I have always been naturally skinny, just a family trait. I’ve never limited what I eat or exercised much. I’ve also always wished that I could put a little bit on but have just accepted that this is the way I am built and tried to love myself for who I am. Not easy when you feel like a lanky beanpole!
After meeting a friend (in passing, supermarket queue!) they messaged me to ask if I’m okay as I look like I’ve lost some weight. I weighed myself this morning and I’m now 8 stone 6. The last time I weighed myself (months ago now) I was 9 stone 7. I am 5 foot 8. I haven’t deliberately not been eating but when I get busy I can easily miss meals without noticing. Usually always have lunch and dinner but miss breakfast a lot or end up replacing a meal with rubbish. I’ve been really stressed recently and I actually think I’ve been quite unwell mentally. I’m going to put some effort into getting better mentally but I don’t even know where to start with putting weight back on.
Usually it doesn’t matter what I do I barely manage to put any weight on and it’s so disappointing to look at the scales after being religious about food for weeks just for them to not have budged. I don’t want to be skinny, I know there’s a limit as to how much I can change my natural figure but right now I am underweight and it’s horrible. I can’t talk to friends/family in real life as they don’t really get it - they think it’s a good thing, although I think they would be shocked if they knew how much I actually weigh. I need some help and support.
I have resistance bands in the house so I was thinking I could start some kind of exercise to build a bit of a bum. Start making sure I have three meals a day and three snacks - does anyone know of snacks that are good for weight gain? I already eat plenty of rubbish (biscuits etc) and they don’t seem to make a difference. I also thought I could try and drink glasses of milk?
Does anyone have any other ideas 😟?
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Wolfie11 · 17/05/2020 10:06
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