Need to gain weight, but so difficult!

Hi everyone!

So I am just new here. I am a 26 year old, 1.74 cm tall, 64 kg guy who's a bit too skinny. I have never eaten very much, since as a child my father had a very chaotic job, and when I was with him we rarely ate on the right times and regularly enough. As a result, I kind of developed a psychological resistance to craving and I can now hold long periods without eating if I am immersed in some interesting activity which I am enjoying. Even when doing some sports I can still hold not refilling properly afterwards. The counterpart for this is that I became less energetic with time and also started to look somewhat "small".

My goal now is to recover a healthy weight and look by gaining around 10kg, which would be around my ideal weight. I started a volume training program, consisting of 30 min strength exercises 5 times a week. I was told that diet was almost 50% of a volume training program, so I should take a calorie surplus everyday.

1st Problem: The calculator here says I should take 2688 Cal but other sites resolve around 3000 Cal (like in marklauren.com). What should be a correct amount?

2nd Problem: I recently found out I am of ectomorph type. Apparently I will have it very difficult to gain weight. Well, I actually can tell that. Guys, it is so difficult to gain weight!!! How the hell am I supposed to eat 5 meals of 600 Cal ??? It is like eating a full dish of spaghetti bolognese and a dessert 5 times a day!!! I have simply no hunger for that!!!

I would truly appreciate if somebody with the same issues could comment on that...

Thanks, I am happy to have joined the community!

Q: The calculator here says I should take 2688 Cal but other sites resolve around 3000 Cal (like in marklauren.com). What should be a correct amount?

A: The correct amount is whatever causes you to gain weight. There is no "correct calculator" they're just estimates.


I recently found out I am of ectomorph type. Apparently I will have it very difficult to gain weight. Well, I actually can tell that. Guys, it is so difficult to gain weight!!! How the hell am I supposed to eat 5 meals of 600 Cal ??? It is like eating a full dish of spaghetti bolognese and a dessert 5 times a day!!! I have simply no hunger for that!!!

A: The law of thermodynamics don't care if you're hungry or not. If you're not willing to eat, you won't gain, simple as that. I'd focus on a more high fat diet. Has more calories and less volume, use a lot of olive oil and cheese, things of that sort. Trail mix also has a ton of calories.