desperately seeking weight gain

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retired_sterrick

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hi ppl, im 24 yo, 6' 1" and weigh 175 lb, 12.5 stone. I have a high metabolism and quite an active job. i feel a little underweight for my age and height and a little skinny. I have ok muscle definition for what is there but i want to start growing them. i have never been able to consume big amounts at meal times, especially when slabs of meat is present, tends to really fill me up with a small quantity. if u can, pls can u give me some advice on how to tackle this problem, i have searched the web but to no great help really, thanks alot ppl.
 
first determine how many calories you are currently eating. if you're not gaining weight, this is how many calories it takes to maintain your current bodyweight. next add roughly 300 more calories. keep this amount over the next 7 days and then see where you're at. if you didnt gain weight, add roughly 300 more. do it slowly and over time in this fashion.

you want to have smaller meals more often during the day. not being able to cosume big amounts at meal times is no problem. an idea is to take the total calories and divide by the number of meals and have that many calories at each meal. :)
 
counting calories

hi, thx for the reply, alot of products i have in my kitchen dont have a calorie count written on the label, what kind of meals would you suggest i try to make??? dont want to hassle you for a full days eating plan but a rough meal idea would be great
 
you can use nutritiondata.com or fitday.com or calorieking.com to help you determine calories. just to get a rough estimate

meal plans will depend on what you can do at what time. but i post this often just to give some ideas

nutrition ideas

breakfast ideas: oats, eggs, milk, yogurt, fruit, high protein french toast, cereal, etc

lunch and supper: chicken or fish or lean red meat or fish with beans or potatoes or brown rice or veggies

mid morning and mid afternoon snacks: fruits, nuts, cottage cheese, yogurt, pop cans of chicken or salmon or tuna, sandwiches, protein shakes, homemade protein bars, hard boiled eggs, etc

before bed: cottage cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs, nuts, natural peanut or almond butter, etc

:)
 
Nothing wrong with only being able to stomach small meals. just look for high cal meals. and eat every couple hours. you can get weight gain supplements too where you just mix em up with your fav drink and one glass is like 400-600 cal or somthing like that. add one or two of them in and it will boost you up there.
 
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