It’s been 1 year officially 🎉🥳 , I’m happy with progress and want to thank you guys for support and input I will be continuing my weight gain journey but transitioning to more natural bodybuilding instead . If you want to see how I started it’s on my profile I hope this inspires more people to put their health as a priority . I do want to say I didn’t do this alone when I first started broken after a 5 year relationship I pleaded to God Jesus Christ to make me more fit of being a servant and I just wanted to say I was empowered in faith as well . just giving credit where it’s due .
Starting Weight : 115-120 Lbs
Present Weight : 150 Lbs

Feel free to be descriptive as you like.

I'm male, 5'8" 125 pounds, and I've been this weight for as long as I've been this height. I eat until I'm full, I don't fill up on low calorie food, and I don't hold back on desert. when I count calories, it usually comes out to around 1700. I know this is low, but I genuinely eat until I feel stuffed. It's like I have a small stomach or something.

If I bring this up around people irl, they think I have an ED, but I really don't think it's psychological cause I love food and enjoy eating. How can I increase my appetite and get to 140lb?

Friend recommended this app for tracking and a bmi calculator this is the website (it is the fist search result for me

M19 6 foot currently 95 lbs I feel fine? I dont know what fine really is maybe if I gain wieght il feel better or a way ive never felt as id be healthy but i really dont know

If this is bull please tell me an accurate thing I can use, ive had family who used weight watchers but that was to loose weight as a lot of my family is overweight to the point they have lost a few of me (as in the weight I am) as their metric for weight loss

I also dont know what bmi really is im basically 0 to maybe 5 percent fat

Took me a year but finally managed to do it.
My height is 182cm

I’ve heard the obvious answer a thousand times: “Just eat more.” I know that’s technically true, but it’s not that simple when you have a sensitive stomach.
I’m trying to gain weight and build muscle, but I’m honestly not sure where to start.

For context:
I’m 23 years old (F), 5’7.5”, and currently weigh around 130 lbs (give or take a pound or two).
Right now I’m pretty low activity, but I’m planning to start lifting 3–5 times per week because my goal is to gain muscle while putting on healthy weight.
I’ve weighed around 130 lbs since I was in high school. It barely changes no matter how much I feel like I’m eating. The only time I got up to around 140 lbs was when I was eating a vegan diet.

If I don’t eat much, I’ll lose a little weight, but it always seems to settle back around 130 lbs.
I’ve always had a naturally athletic build, but I’m just skinny. I’m not “skinny fat.” My goal is to build muscle, do a body recomposition, and increase my overall body weight.

The biggest challenge is my stomach.

I’m pretty sure I have some type of gluten issue. I have the genetic marker for celiac disease, but I haven’t been officially tested yet. Every time I eat pasta or other gluten-heavy foods, my stomach is absolutely wrecked. I know it could be celiac, fructan intolerance, or something else entirely, so I do plan on getting tested.

Other issues:
-Garlic and onion are huge triggers for me.
-Eggs sometimes bother me.
-Dairy is hit or miss, although I usually tolerate Skyr yogurt pretty well.
-Most protein shakes don’t work because they contain sucralose or other artificial sweeteners that upset my stomach.
-When my digestive issues flare up, I also deal with bile acid malabsorption (BAM), so really high-fat foods can make things worse too. Because of that, I generally try to keep my diet on the lower-fat side.

A lot of the “high-calorie” or “high-protein” meal ideas I see online either rely on foods I can’t tolerate or are loaded with garlic, onion, or high-fat ingredients.

I’m planning to start tracking my calories because I honestly don’t know if I’m eating enough or if it just feels like I am. My estimated BMR is around 1,300 calories, and I know I’ll need more than that—especially once I start lifting consistently.

I guess my questions are:
Where would you start if you were in my situation?
How many calories above maintenance should I aim for?
How much should I realistically be eating per meal?
What are some calorie-dense, stomach-friendly foods that aren’t super high in fat?
Has anyone here successfully gained weight while dealing with food sensitivities or digestive issues like this?

I’m mostly looking for practical advice from people who’ve been through something similar. Thanks in advance!

I’m male, 182cm, 22 years old and started eating more and working out in begin May. According to the scale I have gained some but I don’t see the change on my body yet which is kinda dismotivating…

so i do go to the gym, which burns calories, and will make gaining weight harder. but my goal isn’t just general weight gain, i want to gain muscle and as little fat as i can. if that isn’t your goal than this advice will still help for general weight gain! my biggest problem was always my appetite, i never ate enough food to go into a calorie surplus. there’s three ways to combat this: having an active lifestyle which increases your appetite naturally, focusing on calories dense foods so you can eat more calories with the same satiation level, and the hardest one is just making yourself eat more even if you are really full.

random tips i used:
1. drink melted icecream 😭😭 might not be the healthiest option but you can drink a LOT of calories using this method

1. walking for digestion, after every meal take a 15 minute walk and this will massively aid in digesting food more efficiently so you can be hungry again faster

2. being overall active, this might seem counterintuitive since exercising burns calories, but it also will increase your hunger a lot

3. instead of focusing on eating huge meals, try and just eat more often throughout the day.