Christine: Slender sounds better (although it's true that EricS and I could pose for those old Charles Atlas comic book ads of the skinny guy and the muscle man.)
Actually, my BMI of 20 is a big improvement over the 18.5 BMI the hospital reduced me to and a result of supplementing my Jevity 1.5 formula with a real food dinner each night,liquified in my Vitamix. All the caregivers on the tubie forums had similar results in weight gain.

Just a note to other OCF readers: this thread is deliberately lighthearted and I encourage you to join in. We all know what a struggle it is during TX for a patient to get adequate nutrition and keep weight on. It is even more heartbreaking for caregivers to have to watch this IMO.
I flinch when I read posters saying they have stayed away from the OCF forum because "its just too sad". While not making light of the struggle, I hope these posts show that after TX, there is still room for laughter and hope in our lives. I remember just how hard it was to envision that while undergoing TX.
Keep the Faith
Charm