Please help, no one has been able to answer me!?!


Question: Please help, no one has been able to answer me!?
Hi, I have been posting thing question for a few days and no one has really had any answers for me :(

I am 14 and I'm 162 cm tall. I only weigh 41kg have lately experienced a large amount of weight loss. I am currently seeing a doctor and am being tested for my thyroid.
I have put on a little, but its taken a really long time. I have been increasing the amount I eat and have been having 6 meals a day, 3 large with snacks in between. I also saw a dietition, but she wasn't very helpful and didn't give me any meal plans or tips to help me gain some weight.
I was just wondering if anyone hasany meal plans, ideas or knows of ways to healthy build me up again, preferably 500g a week (recommended by my doctor). Thanks so much :)

Answers:

If you want to put on weight, you should work out, to insure that you
put on muscle and not fat. Healthy weight gain, just like healthy
weight loss, takes time and
requires a conscious effort to apply good habits.
Recommended Ways to Gain Weight
Have meals with the right balance of proteins, carbohydrates, and the
right kinds of fat (such as unsaturated and monounsaturated fats,
olive oil, canola oil, pistachios, almonds and walnuts). Heinemann
suggests the following ratio: 60%-70% carbohydrates, 10%-15% protein,
and a small amount of fat.
Eat foods higher in calories, vitamins, and minerals, as opposed to
higher in fat or sugar.
Pack more nutritious calories in each serving. For example, you may
add grated cooked eggs to mashed potatoes, ground chicken to soups and
gravies, cheese in casseroles, eggs, and soups, and nonfat dried milk
in soups, shakes, milk, and mashed potatoes.
If you get too full too fast, try having more high-calorie foods or
slices of foods as opposed to consuming the whole thing (raisins
versus grapes, granola and Grape Nuts versus corn flakes, mango slices
versus the whole mango).
Limit drinking beverages to a half-hour before and after a meal.
Drink mixed juices (apple/berry, peach/orange/banana as opposed to
one juice beverages) for a higher calorie intake.
With moderation, you may add in good fat sources to meals such as
nuts, avocado, olives, and fatty fish (salmon and mackerel).
Snack in between meals. Nuts, dried fruits, and yogurt are good
options, but it's also important to find nutritious foods that you
will enjoy.
Have a nutritious snack before bedtime, such as a peanut butter
sandwich.



If you are eating as you say you are, then there is a non-nutritive issue that cannot be solved with food. If you're eating six meals, you should be able to maintain a healthy weight. Continue to consult medical professionals. It sounds like you're already doing what is necessary in regards to your diet.



You simply have a fast metabolism and you burn up calories quicker then many people, so continue to eat as much as you want and you will be happy later in life that you don't gain weight easily. That is why you doctor and dietitian are not overly concerned.

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Surely if your dr recomended the weight gain they should advise you.
maybe your going through a growth spurt and your body is just generally changing.
You could always try there protein milk shake type drinks and energy bars, high fat foods for eg; full fat milk instead of semi skimmed, butter or normal spread instead of lite or half fat etc, through out the day along with normal food.
just be carefull if you dr finds a problem and gives you treatment just steady what you eat again if you start to put the weight back on. still be aware of your saturated fat levels and go for polysaturated and monosaturated stuff where you can. Eggs are good protein source also.

i hope someone may have better knowledge but hope this helps.




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