I cannot gain weight.. CANT DO IT ;(
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If you can afford to...buy a quality weight gainer to supplement your diet. Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass is fantastic for hard gainers like you. Unlike the others here simply suggesting to each ice cream, pizza, etc...i would recommend natural foods. Not saying don't ever eat stuff you like, or just salads. Be careful of eating too much diary or grains and not enough meats and proteins. The best thing anyone here has recommended is see a doctor, and I'd say also a nutritionist. You need to find out a few things:
1: Your metabolic rate
2: Your water retention %
3: If you have hyperthyroidism
4: If you have celiac disease (allergic to wheat)
Celiac disease primarily affects the bodies ability to absorb nutrition through your intestines. And can be a possible reason for difficulty gaining weight as well as a potentially serious health problem. Hence the big deal today about everything being Gluten-free.0 -
ShannonP8826 wrote: »I am having trouble gaining weight too I haven't eaten right not exercising and not feeling good about myself. I started the gym at 88 pounds 6 years ago I been lifting more than before eating more protein bars and eating more but no gaining but I realized that you have to push yourself to the limit to do it I have a trainer that helps me I weighed 88 pounds now I set my short goal to 110 pounds now I I hit my goal of 110 pounds today on February 20th 2015 and starting a new goal of 120 pounds. I feels good to weigh 110 pounds now. If you want to succeed in life and weight gain push yourself to the limit and you will succeed.
As you have seen, 6 years in the gym has not caused you to gain weight. As mentioned in this thread previously to the OP, you need to eat at a surplus to gain weight. Give the sticky in this section a read for good bulking advice.0 -
Your accusations against me are ridiculous. I would like a doctors opinion on this, because saying that she doesn't need to eat healthy vs. eating cakes and stuff is the way to go, sounds insane.
I know that a salad is only 100 cal. But that's not the point. The point is that she needs to get her body to get used to having food more often. A salad or a fruit is always easy to get down in your stomach. And the reason I recommended a salad and not a piece of cheese cake, well, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand why.
I too struggled all my life by being underweight and having trouble gaining.
So I did what most of you guys recommended, and ate what ever I could get my hands on (pizza, cake, cola etc). But the advice I got, wasn't from people with a health degree. I guess some of you in here advising her with the same advice, doesn't have a degree eather.
Meaning: you don't know what kind of health issues she will run into as she gets older, by taking your advice and thinking that eating unhealthy isn't gonna be a problem for her, as long as she gets her calories. This sounds extremely ignorant.
For an example: I got too much fat on my body and was still skinny/underweight by eating everything (unhealthy foods).
Also I got stomach issues and still having it after 5 years. I got fat in my face and big thighs (and I'm pretty sure that a girl doesn't want that for her worst enemy, so she definitely wants to avoid that for herself, right?). And the reason is because I ate unhealthy. It could have been wors. I could have gotten diabetes or high blood pressure, skin issues or tons of others health issues that you might not see on your outer body.
I'm not saying that the same exact problems is going to happen to her, but I'm just saying that eating unhealthy (doesn't matter if you're having eating disorder/anorexia or not) is not the way to go. You might get other or same health issues. That's for sure. And you might consider yourself lucky if you take their advice and don't get any health issues. That's just a gamble that you have to consider when taking any of our advices.
Why don't you people get your reading on, and research the cons of eating unhealthy (also look up "eating unhealthy while be an anorexic"). I'm pretty sure that a doctor will agree that you have to eat healthy no matter what your problems are :-)
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Your accusations against me are ridiculous. I would like a doctors opinion on this, because saying that she doesn't need to eat healthy vs. eating cakes and stuff is the way to go, sounds insane.
I know that a salad is only 100 cal. But that's not the point. The point is that she needs to get her body to get used to having food more often. A salad or a fruit is always easy to get down in your stomach. And the reason I recommended a salad and not a piece of cheese cake, well, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand why.
I too struggled all my life by being underweight and having trouble gaining.
So I did what most of you guys recommended, and ate what ever I could get my hands on (pizza, cake, cola etc). But the advice I got, wasn't from people with a health degree. I guess some of you in here advising her with the same advice, doesn't have a degree eather.
Meaning: you don't know what kind of health issues she will run into as she gets older, by taking your advice and thinking that eating unhealthy isn't gonna be a problem for her, as long as she gets her calories. This sounds extremely ignorant.
For an example: I got too much fat on my body and was still skinny/underweight by eating everything (unhealthy foods).
Also I got stomach issues and still having it after 5 years. I got fat in my face and big thighs (and I'm pretty sure that a girl doesn't want that for her worst enemy, so she definitely wants to avoid that for herself, right?). And the reason is because I ate unhealthy. It could have been wors. I could have gotten diabetes or high blood pressure, skin issues or tons of others health issues that you might not see on your outer body.
