any one here trying to gain weight
jaden91
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any one here trying to gain weight?
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I'm just here for the free food
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lol
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any tips for gaining weight other than eat more food haha. i need a high calorie lunch meal that dosent take to much effort to make or cost to much lol0
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The only thing that has helped me thus far are the ensure plus and boost plus shakes but i drink like 3 a day. I get the generic version at walmart dince its alot cheaper and tastes better imo.
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oh yeah nice that will work. thank you
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This thread should help
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p1
As for lunch I usually do a high cal smoothie (chocolate milk, peanut butter, whey, fruit, etc) or you can meal prep pasta, noodles or rice with a cream sauce/coconut milk with meat. Or taco bowls with lots of cheese, guacamole and tortillas on the side. Homemade hamburgers with cheese, avocado, mayo, etc.0 -
This thread should help
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p1
As for lunch I usually do a high cal smoothie (chocolate milk, peanut butter, whey, fruit, etc) or you can meal prep pasta, noodles or rice with a cream sauce/coconut milk with meat. Or taco bowls with lots of cheese, guacamole and tortillas on the side. Homemade hamburgers with cheese, avocado, mayo, etc.
Girl, you're making me hungry! Then again, even at 2700 cals, I'm still always hungry LOL2 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »This thread should help
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p1
As for lunch I usually do a high cal smoothie (chocolate milk, peanut butter, whey, fruit, etc) or you can meal prep pasta, noodles or rice with a cream sauce/coconut milk with meat. Or taco bowls with lots of cheese, guacamole and tortillas on the side. Homemade hamburgers with cheese, avocado, mayo, etc.
Girl, you're making me hungry! Then again, even at 2700 cals, I'm still always hungry LOL
You can definitely make that fit your cals for sure, a little less cheese, guac, use leaner meats, one tortilla, some lettuce wraps, bulk up the taco bowls with veggies. Burgers I use extra lean beef and put BBQ sauce in the mix to make it juicy and tastes awesome.0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »This thread should help
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p1
As for lunch I usually do a high cal smoothie (chocolate milk, peanut butter, whey, fruit, etc) or you can meal prep pasta, noodles or rice with a cream sauce/coconut milk with meat. Or taco bowls with lots of cheese, guacamole and tortillas on the side. Homemade hamburgers with cheese, avocado, mayo, etc.
Girl, you're making me hungry! Then again, even at 2700 cals, I'm still always hungry LOL
You can definitely make that fit your cals for sure, a little less cheese, guac, use leaner meats, one tortilla, some lettuce wraps, bulk up the taco bowls with veggies. Burgers I use extra lean beef and put BBQ sauce in the mix to make it juicy and tastes awesome.
Oh, believe me, I do 0 -
Buddylove452 wrote: »The only thing that has helped me thus far are the ensure plus and boost plus shakes but i drink like 3 a day. I get the generic version at walmart dince its alot cheaper and tastes better imo.
That's a lot of meal supplement shakes; why not just eat food?1 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Buddylove452 wrote: »The only thing that has helped me thus far are the ensure plus and boost plus shakes but i drink like 3 a day. I get the generic version at walmart dince its alot cheaper and tastes better imo.
That's a lot of meal supplement shakes; why not just eat food?
Not everyone can eat 3-4,000 calories of all food, some people like myself need liquid calories to make it easier to supplement the calories hence the word supplements.0 -
any tips for gaining weight other than eat more food haha. i need a high calorie lunch meal that dosent take to much effort to make or cost to much lol
I have difficulties too, like others have said, I use ON Pro Gainer and take a half of a serving twice a day to supplement my food intake for additional calories, I also have a regular Whey protein shake (after work outs, which I recommend to most people here to do), and a Casein shake at night close to bed at least that works for me I know some people don't do well eating before bed, but the Casein is slow digesting protein that will help muscle recovery while you're sleeping. As a food alternative to Casein shakes, Cottage Cheese is perfect too. Peanut Butter is one of my good friends during bulking phases it's got lots of fat, some protein, and a little carbs too. Simply one tbsp. of PB is 95 calories, so 3 tbsp is 285 kcal. At work I don't have time to feast on steak, chicken, and rice and I'm also a bit lazy when it comes to meal prepping so for my work day, I'll make 3 eggs, a PB and J sandwich, bring 2 nature valley protein chewy bars (so good, highly recommend), and a meal shake (Pro gainer). Then I'll come home have a bowl of shredded wheat in whole milk, and then in an hour I'll work out, then have post work out whey shake with a banana that's about 250 kcal right there alone, then feast on dinner with actual food, and later have some more PB and a Casein shake. This is what works for me, not saying this is the best way or good for others. I've struggled to get calories in, as some of us on this thread have discussed amongst ourselves before lol. If you have any other questions feel free to PM me. Good luck! Eat (nutrition), sleep, hydrate! Lifting is 25%, the other 3 are 75%.2 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Buddylove452 wrote: »The only thing that has helped me thus far are the ensure plus and boost plus shakes but i drink like 3 a day. I get the generic version at walmart dince its alot cheaper and tastes better imo.
