Ideas for increasing weight !!! Please. Lowish carbs but hi calorie

[Jenny105]

Unusual query. Ive lost more than 2 stone in a year - most in last 6m. I Have been diagnosed as diabetic ( Type 1? Type 1 1/2 . LADA?). I'm waiting for a hospital appt. but would like to raise my weight from 7 stone 10lb (50 kg and falling). I have the carb / cals book but haven't been thru it for this purpose yet. Any ideas of items 30 carbs or less to try to raise my weight by a few more pounds please ?

 

[Eddy Edson]

Avocado, nuts, seeds, soymilk.

 

[Jenny105]

Thanks x. some of those are lurking in the cupboard. I'll dig them out. Brill. 🙂
Also to be added to my Xmas order tooooo.

 

[rebrascora]

Double cream in your morning coffee every day, cheese, peanut butter.

 

[Jenny105]

Double cream in your morning coffee every day, cheese, peanut butter.

Yeah 😉 Ive got a can of squirty cream, goody goody. I'll up it to a double can - I put it on my Heck sausages with sweetpot/pot mash and greens (with knob of butter) for lunch !!. he he
Tried Booja booja vegan ice cream for first time -18 carbs for100mls.- Whats mls in relation to gms for good ness sake. Tried 2 teaspoons with alpro yog and squirty cream . Im waiting for the 2.35 pm reading to see how all that goes down,

 

[rebrascora]

Personally I won't eat squirty cream or Elmlea anymore as they are to processed for my liking and have too many additives and try to stick to more natural foods as much as possible..... but that is just me.

 

[JJay]

Mls and grams are pretty much equivalent

 

[Kaylz]

Fatty cold meats like salami's, peperami's, eggs, nuts, cheese those are what I used to put weight on xx

 

[Jenny105]

I get your drift . I can get more natural double cream. However desperate times mean desperate measues. When i lose weight it can be 1/2kg in a day. 1 kg in 2. Im hoping a hospital visit will sort this out , but for now Im on my own - except 4 U guys and gals.

 

[Jenny105]

Fatty cold meats like salami's, peperami's, eggs, nuts, cheese those are what I used to put weight on xx

Excuse me - was your weight loss linked to diabetes ?

 

[Kaylz]

Excuse me - was your weight loss linked to diabetes ?

I wouldn't particularly say so, I was a larger child but seems it was all puppy fat as I lost it when I was about 17, I did get a bit slimmer over the years but was investigated for overactive thyroid etc over that time and nothing was found until 2016 (my Type 1) I then lost more weight after being diagnosed as I developed an eating disorder

I hope this doesn't offend anyone but this is a picture at my worst point


That was just over 3 years ago but I'm now a healthy weight and don't look like a skeleton anymore xx

 

[Jenny105]

I wouldn't particularly say so, I was a larger child but seems it was all puppy fat as I lost it when I was about 17, I did get a bit slimmer over the years but was investigated for overactive thyroid etc over that time and nothing was found until 2016 (my Type 1) I then lost more weight after being diagnosed as I developed an eating disorder

I hope this doesn't offend anyone but this is a picture at my worst point
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That was just over 3 years ago but I'm now a healthy weight and don't look like a skeleton anymore xx

oh my. I ve a way to go yet then !! Ive lost my bust (NO PICCY!) but my weight gain 20 years ago was caused by a med called Priadel. I'll get there . I have a good doc but its taking forever to get full diagnosis. And no face to face help of course.

 

[Kaylz]

I would've succeeded much quicker but I went through recovery from my eating disorder myself because I couldn't make the 6 hour round trip for sessions every fortnight so the only thing that hindered me was my eating disorder

I've never had a bust anyway! LOL

I'm sure when you gain a proper diagnosis you will be able to move forward quicker xx

 

[chaoticcar]

I am a skinny type 2 I have 2 breakfasts 1 a slice of low carb bread toasted with lots of cheese and marmite and 2 when I have had a shower and become almost human Full fat yoghurt and double cream with a few berries .The rest of my meals consist of things already mentioned
Carol

 

[Ian68]

I get your drift . I can get more natural double cream. However desperate times mean desperate measues. When i lose weight it can be 1/2kg in a day. 1 kg in 2. Im hoping a hospital visit will sort this out , but for now Im on my own - except 4 U guys and gals.

