# Weight Gain using Commercial or Homemade Shakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Tags:** insulin, type-2, type3c\ **Created:** [April 30, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/weight-gain-using-commercial-or-homemade-shakes/11348 "2021-04-30T18:28:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/weight-gain-using-commercial-or-homemade-shakes/11348/14 "2021-05-09T15:41:38Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > On the weight gain and protein stuff, I will pick that up in a different post The thread was split, so this ended up being here… > [@My Goal to Regain Weight that I Didn't Mean to Lose](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-goal-to-regain-weight-that-i-didnt-mean-to-lose/10771/24): > > A few things on this. These are just some generalized topics. We can get into specifics later if you want. Weight gain or loss is “generally” dependent on simply 2 things - the amount of calories you consume and the amount of energy you expend. (Yes you can modify your metabolism a little bit with what you are eating and how often you eat and what you eat, and how much activity you get. And there are some ways to do all of that, but for the most part it’s simply this - calories in versus calo… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/weight-gain-using-commercial-or-homemade-shakes/11348)._