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Help to gain weight
Hello everyone! I am happy i found a forum that focusses on skinny people like me so i can ask for help :) . I am 23 years old , 51 kg and 174cm and i need help to reach my 2400 calories goal , help like what to eat , what activities i should do and mostly what is good to eat on the road as i have days when i am leaving…
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Gaining muscle weight not fat
In the last year, I've lost the belly fat I wanted to get rid. I did light cardio and now do more of a circuit training or HIIT workout 4 or so times a week. I now want to gain muscle. I'm 5'5 and 110-112 lbs. I have changed my goals on MFP and I've started lifting what weights I do have. (am putting together a home gym…
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Carbohydrates and weight gain
I have started eating carbohydrates again after cutting them out for roughly 3 months. I had to start eating them because I am running around three times a week with two sessions of gym between the running sessions(all sessions are 60minutes). I want to gain a little bit of weight (2kgs) because I am slightly underweight.…
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6 week challenge
I am a very competitive person, and need some sort of competition in order to reach my personal goals this being said I want to do a 6 week challenge of losing 20lbs... Yes it's a high number but it's simply a number to reach for..this challenge will include weekly goals , who would like to join me???
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Concerned about metabolic adaptation
I have seen some thoughts about metabolic adaptation when trying to build muscle. The most common scenario seems to be that the person eats the same amount of carbs everyday, and eventually, their insulin sensitivity decreases due to the steady-state condition. The result is less muscle gain and more fat gain. The solution…
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Bulking without increasing my carb intake more
Hi MFP, I am 22, 6'0 male. Currently about ~160lbs. I've been running a small deficit for ~3 months and working out a lot as I try to burn away the last of that belly fat before my first bulk ever (never had a flat stomach before, it is a current short-term goal). I haven't really decided how much I am going to eat when I…
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am i normal yet?
so i am now a size 10 jean and a 12 in the bust area... is that classed as good?
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staying within calories but gaining ounces?
I'm staying within my 1200 calories but gaining only ounces but eventually that is going to add up. Is my body to used to this during. I've been doing it for over a month now. What can I do differently, please help very discouraged!!!
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what foods to eat to gain weight
hey everyone I'm a 5'11 178 guy that likes to workout everyday and take off at least two days a week to rest however my diet really sucks and I just want some tips and what foods I could start eating so i can gain about 7 pounds of mass within the next two months..but I wanna do this without taking protein shakes, Im…
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Really uncomfortable bloating -- should I push myself?
I am recovering from an eating disorder and upping my calories. I hit an extremely rough patch / scare recently and it made me feel very motivated to recover. I am 5'10 and 110 lbs and desperately wanting to hit the healthy weight range. I'm slowly upping my calories and am at a goal of 1,700 right now. (Tomorrow I hope to…
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Update!!!!!!
So went to the doctors and they did all these tests and guess what... Im HEALTHY!!! I was so greatful to hear that :) Also there was another scary thing for me, they had to take my weight D: As for being in anorexia recovery this was a hard thing to hear my weight. Before i started my recovery i was 81 pounds at 5'1 1/4.…
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Increasing caloric intake without much change
Hello, I'm a 6'0", 171lb male with an office job and now trying to bulk in parallel with weight lifting (~1.5 focused hours a week). Over the past few months I've been counting calories meticulously and trying to find what intake makes me maintain and gain, but the results are... strange. With 2,200 cal / day, I lost about…
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Goal 10lb wt gain, breastfeeding mama and gluten free
Hello! I am 5'6" 112lbs and am nursing my 6 month old who is exclusively breastfed. I have always been tiny, but I can officially count every rib I have and I am not okay with it. I have a gluten allergy (along with other food senstivities that we won't go into lol too much info.) I was wondering if there were any…
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waitressing
so I waitress on weekends for usually about 4 hours on a Friday and Saturday should I bother logging this? I'm on my feet and moving around and my profile is set to sedentary, but yeah. Was wondering if anyone else has this with part time jobs? Like, is the burn enough to warrant putting it up? And if so, how long for,…
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Day 1 - Advice on Cals and gaining weight
Hi there I'm kind of new to this (well I failed once before so this is my last chance ) and wondered if anyone still feels really hungry after eating fruit. Also I have over 40 pounds to lose (after having my baby , which was a difficult birth and who is now 5 months old !) and my fiancé has told me along with a few others…
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Should i be eating my net calories back?
