How do you GAIN?

Dario1

Dario1

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Hi, all. Not sure where else to put this, but I figure since so many people here are submerged in the science of weight, someone could help me with weight GAIN.

I'm 5'7", and 115 lbs (52.3 kg), and need to put on a lot of weight. (mostly fat. I already have a disproportionate amount of muscle, from exercising/walking)

In the past 3 months, I've DOUBLED my eating, and now consume on average of 130% of the "daily value" of carbs you're supposed to get (not sure about calories, but this is still by far the most I've ever eaten in my life). Trouble is, I haven't put on a pound. My weight seems eternally locked at 115 lbs.

Is there a way to "get fat" that anyone can think of? Is there something more effective than carbs that I should be focusing on?

Thanks!
 
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I don't see why anybody would feel they need to put on fat, but whatever. Carbs are pretty efficient but fats are even more calorie dense.

Maybe you have a tapeworm or something.
 
If you're a 'hard gainer' then you probably have the opposite problem of most people - you over-estimate how much you eat.

The way to deal with this is pretty simple - track everything you eat in something like fitday.com to see. There's a huge difference between doubling your carbs and doubling your calories. If you double your carbs and only increase calories by a small amount, you're not going to gain, or you're going to gain very slowly.

I'm not sure why you want to put on fat though, unless you're just posting to try and make people here jealous. :p You rarely get a 'disproportionate' amount of muscle from anything but lifting weight.

Easier suggestion - eat whatever you normally do, and then add a gallon of milk to it.
 
Thanks for the help so far, all. :)
No, I'm certainly not trying to make anyone jealous... Being this thin, for a guy, is not something you boast about. ;)

Harold14370 said:
I don't see why anybody would feel they need to put on fat, but whatever. Carbs are pretty efficient but fats are even more calorie dense.

Maybe you have a tapeworm or something.
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No, I've never had an appetite. (but it's much bigger now that I've been eating more)
As for wanting to put on some fat, it's because I'm very thin, and need some. (right?) I mean, gaining 30 lbs of pure muscle sounds like I'll have to become a full-on body-builder, just to return to "normal". (and then if I stop working out, I'll shrink back down to skinny again, not "normal")
 
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Oh, don't worry. If you're putting on weight it will never be pure muscle ;) Even if you wanted it to be!

However, there are a lot of benefits to weight training so you should consider it. You can't see skinny ribs sticking out if there's muscle on top of them.

And I was only half joking about the gallon of milk - some body builders actually do this. They call it a 'fulk' i.e. a 'fat bulk' where they don't care how much fat they put on as long as they maximize muscle growth with the plan of dieting the fat off later.
 
A short term solution is eating rich foods or, if your appetite cant handle that, try a weight gaining powder. This isn't a good long-term solution though and you might want to get a professional opinion.

One friend of mine who had trouble gaining weight (medical reasons) would use a weight gaining powder which was loaded with fat and protein. It got him up 10 pounds in a month and he was able to adjust his diet to maintain that weight without using the powder anymore.
 
How dare you?
You must have some kinda nerve comin' in here buddy! Why I outta...

Haha, It might be a good place to ask the question, but these are the responses you get.

Please don't go bulk up on doughnuts and fast food. Yes they will give you the results you want, but hey, if your gonna add calories they might as well be good wholesome nutritious calories that carry vitamins and nutrients along with those calories right?

Yes, fitday is a good place to start. If you don't like eating a whole lot try adding more whole fat dairy products like milk and cheeses to your diet. Nuts are also good. Maybe a peanut butter sandwhich or two? Or even better, some almond or cashew butter. Yum. Home made smoothies with a little whey protein added in can help too (don't add to much though, it can start to taste gross).

If you don't try to add on to much fat, and you keep using fit day for a bit to get on track with how many calories you should be eating to maintain after, you should be fine.

Good luck!
 
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