How Can I Gain Weight?

[innocentpreneur]

In this forum I have seen people saying that "How Can I loose weight" .Some people want to eat just fruits and vegetable to loose their weight. Ya my problem is a little bit different as I want to gain weight instead of loosing it. I'M 23 years old and I consider my self very sharp but I'M too thin from child hood. I can't say that I eat too much but I eat enough to gain some weight! No improvement in last 23 years.

Any tip or Suggestion?

Thanks

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by innocentpreneur

In this forum I have seen people saying that "How Can I loose weight" .Some people want to eat just fruits and vegetable to loose their weight. Ya my problem is a little bit different as I want to gain weight instead of loosing it. I'M 23 years old and I consider my self very sharp but I'M too thin from child hood. I can't say that I eat too much but I eat enough to gain some weight! No improvement in last 23 years.

Any tip or Suggestion?

Thanks

If you're working out enough and still not gaining weight, then you're not eating enough. I was the same way until I met a trainer that kicked my ass around when I didn't write down my calories. I had a goal of 2300 per day and once I started recording everything I ate, I realized I was missing that goal by about 500. Once I stared recording it, I hit my mark and gained 12 lbs of muscle in 2 months. Bottom line, you're not eating enough unless you write it down.

[bdp]

This question has been asked many times in this forum--do a search.

[amandalynne]

Eat some bread. And cereal. And granola. And nuts.

I can gain 10 pounds in two weeks just by including whole grain products in my diet.





You could also try eating some of those protein/meal replacement bars... like Clif mojo bars, Odwalla bars, or LUNA bars.

[Iamsuperman]

1 - Workout
2 - Eat - more then you're eating right now and probably more then you're comfortable with right now

[innocentpreneur]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

If you're working out enough and still not gaining weight, then you're not eating enough. I was the same way until I met a trainer that kicked my ass around when I didn't write down my calories. I had a goal of 2300 per day and once I started recording everything I ate, I realized I was missing that goal by about 500. Once I stared recording it, I hit my mark and gained 12 lbs of muscle in 2 months. Bottom line, you're not eating enough unless you write it down.

Thanks for this advise. ya I'M not eating enough, 2300 per day is a reasonable goal.Now i will make a better eating timetable and will try to write every thing I eat. Thanks will try this for two months I guess.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by innocentpreneur

Thanks for this advise. ya I'M not eating enough, 2300 per day is a reasonable goal.Now i will make a better eating timetable and will try to write every thing I eat. Thanks will try this for two months I guess.

Put it in there. It will inspire you. Put it next to your workouts.

[Brian E]

Yeah, I have the same problem. I personally think it is hard to eat more while still only eating three meals. You could try eating more meals if your schedule permits. I'd go for six a day, three hours apart. And try to eat as much as you can each meal.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Brian E

Yeah, I have the same problem. I personally think it is hard to eat more while still only eating three meals. You could try eating more meals if your schedule permits. I'd go for six a day, three hours apart. And try to eat as much as you can each meal.

You'd be amazed at how motivating it is when you see it on paper.

[SirBishop]

Optimum Nutrition makes the best weight gainer IMO. If your willing to use weight gainer I would recommend this one:
Bodybuilding.com - Optimum Pro Complex Gainer - Over 600 Calories! On sale now!

only 6 grams of simple carbs out of 85 and 60 grams of protein. 850 calories. One shake in the morning one at night and you should see improvement in a week or two. I would at least recommend some decent resistance training though.

BTW I'm not advertising that particular product for my own benefit. I have tried it out. No stomach upset. Many gainers have large amounts of sugars.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by SirBishop

Optimum Nutrition makes the best weight gainer IMO. If your willing to use weight gainer I would recommend this one:
Bodybuilding.com - Optimum Pro Complex Gainer - Over 600 Calories! On sale now!

only 6 grams of simple carbs out of 85 and 60 grams of protein. 850 calories. One shake in the morning one at night and you should see improvement in a week or two. I would at least recommend some decent resistance training though.