I'm not saying that the same exact problems is going to happen to her, but I'm just saying that eating unhealthy (doesn't matter if you're having eating disorder/anorexia or not) is not the way to go. You might get other or same health issues. That's for sure. And you might consider yourself lucky if you take their advice and don't get any health issues. That's just a gamble that you have to consider when taking any of our advices.
Why don't you people get your reading on, and research the cons of eating unhealthy (also look up "eating unhealthy while be an anorexic"). I'm pretty sure that a doctor will agree that you have to eat healthy no matter what your problems are :-)
Too many strawmen and inaccuracies to address. I'm not touching it other to say that you haven't been listening to what has been said above.0 -
Your accusations against me are ridiculous. I would like a doctors opinion on this, because saying that she doesn't need to eat healthy vs. eating cakes and stuff is the way to go, sounds insane.
I know that a salad is only 100 cal. But that's not the point. The point is that she needs to get her body to get used to having food more often. A salad or a fruit is always easy to get down in your stomach. And the reason I recommended a salad and not a piece of cheese cake, well, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand why.
I too struggled all my life by being underweight and having trouble gaining.
So I did what most of you guys recommended, and ate what ever I could get my hands on (pizza, cake, cola etc). But the advice I got, wasn't from people with a health degree. I guess some of you in here advising her with the same advice, doesn't have a degree eather.
Meaning: you don't know what kind of health issues she will run into as she gets older, by taking your advice and thinking that eating unhealthy isn't gonna be a problem for her, as long as she gets her calories. This sounds extremely ignorant.
For an example: I got too much fat on my body and was still skinny/underweight by eating everything (unhealthy foods).
Also I got stomach issues and still having it after 5 years. I got fat in my face and big thighs (and I'm pretty sure that a girl doesn't want that for her worst enemy, so she definitely wants to avoid that for herself, right?). And the reason is because I ate unhealthy. It could have been wors. I could have gotten diabetes or high blood pressure, skin issues or tons of others health issues that you might not see on your outer body.
I'm not saying that the same exact problems is going to happen to her, but I'm just saying that eating unhealthy (doesn't matter if you're having eating disorder/anorexia or not) is not the way to go. You might get other or same health issues. That's for sure. And you might consider yourself lucky if you take their advice and don't get any health issues. That's just a gamble that you have to consider when taking any of our advices.
Why don't you people get your reading on, and research the cons of eating unhealthy (also look up "eating unhealthy while be an anorexic"). I'm pretty sure that a doctor will agree that you have to eat healthy no matter what your problems are :-)
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I've been on a weight gain rampage forever. My problem is that I can never stick with it for a long period of time. I tried protein smoothies using GNC Pro Performance ® AMP Amplified Mass XXX adding in frozen fruit, peanut butter, and flax seeds but I would be full for the entire day with no desire to eat anything else. I decided to try drinking them at night for my bedtime meal and I've been seeing results. I am also obsessed with Pizza so I make my own mini ones with lots of turkey sausage cheese and sauce which helps with my caloric intake. I suggest trying to find high calorie foods that you enjoy and wont get sick of and taking a multivitamin. Also add strength training as muscle weighs more than fat. Hope this helps with your journey I'm not a professional and I'm rocking in your same boat so far this has been working for me maybe it can help you as well. Good luck!0
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Drink a pint of melted ice cream every day.
If that doesn't work, try two pints.0 -
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Your accusations against me are ridiculous. I would like a doctors opinion on this, because saying that she doesn't need to eat healthy vs. eating cakes and stuff is the way to go, sounds insane.
I know that a salad is only 100 cal. But that's not the point. The point is that she needs to get her body to get used to having food more often. A salad or a fruit is always easy to get down in your stomach. And the reason I recommended a salad and not a piece of cheese cake, well, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand why.
I too struggled all my life by being underweight and having trouble gaining.
So I did what most of you guys recommended, and ate what ever I could get my hands on (pizza, cake, cola etc). But the advice I got, wasn't from people with a health degree. I guess some of you in here advising her with the same advice, doesn't have a degree eather.
Meaning: you don't know what kind of health issues she will run into as she gets older, by taking your advice and thinking that eating unhealthy isn't gonna be a problem for her, as long as she gets her calories. This sounds extremely ignorant.
For an example: I got too much fat on my body and was still skinny/underweight by eating everything (unhealthy foods).
Also I got stomach issues and still having it after 5 years. I got fat in my face and big thighs (and I'm pretty sure that a girl doesn't want that for her worst enemy, so she definitely wants to avoid that for herself, right?). And the reason is because I ate unhealthy. It could have been wors. I could have gotten diabetes or high blood pressure, skin issues or tons of others health issues that you might not see on your outer body.
