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weight gainers?
so I am trying to gain some weight, but I also workout. I have a nice definition. but way too small! I get about 1900 calories a day. 5'7 but only 95 lbs its killing me.. my legs and arms look too small and I feel like I cant continue to gain muscle or get cut....could this hault in muscle definition happen with lack of…
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Struggling to gain
Hi I currently suffer from anorexia nervosa, some days are easier than others when it comes to eating but no matter how much I consume I struggle to put any weight on at all. Does anyone have any tips on what I should be eating more of? Or less of? I have lost another 1kg over this week and I am really hoping to gain…
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Strength Gains vs. Size Gains
"Strength gains do not equal size gains" This is another one of those statements that I hear quite a bit and so I automatically have a certain skepticism towards it. Considering that the purpose of more muscle is to increase strength, I find it hard to believe that the two could really that different. Are there any studies…
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Why can't I seem to get to the weight I want?
So i only check my weight once a month because I was always getting disappointed with check it every week. Well last month I was at 110 this month 105.3 I know it not a huge deal but still I was hoping to be at 115 not 105. I lift weights with no cardio and eat a good amount of protein, carbs, and fats, but can't seem to…
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Weight Gain... HELP!!
Hi all, Can some of you please give some thoughts/advise on my diet? I'm one of those people who just simply cannot put on weight. To look at me one would think I smoke and drink a lot and rarely eat. People regularly point this out to me, which makes it worse given how hard i am trying. I am 29. I gave up smoking 5 years…
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Losing weight on 2,800 calories a day... what is this?!
Currently trying to gain weight by bulking... I'm eating 2,800 calories a day, and yet somehow I'm still losing weight... down almost 3kg in 2 weeks. What even!?!?! 2,800 is already so much food, I don't know if I can eat any more :(
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Need to ease my mind so please answer any advice helpful
ok so I have lost weight several times in the past with no issues but with a lot of factors makes this time different and I never did any weight training before....just watched what I ate n walked the pounds always dropped off...but not now...I have only lost like 3 pounds in the last 2yrs but am finally getting my eating…
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Bulk review
Hey guys, new user to the app and new to bulking. I'm 18 and started at about 167 pounds on Febuary 16th with an end goal of 180 by May 16th. I haven't weighed myself since my start but I'd have to assume I'm at about 169-170. I try to hit at least 3000 clean calories a day with a diet structure of about 50% carb, 30% fat,…
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High carbs snack suggestions?
I eat a healthy diet I'm an ectomorph but always hungry been trying to get my protein up but I'm going grocery shopping on Friday and need some snacks I can buy that our healthy and that have a good Carb/protein ratio? I eat protein bars but those get tiring after a while. What do you suggest? Something I can grab and go…
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Overate on vacation - hate myself today
Went on vacation - had lost 18 pounds before, and only needed to lose 5 more - but vacation did me in - I guess I thought I had cut back so could eat now - Wrong - today I am back at it....My fitness pal is a big help so I will stay focused again and get with it. I kept wishing I had scales at the hotel - I don't think I…
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Minimizing fat gain without lifting during ED recovery
I’m a 19 year old female who is 5’4” and around 100-105 pounds. (No access to scale) I was 156 pounds at one point and got down to 120 pounds through years of yo-yo dieting. I developed an eating disorder and got down to 99 pounds. I’ve been in recovery since October, seeing a psychologist and a dietitian. I can only…
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cant eat anymore
Hi I have been bulking for around 2 months approx. And recently every time I go to eat I just have no appetite for any food but force myself to eat an amount. I always go over my calories but alot of the calories are because I drink milk . Any tips for gaining appetite back? And with so many calories being because of milk…
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Older Guy: Needs to Gain Strength but keep up the Cardio
Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places but I don't see many other people here in my boat. I am: - 56 - Male - I have always been a toothpick (skin, bones, and fat with little to no muscle except on my legs) but sometimes a fat toothpick - I am trying to lose the last few pounds (<5) of excess belly fat - I am still…
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weight gain = change in body composition?
Since christmas I have been consistently not eating enough. Most days in january I would eat next to nothing and I lost quite a bit of weight (I am currently around 103-4 lbs). I have become slimmer, my thighs and tummy are smaller but i wouldnt say i look unhealthy. Thats the thing, I want my body to stay this shape but i…
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Gaining Weight with Marfan Syndrome
Hey everyone! I'm new here, have some disordered eating habits (but not an eating disorder) and I'm in the process of trying to gain back the weight I lost during a recent series of traumatic events. However, the biggest concern I have is that I'm one of the "lucky" few who has a condition called Marfan('s) Syndrome, which…
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1lbs a week?
