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Originally Posted by erick
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Okay Erick, I'm in!
So here's my story (naturally it's a blinking novel
) ...
For the past 25 years I have been stuck at 42 kg (I am 5ft 5" btw), but never looked too skinny (if that makes sense). A few years ago, all of a sudden, despite being the same weight, I looked way too skinny. It took me a lot of work and nearly 12 months to put on 2 kg to weigh in at 44kg and look healthy again. Last year, I got sick and lost 4 blinking kg under 2 weeks, which took me down to 40kg. Aye, I was a walking skeleton,
I even scared myself.
I had to be on a special diet for a whole month of limited and bland foods (what hope did I have to put any weight on during that time
). It took me a good 6 months to get the weight back.
Looking for the fat content in food (without going overboard and doing me more harm healthwise than good) when I went grocery shopping was how I shopped. Milo on milk before going to bed helped (so I wouldn't burn it off). I don't eat much junk food nor do I snack. Years ago a friend did a calorie count on me while she was dieting and it turned out I eat less than what was suggested in her diet book (calories wise).
Since the Brisbane flooding in January this year, I lost my 2 kg again
(I blame it on the stress), so I am back down to 42kg.
Milo on milk every night doesn't seem to be helping me this time (even switched to the higher fat content of Cadbury Drinking Chocolate). I'm having a huge struggle trying to keep those 2 kg on me.
As I said before, I'm not a snacker by nature, if I eat chips it's only a hand full at a time, I rarely drink soft drink and if I eat chocolate it's only 3 squares, and if I have (my favourite snack) ginger nut biccies, it's no more than 3. I just eat 3 meals and that's it usually. My daughter brings muffins and scones home from work and most of them just sit in the fridge uneaten so ended up getting binned
I hear beer is supposed to put weight on, why am I not then
. Maybe I need to drink more alcohol.
So if anyone has got some tips for me, without giving me huge amounts of cholesterol in the process It would be appreciated. Any nutritionists on this forum
In the meantime, Erick, I gleefully join this challenge to gain back my 2 kg.
I wish everyone success in trying to reach their goal weight and I'm sure we will all support each other and cheer each other on. As you can see from my story, us skinny people have weight struggles too.
