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I've reached my target........
...now what? Lol. Do I continue at a smaller surplus and work on lifting,eat at maintenance? Would appreciate advice. I'm tempted to continue gaining- I quite like the new me - but suspect it's mainly fat that I've gained!
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Where to go from here: Setting new goals help.
So 6 years ago I joined the U.S Army and spent the next 5 years in the best shape of my life. Then I got pregnant with my adorable daughter who is now a year and a half old. I had a super bad pregnancy due to on going kidney issues and ended up blowing up to 180lbs!!! Gah!! So as soon as i got the go ahead i went to work…
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This app asks if I wanna gain 2 pounds a week. Is this healthy?
I'd love to gain 2 a week. I set it to 1 a week though. I wasn't sure if 2 a week was too much. Has anyone ever personally gained that much a week?
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Why is weight gain never linear?
I have found that in my bulking cycle, I will gain nothing for 2 or 3 weeks and then jump 1 lb overnight. Why does the body do this?
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How to gain weight and have flat tummy at the same time?
Tips?
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Aiming at a curve
Hello, my name is Celine. I have been the same since i can remember, skinny as ever with no curve whatsoever. All i want is a little more hips, flatter belly, basically a toned body. My journey started on Monday. Please help with suggestions, thanks.
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Weight gain suggestions for Skinny
Hello all, Im new to this forums and i have taken a resolution to pit on weight at any cost. im skinny and having 60 kgs for 28 Yrs. Could you please guide me to gain my weight by providing your valuable suggestion on nutrion food and useful workouts?? Does protien shakes are helpful to put on weight if so do i need to do…
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Ate out today
Ate out today might have went a little over. Does anyone else struggle with keeping it lean when eating out? I know there's always something healthy on the menu but the little voice tells you it's ok.
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Protein-Rich recipes?
I'm looking to meal prep but I need some variations on old foods to make it more appealing or I'm likely to eat bad. Give me what you got and let's help each other out!
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lets make those gains happen
Lets talk about gaining lean mass
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Weight gain while on a diet
It's so hard to gain weight when you have to be on a certain diet. I have had 4 kids and feel like I'm wayyyy to small but my skinny is all flabby at the same time. It's just odd. I have to be gluten free though. What are some other things I can add to my diet aside from nuts and milk and pasta and bread that are gluten…
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is this enough calories
If i eat 2000 calories every day, work part time as a waitress (which is the extent of my exercising) will i gain any weight over time or just maintain? I'm 5'5 23 years old and weigh 110 and trying to weight 125 but don't have much of an appetite so 2000 is hard enough for me.
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thoughts on powdered milk drinks
Every day I drink 70-100g of Milo, then a glass of 33g of milk (powdered) before I go to bed. This is mainly to compensate the remaining calorie goal per meal. I don't buy supplements like mass gainers because I'm convinced I'm getting the right nutrients in my meal plans. And drinking powdered chocolate milk drinks are…
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When is a good time to end my first bulk?
About 6 months I decided I was tired of being a 6'2 skinny guy and wanted to bulk up from about 170 to 200lbs. 200 sounded like a good number and it gave me a goal to work towards. Along the way it opened my eyes to a whole new world I've never explored in nutrition and building muscle. I've reached my goal and I am happy…
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HI FRIENDS!!
Please don't be afraid to befriend me! I sure could use a lot of motivation to eat all the right things in order to gain weight and would love to give any advice back
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Need some advice on gaining weight/muscle mass
I started working out about 17 weeks ago (following Mike Matthew's workout plan). My goal is to accumulate some muscle mass. I have been following high weights/low reps (4-6 reps) plan and progressively increasing the weights. I have not weighed myself but I think I gained about 8-10 lbs (my initial weight was about 138lbs…
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Gaining weight just because
I started with exercise and healthy eating when I was underweight five months ago - now that I'm healthy weight, I'm trying to keep this weight but even doing daily workouts and eating no more than my BMI amount of calories I still gaining kg. It was awesome when that was my goal, but now I don't want to gain more weight.…
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3500 calories = 1lb of fat - is this fact or myth?