That's a lot of meal supplement shakes; why not just eat food?
Not everyone can eat 3-4,000 calories of all food, some people like myself need liquid calories to make it easier to supplement the calories hence the word supplements.
I don't remember anyone saying she was eating 3K calories but I might have missed that part. You can still do it with out going to meal replacements with smoothies etc. I never found anything below 4K particularly challenging and 3K is pretty normal for me.
Frankly, of all the supplements gainers are probably the biggest rip off.
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GOMAD.
A gallon of whole milk is about 2300 cals and costs about $3 - less than a latte at Starbucks.
Just drink some throughout the day until you consume the entire jug and you'll gain weight (and fat) quick.1 -
Tips on gaining weight for the hard gainer?
Junk it up. Lots of whole milk, ice cream, breads, cakes, meat, potatoes, dressings, butter, etc.
If you are really a hard gainer you don't have to watch your diet AT ALL.
You can eat anything and everything and you need to in order to gain weight.
Combine this with a basic full-body bodybuilding routine and you can succeed.
Here's a routine for gaining weight.
Do it 3 days a week.
If you are new to training, do only 1 set the first week, add a set each week thereafter until you get 3 sets.
Add weight whenever you get all 3 sets with the higher reps.
Don't quit, don't miss workouts, don't miss meals.
Give it 6 months of hard training and BIG eating.
Warm up with a plank or two.
Barbell squats 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing calf raises 3 sets of 12-15
Bench press 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell rows 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing presses 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell curls 3 work sets of 8-12
Then go home and EAT!
EAT a lot even of days you don't train.0 -
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GOMAD.
A gallon of whole milk is about 2300 cals and costs about $3 - less than a latte at Starbucks.
Just drink some throughout the day until you consume the entire jug and you'll gain weight (and fat) quick.
It's pretty expensive in Canada and it works but I would hardly recommend it unless you tolerate milk really well and don't mind the high fat gain, as you mentioned.
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Tips on gaining weight for the hard gainer?
Junk it up. Lots of whole milk, ice cream, breads, cakes, meat, potatoes, dressings, butter, etc.
If you are really a hard gainer you don't have to watch your diet AT ALL.
You can eat anything and everything and you need to in order to gain weight.
Combine this with a basic full-body bodybuilding routine and you can succeed.
Here's a routine for gaining weight.
Do it 3 days a week.
If you are new to training, do only 1 set the first week, add a set each week thereafter until you get 3 sets.
Add weight whenever you get all 3 sets with the higher reps.
Don't quit, don't miss workouts, don't miss meals.
Give it 6 months of hard training and BIG eating.
Warm up with a plank or two.
Barbell squats 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing calf raises 3 sets of 12-15
Bench press 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell rows 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing presses 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell curls 3 work sets of 8-12
Then go home and EAT!
EAT a lot even of days you don't train.
If I allow myself ad libitum access to ALL the foods, I can easily put away 4000-5000 calories/day. I don't care how much I lift, I'd be a fat toad within a month.
You can only gain so much muscle - the rest is going to be fat.
If the intended message is that you can eat whatever you want when bulking, I agree. If the message is that you can eat as much as you want of whatever you want when bulking, I disagree unless the goal includes a lot of fat gain, or unless one is using some pharmaceutical 'assistance'.0 -
Tips on gaining weight for the hard gainer?
Junk it up. Lots of whole milk, ice cream, breads, cakes, meat, potatoes, dressings, butter, etc.
If you are really a hard gainer you don't have to watch your diet AT ALL.
You can eat anything and everything and you need to in order to gain weight.
Combine this with a basic full-body bodybuilding routine and you can succeed.
Here's a routine for gaining weight.
Do it 3 days a week.
If you are new to training, do only 1 set the first week, add a set each week thereafter until you get 3 sets.
Add weight whenever you get all 3 sets with the higher reps.
Don't quit, don't miss workouts, don't miss meals.
Give it 6 months of hard training and BIG eating.
Warm up with a plank or two.
Barbell squats 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing calf raises 3 sets of 12-15
Bench press 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell rows 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing presses 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell curls 3 work sets of 8-12
Then go home and EAT!
