I don’t know where to post this, so I’m posting it here.

I need to gain some weight because I’m borderline anorexic. But I can’t afford much more than bread, potatoes, eggs and cheese, That is my diet. And I hate eating it. It’s the only thing I can stomach that is cheap, but I hate it. I don’t want to eat eggs and potatoes for the rest of my life. I would rather die of malnutrition, like I am currently doing.

I have no appetite, but that is a symptom of something else. Ideally, there is a way to gain weight while eating less mass. Something calorie dense.

I might be slightly exaggerating. But for the last couple of years I’ve been eating potatoes and eggs for almost every single meal of the day. And yes, I eat one warm meal a day. Sometimes I suppliment with some bread to stop the hunger pains. Sometimes I also eat a piece of vegetable.

  • begrudgedcarfolk@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    And beans usually make my stomach hurt.

    If beans are making your stomach hurt you probably aren’t cooking them right. If you’re getting them from a can you have to rinse them very well to wash off all the garbage that they pack them with, but after that they’re good to eat right away.

    The best and cheapest option is to buy them dry. About 1/2 cup of dried beans is equivalent to one 16 oz can. You have to either soak them overnight or quick soak them (boil for 5 minutes with some salt, then let sit for 1 hour), rinse, then cook for at least an hour, until they are soft.

    You might also be having problems because you don’t have enough fiber in your regular diet, so the extra fiber might be a shock to your system. After about a month of consistently eating more fiber you shouldn’t experience that any longer.

      • kindnesskills@literature.cafe
        1·
        2 days ago

        That’s probably because youre not used to the fiber. If you eat a small amount every day or every other day your body should adapt to it, then you can eat more and more of it without pain.

        You can start by adding just a tablespoon or less of hydrated beans to your omelette.

      • wuffwuffwuff@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        2 days ago

        a pinch of baking soda added to the water rehydrating dry beans, then rinsing the soaked beans in fresh water, should eliminate the gassy effect.