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Originally Posted by Loosheesh
I never tried muscle building, but I can only do low impact exercises.
I actually love butter but I eat little bread so ... Everybody tells me if I ate more bread I wouldn't have any trouble 
I must look into lifting weights, though. |
Sounds like you mainly eat somewhat vegetarian, so start sautéing your veges in a couple of Tbsp. of butter to cook them. Then throw in a large handful of your favorite nuts (almonds and pine nuts are particularly good for cooking, especially if you toast them first). Nuts are very healthy, so your Dr. should approve of those.
Nuts also go really well in couscous, rice pilaf, and other starchy foods and will help up the calorie count. Can you eat beans or chick peas/hummus? They are both are starch and a protein, and are higher in calories then other vegetables. You can toss beans (and nuts) on salads along with goat, feta or blue cheese. If you like peanuts, have a peanut butter sandwich, or peanut butter with apples or bananas as one of your snacks. If you don't like peanut butter, you can get almond or cashew butter. It's great on any kind of bread.
Good luck, and definitely give weight lifting a try. You don't have to lift heavy weights to get the benefit and it is no-impact so it should be okay for you. If you have a gym nearby, it's worth it to pay for one or two sessions with a personal trainer just to learn about the equipment, but you can work out pretty effectively at home with ankle weights, and a set of 3, 5, and maybe 8 lb hand weights.