Hi, I'm new to this website. My aim is to put on weight (bulking). I noticed that Myfitnesspal only let's you enter Gain 1lbs a week. Can't I changed it to anything higher somehow?
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wieght gain
i am too thin only weighs 90 lb as my height is 5.8 feet. could you please help me to what to do?
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Need to gain but stressed about eating
This is my first post here. I'm currently 5'0 and this summer I was staying pretty consistently between 92 and 95 pounds. I'm very small boned, and I've always been around that weight. I've since gained a little and am finally hovering between 100-102. I'd like to get up to 130 but my problem is that I really don't get…
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Gained 6 lbs in a week!!? Anorexia recovery..
Okay, so I'm currently in recovery from an eating disorder that has lasted for almost a year. I began the refeeding process a week ago and I've gained 6lbs!!! I'm now eating 2400 calories a day! I just want to cry and relapse.. I know I have to gain weight.. (If I don't I will have to go inpatient) but I didn't expect the…
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Milk for the gain
Hello again, I have a question regarding milk. It seems as if it is the most well balanced single meal out there, at a 45% carbs, 28% protein, and 28% fats more or less, and at a liter of it, you get roughly 700 calories (a whole meal). I was wondering if during the starting phase (when it is still hard to consume so much…
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High calorie snacks
I'm seriously stressed to the point where I'm losing weight when I'm already underweight. We've had a family death this week and it's not that I'm not eating, I am, but I'm burning calories from stress and nervous energy. What can I eat that's going to help my constant hunger and fast metabolism? I can't eat dried fruit or…
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New and Slightly Unmotivated
Hi, I'm Tina! I'm 18 years old and recently got down to a weight of 103, which I've realized is way too skinny, and I would like to get up to at least 115-120 but by gaining muscle and doing it the healthy way! The thing is I feel like by just eating more I'll simply be gaining fat, not muscle and I'm honestly a complete…
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Noob: Do I really need to bulk to get goal body? PICS
Hi everyone, hope all is well. Pre-apologies for my noobiness on bodybuilding. I have been told to do a 'clean bulk' (eat clean, and add 500 calories to my maintenance calories per day) but I'm feeling quite resistant towards it. I have a particular goal body in mind and I will do whatever it takes, but the idea of eating…
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For those who have started gaining
I have inadvertently dropped weight from changes in training and mostly from giving up my chocolate addiction lol. I am 43, 164cm small frame and about 45kg. This time last year I was about 50kg. My questions are. How do you overcome the mental aversion to seeing numbers rise. And how have you done it healthily so it's not…
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Should I start Huge or lean?
Ok , so currently I am 5'5 129lbs. I am a guy and I have a 15% body fat. I have recently purchased Body Beast and was wondering if I should do Lean Beast or Huge Beast. I only weigh 129 and need to gain but just don't want a lot of fat. So should I do lean or huge? Thanks.
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Gaining weight & side effects
Hello, I am brand new to these boards but I have come here to reset my goals and gain weight once and for all. I have been doing this throughout the past 5 years (well, about 2 months every year, then I get fed up). The thing is that now I pretend to keep this motivation on a long term basis and to actually reach my goals.…
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Complete Nutrition Tone Clinical
I'm looking for anyone who had used the Tone line from Complete Nutrition. If you haven't used it, please don't bash this topic with why you shouldn't used fat burners and pills. That isn't the point ofc this message. I want to know if anyone has used it. Our had used their product "PrimeDrive" and what your experience…
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Advice on Food intake
Hi Guys, Currently i'm recovering from bad eating habits. I slowly cut out all "bad" foods in the hope of getting a nice lean female sixpack and muscle bum. I'm 5ft3 and 88.8lbs, I calculated that my daily calorie intake should be around 1800 to gain 0.55lbs a week. I'm a bit scared to eat much more than that because at…
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Hello! Help me on my journey to build muscle and get fit
Hi everyone! First of all I would like to say thank you for reading my lengthy post, im going to need help with some questions that I am sure are really nooby but I seriously don't have anyone else to go to. First before I get to that let me introduce myself and my plans.. About me: 5'7 / 143lb / 22 year old male…
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Need gaining advice for my husband
My husband wants to gain weight but can't seem to. He eats whatever he wants but his weight/body composition never changes. He's in his mid-30's, 145lbs, approx 15% BF and has a physical demanding job. Does anyone here have any tips that I can suggest to him. Thanks in advance!