When you eat something fattening how long does it take before it shows?

[thedaveformula]

I stopped eating due to ill health and I don't want to be so thin anymore so I've started eating again but how long will it be before I look fatter?

[sara3]

you want to look fat, or get back to a healthy weight?

I think it depends what you eat, and how much you eat. if you eat all the cream cakes in Sainsburys every day, I reckon within a week the pounds will start going on.. but that's not a healthy weight gain.

[boxtops]

Don't eat fat, eat good - and give it three months at least.

[treetops1]

I`ve put on 4 stone since April due to giving up smoking. I put this down to boxes of Pringles, so get some in.

[Scarlett]

There is a calculation: 3500 cals make 1lb in weight. So you would need to add that to your diet per pound gained. If you want to gain 1lb a week, add 500 extra cals per day. But try and do it with good food like avocados or nuts, which are high in fat but good for you. Do keep exercising though or you will feel like crap- swimming is good for toning without losing too much weight.