Im trying to gain some weight, im 21, female, 5 foot 10 inches 53kg 2200 calories is what i need to maintain my weight, im active since i work 40 hours in a hospital I do exercise daily on my exercise bike as well (30-60 mins per day) Question is, should i be eating to get my net calories back up too at least 2000-2200? Is…
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Need to gain
Hello I am not anorexic or anything. I just lost too much weight while trying to achieve maintenance. I am 5'3'' and 103-103.5 pounds right now: BMI of 18,2 and I want to get to a healthier BMI and gain my period back (almost 3 months since I last have them) I exercise 5-6 days a week, lift and cardio. I try to eat more…
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Some friends who won't like my under-calorie status?
Whenever I report my status for having a calorie deficit, invariably a few well meaning friends will like my status. Like on a day where my goal is 3730 cals and I only hit like 2500 cals. FACEPALM!!! Its "diet bias" I feel a victim of it too when my calorie tracker at the bottom doesn't show my weight to go properly…
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Struggling to reach target for muscle gain
I'm currently trying to build muscle, and I'm finding it difficult to reach 1700 a day, let alone the 2000 I need (due to cardio and wanting to build muscle). I suffered from an ED in the past so my stomach still can't take too much without feeling full or sick. I can't eat little and often, as I'm normally in 2 hour…
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fitbit activity and hitting macros
Hi guys, I use fitbit to sync my workouts and activity. Mfp increases calories based on all macros, when eating back calories, do you try to follow mfp macros increase, or do you increase carbs only instead of protein and fat. I try to base it on all macros when I increasing. I am following 50 carb 20 fat and 30 protein.
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Questions regarding muscle
I'm 19 years old, 5 ft 9, and 138 lbs. Question 1: how do you measure your muscle? Question 2: how do you measure your body fat? And what is a healthy amount of body fat for someone with my stats? Question 3: should i worry about measuring my body fat and muscle? Or should i just keep tracking my macros, eating a lot, and…
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Need to put on weight
After getting seriously ill last year and losing my appetite have lost a ton of weight, at 106 lbs and being 5ft 10 and not having a period for nearly a year I'm growing more and more concerned about my health , I was just wondering the best way to put on weight that won't result in me getting diabetes or high blood…
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Minimum BF%?
My question is: do you typically have to have a minimum weight and/or body fat % before you can start putting on muscle? I ask because I've been having difficulties in putting on muscle- my weight has ranged from 98-103 pounds (1st thing in the morning) and 17.5-19% BF (approximately). It seems that when I try and gain…
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It not working !
Okay peoples if you can help me out that be great, so I've been eating 3000-4000 calories granted I do run but not that much now especially cause my winter track season, didn't make it to states : ( stupid three seconds. But anyway I'm still not gaining weight in fact I've lost some weight, and I don't know what to do. Any…
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Bulking Psychology - Weight Fluctuations
I've been back at bulking for at least 3 weeks now, and am doing a great lifting program. When I weighed in once about a month ago, my weight was right where I had left off after neglecting food logging and workouts for a month or more. I was like, "Great! I'll just add another 25-50 more calories to my previous surplus…
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I need a few friends!
How MFP?
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Is it possible to gain 5 lbs in 2 weeks?
About two weeks ago, I started eating more and exercising less. I increased my calorie intake from around 1,700/day to a little over 2,000 calories/day. I also reduced my exercise on the elliptical from 60 minutes every day to 45 because I'm trying to put on a little weight. I was also told by my doctor that 1,700 calories…
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Testosterone
Anyone know of any good testosterone boosters? I've used a couple over the years and I used them correctly but they never seem to have a very significant impact on me. Im trying to gain about 10-15 lbs of muscle mass in the next 4 months or so and have big gains on my lifts. Any insight would be greatly appreciated
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Bulking and "weight" gain/ bloating
So I went from 1600 calories to about 2100 a day tryin to do a slowish clean bulk. I am female, first time. First week has gone by and I'm 5 pounds heavier. I know this is mostly due to the fact that I'm eating a lot more, high carb and so on but my question is is that since I'm so bloated and holding this water weight how…
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Gaining 2lb a week. Too much even with low BF%?
I'm a month into a my first ever serious "bulk". I'm 31, male and started at 142lbs. Yesterday, for the first time in many years, I hit 150lb "morning weight". So, that puts my gains at about 2lb/week. From what I typically read about "clean bulks", 2lb/week is a bit high. However, I've been tracking my BF% since week two.…