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Caloric Dense Foods
Name all of them.
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gaining weight
I was told I need to eat 2307 calories to gain a pound of muscle, if I set my goals to 2307 it's says I would loose weight, is that too low calories amount to should i stay at 2771 a day.
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eating disorder recovery and eating enough
i've been trying to eat 3000+ calories a day (following the minniemaud guidelines: www.youreatopia.com/blog/2013/3/31/minniemaud-guidelines-for-recovery-from-a-restrictive-eating.html), but i've had a lot of trouble with actually eating 3000. in the two and a half years that i had my disorder, i maybe only managed to eat…
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Rocovering from anorexia, now binging.
Hi, I have been recovering from anorexia since March and have went from 97 lbs to 114 lbs. I'm 5'6 and I feel huge now. During recovery I would have times where I would binge with no control. It usually happens in the night. At first I wasn't to worried about it because I knew I needed to gain anyways but now I am…
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Gaining weight with gastro-intestinal disorder
I was diagnosed with IBS November 2013; and have been struggling with maintaining a healthy weight due to a very limited diet. I generally follow the FODMAP diet, however after seeking the help from a licensed gastroenterologist- who coined me "the poster-child" for IBS- (not exactly a term of endearment) I have been…
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women who are bulking/ who have bulked
So I just started my first bulk! Looking for friends that have done it and can offer advice and support :)
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Excess carbs "spilling over" into fat?
I was researching bulking macros when I came across an article about creating said nutrient percentages. One of the things it said was that you should tweak your carb and fat intake based on your body type (ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph). Basically, decrease carbs and increase fat for endomorphs and do the opposite for…
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Is it time for me to start bulking?
I've been losing weight and am now considered a "healthy" weight and want to start getting stronger now. I'm 20 years old, 4'10, and weigh 114.5 pounds (waist 29.5 inches, Hips 31 inches). I was eating 1200 calories with 60 grams of protein a day to lose weight, and just changed it to gaining 0.5 lbs a week. Is this an…
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Additional Feedback
Hello! New to the site, and I have some burning questions about exercise and weight gain. So I've been doing the Insanity workout for about 10 months now, and have seen some good results... At least at first. I started at about 160lbs (I'm a 5'9" male 26 btw), I dont think I was necessarily chubby or anything, but I just…
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WHY AM I NOT GAINING WEIGHT!?
so its been almost 3 weeks since I changed my macros, increased my fat and my carbs intake and I still the same, 45 kg at 1.65m (5´3) aprox. I lift heavy 4 days a week, and do abs for an hour twice a week, I don't even do cardio because I don't want to loose any weight. I look so skinny and I dont like it. Please if…
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Need to lose some belly fat and build muscle.
Hey all. I need a few tips from everyone out there. I have a small amount of belly fat I want to lose. I am not overweight at all. But the fat I do have is all belly fat. I weight about 146lbs now and I am 5'6" I know I need to increase my calorie intake. But it's very difficult to do that with clean eating. I try to eat…
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Do you even lift, bro?
Oh you do? Then help a sista out ;) 2 words: Muscle imbalance... So I recently started lifting and I realized that my right arm is stronger than my left; my left leg is stronger than my right; and the right half of my back (and abs) is stronger than the left... other than affecting size, this does affect how I lift…
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Poor and need to gain weight
I'm 6'4 and 128 pounds, I look like a wet noodle and I'm tired of it. My problem is that I need 2500+ calories a day to gain weight or so this website says. I got about 50-70 bucks to spend on food for 2 week period. Can anyone suggest anything that's cheap besides nuts or peanut butter (allergic to both). That I can buy…
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Building muscle
Hi, now that I have lost a lot of weight I want to start gaining muscle, how much calories and protein should I eat? I work out 3 days a week and I'm 19 year old male, 5 ft 10 and 140 lbs.
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why eat less than a surplus on "rest days"
i keep reading about people calorie cycling, or eating at maint or below on a rest day - during a bulk cycle. Why is this? I'm most hungry on my rest days , i figured my body was starving for nutrition to repair the muscles i just crushed the day before? Why would i not want to eat to nourish the repair. On my lift days ,…
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am i screwing things up?
i've been doing 15~20 minutes of chest/arm work outs and at least an hour of walking every day for the past couple weeks. yesterday and today, i've been exhausted, sore, and overall sick-feeling, so my activity has been cut down significantly, and replaced with resting. i was 110 pounds on wednesday, but i'm looking pretty…
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What to Eat at Cheesecake Factory?
