Skinny squirrel trying to bulk for winter

TigressMink

Hiya everyone!

I'm aiming to yet again try and gain weight. I have tried in the past with random stints of eating lots of food, normally a horrible mix of pastas and junk food. It never worked and I just ended up feeling like crap.

A skinny chicka from Australia, I'm currently sitting on 44.6kg (164cm), but this time I've done my research. I've worked up to a 10,000kj (approx 3000cal) diet, focusing on calorie dense foods and around 25% protein (140gram protein a day goal). I started off doing classes at the gym (bodypump, etc) but quickly found they were leading me nowhere (too much cardio), so am now in the actual gym. 3 weight sessions a week, heavy as I can manage for 3 sets of 8-10 reps and big rests in between.

I just recently started using MyfitnessPal and it has helped so much with reducing the time it takes me to track my calories and macronutrients. I haven't managed to put on much weight yet, but I am seeing amazing results as far as muscle growth goes!

Hopefully there are other skinny squirrels out there like me and we can talk about what works and what doesn't for us.