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25y/o guy 5'4" and weighting 93lbs...trying to gain weight
hi, i have been skinny for my whole life. for this i have faced many problem like i can't fit anywhere and people mock with me for my supper skinny body. even my love of my life kind of dump me for being skinny. i am already 25 years old but i look like teenager. i want to get rid of my teenager body and be a man. my…
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Gain Fast or Slow?
I need to put on about 4lbs. Not much, but I'd like to do it quickly. I lost a little too much and when I switched to maintenance I kept losing fat, but building muscle (I lift heavy). If I weren't trying to get pregnant I'd be happy. I have a six pack great muscle definition and I'm just a little too vascular looking for…
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Gains or bust
Hello. I posted my intro in the other thread but I'm day and a quick bit of information is that I battled anorexia for the past few years going from 80 to 137 now! My goal is to continue to gain weight and to start working out. If possible I'd love advice to keep gaining the healthiest way and some workouts to start out…
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Introducing myself!
I'm 5 months (21 weeks) pregnant with my second, and I'm working on gaining steadily and healthily. Anyone else want to share diaries when it comes to grazing, pregnancy friendly foods, good habits, exercise, etc? I would be much obliged to make friends! Add me!
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New
Hello everyone. Just picked up this app. My goal is to gain weight and muscle. Never tracked my progress before. I'm new to this and I would really really really appreciate any help from anyone it would be greatly appreciated. Can't wait too see how this journey turns out. My goal is to reach 180 I currently weight 139.9.…
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Vegan weight gain
Hello, I'm new to the vegan diet. Never thought I'd be "one of those ppl", but I saw how terrible we treat the animals that become our food and was so disgusted that I decided that day to stop eating animal products. Now I've been having fun learning new recipes and eating more veggies than I've ever eaten in my life!…
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Strenth Training Dummie
Hi. I am 5'2" and 88 pounds. I've always been petite and small framed but never unhealthy like this until 4 years ago, I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. I even managed to have a butt before CD came along. Now I look like a twig and can't fit into most clothes especially not women's clothing. So it's been bothering me…
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Desperately in need of help gaining weight!!
Hey! I'm Danielle. I have Crohn's Disease and I am currently frale, 4'11, and 87 lbs. I know you're going to say I should eat more but due to my health issue it's VERY hard to do. There are a lot of foods that I cannot eat. I'm not really sure where to start, I really don't know what to do for that matter. Any suggestions…
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Trying to gain 50lbs
I am and have been trying to gain weight for a while, I am very new here and hoping to converse with other people who are actively looking to gain weight and have had success in doing so
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College student clean bulk
im a college student trying to bulk up, get juicy you know but still maintain abs. The app wants me to eat 3,000 calories and all this stuff. That would be very expensive for groceries since I live in an apartment. I am going by the 1gram of protein per pound of body weight is that good enough for a lean bulk? My diet…
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Didn't think I'd wind up here...
So I think I need to gain a little weight back. I've been trying to maintain my weight for the past 2.5 months or so, and my weight is stable but my body fat level is dropping. When I was losing I was doing 45 min on an elliptical every morning and weightlifting 3 days a week. I lost 25lb in about 4 months. Now I only have…
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Need meal ideas.
I have built my diet plan on foods I enjoy and the foods I need to eat. Anyone know of a good recipe site? Need to work out how to put the foods together in a tasty way! Any help will be much appreciated!
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Supplement Suggestions.
I was wondering if anyone has tried German Creatine? If so did you see any significant gains and what brand did you use? Btw I'm already taking in a lot of calories and lifting heavy but I just want a supplement to give me that extra push, if you will.
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Building Muscle General Q's
This is going to be a bit lengthy and I appreciate any feedback. First off, I'm 18 year old male, 5'11 167 pounds. I am playing sports currently. I wish to build muscle and reduce fat. I understand that to help build muscle you need to eat plenty of food. If I'm trying to also burn fat (specifically belly fat to see my…
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Bulking advice
Hi! My name's Zach & I'm new here. I was wondering if anyone here could answer a few questions for me. I'm 177 cm tall,weigh 69.3 kg. Here's my latest assessment: Skeletal Muscle Mass: 33.3 kg Body Fat Mass: 10.2 kg BMI: 22.1 Body Fat %: 14.6 Should I start a clean bulk? Also how much calorie surplus would you recommend?…
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Too skinny
People have been inclined to call me too skinny as well even though I'm 140 pounds and 5'7. I have noticed that these comments come from women, not men, who are overweight, just had a baby or whose bodies I would never want to have.
