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Chest issues
Hey there! I have a problem! I use I be fat! 10 years ago! I lost about 5 stone and have always been self concious and never took my top off! Even when I went down to 9st 6 pounds I would never take my top off as I felt as if my chest was too fleshy!! But I still looked ok with clothes on! U couldn't tell! I am now gaining…
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Antidepressants & weight gain?
Hi all, Currently I have reactive anxiety & depression and recently I have been put on an antidepressant to help balance everything out. Not that the reasons behind this matter, but just for some insight, in January I split up with my ex boyfriend of 9 years and all my plans and life have been thrown up into the air and I…
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Needing any help from you seasoned vets out there.
Hi, I'm Kevin. My goal is to gain weight, 150 lbs to around 170 +. I am 21 years old, 6'5, 150 lbs. I do have a physically demanding job (Very active, running/walking/lifting heavy objects). I have used a bunch of the calculators on the web to figure out how many calories I need to be eating every day to gain 1lb a week. I…
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Crohn's Disease and gaining back weight!?
My boyfriend has Chrons and has lost a tremendous amount of weight because of it, he is a labour worker so he's always active and he is very strong and physically able, however it seems no matter how much he eats he cannot gain any weight. I was wondering if a mass gainer or protein powder would be a good choice for him,…
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How to increase appetite for anorexia recovery
Hello, folks! I'm 20, 5'8" and 110 lbs and in the process of gaining weight (AGAIN) after a relapse in my eating disorder. I'm mentally pretty good (and that's half the battle), but physically having difficulties. I have NO appetite whatsoever, and as much as I want to eat all manner of yumminess, I can't. Example: For…
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High calorie foods with numerous allergies.
Hi everyone, I'll cut straight to the chase. I'm a 21 year old male, 5'10. When I was 18 I lost an awful lot of weight following a still undiagnosed digestive problem which caused an awful lot of mal-absorption, nausea , a stomach ulcer and so on. Over the years I was pumped with various antibiotics which made things ten…
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Could someone please explain the benefit of a Fibit?
What is the purpose/benefit of having a fitbit? Is it accurate, and does it help? I'm considering, but it's a pricey purchase and I want to be sure before I buy. For those of you who have one, does it help you? Do you think you've lost weight from the information you've received from it?
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What should i be eating?
I am looking to drop my body fat down and tone up/gain muscle and have been told i need to put on weight and therefore eat more in order to do so - around 2300 cals per day. Am really struggling to eat that much! Any tips on what to eat? I don't want to just gain for the sake of it; i am not underweight, nor do I have an…
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I'm Cofused!
So, I just started MFP because I am trying to gain weight. I have always been small, but I think i'm too small and I could use some more lbs. After I entered in my information for this site..it told me that I need more sodium than calories? what does this mean and why? I thought sodium was bad for you? Can someone explain…
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Gaining weight with food allergies
Hey everyone, I'm a 31 year old pescatarian man struggling to gain weight. I have multiple food allergies, which are making it really hard to bulk. To give you an idea of my allergies, I'm allergic to: bananas (anaphylactic), nuts (all), sesame seeds, gluten, and lactose. I find myself often meeting or going over my daily…
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advice on how to slowly build my appetite up
Heya, I've been anorexic and bullimic for around 20 years on and off, I say this as there have been periods I've been better but on the whole I haven't eaten 3 meals a day since I left school in 1996 and so I am looking for advice on how to gradually build up towards this. I am on a waiting list for out patient treatment…
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Weight gain
I'm trying to gain weight but afraid I'll gain fat and not muscle
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How to build muscle?
Hi, I think the title says everything... I would like to gain a few pounds. I planned to reduce my cardio session from 5 to 3 and add 3 weight lifting sessions instead (see below): Monday: Cardio (Running, cycling or rowing) Tuesday: heavy weight lifting (all the muscles: legs, abs, biceps, triceps, chest, shoulder, back)…
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Critique my Diary
I am a 19 year old male. Currently 143.6 lbs. My goal right now is to bulk and build muscle. My trainer created a workout for me (I workout 3x a week, but also play hockey, bike, work, and go on walks): Day 1: Box squat: 5x5 BB bench press and/or DB bench press on mat: 5x5 Pull-ups and dips: 5x5 (i do pull-ups, then right…
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Is underweight really an issue?
Hi I'm recovering from anorexia. I am underweight but not by as much anymore. I'm 107 (used to be 98) and 5'6. I feel healthy and eat a normal amount of food now. Is it really necessary to gain to 115 (lowest healthy weight for my height) I have a lot of muscle and a fat percent of 16%. What are the benefits of being 115…
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My Journey - Tips on gaining !
Hey Pals! :D All through primary and high school i have always been a skinnny kid and often asked if im "anorexic" or "why are you so thin", i would often laugh it off but inside it was killing me. I did not like the way i looked when i dressed up especially in formal shirts and had to wear like a inside shirt to add some…
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I want to gain weight and get more muscular
Hi I'm a 22 year old male who weighs 160lbs, I'm 6"2 and would like to gain weight, I'm very thin and would like to fill out my frame more, I feel like I have the body of a child! I am joining the gym in the coming days so I'm literally starting from scratch, my diet will completely change but I need advice on what I…
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Gaining weight, is it purely about the number of kcals?
Hi, I have been browsing on some website and it seems if someone wants to gain 1lb per week, he/she needs to eat 500 kcal above his/her TDEE. Do you think it's as simple as that? Is there any morphology factor? Some people eat like horses and never gain weight.... Jamal
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Weight Goal
Hi - I was just wondering what everyone's weight goal is in contrast to your height?
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Nutrition
Does nutrition matter while trying to gain weight?
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Concerns about my journey
Hello I am currently on my 5x5 program and upping weights! It's say I need to upgrade every time I go but 2.5 kg! Now that doesn't sound a lot but sometimes it's hard to do that! I started out with the bar and have now progressed to squats 67.5kg , over head press 35kg , deadlift 65kg , barbell row 45kg , bench 42.5, !…
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Macros/Daily food goals? HELP!
First, I want to start off with being this conscious of my diet is brand new to me! For the past 3 years my focus has been eating clean and avoiding premade boxed foods. Only recently have I added measuring and calculating my food intake. I have been extremely active my entire life and wish to have more of a game plan…
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Help omg will I gain weight from this
So I've been studying all day today cause I have exams next week I had about 780 calories last time I checked. Later in the day I went out to my Best Friends and we had a little too much fun... She had bought to tubs of ice cream. One turkey hill cookies and cream and one peaches and cream. I kinda ate the whole tub of…
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feel guilty if i don't exercise- how much should i do??
It's awful, i feel like i should be exercising all the time. If i see someone exercising and i'mm not i hate myself. If i'm sat revsising etc all i can think about is i need to be doing something. I try and do a bit eveyday but can't justify easy forms of exercise in my head. Is walking a valid fom of exeicse? yesteday and…
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Struggling to gain weight
Hi everyone! I'm 15 years old. I'm 5'3" and I currently weight 89 lbs. Two years ago, I was hospitalized for anorexia. After treatment, I was up to my goal weight of 105 lbs. However, this past year, life has gotten in the way, and prevented me from taking care of myself. I've lost a lot of weight and my period. My doctor…
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Looking to add gluten free, vegetarians
I would like to add gluten free, vegetarians that are working on gaining weight or at least maintaining a high amt of calories. Right now I've been trying to be consistant with hitting 1700 calories, but my protein is averaging 13%. I would like to hit 20% & eventually add more calories.
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