I’ve always been underweight, my entire life. Even as a teenager. I’ve not been able to get above 125, and at the moment, I’m at 103. My BMI is 14.8. I know I need to eat at least double the calories, but I get nauseous if I eat too much. I’m also lactose intolerant and allergic to tree nuts, so it makes it hard to supplement with protein shakes. I tried the fairlife protein shakes but I think my digestive tract doesn’t agree with monkfruit.

I don’t know what to do. I’m tired of feeling weak all of the time, and having no energy. It feels like my bones themselves hurt. I have a doctor’s appointment in a couple of weeks where we’re going to discuss testing my thyroid, but I’m feeling like I’m damaging my body beyond repair at the age of 29. I already broke my leg once. I have an implant from it, and the surgeon was very concerned about my weight and that I might have osteoporosis.

This is mostly a ramble. I’m gunna go eat spoonfuls of peanut butter and try to make myself feel better for awhile. If you have any tips, please advise. Thank you.

  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I started gaining muscle when I changed how much protein I was eating. Basically, I doubled the size of the portion of chicken or whatever that I have for lunch, and cut most carbs out of that meal, so I basically have one meal with lots of protein and a salad or veg, and that really helped. There are calculators online to tell you how much protein someone of your weight needs, either at a maintenance level, or to put on muscle, and it’s way more than most people expect, but it’s not hard to achieve once you know that. I hope you find a path to feeling healthy, it sucks permanently feeling malnourished.