Gaining weight

callummjayjaxon

I’ve noticed there is like nobody hear that is actively trying to GAIN weight, I’m under weight but quite fit, I’d love to have others who have struggles gaining weight and those who are active/want to be!

zara_2010

I’m actively bulking at the moment, on week 3 of my bulk and up by 5lbs this far. I’m a 5.4ft female and intend to shred in 9 weeks.

steveko89

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10810663/time-to-gain-anyone-running-a-bulk#latest

watts6151

I’ve just spent nearly 6 months massing,
Now’s the time to start a fat loss phase

cupcakesandproteinshakes

I gained 10 pounds over 7 months last year. I’m cutting now. Well I’m trying to cut!
Did you have any specific questions about gaining?

Xellercin

What are your goals with gaining? Is your doctor concerned about your health? Is it just a personal appearance goal? Are you aiming to build muscle mass or fat or both? What have you tried in the past?

courtneyevans08

Me too. I'm underweight, but I love being active. I'm really hoping MFP can help!

raelagafua

I'm trying to gain weight, my mental health, disorder and financial issues are usually why I fall back down to 15 bmi. I don't want to bulk, but thats all I see here is massive gains and lifting. Is that wha will also be required? Can I lift like 20/30 pounds and cap it for now? I wish you guys luck, and am actively seeking advice for someone who needs to gain and fortify against worse health conditions. Thanks.

JBanx256

I will be entering a purposeful massing phase soon; today is the last day of a pretty good cut & I'll go into a recovery diet for awhile before my mass starts.

AnnPT77

raelagafua wrote: »

I'm trying to gain weight, my mental health, disorder and financial issues are usually why I fall back down to 15 bmi. I don't want to bulk, but thats all I see here is massive gains and lifting. Is that wha will also be required? Can I lift like 20/30 pounds and cap it for now? I wish you guys luck, and am actively seeking advice for someone who needs to gain and fortify against worse health conditions. Thanks.

You can just gain fat, if you don't care what type of tissue you gain. That happens by eating more calories than you burn. If you want to gain muscle vs. fat, to stay somewhat lean but be a higher BMI, you'll need to challenge your muscles in some way. There are choices about how to do that, with some faster routes than others. It's not that the only possible option is "massive gains and lifting".

Do you have injuries, disabilities, or something like that limiting how much you can lift? Limited access to equipment? "Lifting heavy" is just about lifting things that are heavy for you, not some abstractly giant amount. Lifting very heavy (to you) things relatively fewer times tend to add strength or muscle mass faster**, but lifting lighter things more times will also go some way toward that, just more slowly, as long as there's some challenge to your existing strength. Or is it that you're concerned you'll look too bulky if you life more than 20-30 pounds?

Folks here could help you, with a little more info.

** Yeah, guys, I know hypertrophy vs. strength reps, but I don't think that's what this particular post is about, y'know?

Anna51708

Hi, I am also trying to gain weight. I am a little underweight and want to get back to a healthy weight again. Not looking to gain a huge amount of weight, just 9 or 10 pounds:) I want to go from my current BMI 17 to BMI 19 again 😊

6ecaying6olly

I am looking to just gain weight. I don't care about muscle gain at all, unless I can use that to keep my waist small/stomach toned, but I am so tired of hating the appearance of my body. I'm a tiny girl with a BMI of not quite 16. I've struggled with gaining weight for years and it attributes greatly to my BDD. I just don't feel adequate as a woman because of the lack of curves -- I know if I gain weight, I'll finally have that. I think (and deeply hope) MFP may be able to help me. I'm really trying, sometimes I struggle though.

chilihead11

I'm new to the app and want to gain 20lbs. So in my goals, it says to eat 3000 calories/day. But when I input exercise, I can never meet my goal. Am I supposed to eat almost 4000 calories to gain 1lb per week? I'm only weigh 165 now, any advice?

Sourpower666

Same boat 5 10 128lb very active I play drums and study martial arts . New to mfp says 3000 calories a day . Any tips on what I could eat easily to reach this goal of 155 that’s healthy to some degree?thanx

Lietchi

Since fat has more calories per gram, that can be an easy way to increase calorie intake:
- more oil for cooking and on salads
- nuts and seeds
- avocado
- fat fish
- full fat dairy
- fatty cuts of meat or mince
With a preference for the first 4 options, just to make sure saturated fat intake isn't too high.

Another option is drinking your calories: milk, protein shakes,...

Once you've reached your nutritional goals (enough protein, fats, micronutrients from fruit and veggies) you can add treat foods if you want to, to add some calories. It doesn't need to be only 'healthy' foods, as long as your diet is overall balanced 🙂