How To Gain the Proper Weight Weight And Keep it?

[ILADVOCATE]

I know most of the questions here relate to weight loss but I needed for a while to gain weight and as it lowers to keep it at this rate but I want to make sure what is the healthy way to do it? My disability tardive akathesia causes me to remain in motion all the time so constant weight loss is a given. I went down to a weight that was too low according to my doctor but I drank Glucerna everyday and gained it back. I don't really want to have this every day for the rest of my life and I know there are many foods that will cause you to gain weight but I want to think of healthy ones because of the standard risks I want to keep down of having low cholesterol and not running into a problem with diabetes as well as a healthy diet overall. I know that having more dessert is not an option but what food groups that will help me gain weight are okay to bulk up on but not run into other problems?

[wonko]

Hi, you're correct that the folks here are looking to go the other way, but I can appreciate your dilemma:   Eating dessrt all day is not the answer.  I'm assuming Clucerna is a variety of nutrition shake, like Ensure?  And having those every day instead of "real" food can also be a drag.  

Nuts and nut butter, and avacado, are calorie dense.  Brightly colored fruits and vegatables have lots of nutrition.  1 gram of fat has about 9 calories, while 1 gram of carb. or protein has about 4 calories.  Protein usually helps satisfy hunger, while carbs can trigger the appetite.  Complex and whole grain carbs are harder to digest, so some of the energy they conain is lost on breaking them down in the body.

I'm not sure you'll be able to escape the need to supplement with shakes and the like.  I'm unfamiliar with tardive dyskinesia, I hope your doctors can work with you to keep your weight where it needs to be.

[Barb135]

Welcome.  Wonko's right - most of us are looking to go the other way, but I, too, can appreciate your problem.  I'm not familiar with tardive akathesia either.  Wonko pretty much said it all.  Maybe you will need to continue with the Glucerna in addition to regular food.  

Good luck with that - maybe someone else on the forum will have more information for you.