If you want to get your moneys worth, you have to check the weight of powder in the bottle, plus the serving size. Some of these have 24 gm serving size, but they only count 1 scoop as a serving. The ones that say 60 gms per serving usually have a serving size of 3 scoops so you aren't really getting a bargain. Also, I prefer the stuff with low cholesterol and low fat. Some of these mass gainers are heavy with both of those. In general, I would say, use the protein powder every three to four hours during the day, but get your calories from food. It's better.

[SirBishop]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

If you want to get your moneys worth, you have to check the weight of powder in the bottle, plus the serving size. Some of these have 24 gm serving size, but they only count 1 scoop as a serving. The ones that say 60 gms per serving usually have a serving size of 3 scoops so you aren't really getting a bargain. Also, I prefer the stuff with low cholesterol and low fat. Some of these mass gainers are heavy with both of those. In general, I would say, use the protein powder every three to four hours during the day, but get your calories from food. It's better.

1 scoop of 165g is a serving. For 58$ you get a months worth (1 serving a day). With milk and some fruit you get around a thousand cals.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by SirBishop

1 scoop of 165g is a serving. For 58$ you get a months worth (1 serving a day). With milk and some fruit you get around a thousand cals.

What about fat, carbs, and cholesterol?

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by SirBishop

1 scoop of 165g is a serving. For 58$ you get a months worth (1 serving a day). With milk and some fruit you get around a thousand cals.

What about fat, carbs, and cholesterol?

Also, how many ounces are in a bottle for that price?

[VacMan]

innocentpreneur,

The link in my signature contains a program I created that lets you specify where you are physically, your activity levels, goals, etc. and then gives you a nutritional breakdown (carbs, protein, fat, calories) that will get you to where you want to be.

After the program generates those numbers for you it will let you enter whatever foods you want (yes even raw vegan) and let you know if you are on track to reach your goals.

It can even tell you how much of each food you can eat to get to where you want to be.

If you'd like you can download it free by clicking below.

[SirBishop]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

What about fat, carbs, and cholesterol?

Also, how many ounces are in a bottle for that price?

you could click the link i posted and gather all that information.

Serving Size1 HeapingScoop(165g)
Servings Per Container14
Amount Per Serving
Calories 650
Calories From Fat 70
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 60mg 20%
Sodium 340mg 14%
Total Carbohydrate 85g 28%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars 6g
Protein 60g
Vitamin A 20%
Vitamin C 35%
Calcium 50%
Iron 25%
Vitamin E 35%
Thiamin 15%
Riboflavin 35%
Niacin 20%
Vitamin B6 20%
Folic Acid 20%
Vitamin B12 20%
Biotin 20%
Pantothenic Acid 20%
Phosphorus 35%
Iodine 45%
Magnesium 30%
Zinc 20%
Selenium 10%
Copper 20%
Manganese 35%
Chromium 30%
Molybdenum 25%
Chloride 4%

[Dannyboy1]

But it is definitely not the best bang for your buck. It only lasts 14 days and the scoops are the big ones. You are using more powder which is why there's more protein. I've gone through all this myself many times over the years. You can get the same thing for less money.

[SirBishop]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

But it is definitely not the best bang for your buck. It only lasts 14 days and the scoops are the big ones. You are using more powder which is why there's more protein. I've gone through all this myself many times over the years. You can get the same thing for less money.

is $2.06 for 650 calories (8g Fat, 60g protein, 85 carbs (only 6 sugar) expensive?

I don't know where I can get a meal that provides me all that for two bucks do you?

[innocentpreneur]

I think there is nothing that can match with proper meal.I'M making a schedule and and I will keep my self focussed to fulfill the proper need.Guys I'M having some other problems I'M living in a hostel and it is very hard to maintain a proper meal schedule there.But now I think I have to think out of the box. NO more Laziness

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by SirBishop

is $2.06 for 650 calories (8g Fat, 60g protein, 85 carbs (only 6 sugar) expensive?

I don't know where I can get a meal that provides me all that for two bucks do you?

Ultimately, I try to get the simplest protein powder with the best price/serving ratio. Anything that has a bunch of other stuff in it makes me scared for my health. They don't know what all these enhancement ingredients will do 10 or more years from now.

[Brazilian83]

train like a horse, eat like a horse, and you will grow strong as one

[JAX]

Have you looked into this? It may not be the healthiest way to do it, but I've been told it is effective.
If the link doesn't work just google- milk and squats


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