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LOL, I’m 5’2" and hover around 100 lbs, and I’ve had trouble gaining weight my whole life. Eating more doesn’t seem to help much. But I have noticed the more I eat, the more I shit. Perhaps that’s where all my calories are going 😭 .

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SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s all genetics. Some people gain a lot of weight easily, some eat as much as they can but still lose weight.

I’m 5’7 and 130lbs. It took me 3 years to gain 30lbs. Gaining more is legitimately impossible. There simply isn’t enough time in a day to eat enough calories, unless I do nothing else.

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Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

the more I shit

I mean that’s still ‘calories out’ if you’re not actually absorbing them. Guessing you’ve already done this if it’s been a life long thing, but just in case, you might want to hit up a gastrointestinal doctor - there are conditions that cause usable nutrients to literally just go through you. You may having one of those - and if yes, knowing which will give you a path to fixing it or working around it.

Then again, 5’2 at 100 lb is only just a hair into the underweight range. If you feel good where you’re at, maybe fuck it.

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- sundray@lemmus.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Thanks! I’ve been to a few doctors over the years, and they didn’t find any specific diagnosis. It was really a problem during my adolescence, at first delayed, then bang-o (and then I had all kinds of other things to worry about). Now that I’m past all that things have settled down, and my doc says I’m doing well. This is just my normal, he says.
  
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  - Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Fair enough! Keep this in the back of your head though if you ever become critically injured or sick - daily caloric requirement goes up when you’re recovering from something, so yours specifically might be even higher than that already-higher-normal.
    
    There comes a point where eating anything just feels gross cuz you’re already stuffed, so you’d have to start being strategic about meal/snack timing, and prioritizing high calorie foods and drinks. Hopefully your team would have access to your history in that situation, and account for that shit from square one, but YOU are your best advocate, so don’t be afraid to prod them if needed.
    
    …and sorry lol, been doing a fuck ton of nursing school homework the past few weeks, so my brain is still in nurse mode when I hop on Lemmy. You’re basically an NCLEX question! :P
    
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    sundray@lemmus.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    No worries! And you’re going to be an awesome nurse 💯 👍🏼!
    
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