Weight gain on Fortisip?
I'm currently a patient at an eating disorder clinic. Been here exactly 2 months. Trying a regular meal plan with solid foods was not working out so I was placed on a Fortisip diet. It's 130ml Fortisip 2 times a day, and 80ml Fortisip 3 times a day. Breakfast is 250ml Pure Orange Juice with 1 and a half weetabix with 200ml semi-skimmed milk. I have to have a 200ml drink of water with every Fortisip. Trouble is, since I started I have gained about 4kg. When can I expect the weight gain to slow down and it is normal to gain so much weight so fast? I am 25yr old male, 5"6, 44kg.
Does Fortisip make you gain weight?
According to Wikipedia: "Fortisip is a therapeutic food manufactured by Nutricia. It is a ready-made milkshake style drink meant for consumption by people who cannot consume enough solid food to maintain a balanced diet; when appetite is poor and nutritional requirements are not being met through ordinary food, many people find it easier to drink than to eat. Fortisip is nutritionally complete, meaning that it suitable for use as the sole source of nutrition for most people over 6 years of age: however, nutritionists recommend that total intake from Fortisip should be no greater than 80g (8 cartons) per day." I would suggest that if you have any concerns about what you have been prescribed that you contact your medical practioner, who should be happy to discuss them with you. Any advice that you receive from an unknown source (such as the internet!) should always be discussed with someone you trust. It sounds like you have the basis of a balanced diet and a healthy attitude about what you need to do regarding being a healthy weight. Good luck with your treatment - stick with it and stay strong! Hope this helps!
Only drink fortisip, weight gain or loss?
Fortisip in a 200ml nutritional supplement drink containing 300 calories per bottle. If. You've never heard of it its just like ensure or fresubin. Would I gain weight or lose weight if I drank 4 bottles a day? Baring in mind I would eat/drink nothing else but water, herbal tea and coffee? I'm pretty much asking if I can live off this stuff without weight gain. Thanks.
Does adding water to a drink or food lower the calories, sugar & other nutritional content?
It depends how you go about this. If you take a can of something, let’s say you have a 250ml can of soda. You pour that into a glass and add 250ml of water. At the end of the day you are consuming 500ml of liquid, but still getting all the calories, sugar, etc, in the 250ml can of soda. It might take you 5 minutes to drink all of it rather than 2 minutes, but you’re still consuming the same amount of nutritional value.But let’s add some more variables. Maybe, throughout a period of time you drink half a liter of liquid. Now, instead of consuming 2x250ml cans of soda, you have only consumed a single 250ml can of soda and replaced the other 250ml with water. Overall, you have reduced your calorie intake.Looking at this another way… let’s say during an afternoon you usually drink 1 liter of liquid. You usually opt to drink 1 liter of soda. Now, you decide to dilute every glass 1/2 soda and 1/2 water, and you still consume 1 liter of liquid. Again, you have reduced your overall calorie intake by half while consuming the same amount of liquid.
Is it OK for a healthy person to drink Fortisip?
A situation has arisen whereby I have access to as much Fortisip (by Nutricia) as a person could want. I am a perfectly healthy 22 year old guy (apart from some mild Asthma) is it ok for me to drink this stuff? I know it is meant for people with illness. I was concerned by the 'use under medical supervision only' label on the bottle as I did not get it on prescription. I thought it might be useful for me to gain weight because I want more muscle mass and I am literally stuck at 70KG no matter what I eat. I want to be competitive in my combat sport but at 70KG I am too much of a push over.
How do i gain weight? or how do i get an appetite?
How much do you weight and how tall are you? You could try drinking ensure plus, 3 bottles a day. I did that and I've managed to gain weight.
Will Complan cause one to gain weight?
Complan was originally designed to provide “controlled weight gain". While it might be full of vitamins and minerals, one serving mixed with just water contains 250 calories. If drunk with full fat milk then those calories increase to 800. Now consider that a basic hamburger contains about 300 calories.So it is certainly not something that I would be consuming if I was keeping an eye on my weight.In my humble opinion - but as someone that has lost a considerable amount of weight through simply changing to a healthy lifestyle, there are far too many of these concoctions manufactured and marketed as health supplements, yet they all have one significant downside to them. While they claim to contain lots of the "good things", they are also manufactured to have a taste that is pleasing to ensure people enjoy consuming them. That "pleasing taste" is usually as a result of also including things that are not so good for you.If you focus on eating and a naturally healthy range of food and drink that your body was designed to consume and operate on, you actually do not need the additional supplements.
How can I get enough protein to gain muscle on a vegetarian diet?
I've been a vegetarian for 2 years now, and I've been fine, but I haven't really tried to gain muscle while on this diet. In the morning, I usually have a smoothie with fresh fruit and a quarter of a cup of silken tofu. I have a sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and avocado for lunch, and rice and beans for dinner. This goes for every day, but I don't think I'm getting enough protein to gain muscle. In addition, I never feel very full after I have the smoothie. I don't feel like eating more after breakfast, but I still feel too hungry to function. Any tips would be great. Thanks.