Hi Jenny, have you had your thyroid function checked recently? your weight loss seems similiar to mine if my Graves Disease flares up.

 

[Sharron1]

Unusual query. Ive lost more than 2 stone in a year - most in last 6m. I Have been diagnosed as diabetic ( Type 1? Type 1 1/2 . LADA?). I'm waiting for a hospital appt. but would like to raise my weight from 7 stone 10lb (50 kg and falling). I have the carb / cals book but haven't been thru it for this purpose yet. Any ideas of items 30 carbs or less to try to raise my weight by a few more pounds please ?

I was told avocado and nuts. Yum

 

[Chrissie Wa]

Hi I’ve just popped in to ask a similar thing about my OH who is type 2 and hasn’t seen any health prof for over a year, he’s very thin and has an active job, he just burns everything off! Met someone yesterday who said how thin he is! He is allergic to eggs which doesn’t help. Not on medication. He eats cream, cheese, cold fatty meats, pork, sausages etc but I think he’s burning say 3-4000 calls per day just working and regularly exceeds 10,000 steps tia

 

[AndBreathe]

Yeah 😉 Ive got a can of squirty cream, goody goody. I'll up it to a double can - I put it on my Heck sausages with sweetpot/pot mash and greens (with knob of butter) for lunch !!. he he
Tried Booja booja vegan ice cream for first time -18 carbs for100mls.- Whats mls in relation to gms for good ness sake. Tried 2 teaspoons with alpro yog and squirty cream . Im waiting for the 2.35 pm reading to see how all that goes down,

Most squirty cream is sweetened, although the Anchor (I think it is) extra thick squirty isn't. Does the cream have to be squirty?

If you have yoghurt, you could stir some cream through it, or add it to soups, sauces or gravy. Clotted cream on a spoon (is there another way?).

When choosing cuts of meat, choose naturally fattier meats, like lamb, belly pork, chicken thighs - leaving the skin on.

Just a few examples.

One thing I will say is if you are eating low carb or keto on a daily basis, you may find it takes you a little while to gain weight. Don't be disappointed if the results take a while to show. In the first instance aiming for stability could be helpful.

I lost a bit of weight after surgery a few years ago, going down from my fighting weight of 48.5kg (I was never gifted with tallth. 🙂 ). It took me almost 3 months to get those couple of kilos back on. The ANP who was checking on my wound and progress suggested going for static in the first instance, as increasing fats by a decent amount can lead to tummy issues, and you don't need that.

 

[Jenny105]

@kalz Well done you. I was in hospital with young lady with eating disorder. I had mental health disorder 26 yrs ago. Had at home community nurse for 3 yrs. A doc who'd followed my case became top dog. He said there was a theory (his it turned out). I agreed to the addition of his theory. Been perfect for 17yrs bar overweight. My present weight fits BMI as Im little person. But enough is enough.

 

[Jenny105]

Most squirty cream is sweetened, although the Anchor (I think it is) extra thick squirty isn't. Does the cream have to be squirty?

If you have yoghurt, you could stir some cream through it, or add it to soups, sauces or gravy. Clotted cream on a spoon (is there another way?).

When choosing cuts of meat, choose naturally fattier meats, like lamb, belly pork, chicken thighs - leaving the skin on.

Just a few examples.

One thing I will say is if you are eating low carb or keto on a daily basis, you may find it takes you a little while to gain weight. Don't be disappointed if the results take a while to show. In the first instance aiming for stability could be helpful.

I lost a bit of weight after surgery a few years ago, going down from my fighting weight of 48.5kg (I was never gifted with tallth. 🙂 ). It took me almost 3 months to get those couple of kilos back on. The ANP who was checking on my wound and progress suggested going for static in the first instance, as increasing fats by a decent amount can lead to tummy issues, and you don't need that.

My squirty cream 1.4 grm carb for a 12gm squirt !!
Im waiting for a hospital appt. as Im likely to be told Im type 1 1/2 . LADA. ( some label it 1 with differences) Im playing with carbs til then. At present I'm using about 120 + a day... Avr metre reading is 6.8.a day
Tonight I had lo cal jelly. Alpro no sugar yog. On top of Tims kefir thick yog. And a squirt. The latters not important. Just a fun thing.