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Just a skinny girl looking to gain weight- HELP!!
So I'm 6 and a half stone and have always struggled gaining weight- Sounds rediculous as most girls would dream to have this problem but I urgently want to be atleast 8 stone. I'm pretty clueless to all of this, I've bought a mass protein which I'm trying to have 1 shake a day plus my 3 meals and snacks but since I started…
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Muscle Recovery (Soreness)
Hi everyone, Just started adding boxing and TRX onto my weight lifting routine and have achieved incredible soreness along my back, neck, and shoulders. Any tips or tricks? How should I speed up my recovery for the future and how long should I wait before working on the same muscle group? Day after cardio and blood flow…
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Had a blockage and now trying to gain
Hey I had a blockage and had surgery to correct it. Now I'm on a feeding tube and trying to gain weight I was down to 73 and now am 85 lbs. I'd love to make friends in the same boat that could help me with tips and suggestions and also so we could support one another.
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Female bodybuilders
Add me let's help each other stay on track. I've started a year ago and went from 112 pounds to 150 at 5'9 :)
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Skinny 105 lb 5'3 - whats the correct excersice?
Finally eating a little above 2000 calories a day. (2000 calorie diet includes 2 protein shakes a day) I have NOT started working out yet. Is this ok? I will start hitting the gym in a week God willing. ( just trying to prepare myself) my goal is 120lbs. Just need to know, where the heck do i start? What should be my…
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I just want to be healthy
I'm 5'4 and 35 years old. I only wiegh 95 lbs. I have always have had trouble gaining wieght. I really healthy besides my wieght. My doctors say eat more. I know eat pasta but still not meeting the calories I need. Any suggestion how to gain wieght?? Anyone want to be friends let me know
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Healthy Homemade Weight Gaining Shakes
Help me with new weight-gain shakes that I can blend at home! Need some easy-to-make ideas. Comment the recipe to your best homemade weight gaining shakes that I can try out.
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Vegan High Calorie Meals
I am a new vegan and I need some ideas in HIGH CALORIE delicious meals.
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Underweight & need advice
I'm 19 years old, 5 foot even, and usually weigh 95 lbs. I never vary in weight but recently I've gone down to 88 lbs. My typical day is oatmeal with a banana for breakfast (with chia seeds on top). I eat quite a lot of snacks throughout the day, Apple with peanut butter, avocado toast, trail mix, ect. Lunch is usually a…
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not sure if im gaining weight in the right places .
i currently weight around 112 pounds and im willing to gain 8 pounds more . i already gained 4.4 in a week . except from walking and attending kick boxing classes twice a week i pretty much do nothing else . during this 1 week period i noticed that my belly fat increased . although im being extra careful not to eat stuff…
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Gaining how slow do i go and how much?
Hi, I Katrina =) I was here many years ago to lose weight but i kept losing. I stopped using the site but now my doctors tell me to try to gain 5-10kg over the next 6 months. I am 180cm tall. Female and I weight between 55-57kg How much should I be eating? I work out 3-5 days a week but i will eat back my calories.
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How to bulk up a little and get over my fear of gaining weight?
I'm a 20 year old male, 6'1" and 148 pounds. Though I unfortunately have quite wide hips naturally, I have avery slim, slight frame otherwise. What are some exercises I can do to bulk up a little, specifically my shoulders and arms (my arms have almost no muscle on them)? Also, how much weight will I gain by adding muscle?…
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Overweight women with very high LBM?
I've talked in the past about how I've noticed that eating at a surplus unintentionally can cause overweight but highly active adults in their 20s to generate decent LBM gains over time along with fat, especially for men but also for women despite lower testosterone. I dubbed it "accidental bulking". When they slim down,…
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Trying to gain weight.
