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how to put weight on

29 replies

sazjaz · 14/02/2007 22:38

hi im just wondering if anyone knows what the best things are to eat to put on weight . after having 4 kids iv lost more weight each time some ppl might think this is great but its really not . i used to be about 9 half stone now im just over 8 .i hate seeing bones and ribs sticking out . i have no bum and no boobs .so any suggestions would be greatfull

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doormat · 14/02/2007 22:42

boiled eggs on toast every morning put weight on me
and going on a rowing machine for half an hour a day

sazjaz · 14/02/2007 22:48

ok ill try that i was told pasta was good but theres only so much of it u can eat before ur sick of it

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doormat · 14/02/2007 22:50

good luck babes
xxx
do know how hard it is
but that did the trick for me
I know there was a thread like this awhile back and there were other suggestions
so keep on bumping it

ComeOVeneer · 14/02/2007 22:51

Just be careful that you do it with healthy food rather than junk food. How is your dd doing?

shebbo · 14/02/2007 22:52

try marslady's delicious cake and eat it everyday
its easy recipe.

sazjaz · 14/02/2007 22:52

which dd i have 3

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ComeOVeneer · 14/02/2007 22:55

I think (from what I can remember) your eldest, with the bowel problem.

sazjaz · 14/02/2007 22:58

oh yeah shes being refered to hospital they think its more of a phycological thing rather than a problem going .

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sazjaz · 14/02/2007 23:05

i tried this rapid weight gain milkshake drink . after a few days it gave me bad guts . it was too rich .i eat probebly more than most ppl but i think im eating the wrong things

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kittylette · 14/02/2007 23:08

im interested in this, my DF is almost 6ft and just over 10 stone, hes stick thin, but eats like a pig and a horse combined!

sazjaz · 14/02/2007 23:10

i eat lots of junk food chocolate / crisps anything thats quick to eat .

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TheArmadillo · 14/02/2007 23:15

my dp found that when he swopped from junk to a reasonably healthy diet and ate regular meals (neither of which he did before) he managed to get himself up to a healthy weight.

sazjaz · 14/02/2007 23:19

i get up and have chocolate sounds bad but if i dont i feel faint . then ill have toast . mid morning ill have a few bags of crisps more chocolate . pick little one up from school and have beans on toast . then more biscuits crisps . then for dinner potatos peas carrots meat . at night more junk food

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sazjaz · 14/02/2007 23:25

i also have 3-4 sugars in my tea which is probly y i have the toothache from hell

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sazjaz · 14/02/2007 23:34

i know how u feel jajas ppl think its great to be skinny but its so not . the rapid weight gain i got is very high in sugar

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doormat · 14/02/2007 23:36

add more protein like meat and eggs
to build up mass

sazjaz · 14/02/2007 23:39

iv never eaten eggs in my life guess id better start see if that works

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doormat · 14/02/2007 23:40

can be horrible being skinny cant it
and people cant understand it, why you need to gain weight

sazjaz · 14/02/2007 23:45

the worst thing is being told your anorexic just because ur thin . i get called a skinny cow all the time like pl think its ok to say that . makes me mad

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