Am I Underweight? Please Help!?
Yes, you are a bit underweight. Talking to a dietitian is the safest way to gain weight... that way, you can work with them to set up a meal plan and exercise regiment to help you gain weight. It does sound like you have a high metabolism (I do, too), so you should mention that to them. I've been working out a lot lately and have gained some weight from muscle mass (which I LOVE having finally). Also, to note, the WORST way to gain weight is just to eat more... it's moreso eating the right things to gain the weight to make sure you're getting more of the healthy stuff.
Do you think underweight people are underweight on purpose?
Well of course SOME people try to become underweight for vanity. Like anorexics for example. I used to have anorexia, and I became SO skinny. I am recovered, but to this DAY I am still very thin. [About 10 pounds underweight]. And now weight has become something that I can't really control. I got an eating disorder due to emotional stress....but there ARE people out there who TRY to get disgustingly skinny on purpose. [For example: people who run/view pro-anorexia websites...]
Is it okay for underweight people to take on a high-sugar and high-fat diet?
Assuming that you reside on the younger end of the age spectrum and have no other cardiovascular health risks, it is extremely likely that you could eat anything and everything that you desire for quite a long time without paying a price. If you could instantly switch gears and adopt a healthy lifestyle downstream before the "bad" things started happening, then you probably would be able to metaphorically eat your cake and have it too. But the habits (and that word really isn't descriptive enough to describe the phenomena) that you'd develop slowly over time would likely eventually push you into the high risk zone for developing high blood pressure, diabetes, and other metabolic syndrome markers like abdominal fat. Sugars and simple carbohydrates boost insulin levels immediately after eating them, which very quickly ratchets up your hunger again, particularly for these same types of foods. Throw in some chronic stress from things like traffic, work, and life and combine it with very little exercise, and soon you'll have raised levels of stress hormones called glucocorticoids to accompany your elevated insulin levels. A chronic cycle will slowly gain momentum and gain strength as the years go by. These high fat, high carb foods will begin to become one of the great joys defining your existence. The weight will sneak up on you by a few pounds per year, and you'll barely notice that its depositing itself disproportionately around your waist. At this point, the high fat in your diet that once passed easily through your healthy blood vessels now begins to cake onto the walls of your increasingly inflamed arteries caused by this self reinforcing cycle. And like the proverbial frog in the boiling pot, it will be extremely difficult to jump out of this lifestyle once the indicators start to rise and the need becomes obvious.If the risk of allowing your body to become used to constantly craving these foods doesn't motivate you to eat properly now, then its unlikely that slowly rising signs of ill health will do so in the future. At least if most of the people who have travelled down that path before you provide any kind of guide.
What are some foods that underweight people should avoid?
Honestly, the same food everyone should avoid. Processed, high sugar foods.Focus as much as you can on whole foods, whole grains, fiber-rich vegetables, healthy fats like whole milk, olive or nut oils, avocados, etc.
I'm an underweight person who is trying to gain some muscle weight. I'm going to the gym and have increased my diet. Should I continue drinking green tea?
No. Don’t drink green tea. It is essential to you if you want to lose weight . But here you don’t want to lose weight but you are looking to gain weight instead.You've got a few things that prevent you from gaining weight:1) A fast metabolism. The only way to get around this burn-everything-you-eat metabolism is to eat more than your system has the capacity to burn.2) Higher percentage endurance muscle fiber vs. strength muscle fiber. There are two big types of muscle fibers. One is really good at aerobic exercise (if you're me, you have a lot of this). The other is strength fiber. Increasing body mass requires you to avoid endurance training as much as possible, especially during the first three weeks. You must lift weights to increase your proportion of strength muscle fiber. Heavy weights.3) Your body proportions make some exercises difficult to do, if not impossible, without injuring yourself. The standard overhead barbell press will hurt my back, for example. This is because I have long arms, a short torso, and really long legs. I have to hold the barbell a different way than Ah-nold does. Avoiding injury will help you stay on the weight-gaining bandwagon.4) A lack of knowledge. Previously, you didn't know what the price really was to gain weight. This instructable should square that away.5) Habit can be your friend in your weight-gaining efforts. Eat at the same time and exercise at the same time if at all possible. Exercising in the morning is better than at night. If you have any other queries regarding health related issues feel free to contact us at WhatsApp number 9530069900. Our team of experts will provide you with accurate and relevant information and try to give solution to your problem.Stay Healthy Stay Fit
Is it unhealthy to eat junk food if you are underweight and trying to gain weight?
I have been eating Little Debbie Fancy Cakes for the past four days in a row. I have eaten one pack a day, and each pack contains two miniature cakes. I'm used to eating healthier than that... I think it might also be because I have felt slightly depressed the past few days, and maybe I'm just craving comfort food. I really want to gain more weight though. I am underweight, and I get upset about it all of the time. I have gained about 5 pounds recently, which I am happy about. However, I think that I need to at least gain 5 more. I have been working out regularly as well. I just wanted to know if it is really unhealthy for me to eat the Little Debbie Cakes since I am underweight. I also eat healthy foods along with it, but I have never eaten so many in four consecutive days... Thanks for any advice.
I'm underweight and constantly freezing?
I'm 15 years old and I weigh 90 lbs. Because of this, I'm constantly freezing cold. I have to bundle up in jackets and blankets whenever I sit down, and often times that's not enough to keep me from shivering. I eat a lot of food but I never gain any weight. What can I do to gain weight and stop being so cold all the time?
Is it okay for underweight people to consume a lot of sugar?
Not more than it is OK to do crack o heroin just "because you're young and your body can take it". Sugar, like alcohol, is poison, and I mean added sugar, not the ones naturally found in plant whole foods like a banana or a baked potato, or spinach.Watch "Sugar The bitter Truth" on Youtube, I can't paste it for some odd reason.====What is being underweight, is it being not fat ? Or is it being sick regardless of looks ? If someone has the skin on their bones or is so abnormaly shaped compared to say their family, or brothers and sisters etc...there may be something mental / medical to look into, could be many things but the food itself is rarely the only (if at all) the problem.FOR SURE, eating a poison (sugar) to make a sick person less sick just doesn't sound like a very good idea to me. What do you think?
Is there really disadvantages to being underweight as long as you eat healthy or is just a term used to make things people feel worse about themselves?
There is a continuum from “underweight” to “obese”… a gradual increase with no bright line when healthy becomes unhealthy.There are definitely people who weigh less than a healthy amount for their height. They don’t consume enough calories to maintain health, so their body starts cannibalizing muscle. We all break down muscle at times for amino acids for fuels, but I’m referring to extreme cases where glycogen and fat stores aren’t available at all, and amino acids are routinely used to just maintain life. This will cause organ damage, especially weakening the heart.Dying to Be Thin: The Long Term Health Risks of Anorexia - Center For DiscoveryI do understand not all underweight people are anorexic: if someone is temporarily not eating well, it is possible to increase intake and be fine. But my point is that it is damaging - NOT just a term to make people feel bad.BMIs are notoriously inaccurate for designating if someone is overweight, but on the lower end of the scale, if you have a BMI less than about 18, you’re unhealthfully thin.