I'm not saying that the same exact problems is going to happen to her, but I'm just saying that eating unhealthy (doesn't matter if you're having eating disorder/anorexia or not) is not the way to go. You might get other or same health issues. That's for sure. And you might consider yourself lucky if you take their advice and don't get any health issues. That's just a gamble that you have to consider when taking any of our advices.
Why don't you people get your reading on, and research the cons of eating unhealthy (also look up "eating unhealthy while be an anorexic"). I'm pretty sure that a doctor will agree that you have to eat healthy no matter what your problems are :-)
Has anyone said so much wrong yet?
it so wrong, I can't even correct it...0 -
it so wrong, I can't even correct it...
So wrong you can't correct it..but why not? If you have the knowledge, experience, or are yourself a nutritionist / doctor...why not correct him?
I am going to go out on a limb and say those who say he is wrong simply can't correct him. Because they don't know any better themselves (i.e. the above quoted poster).
I'd like to know why you should horde ice cream, pizza, and other things is the 'way to go' if you are a hard gainer?0 -
That's the problem you don't eat breakfast you need to have breakfast because its the most important meal of the day and the way your body will have energy and you need to eat like whole foods. Also if you wanted to add some muscle to your body you could lift some weights and do a little bit of cardio like 2-3 sessions but not for long.tiffany23k wrote: »I went through a depression and have anxiety so that doesn't help but I went to a very unhealthy weight of 89 lbs and then came back up to 102. My goal is to gain 20-30 lbs to be normal for once ! I've been too skinny whole life but I do not have any eating disorders and love food. The only problem I think I have is I rarely eat breakfast... I'm just not hungry when I wake up!!!
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it so wrong, I can't even correct it...
So wrong you can't correct it..but why not? If you have the knowledge, experience, or are yourself a nutritionist / doctor...why not correct him?
I am going to go out on a limb and say those who say he is wrong simply can't correct him. Because they don't know any better themselves (i.e. the above quoted poster).
I'd like to know why you should horde ice cream, pizza, and other things is the 'way to go' if you are a hard gainer?
No one said that so stop with the strawman and we don't have the energy or time to deal with someine who has no basic clue about physiology.0 -
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Emily and Wheelhouse why is it so hard to explain why you should eat ice cream, pizza, etc for added calories? Why not focus on clean healthy alternatives? You can get plenty of calories for things other than dairy products.
And besides that...clearly neither of you have the credentials to defend your assertions. Is it really that big of a deal to simply explain why you recommend what you recommend? Or can you only recommend what someone else recommended via the grapr vine?0 -
Emily and Wheelhouse why is it so hard to explain why you should eat ice cream, pizza, etc for added calories? Why not focus on clean healthy alternatives? You can get plenty of calories for things other than dairy products.
And besides that...clearly neither of you have the credentials to defend your assertions. Is it really that big of a deal to simply explain why you recommend what you recommend? Or can you only recommend what someone else recommended via the grapr vine?
Can you explain why, within the context of a nutritiously varied and healthy diet, a serving or two of ice cream is unhealthy if it helps you reach your daily calorie goal and is within your macro breakdown?0 -
it so wrong, I can't even correct it...
So wrong you can't correct it..but why not? If you have the knowledge, experience, or are yourself a nutritionist / doctor...why not correct him?
I am going to go out on a limb and say those who say he is wrong simply can't correct him. Because they don't know any better themselves (i.e. the above quoted poster).
I'd like to know why you should horde ice cream, pizza, and other things is the 'way to go' if you are a hard gainer?
because I have spent 75% of my 13000 + posts correcting BS like that and I don't feel like tearing down every straw man argument on mfp ..
and who the hell said to horde ice cream, and pizza??????0 -
Emily and Wheelhouse why is it so hard to explain why you should eat ice cream, pizza, etc for added calories? Why not focus on clean healthy alternatives? You can get plenty of calories for things other than dairy products.
And besides that...clearly neither of you have the credentials to defend your assertions. Is it really that big of a deal to simply explain why you recommend what you recommend? Or can you only recommend what someone else recommended via the grapr vine?
and your credentials are??
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Oh this is getting gooooooooood!0
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Emily and Wheelhouse why is it so hard to explain why you should eat ice cream, pizza, etc for added calories? Why not focus on clean healthy alternatives? You can get plenty of calories for things other than dairy products.
And besides that...clearly neither of you have the credentials to defend your assertions. Is it really that big of a deal to simply explain why you recommend what you recommend? Or can you only recommend what someone else recommended via the grapr vine?