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Need help deciding what to do
I started bulking at around 131lbs (5'9") at the start of January and am now at 140. I've been aiming for 1/2lb a week but have obviously gone slightly over. My goal is too look as decent as possible in July. Should I continue to slowly bulk up to that point, or aim for 1lb a week (or more) until June-ish and cut for a few…
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How do I determine the number of calories I need?
I'm not bulking yet but looking forward to it, and I figure this question is also relevant to maintaining/recomping, which I'm trying to do now. Everything I've read says it's very difficult to determine how many calories are burned during strength workouts. So how do I know how much I should be eating on days when I lift?…
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Food: bulking and belly fat?
If I'm bulking but trying to define my abs, should I stay away from foods like yoghurt(chocolate)? Or will I burn the fat anyways in the gym?
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Tip for those having trouble reaching their calory goal
Overnight oats! If youve heard of them perfect if not use them. Ive found that these are perfect for starting your day with a big calory boost. Prepare it before you go to bed and there are no breakfast worries when you wake up! I use 100gr oats 320m fullfat milk Half a banana 1 tbsp of chia seeds 1 scoop of whey protein…
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Good article
http://www.bodybuilding.com/author/roger-lockridge
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First bulk coming soon need help!!!!please:)
hi! So I'm a momma to a 10month old and 25 yrs old. 5'3", female, down from 143.5 (January weight) to 126lb (today). I'm in a small town and have been educating myself for cutting and bulking.. Just cuz I like the fitness trainer physique. It's easier to find fat loss stuff for women than muscle building. I've lost the…
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Hey, I'm just an Ectomorph aka skinny person
Hey, I've been working out for 10 years or so and at times its difficult for me to put on muscle mass even though I eat very healthy. Over the years my weight would flacuate from 160 (my best weight for muscle mass, I lost some good habits but regain them with this app) to 140 pounds. With this app I've changed the MOST…
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What to Feed My Husband?
My husband was diagnosed as prediabetic, with high cholesterol and high blood pressure. He's lost about 60 pounds since then and is at the lowest weight he's ever been in our 16 years of marriage. He's currently 5' 10" and 170 lbs. His normal weight when we were married was 190. He was a serious weight lifter back then and…
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117 to 125 in a short time
Hi I'm supposed to be gaining weight weight for the military because my bmi is 17. I'm 5'9 at 117lb.it seems alot of people on this app aren't from america. So I'm not sure if you'll understand how I look. Picture the exact measurements of a victoria secret model. I'm very tall and thin. I just Mr this weight for military…
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Reach Macro Goals/Got Calories Left
I was wondering if anyone got any info that could help me with something that has been bothering me some time now. Whenever I'm reaching my macro goals; protein, carbs and fats more likely, I still got calories left to consume and sometimes that's a big number. I don't understand how can that happen when I reached my my…
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Noob question
If my goal macros are for example 250 p, 250 c, 90 f should I increase these on weight training days or maintain a normal calorie goal as per non-workout days? If I should- how many extra cals for I be looking for for a 1 hour heavy lifting seat?
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Caloric intake
Hey guys I'm a little lost on how many calories I should be taking in to put on some muscle while keep a fairly low body fat percentage 6'0 174lbs Currently at 2600 roughly
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Gains, Pain & Middle Age - 5 pounds in 3 weeks
Greetings Gainers, Wasn't easy but I've managed to put on a few (5) pounds. At first it seemed a impossible task. The food diary on MFP does help. For me anyways. I've also come to the realization I'm not young anymore. Funny how the mind still thinks it's 25 yet the joints and tendons tell you otherwise. With that I'm…
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Help bulking
Hi been out of the gym for 7 weeks with health reasons lost half a stone from not eating rite and not training. Need some advice on how to get my apitite back. I did way 9 stone this time last year I'm now a 11 and 1/2 I know half a stone is not a lot to lose but I don't want to slip back to that skinny me again and I'm…