145lbs on my way to 165lbs. What success have you seen? What diets have you used?
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kachedada
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I'm very skinny for 5'11" I recently I've changed up my diet that limits dairy (basically none) and meats ( occasional salmon, chicken, and shrimp). Have no idea if this will help with my weight gain, but I've just selected what I'd like to eat rather than what I've been forcing my self to eat for the sake of gaining. Seems a bit humorous to go exactly the opposite of what's recommended. I've tried many other diets and work out plans over the years and finally I'm doing my own! I'd love to hear if anyone has done anything similar and how it has worked for you.
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You can follow any diet that helps you reach your goal but i will say you cut a lot of foods out that make it easier to get calories. Dairy and meat are a great source of calories (especially full fat dairy, red meats and fatty fish) and protein.
I dont follow diets. I hate restriction of foods inlpve and no one specific diet is better than the other. I try to eat a variety of foods and hit 1g of protein per lb of lbm and .35 to .6g of fat and the rest carbs.0 -
You can follow any diet that helps you reach your goal but i will say you cut a lot of foods out that make it easier to get calories. Dairy and meat are a great source of calories (especially full fat dairy, red meats and fatty fish) and protein.
I dont follow diets. I hate restriction of foods inlpve and no one specific diet is better than the other. I try to eat a variety of foods and hit 1g of protein per lb of lbm and .35 to .6g of fat and the rest carbs.
This and ice cream and Oreos...0 -
Try aiming for 3000 calories a day. Don't worry about macros too much, obviously pack them mostly with protein and carbs. What are your workouts like?0
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Thanks for the tips! As of now I'm hitting around 4,000 calories a day, yesterday was 4,800 but that because I went out to a Mexican restaraunt and loaded up. As for my macros I'm getting anywhere from 160g to 200 g of protein (with out protein shakes) and 600g to 700g of carbs. It's just recently that I've been eating this much obviously or else I wouldn't be at 145lbs .0
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5k/day is working for me. 130lb to 190lb. Currently 169.0
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I pretty much eat this way now. Shrimp, salmon, tilapia, tuna, bacon, and some chicken all but too easy, and still eat up to 4,000 calories and consume around 180-220 grams of protein per day. Yesterday, I was over by +400 and that's not the only day I have been over in the past week.I'm very skinny for 5'11" I recently I've changed up my diet that limits dairy (basically none) and meats ( occasional salmon, chicken, and shrimp). Have no idea if this will help with my weight gain, but I've just selected what I'd like to eat rather than what I've been forcing my self to eat for the sake of gaining. Seems a bit humorous to go exactly the opposite of what's recommended. I've tried many other diets and work out plans over the years and finally I'm doing my own! I'd love to hear if anyone has done anything similar and how it has worked for you.
Make carb sources and higher fat sources your best friends.0 -
5k/day is working for me. 130lb to 190lb. Currently 169.
How long did it take you to move from 130 to 190? I'm trying to gain weight but realized I can't eat like I used too. 4k calories per day wasn't hard for me 3 years ago but now it's hard for me to eat 2400 calories per day. Sometimes I'm forcing myself to eat. Any suggestions on what I can do to increase my appetite?0 -
I'm very skinny for 5'11" I recently I've changed up my diet that limits dairy (basically none) and meats ( occasional salmon, chicken, and shrimp). Have no idea if this will help with my weight gain, but I've just selected what I'd like to eat rather than what I've been forcing my self to eat for the sake of gaining. Seems a bit humorous to go exactly the opposite of what's recommended. I've tried many other diets and work out plans over the years and finally I'm doing my own! I'd love to hear if anyone has done anything similar and how it has worked for you.
If it works, keep doing it. You wouldn't believe my ridiculously bad diet that I had when I was in college, and those were the best bulks of my life. If you are downing 4k+ per day, you will probably be hitting your minimums without even trying.0 -
5k/day is working for me. 130lb to 190lb. Currently 169.
How long did it take you to move from 130 to 190? I'm trying to gain weight but realized I can't eat like I used too. 4k calories per day wasn't hard for me 3 years ago but now it's hard for me to eat 2400 calories per day. Sometimes I'm forcing myself to eat. Any suggestions on what I can do to increase my appetite?
About 6mo. Also I'm a powerlifter. Without lifting, its super hard for me to gain. Basically eat anything you can. I force meals daily. It gets easier overtime. When starting, half my cals were from liquids. Now I can eat a 2k meal no problem.0 -
Don't use diets so much just a calorie surplus and adjusting my training to burn more or less calories
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So it's been almost two months now and as of this morning I weigh 159.8 lbs. super happy with the progress and I hope to reach 165 by February0
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