So, I'm heading to Cheesecake Factory tonight for dinner. I've got the gluten-free menu here: http://www.theglutenfreemenu.com/2013/11/the-cheesecake-factory-gluten-free-menu.html#.VFunUaMo6M8 (I have celiac, but am willing to risk it tonight a bit). I am definitely having the Godiva chocolate cheesecake because it's…
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confused!
So I have gained over 2kg since september now and measured this morning but all my measurements are the same... What does that mean
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Moe's or Chipotle?
Thanks to the 30-Day Chipotle diet thread yesterday, I'm grabbing tacos for lunch today. Only question is: Chipotle or Moe's? Discuss.
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Male, college, 3500 calories?
I am starting a bulk. I am 5'7, 107 pounds and 19 years old and in college. My goal is to gain about 2 pounds a week and eat about 3500 calories a day. For exercise, I am doing a lifting program that has me doing a full body split every other day. When I don't lift, I do light cardio for 30 minutes. I am doing cardio since…
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Anorexia.. now full blown binge eating??
Hi guys.. Recently i've approached my goal weight and now I'm in the healthy weight range. However, I have been doing a lot of binge eating lately. Sometimes it gets triggered in the morning and I just excessively eat and I don't even notice my hunger signals. Today I've had like 8 pieces of toast with like 3/4 tub of…
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Bony but my stomach is flabby?
Hi, I have been recovering from anorexia and as I continue to gain weight my stomach has the same amount of fat as it used to but my bones still stick out. It doesn't make sense to me. I also know it isn't my imagination because I've showed other people and they see the stomach fat too when i pinch it. I still haven't…
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Meal ideas for weight gain on a budget
Hi everyone, I'm currently 5"4 and 122 pounds. I've recently started going to the gym again after a 6 week break because of a hand injury. I was wondering if anyone could give me a hand with cheap meal ideas for gaining weight? Also if you could help me with any good workouts or workout tips such as sticking to compound…
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Anyone dealing with IBD?
Hi. I just found out that I have IBD, most likely Crohn's Disease but need to wait for biopsy results to be certain. But having this has caused me to lose much more weight than I had initially intended. I need to gain, but with the,pain and nausea, it is hard. I haven't been started on any kind of medication yet, so I'm…
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5ft8.5 and 115 pounds
Several months or a year ago, my BMI was 19.3 i think so I must have weighed about 57-60kg. Now my BMI is about 17.1 (today). From weighing around 57kg-60kg last year, I weighed myself earlier this year - perhaps in May or June or July and I weighed about 53 or 54kg. So I had unintentionally lost some weight. Then for some…
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Lifting heavy = Burning Calories?
I've been reading that if you lift heavy, you burn more calories than doing cardio. Also, you gain a better metabolism. If I were to start lifting heavy and eat more, will I start to lose the fat I have? I'm 5'4" and I weigh around 138-141 LBs
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College Male Calorie help
I want to gain 2 pounds a week. I am 5 7, 110 pounds and male. I'm 19 years old so I'm underweight. I lift 3 times a week, 30 minutes cardio 4 times a week, and walk 3 to 4 hours a week. Since I'm so underweight and want 2 pounds a week, I'm thinking 3000 to 3500 calories a day. Would that yield 2 pounds a week? I do need…
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water weight!! arghhh!
So I did think yay!! I have gained 3 pounds!! this was after a all you can eat meal it stayed on for 4 days then just suddenly dropped off!! :o So water weight what is it? and surely if you eat at your maintenance after a gain you should hang on to the weight? :|
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Female bulk : tips needed !
Hi there I'm trying to bulk up but having a hard time with my macros. Current caloric goal is 2070, 255 carbs / 135 protein / 55 fats (my trainer put me on this diet). Weight is 114 for 5'4 and low BF (16%). I'm an ectomorph. Most of the time at the end of the day I've hit my carbs & protein ratios, but still am in a…
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Gaining Weight Too Fast?
Hi guys, I'm recovering from anorexia, (5'6 and 98 lbs about two weeks ago) and I started upping my calories from 800 a day to about 2000/day every day and was planning on going up to 2500 starting this week. But It's been two weeks and when I weighed myself this morning the scale showed I was already up to 108 lbs. I know…