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is he eating?

How tall is he and how much does he weigh?

I Don’t know, I’m 6′2″ and 115 pounds. I eat plenty everyday; sometimes having a low weight is ok, and just how your supposed to be genetically.

if you really don’t have an eating disorder, maybe you just have a very high metabolism. but 6′2″ and 115 lbs. is VERY thin. have you seen a doctor?

Yeah… I’m dangerously thin because I’m poor, and I’m 165lbs, at 6′2″. You might want to take better care of yourself.

Hhmmm.. well.. im 5′ 5″ and im…. like im going to tell you that…

lil_bit_shi wrote:
hhmmm.. well.. im 5′ 5″ and im…. LIKE IM GOING TO TELL YOU THAT… hahahahahahahahaha

LMAO! Seriously! I’m not going there either! haha…

Maybe he needs to slow down his metabolism, and eat FEWER meals throughout the day, plus exercise less, and eat MORE calories… basically the reverse of what most people do. Skipping breakfast is a good start…all I can suggest is junk food, but that may cause other problems. Feed him potatoes and pasta… lots of carbs and heavy foods. Maybe put him on whey protein shakes without exercise…

lol… i use to be 5′ 6 1/2″… 112 lbs… (before the kids) lol…

lil_bit_shi wrote:
lol… i use to be 5′ 6 1/2″… 112 lbs… (before the kids) lol…

in my eyes you still are, sweetie.

lol.. thank you sansceriph

aww how sweet! hehe..

hehehe.. i know isnt it…. :)

eat lots of sweets, juices, fatty foods

Well, my guy is 6′2, and he weighs about 160 pounds, though he gets down to 155 sometimes (he is on the road a lot with his job). He has two brothers, and a sister from his mom & stepdad, and two sisters from his dad & stepmom. They’re all pretty tall and skinny, and one brother even has diabetes. The other brother used to be a lot skinnier, but since he went to college and then graduated, I guess he’s drank a lot of alcohol—he’s put on a lot of weight.
I make sure he gets three meals a day, plus snacks, on weekends. During the week, if he’s home, he likes to sleep in as long as possible before getting up to shower and go to work. Most of the time, he skips breakfast and just has lunch and then dinner at home. It’s really hard to keep any weight on him (I SO wish that was my problem, too, lol). I’ve come to consider it a victory to keep him at 160 for longer than a couple of weeks. I’ve gotten him to start working out with weights a few times, and he got up to 167, but he won’t stick with it.
I have tried packing him snacks/lunches when he leaves for work, but he doesn’t always eat them. It’s annoying to hear his mom comment on how skinny he is—as if I’m neglecting him. He was even skinnier before we started dating, and now we are almost 10 years down the road with a baby.
Anyway, aside from that, I don’t think you should just give your boyfriend a lot of sweet, fatty foods—don’t neglect nutrition just to put weight on him. I think if you can get him to start lifting weights, and feed him a lot of good food, that should help him gain. Those weight-gain drinks for guys work decently, if you can find one he likes. It’s always nice to have someone to work out with, too, so maybe you can work out together?
Good luck :)