifreshes from Boots or ask your GP for a script. there is also Forticremes that are like thick gloopy mooses, very nice as the kids at work tell me. We have to build up there weight. Also as short term resort you can also ask your GP for a power that you can mix into you food, either Maxijul or Procal, They provide extra calories. Maxijul can also be desolved into drinks and dont have any taste.

[Immy_R]

good advise jess, shes totally right its all about increasing your calories, but remember you need to build up strength not fat, as excess weight will mean your joints will have to work harder,

im so sorry for not geting back to you about dietary requirements, i am so tied up write now with work and family stuff, ill try do it in the next 2 days, so sorry bro

take it easy

[greige]

Hi Immy,
Thanks for your advice. Yes, I have high metabolism, that's why eventho I do not feel like eating I still push myself to eat at least 3 meals a day. Or when I am 'fasting' i just dont eat lunch, but still do breakfast and 2 meals in the evening.. just to keep the weight.

I confess, I hate sport. I do pilates because otherwise my back aches, and cardio that I do is dancing 1 hour a week... plus running after the tram I walk as much as I can.

If you can help me with the maths of my daily in take I would love to have it. Plus what kind of protein drink do I need? I saw ppl selling whey, creatine and god knows what else. Those are expensive, and I dont know if they taste any good... so I keep putting it off of buying.

Thanks & Take care,

[Immy_R]

k i need to know

how old you are

are u mainly sendentary, moderatley active or very active

sendentary

mostly seated or standing activities during the day

moderatley active

regular brisk walking or equivilant during the day

very active

generally physically active during the day

i need to know how manytimes a week you exercise and what exercise it is

thanks

[Blaadyblah]

I may have misunderstood what you're asking here but those are pretty personal questions on a public forum. If you're trying to give out personal advice to an individual it might be best to take that to pm, as with medications - what is appropriate for one person isn't neccesarily for another.

Also, as I've seen you do it a few times now and there are a lot of new people around who may become confused;
HMS = (Hypermobility Syndrome).
HMSA= (Hypermobility Syndrome Association, a charity working to raise awareness and improve treatment for patients).

[Immy_R]

kk well first never ever given out advise regarding medication so recheck, yeah i put an a on the end oops..lol

and its a forum about weight gain or loss, it cant be calculated without knowing someones activity level, in the mean time we have spoken in pm and ive given clear figures regarding caloric intake.

above the supplements mentioned ( not by me) i think are weight gain supplemnts, i dont advise anything which needs medical prescription

have a nice day

[Blaadyblah]

That's what I meant, Immy - I was (badly) trying to point out that calorie intake differs for everyone trying to put weight on, as does the kind of food they need to be eating - so specific advice meant for one person might not be any good for everyone else.

For example I've had a lot of success with eating large amounts of red meat (mmm... Steak!), but this would be no use at all to a vegetarian or with a cholesterol issue.

Numbers are pesky things, 1700 calories, 2000 calories, 2250, 2500 - it's all going to be relative depending on what kind of calories they are, height, weight, build and as you say activity levels, though in us bendybods those can be a bit screwy too, I know I burn off ludicrous amounts of energy doing very, very little!

[Immy_R]

oh i agree with you totally, its why the fomulae used by dietitians is still alittle out,

it takes me a while using calculations for a few things before you can work out their needs, even then its not acurate as people find dif things work for them

i can write out the fomulae i use, and who its referenced too

the one thing i will say as a general rule is becareful, nothign drastic, you dont want quick increases or decreases, as you can hurt yourself or lose muscle tissue in trying to lose weight.

btw if i seem defensive im sorry, xxx

[sarahh]

Hi Jess haven't heard of fortifreshes they sound good I might get someone to look for those if they go to boots.

I have Skandishakes aswell on prescription you mix them with milk but in my case Lactofree milk I have vanilla and Strawberry they are yummy and mix like MaccyD's shakes.

Ok me not put on any weight as far as I know at the mo.

Everyone keep up the good work.

Sarah x

[Immy_R]

omg

last 2 weeks ive put on fat for the first time in ages, i dunno im one guy who doesnt need weight gain support...lol looks like its back to cycling!

its funny everytime i get abdominal definition i got through a binge eating phase

[Kitty]

Sadly I've still not put weight on but I'm seeing a new consultant next week and then hopefully a dietitian depending on what he says.

For now I'm trying to eat everything I can get my hands on.

[loosebones]

keep eating people!!!

[antimatter]

Yikes Loosebones,

That sounds worse than some of the stuff on the borg thread!

...antimatter

p.s. never did acquire a taste for them

[Blaadyblah]

I am now able to wear a halter neck top without looking like an eight year old!

Crop tops may be out for this summer, though... I don't have a spare tyre, but there's indications of an inner tube round my middle. Steak, beer and cake all the way.

[loosebones]

oops

I never looked at how that might come across.

I now have an image of us all eating people to try and get our weight up.

Cannibalism is not an option I'm afraid...........