Gaining Weight Females Group

lilygarcia3

How did you do it? I struggle with weight gain and have tried building muscle at the gym but I see no changes. I even got a personal trainer. It’s been months. I think I might be doing something wrong. I’m so insecure with my body.

gabriellevear

I’d like to gain muscle I’m very lean and also vascular which I absolutely hate. What’s everyone’s macro and interms of fat what is minimum amount per day.

klayne81

I just found this!! I am so excited about it. I get so much flack from others for wanting to gain. I am 5'9" currently 123 lbs. I have only gained 13 in a year. Ugh recently got a trainer to help with bulking and work out plan

comptonelizabeth

Laquantat28 wrote: »

comptonelizabeth wrote: »

Laquantat28 wrote: »

Hey, I’m 5’2 and 123 lbs . I been trying to gain weight. I’m barely making any progress. Went from 120-123. I drink protein shakes everyday and 3 meals. I do a good 2100 calories a day normally. But idk what else to do. My goal is 135. If anyone have any advice that would be great.

You obviously need more than 2100 calories. I need around 2300 just to maintain.
Are you weighing and logging your food accurately and also logging your exercise?

Yes I’m logging my stuff accurately. I pretty much scan everything. It’s obvious that I need more calories that’s why I asked for advice (i.e type of food, workout etc). I said usually 2100 but it’s between 2100-2300 depending on what I eat.

Yes fair enough and sorry! But you said, you generally eat around 2100 and "didn't know what else to do"
It's actually not that hard to bump up your calories by another couple of hundred - there's a post at the top of this forum called Are you a hard gainer, which gives a pretty full list of calorie dense food and that's what you need.

letsgain01

klayne81 wrote: »

I just found this!! I am so excited about it. I get so much flack from others for wanting to gain. I am 5'9" currently 123 lbs. I have only gained 13 in a year. Ugh recently got a trainer to help with bulking and work out plan

Girl tell me about it. How many times I've heard "here, have mine." 🙄

chume_dixon

Hi just curious...what is the purpose of the "woo" button under comments? I'm on a weight gain journey too btw.

preciousleks

lilygarcia3 wrote: »

How did you do it? I struggle with weight gain and have tried building muscle at the gym but I see no changes. I even got a personal trainer. It’s been months. I think I might be doing something wrong. I’m so insecure with my body.

I don't go to the gym. I exercise at home using no equipment. But am gaining weight because am a calorie surplus.

letsgain01

chume_dixon wrote: »

Hi just curious...what is the purpose of the "woo" button under comments? I'm on a weight gain journey too btw.

It basically means "you just said some crazy sh*"

Lyon2019

Hi everyone, I’m new here, I want to add weight I’m way too skinny

cjacy88

Lyon2019 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I’m new here, I want to add weight I’m way too skinny

I have the same problem, my daily goal is a bit over 7000kj to gain .25kg a week, but it's a stretch just to get in the 6000+kj range. I'm not really after a toned body or anything, I don't really work out. I really just want to gain a bit more weight so I can feel healthier, but I feel like im not educated enough in healthy eating to know how to gain weight properly.

preciousleks

For females who want to gain weight.

comptonelizabeth

cjacy88 wrote: »

Lyon2019 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I’m new here, I want to add weight I’m way too skinny

I have the same problem, my daily goal is a bit over 7000kj to gain .25kg a week, but it's a stretch just to get in the 6000+kj range. I'm not really after a toned body or anything, I don't really work out. I really just want to gain a bit more weight so I can feel healthier, but I feel like im not educated enough in healthy eating to know how to gain weight properly.

As long as you're getting sufficient protein and fat, I wouldn't worry about "eating healthy" Put your stats into mfp, set it to gain weight at the rate you want to gain it and off you go. If you're still not gaining after a few weeks, increase your calories. Have a look at the Are You a Hard Gainer thread at the top of this page for a list of calorie dense foods. Weigh and log your food as I find I have a tendency to undereat if I don't do this
I get what you're saying about not being worried about gaining muscle but you might find that weight lifting helps with your appetite. When I started on weight gaining I didn't work out at first, but found I didn't much like the look of the extra fat with no muscle gain! Up to you though.

preciousleks

I have seen that there are many females here who want to gain weight. Why not support each other?

