Gaining weight....

[dwelldon]

I was 13stone last summer, and now I am down to about 10st 7 which seems to have dropped from about 10st 12lbs at xmas.

What should I be doing to gain some weight as I aren't that comfortable with losing so much,

 

[douglas99]

What do you normally eat?

 

[dwelldon]

Well a typical day would be
Breakfast porridge with berries
Lunch - Sandwich / Soup
Evening meal - Meat and veg

Nothing outside the norm tbh.

 

[douglas99]

There are other reasons why you may be losing weight, but from what you have posted, it's not a lot of calories.
I would say eat more initially.
You need to test what makes your bs rise, and avoid that.
But anything else, unless you have a another medical reason to avoid it, eat.
I prefer a balanced diet, others eat more protein, others eat fat (but you need to monitor bloods either way)
If you eat more calories than you use, you will normally gain weight.

 

[dwelldon]

I really getting down about the whole thing. Its so hard and the nhs are on the whole *****.

Guess I will be eating more chicken breasts to bulk up

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[Daibell]

Hi. What is you typical blood sugar? Has it been going up as the weight has come down. How old are you?

 

[dwelldon]

No my blood sugar has been been single figures since dec 28th, apart from 2 occassions.
I am nearly 41, I weighed 13 stones back last year, I think the problem is that I aren't eating enough calories pure and simple. The other problem is that I have avery quick matabolism as well.

Just got to work out what I need to eat more of without stacking my BG up

 

[hanadr]

I was 13stone last summer, and now I am down to about 10st 7 which seems to have dropped from about 10st 12lbs at xmas.

What should I be doing to gain some weight as I aren't that comfortable with losing so much,

How tall are you? By doing some simple sums, I calculate you have a perfect BMI [25] for someone of 5 feet 4 inches.
Hana

 

[dwelldon]

5ft 11in So my BMI is 19.9 according to the NHS site which is healthly.

My point is I don't want to loose more weight, I want to eat more to gain some but not sure what to eat without affecting my sugar levels

 

[carty]

Hi dweldon
It is a nightmare I struggle to keep my weight up and BGs down Nuts, seeds , cheese ,cream I get Jersey double ,dark choc ,test to see how much you can manage ,coconut oil to cook with and to eat if you can I exercise to try to build muscle I try to snack between meals but this is not always possible I hate HAVING to eat rather than eating for enjoyment so sometimes if I dont feel like a snack or a loaded plate I just have what I feel like and then I may feel hungry a short while later and then I will eat a piece of cheese and a handful of nuts.I also enjoy a glass of wine with my meal
CAROL

 

[Daibell]

Hi. Thanks for the info. I had wondered whether you were a late onset T1 and not T2 as weight loss is an indicator. As your blood sugar is stable it looks like you have a good diet and perhaps could add more protein and fats?

 

[2christine]

well if you really want to gain weight do you want fat or muscle ,some fit training may help if its muscle,notherwise ,its cream cakes would be my choice lol.

 

[dwelldon]

I had the tests for T1 and they came back negative, which was a relief. The centre can't work me out as they have gradually reduced me down to just half a tablet of gliclazide.
They said the weight loss is classic T1, but given the tests were negative they assume I am T2/Pre or even have had a virus in my pancreas as my levels have stablised. I think I need to up my calorie in take as I don't think I am eating enough as it were.