Nobody said anything about hording ice cream and pizza..having these things as part of an otherwise nutritious diet is just fine and when trying to gain weight can be very beneficial.
I did a bulk starting in the early fall and through the new year...I needed to consistently get around 3200ish calories per day...I still ate my 6-8 servings of fruit and veg per day...my whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats...but to consistently hit my calorie targets required me to have some "junk"...note I said some...I know how people like to translate that as "nothing but twinkies all day long."
Also, if I'm hitting on all of my nutrition, how do I benefit from more broccoli?0 -
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Emily and Wheelhouse why is it so hard to explain why you should eat ice cream, pizza, etc for added calories? Why not focus on clean healthy alternatives? You can get plenty of calories for things other than dairy products.
And besides that...clearly neither of you have the credentials to defend your assertions nor apparently the mental fortitude to explain them either. Is it really that big of a deal to simply explain why you recommend what you recommend? Or can you only recommend what someone else recommended via the grapr vine?
Nobody said anything about hording ice cream and pizza..having these things as part of an otherwise nutritious diet is just fine and when trying to gain weight can be very beneficial.
I did a bulk starting in the early fall and through the new year...I needed to consistently get around 3200ish calories per day...I still ate my 6-8 servings of fruit and veg per day...my whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats...but to consistently hit my calorie targets required me to have some "junk"...note I said some...I know how people like to translate that as "nothing but twinkies all day long."
Also, if I'm hitting on all of my nutrition, how do I benefit from more broccoli?
cwolfman is always on point ^0 -
why is it so hard to explain why you should eat ice cream, pizza, etc for added calories? Why not focus on clean healthy alternatives? You can get plenty of calories for things other than dairy products.
@ceoverturf said it. Lots of cals, easy and fast to eat. I hit my nutritional goals for the day.. shoving my face with more super filling veggies, fruits, whole grains, whatever you consider a 'clean alternative' isn't necessary and can actually make it more difficult to reach a surplus. I was a 130lb, 5'7" woman bulking on 3300 cals per day, you better believe I had me some ice cream every night.
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tiffany23k wrote: »my metabolism is ridicules... I have like no fat on my body but eat a ton of food all the time and noting works? I drink ensure, boosts, muscle milk... I don't know what else to do?
If this is true. If you are really eating what should be a surplus of calories and not gaining, you should see a doctor. That can be a sign of disease.0 -
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That's the problem you don't eat breakfast you need to have breakfast because its the most important meal of the day and the way your body will have energy and you need to eat like whole foods. Also if you wanted to add some muscle to your body you could lift some weights and do a little bit of cardio like 2-3 sessions but not for long.tiffany23k wrote: »I went through a depression and have anxiety so that doesn't help but I went to a very unhealthy weight of 89 lbs and then came back up to 102. My goal is to gain 20-30 lbs to be normal for once ! I've been too skinny whole life but I do not have any eating disorders and love food. The only problem I think I have is I rarely eat breakfast... I'm just not hungry when I wake up!!!
Well...if eating breakfast will get you to eat more calories per day, then yeah. But there's nothing magical about breakfast or timing. Just need to eat more period.0 -
Because when you're bulking, the most important thing is to get your calories in. Nothing else about your diet matters as much; no surplus = no gains. And when you're bulking, which I suspect you've never done, there are many days when you come to the end of the day and still need to eat upwards of 500-1000 calories and you cannot freaking face any more high-volume food. Your choices at that point are to abandon your surplus for that day or find foods that are high-calorie and low-volume. Ice cream, pizza, cookies, poptarts, etc., are SOME examples of high-calorie, low-volume foods.Emily and Wheelhouse why is it so hard to explain why you should eat ice cream, pizza, etc for added calories? Why not focus on clean healthy alternatives? You can get plenty of calories for things other than dairy products.
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Emily and Wheelhouse why is it so hard to explain why you should eat ice cream, pizza, etc for added calories? Why not focus on clean healthy alternatives? You can get plenty of calories for things other than dairy products.
And besides that...clearly neither of you have the credentials to defend your assertions nor apparently the mental fortitude to explain them either. Is it really that big of a deal to simply explain why you recommend what you recommend? Or can you only recommend what someone else recommended via the grapr vine?
Nobody said anything about hording ice cream and pizza..having these things as part of an otherwise nutritious diet is just fine and when trying to gain weight can be very beneficial.
I did a bulk starting in the early fall and through the new year...I needed to consistently get around 3200ish calories per day...I still ate my 6-8 servings of fruit and veg per day...my whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats...but to consistently hit my calorie targets required me to have some "junk"...note I said some...I know how people like to translate that as "nothing but twinkies all day long."
Also, if I'm hitting on all of my nutrition, how do I benefit from more broccoli?
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