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Yes, thank you. I might be stupid, but I'm not THAT stupid. I'm looking for ways of getting calories into me, not a way of calculating how many I need. I know how many I need. And that number is "more". Approximately.
Wow, that's a little more assertive of a response than seems necessary.
I hope you can figure it your problem, sounds like you already know what to do.
Knowing you need more calories and being able to choke down more of the only things you have that can give them to you are two completely different problems, and I'm not talking picky toddler syndrome here.
I don't know if it's physically manifesting psychology or a gut biome thing, but your body can message you in a way that makes swallowing the same food a lot more difficult to borderline impossible no matter your willpower. I imagine if you forced it hard enough, the same mechanism that generates non-genetic allergies could come into play.
Differing preparation is one easy way to forestall the physical reality that generates that reflex.
Hey man, i literally just answered the question in the op.
They said they have a diet that they can't or won't change for whatever reason and asked how to gain weight. The only way then would be to eat more. I can't tell them which calories to eat, or which ones they will like. They have to do that for themselves.
If they are on the edge of an eating disorder, then the best advice would actually be to get the hell off the internet and seek professional help from a licensed dietician or nutritional health expert or a therapist or psychologist or even just a PCP.
But instead, they just came here and asked how to gain weight. The only real answer is "eat more calories."