My friend cannot gain weight, hes litterly a bag of bones! Any ideas?

**Catty1** · 03-12-2007, 01:32 PM

I'd say show him the article, but leave stuff between him and his doctor. How much protein is in his diet?

**king2005** · 03-12-2007, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Catty1

I'd say show him the article, but leave stuff between him and his doctor. How much protein is in his diet?

I've already shown him the article. We've been chatting on msn for a couple hours about it. He found the article to be super interesting.

Originally Posted by Karen

Is this one of your housemates? Has he always been this way, or is this a fairly new phenomenom with him? Are his family members the same way? Does he drink an extra lot?

Nope this is a friend of mine. He said hes always been like this. Hes tried everything, been to the Dr. health specilests & gains nothing.

He said both his parents are 300lbs+... I've never seen him drink a lot of fluids, just a normal amount...

hes not on drugs (quit pot a long time ago, hoping that would help) & isn't a big drinker.

**Karen** · 03-12-2007, 01:40 PM

If the doctor says he's okay, and he's eating healthy, I wouldn't worry too much about it, frankly, just tell him the rest of the world is jealous!

**king2005** · 03-12-2007, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

If the doctor says he's okay, and he's eating healthy, I wouldn't worry too much about it, frankly, just tell him the rest of the world is jealous!

I told him he looks good & hes healthy so thats a +... don't think it helped much, cause when he asked me to guess his weight I said 140lbs.. casue I've only seen him with a ton of baggy clothing on

**Karen** · 03-12-2007, 01:59 PM

If he's seriously worried, then perhaps he needs counseling!

**lvpets2002** · 03-12-2007, 02:01 PM

Thank you & Amen to that one Karen.. I know I am jealous..

What I really think is this Gentleman has a Very High Rated Metabolism.. QUOTE=Karen]If the doctor says he's okay, and he's eating healthy, I wouldn't worry too much about it, frankly, just tell him the rest of the world is jealous![/QUOTE]

**king2005** · 03-12-2007, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by lvpets2002

Thank you & Amen to that one Karen.. I know I am jealous..

What I really think is this Gentleman has a Very High Rated Metabolism..

Originally Posted by Karen

If the doctor says he's okay, and he's eating healthy, I wouldn't worry too much about it, frankly, just tell him the rest of the world is jealous!

Hes already done that (not sure if it was for being super thin, but I know he was depressed) & is feeling much better, but hes still a little insecure, but I don't think hes super embarassed about it. I don't think he needs more help mentally, as he was talking freely to me about it. That article helped him in a way, so he atleast has an idea why hes so thin.

Hes a super sweet guy & hes always cheery when I see him. He always has a smile on his face when he greets me, & seems happy when we're chatting or hanging out. Today was the first day he was a little negative or bummed I should say. He was bummed casue I wasn't home to go to the mall with him.

I really don't think his lack of weight bothers him a lot... I know it bothers him a little, but he seemed more bummed that he couldn't go to the mall with me.