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Heather does say a total max of 25%, so on your 1750 cals that's 438 cals from fats. (We're talking percentage, not total fat grams..unless I'm all wrong on this.) You're not even getting 10% now, so no wonder you're not gaining anything.....Inch up your fats a little at a time. To much, to soon can trigger you or make you ill. Also, space them out over the day without to much being in any one meal or food. Over time, you could bump those calories up too, since you're desperately trying to gain weight, and this seems mighty low.

Add some canola or olive oils in your cooking and baking. Eat some nut butters when you can. They add calories, good fats, and a ton of nutrition. You can add ground or chopped nuts to lots of things, even fruits and veggies. Add one whole egg to egg whites in baking or omelets. Drink lots of non-dairy milks, and high caloried smoothies........and if you can handle them, a safe miniature candy bar now and then won't hurt...and frost your cakes and quick breads, adding a little oil into the glazes or frostings. Oh, and don't always make the low fat version of GF mixes and breads. If you're scared to at first replace 1/2 of the fats with applesauce, keeping the total fats to about 25%.

Or if none of that works, I'll gladly send you 25 of my extra pounds!!!

Or, come visit...I'll have you a little "rollie-pollie" in no time!

Kandee

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