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I have a hard time gaining weight too as I have to keep gluten (read wheat) out of my diet. Before taking gluten out, maintaining a healthy weight wasn't difficult. My guess is for most people wheat is a good way to put on weight.

Hope this helps!

Im really struggling lately with this too. Wheat is hidden in everything!!!!
The Drs want me to do a celiac antibodies test but i have to consume gluten for 6 weeks THEN follow it up with a biopsy! No thanks. Id rather just avoid it.  But in the same breath is concerning not having a definitive answer cause you dont know if a little cheating will have a major impact.

I found the coconut oil amazing to put on weight BUT most are made from coconut cream out of cans..... (BPA endocrine disruptors) and then the coconut cream - most have emulsifiers in them! Big microbiome disruptor - leaky gut. How all this stuff creeps into our food is horrrifying. I need to start making my own again.

I feel fortunate that I just have Hashimoto's disease and not celiac's. Cheating here and there doesn't bother me much, but I still can't cheat enough to help put weight on using wheat.

I am with you though. It would be better to know for sure if you have celiac's, as even the 6 weeks of eating gluten would be temporary. I'm a little surprised how long you need gluten exposure to do the test though!

Ah, I wish I liked coconut more. I can't stand strong coconut flavor so coconut oil holds absolutely no appeal for me. :/  I consume a ton of MCT oil though. I also feel like the US has a very good selection of non-GMO and BPA free and healthy options when it comes to food. But at the same time, if you optimize your health, you don't have to worry about avoiding 100% of the bad stuff and can rest assured that your body can handle a certain amount. At the end of the day there is only so much we can do right? And stressing out about avoiding all of it all the time is probably worse for you than letting your body be exposed to a small amount that may be unavoidable and not stressing over it.

Yeh Im waiting to get my smear out of the way before i do ALL the other tests i was given including a full thyroid panel :s

But yes stressing is doing more harm so i DO eat the coconut yoghurt but dont go overboard like Id like to. To be fair i find MCT coconut oil intolerable but the youghurt totally tolerable! We have a wide ranger of coconut youghurts here and some dont even taste like coconut! I totally plan to try more nuts and peanut butter cause ive lost weight again and the first place i loose it!!! The Bust ..

Oh I'm surprised to hear you don't like MCT oil. What about it don't you like? When I first started using it I had a hard time figuring out how to integrate it into my diet and actually found I am not crazy about the flavor I get with cooking with it (will just stick with butter I think!). But now having protein shakes once a day I just add 30mL/2tbsp to my shake and I can't even tell it's in there.

I guess if I could find a nice coconut oil or yogurt I would be more open to it but at the same time I have never been a big yogurt eater. I'm not really sure why, it isn't that I dislike yogurt. Just doesn't fit in wih the way I eat I guess, though I thought about adding some to my protein shakes to help with gut health.

I am pretty lucky when it comes to weight loss. I lose weight evenly throughout my bust, waist, and hips (since losing ~9lbs, I lost ~1" on my waist, ~2" on both hips and bust). But since I am trying to get back volume in my hips and bust, weight loss is a huge concern for me! I am hoping BO will add some permanent volume to my bust and hips. So far it is working but I would still like to put ~5lbs back on.

Edit: I found out after coming across my recent doctor records that I actually lost closer to 15lbs. Yikes !!

Aah Ella welcome to the wheat club hey....i have coeliacs in the family but i don't test as a coeliac.  I do have an intolerance to wheat and barley; and once again i agree this is why weight is an issue for me.  Nice easy carbs from wheat bread.  I do eat gluten free bread (toasted) but too much of that also blocks me up!  I don't eat dairy or meat because it effects my body negatively so food is more just a need (i need it to fuel my body) i guess when you start to cut things out it just becomes what it is fuel not all about sensory taste and ego wants but i do find it hard some days when i want quick and easy feed but my collection of easy go to's is getting bigger.  
But i am winning the weight gaining battle thanks to all the lovely suggestions.  I've gone from 50-51kg to 52ish now so slow and steady is winning and retraining myself to take the time to eat; skipping meals used to be a daily thing for me...so thanks to everyone for their suggestions know that ive read them and trying them thanks xo