EAT a lot even of days you don't train.
If I allow myself ad libitum access to ALL the foods, I can easily put away 4000-5000 calories/day. I don't care how much I lift, I'd be a fat toad within a month.
You can only gain so much muscle - the rest is going to be fat.
If the intended message is that you can eat whatever you want when bulking, I agree. If the message is that you can eat as much as you want of whatever you want when bulking, I disagree unless the goal includes a lot of fat gain, or unless one is using some pharmaceutical 'assistance'.
Mmmm... I'd love to eat 5k a day!!!0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »Tips on gaining weight for the hard gainer?
Junk it up. Lots of whole milk, ice cream, breads, cakes, meat, potatoes, dressings, butter, etc.
If you are really a hard gainer you don't have to watch your diet AT ALL.
You can eat anything and everything and you need to in order to gain weight.
Combine this with a basic full-body bodybuilding routine and you can succeed.
Here's a routine for gaining weight.
Do it 3 days a week.
If you are new to training, do only 1 set the first week, add a set each week thereafter until you get 3 sets.
Add weight whenever you get all 3 sets with the higher reps.
Don't quit, don't miss workouts, don't miss meals.
Give it 6 months of hard training and BIG eating.
Warm up with a plank or two.
Barbell squats 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing calf raises 3 sets of 12-15
Bench press 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell rows 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing presses 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell curls 3 work sets of 8-12
Then go home and EAT!
EAT a lot even of days you don't train.
If I allow myself ad libitum access to ALL the foods, I can easily put away 4000-5000 calories/day. I don't care how much I lift, I'd be a fat toad within a month.
You can only gain so much muscle - the rest is going to be fat.
If the intended message is that you can eat whatever you want when bulking, I agree. If the message is that you can eat as much as you want of whatever you want when bulking, I disagree unless the goal includes a lot of fat gain, or unless one is using some pharmaceutical 'assistance'.
Mmmm... I'd love to eat 5k a day!!!
I still do it occasionally. Would love to do it more often, but I know what the result would be. Been down that road before, that's how I ended up on MFP in the first place. 1 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »Tips on gaining weight for the hard gainer?
Junk it up. Lots of whole milk, ice cream, breads, cakes, meat, potatoes, dressings, butter, etc.
If you are really a hard gainer you don't have to watch your diet AT ALL.
You can eat anything and everything and you need to in order to gain weight.
Combine this with a basic full-body bodybuilding routine and you can succeed.
Here's a routine for gaining weight.
Do it 3 days a week.
If you are new to training, do only 1 set the first week, add a set each week thereafter until you get 3 sets.
Add weight whenever you get all 3 sets with the higher reps.
Don't quit, don't miss workouts, don't miss meals.
Give it 6 months of hard training and BIG eating.
Warm up with a plank or two.
Barbell squats 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing calf raises 3 sets of 12-15
Bench press 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell rows 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing presses 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell curls 3 work sets of 8-12
Then go home and EAT!
EAT a lot even of days you don't train.
If I allow myself ad libitum access to ALL the foods, I can easily put away 4000-5000 calories/day. I don't care how much I lift, I'd be a fat toad within a month.
You can only gain so much muscle - the rest is going to be fat.
If the intended message is that you can eat whatever you want when bulking, I agree. If the message is that you can eat as much as you want of whatever you want when bulking, I disagree unless the goal includes a lot of fat gain, or unless one is using some pharmaceutical 'assistance'.
Mmmm... I'd love to eat 5k a day!!!
I still do it occasionally. Would love to do it more often, but I know what the result would be. Been down that road before, that's how I ended up on MFP in the first place.
Hehehe I'll hit that sometimes on the weekends. I'm trying to be good and stick to my sad little 2700.0 -
I'm trying to gain a little.
As a caveat, one should also be sure to get in enough nutrient dense foods as well.Junk it up. Lots of whole milk, ice cream, breads, cakes, meat, potatoes, dressings, butter, etc.
If you are really a hard gainer you don't have to watch your diet AT ALL.
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Not trying but I'm doing it well.0
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thanks for the feed back peoples very helpful
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We're all different. I have to eat some junk just to get to 3000 and I feel bloated and may have mild indigestion.... 5000 would require continuous eating... I try to take 3 to 4 hours between meals, fwiw.0
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Tips on gaining weight for the hard gainer?
Junk it up. Lots of whole milk, ice cream, breads, cakes, meat, potatoes, dressings, butter, etc.
If you are really a hard gainer you don't have to watch your diet AT ALL.
You can eat anything and everything and you need to in order to gain weight.