I'm trying to calculate my personal tdee because with the calories set by mfp I've been gaining at a rate of around 1 lb a week and all the online tdee calculators give different results. So (sorry,this is boring !) I tried to work it out by calculating my average calories per week (over 8 weeks)and then subtracting 3500.…
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Ive been binge eating how to fix gained weight!
Ok im a 5'9 male current 162 pounds i am around 15-20% bodyfat i recently went on a 5 week cut and lost about 11 pounds and decided i wanted to bulk again to gain some muscel my starting weight was 156 ive been bulking for about 2 1/2 weeks i decided i was gonna let myself binge eat untill i reached 160 but i did really…
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bulking buddies
anyone interested in lending support along their bulking journey? Im looking for friends who are training and eating big to help me stay motivated and give me advice when i wobble and want to bolt! Please add me as a friend :)
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Looking for advice following lengthy weight maintenance.
Hi All, In a bit of a quandary. I've been in weight maintenance for around two years. weigh around 56 kilo's and have been running around 30 miles weekly on average. Of late my enjoyment has reduced and I've been tending to run to eat back calories alone. I've also been getting pretty sick of logging foods and often…
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General Bulking Observations
So I'm really just posting this in the hopes that it helps people who are interesting in a mass gaining phase for purposes of improving muscle mass and body composition. I would exclude people looking to gain weight for clinically underweight/health related concerns and that's an important distinction to make if you're in…
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Help me! Im new to this and need advice!
I am currently 5ft 2 and 7stone, i am very slim and i find it pretty hard to put on weight, i might be eating the wrong things! Can someone help?
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being skinny is not for me
Hi all! Not that new to myfitnesspal, but I'm trying to be more active as I would like to document my weight gaining journey. Not everyone is meant to be skinny or even likes it. I am 5'9", somewhere between 104-110 pounds and my goal is to maintain a weight of 140 pounds. I'm at a point in my life where I am ready to get…
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BOOTY GAINZZZZ
I've lost so much weight (muscle) over the past year & I NEED it all back lol I'm pretty new to this app so we'll see how this goes (: just trying to stay motivated
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Healthy pregnancy
Hi I'm Lauren and I am pregnant with my third baby, I have a 1yo and 3yo- life is very busy. Both pregnancies I was successful at getting back to pre pregnancy weight and even better but this time round I'm eating all the time and gaining quickly. 15 weeks and 6 days - weigh 63 kg -157cm tall. Pre weight 57kg. So I'm…
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What do you eat for lunch & dinner?
I need help! I'm 5'7" 112 pounds & my goal weight is 160. I'd like to take in 3,000 calories a day (1,000 for each meal). I think reaching 1,000 for breakfast will be easy . . . . But I'm kind of struggling to come up with meals for lunch & dinner.
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Muscle and training
Hi there I have just turned 18 and I am a semi pro footballer. I train 3 days a week moderate to high intensity for around 12 hours. I go to the gym 1 day a week for an hour. I am looking to gain weight as I am tall 6 ft 2 and skinny build 11 st 1. I need a programme that I can do at home with no weights that will help me…
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Belly fat...ughhhh
Hi...i been on a weight gain journey since March 2016. I have been taking Apetamin syrup to help with my weight gain. It really has helped put on some pounds. My starting weight was 112 pounds. As of today i weigh 132. But my problem area is my stomach. Seem like most of the weight went straight to my belly. Any…
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Reverse diet?
Hi all. I've been cutting on and off for the best part of 18 months (losing 68lbs). I'm 5' 10" and am 3lb away from my goal (160 lb). I'd then like to start a slow bulk. Based on my average cals consumed I estimate my TDEE to be around 2500 and I am eating c 1600 cals per day. My question is: once I get to my goal should I…