Over the past year I have lost about 30 pounds, due to stress and the job I had... I now weight 95 pounds, my goal weight is 130 pounds. The only issue .. Is that I'm the type of person, that when I'm full I'm done eating and can't make myself anymore... Any idea or suggestions to what I should do to put some weight back…
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Weight staying more or less the same
Not sure if this is the best place to post this but here it goes. I started using MFP 2 weeks ago and have been adding everything I eat or drink with high precision. I also have the fitbit blaze watch and it is linked to MFP. Anyways I read that I should have my activity level set to "Active" as I weigh lift quite intensly…
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New to this. Trying to go from 125 to 150 with muscle
Hello I am 20 years old and am trying to bulk up. I currently weigh 125 pounds and am 5' 11". I would like to see my self around 150 but muscle not fat. Any helpful hints and or tips?
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Eating a lot of fat to hit calorie goal, is this okay?
Hi all, TL;DR: I increased my calorie goal and find I have to eat a lot of fats (eggs and nuts mostly) to reach my new target. Is this unhealthy or harmful for my body? Recently I noticed I had very little energy and most of my lifts had plateaued, so I started looking more critically at my diet. I realized I wasnt eating…
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At home exercises
I'm trying to gain weight by increasing calories and do some weight based exercising to build muscle. I like fitness blender workouts on YouTube but curious as to what other have found helpful and not a waste of time with extra commentary in the exercise videos. Ideas?
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How long do I bulk for?
I'm currently 19 yrs old, 5'8", 139 lbs with a body fat % of about 13-14%. I've lost over 100 lbs because I wanted to change. I now find myself way too small and I started lifting and bulking. My question is what bodyweight should I start to cut on?
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Lower sodium intake
Hello, I have a very hard time trying to lower my sodium intake. I am 22 currently bulking, bodybuilding 6 days a week no cardio, and hitting around 3500-5000 calories per day. My everyday meals are oatmeal, 3 peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, and 1 scoop of super mass gainer with water which is usually adding up to 2700…
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Gaining muscle with bodyweight exercise
I want to build muscle particularly quads and arms without much equipment. I have found push-ups to be great for arms but squats without weights have toned but not much in the way of building muscle. Any suggestions?
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Muscle cramps
I'm a newbie at lifting and I've noticed the more I'm working my muscles the more muscle cramps I am experiencing. I was told to eat bananas and I will have one before I workout. But I'm still getting cramps in multiple areas. The cramping will happen at random times throughout the day. But, especially during yoga and…
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Temptation and Ideas
Hey guys, I've been naturally thin my whole life but have finally decided that I want to gain. I've been gaining for the past few days and the temptation to weigh myself everyday to see how I'm doing is so tempting. I'm getting tired of eating the same things everyday, any new suggestions would be great!
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Changing weekly goal
Is there any way of changing my weekly goal to 2lb? as week as i'm on a bulk Thanks in advance
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Challenge to gain..
Hey I'm 6'0 , always been skinny my whole life. Trying to gain to 175. I'm at 143. Any quick tips on gaining weight fast?
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Meal Prep
Okay so this is more for the chicken and rice and veg kinda guys. Do you cook a week or a months worth of food and then freeze it to reheat later? Or do you only cook a couple of days worth of food and keep it refrigerated? Or do you make everything fresh each meal? Tips for prepping to avoid soggy food and preserve…
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What's the over/under margin for Calories?
So my calorie intake is 3,800 per day to gain 1.5lb a week, I'm curious, what's the margin for error? How far over and under can I be and not lose or get too fat? Cuz i Know some days I will go over like 300 cal or under 300...same for macros?
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Bulk up
High, does anyone have any good tips on healthy foods with high calories. I'm slim (not skinny ) and finding it hard to consume so much food. Any help would be great. Thanks
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Moving from maintenance to bulk
When transitioning to maintenance people freak over the weight gain that can accompany if if its done all at once. Does the same happen when moving from maintenance to bulk? I want to make sure I'm gaining slowly, but should I brace myself for a quick jump on the scale? If so, do I just suck it up and stay the course until…
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Tips for weight gain
Hey guys I'm a very petite girl 5 feet 75 pounds at age 20. I'm eating just under 1700 calories a day but it's so tiring and at the end of the week my stomach starts hurting Any tips on high caloric foods that won't fill me up or recipes so I can try finding new! P.s I've added a lot of milk, eggs and nuts to my diet I'm…