• general_kitten@sopuli.xyz
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    6 hours ago

    Well there definitely is a level of skinniness that is unhealthy. Just like it can be hard for some to lose weight it can be hard for others to gain it.

    • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
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      4 hours ago

      I’ve been struggling with this lately. I lose weight really easy but it’s difficult to gain it back. I lost a bunch after surgery a few months ago putting me at the edge of underweight. Now I can’t seem to get back to a healthy weight

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        3 hours ago

        I had a similar, less severe problem when I started cycling to work (10 miles each way). I was losing weight, and I was getting borderline underweight.

        My problem is that if I’m working on something, I’ll just not eat, and that’s really bad if I’m burning an extra 1-2k calories (and I’d end up really low on energy on the ride home). So I scheduled regular snacks, many of them with higher carbohydrate levels than I would normally eat (yogurt + granola, crackers + cheese, etc), and I would keep high protein snacks at my desk (nuts and whatnot). I would make sure to hit my targets for protein and fat, and then go ham with tasty snacks.

        When I reached my target weight, I dropped the snacks.

        If that doesn’t help, then I recommend what my friend w/ thyroid issues did: drink nutrition shakes (basically adult “formula”). He had a limited appetite, so he would have to get as many calories in as possible when he was hungry, and calorie/nutrient-dense shakes worked because he would just not finish larger meals.