307114882

yeah. most of the female wants to lose weight, i am not expection.

goldenbeaut

hey yall! anyone looking to add new friends can add me! im a vegetarian lifter looking to gain about 10 pounds or so. ive done it before through meticulously tracking my macros. im updating my food diary every day right now as it's a constant struggle!

preciousleks

goldenbeaut wrote: »

hey yall! anyone looking to add new friends can add me! im a vegetarian lifter looking to gain about 10 pounds or so. ive done it before through meticulously tracking my macros. im updating my food diary every day right now as it's a constant struggle!

I will add you

lilb00tiesmatter_

Hey, for those just getting started, wanting to gain weight, you can try apetamin or Maca root. Apetamin will make you gain weight QUICK!

sardelsa

lilb00tiesmatter_ wrote: »

Hey, for those just getting started, wanting to gain weight, you can try apetamin or Maca root. Apetamin will make you gain weight QUICK!

Fast weight gain will be mostly fat gain. Not a great idea IMO.

DoublePisces019

I am gaining as well. 🙋🏻‍♀️ Please add me as a friend. With love, DoublePisces019

ladii_v18

I'm 👏🏾 in👏🏾

brittanystebbins95

I want to join! I just finished bulking not long ago and am currently cutting. I probably won't be doing a bulk here for a while though, as I'm getting married in October and the hubby and I are gonna be trying for a baby. I'll still be training while pregnant but definitely won't be trying to go up in weight at all, as far as lifting goes. And then after the baby, I'll likely be cutting again lol, to get back to my pre-pregnancy body.
But, its nice to know that there are other ladies with the same interests!

preciousleks

brittanystebbins95 wrote: »

I want to join! I just finished bulking not long ago and am currently cutting. I probably won't be doing a bulk here for a while though, as I'm getting married in October and the hubby and I are gonna be trying for a baby. I'll still be training while pregnant but definitely won't be trying to go up in weight at all, as far as lifting goes. And then after the baby, I'll likely be cutting again lol, to get back to my pre-pregnancy body.
But, its nice to know that there are other ladies with the same interests!

Good luck for your wedding. And the baby. We will be waiting for you to come back.

preciousleks

ladii_v18 wrote: »

I'm 👏🏾 in👏🏾

welcome. I will definitely add you

preciousleks

Gaining is not easy lol. What is everyone's goal weight?

Jamagato

We have very similar goals, Ill add u:)

preciousleks

Jamagato wrote: »

We have very similar goals, Ill add u:)

Jamagato wrote: »

We have very similar goals, Ill add u:)

Thanks

stacyclechi

Trying to find my tribe... I'm 5'3", 100 lbs. Looking to gain 15 lbs. I'm 48, fell off the wagon with yoga. Struggle with appetite a bit so I need to make what I eat dense. Also high cholesterol, despite mostly clean eating.

fitmoniqe

me too. anyone with amenorrhea experience?

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cathd80

Just found this group and it would be so nice to check in with other women in the same boat- because it's not one you can talk about with a lot of women. I'm 5'9" and weigh 124lbs. I strength train 3 days a week. At this weight I've cut back on my cardio bc it burns too many calories. My current weight is due to reaction to antibiotics. I lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks. I'm fighting my way back, but at 57 I know it's even harder to regain muscle after a loss. Anyway, I'm not whining.

I refuse to see myself as fragile and instead have shifted my workouts to higher weights, lower reps. Where I struggle is, according to MFP I should be getting over 1700 calories a day. With that number I should be eating 150g of protein a day. NO WAY does that happen. I'm lucky if I get 100g and that's with eating eggs, chicken, fish, Greek yogurt. I just can't eat much more food! I use a protein powder on days I work out but am wondering if I should take it every day. Anyone use them?

Any input or advice is appreciated. Thanks for listening.