Combine this with a basic full-body bodybuilding routine and you can succeed.
Here's a routine for gaining weight.
Do it 3 days a week.
If you are new to training, do only 1 set the first week, add a set each week thereafter until you get 3 sets.
Add weight whenever you get all 3 sets with the higher reps.
Don't quit, don't miss workouts, don't miss meals.
Give it 6 months of hard training and BIG eating.
Warm up with a plank or two.
Barbell squats 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing calf raises 3 sets of 12-15
Bench press 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell rows 3 work sets of 8-12
Standing presses 3 work sets of 8-12
Barbell curls 3 work sets of 8-12
Then go home and EAT!
EAT a lot even of days you don't train.
If I allow myself ad libitum access to ALL the foods, I can easily put away 4000-5000 calories/day. I don't care how much I lift, I'd be a fat toad within a month.
You can only gain so much muscle - the rest is going to be fat.
If the intended message is that you can eat whatever you want when bulking, I agree. If the message is that you can eat as much as you want of whatever you want when bulking, I disagree unless the goal includes a lot of fat gain, or unless one is using some pharmaceutical 'assistance'.
"if you are really a HARDGAINER"
You don't sound like one so this is not for you.
You are a FATGAINER.4 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Buddylove452 wrote: »The only thing that has helped me thus far are the ensure plus and boost plus shakes but i drink like 3 a day. I get the generic version at walmart dince its alot cheaper and tastes better imo.
That's a lot of meal supplement shakes; why not just eat food?
Not everyone can eat 3-4,000 calories of all food, some people like myself need liquid calories to make it easier to supplement the calories hence the word supplements.
I don't remember anyone saying she was eating 3K calories but I might have missed that part. You can still do it with out going to meal replacements with smoothies etc. I never found anything below 4K particularly challenging and 3K is pretty normal for me.
Frankly, of all the supplements gainers are probably the biggest rip off.
How are they a rip off? It's liquid calories. Yea okay for you it's not hard to eat calories and that's awesome, but for other people it can become challenging to consume and constantly eat so it's easier to chug a liquid which has 350-650 cal, in my opinon it's very helpful especially when bulking or trying to put on weight? Obviously the right diet and food should play into your daily diet, but a rip off? I wouldn't agree with that, but you're entitled to your own opinion. There are some that have too much sugar and other crap but there are others like the one I use which has low sugar, complex carbs, high protein, and a little bit of fat for more calories, sounds good to me!1 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Buddylove452 wrote: »The only thing that has helped me thus far are the ensure plus and boost plus shakes but i drink like 3 a day. I get the generic version at walmart dince its alot cheaper and tastes better imo.
That's a lot of meal supplement shakes; why not just eat food?
Not everyone can eat 3-4,000 calories of all food, some people like myself need liquid calories to make it easier to supplement the calories hence the word supplements.
I don't remember anyone saying she was eating 3K calories but I might have missed that part. You can still do it with out going to meal replacements with smoothies etc. I never found anything below 4K particularly challenging and 3K is pretty normal for me.
Frankly, of all the supplements gainers are probably the biggest rip off.
How are they a rip off? It's liquid calories. Yea okay for you it's not hard to eat calories and that's awesome, but for other people it can become challenging to consume and constantly eat so it's easier to chug a liquid which has 350-650 cal, in my opinon it's very helpful especially when bulking or trying to put on weight? Obviously the right diet and food should play into your daily diet, but a rip off? I wouldn't agree with that, but you're entitled to your own opinion. There are some that have too much sugar and other crap but there are others like the one I use which has low sugar, complex carbs, high protein, and a little bit of fat for more calories, sounds good to me!
Because they are just cheap calories that are way over processed and priced for what you get. You can easily make a home made shake with a protein powder base that is cheaper and better for you. Too many people rely on these gainers that just don't need them. Ask the pro body builders and strength athletes who are often eating 8K+ calories per day if they use them and the answer is going to be no almost every time. However, and rather ironically, they are actually better if you want to use them as a weight loss shake because if you cut the scoops they are pretty much the same as a Slim Fast or similar weight loss shake.
If you just want more calories that don't fill you up try an ice cream float, lots of calories and a ton cheaper too. However, if you want to pay for the product because it claims it's made from sweet potatoes and oats I guess that's your choice, I just don't see any real reason for them.
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I have the problem of not having the capacity to consume a large quantity of food in one setting. I am more prone to snacking than I like to admit.
I've used Carnation Breakfast Essentials shakes before when I worked on a busy hospital unit; I didn't always have time to sit down and eat, but I could knock back a shake pretty quickly and have enough fuel to keep going until things settle down.0
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