fast metabolism and trying to gain weight
aidancuthbertson1993
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Can anyone help me overcome this, I have been 9st 4Ibs since high school and have never been able to gain a pound, so am looking to bulk up a little and healthily.
Thank you.
Aidan
Thank you.
Aidan
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Eat more....
Are you actually tracking your intake or are you just assuming you're eating a lot and have a fast metabolism? I find that in the vast majority of these kind of cases, people simply aren't eating all that much...they think they are, but they're not.
When I was in my early 20s I was one of those people as well...I just though it impossible for me to put on weight...come to find out I wasn't eating anywhere near enough to actually gain weight and barely enough to maintain. I'm 40 now and I just finished a bulk (note that my profile pic is a throwback to 2.5 years ago when I was fat) and I was eating a solid 3200 calories per day or so just to put on a couple of pounds per month.0 -
Well my intake says am consuming over the limit required, could the fact I have an active job be a downfall to this ?0
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To be honest you're eating exactly the same amount of food a 9 st 4 lbs would eat.
If you were eating more then that you'd be bigger.
Check out the JM Blakely diet. That'll solve your problem.0 -
aidancuthbertson1993 wrote: »Well my intake says am consuming over the limit required, could the fact I have an active job be a downfall to this ?
You have to account for it for sure as well as any other exercise you do. When I did my bulk in the fall I was putting on about 2 Lbs per month eating around 3200 calories and I have a desk job...I cycle a lot, but I cut my cycling way down as well so that all of that energy could be better utilized for putting on a little meat to help me blast through some lifting plateaus.
What's your calorie intake like? With an active job, you're gong to have to eat a lot of calories to put on weight.
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What does this even mean? If you're not gaining weight, you're not eating enough.aidancuthbertson1993 wrote: »Well my intake says am consuming over the limit required
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Thanks for all your replies I went to see a nutritionist and has gave me a good diet plan, just needing to sort out my workout plan and I will be ready to go!! Goodbye lankey old hello tall and slighly meaty new me haha0
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Open up your diary to the public. I can bet you money you're not eating enough.
Men should not have a problem gaining weight. Trust me.0 -
Av just started it offically today but yeah sure thing, but thats a bit biased to say men shouldn't have that problem because believe it or not their is people that have fast metabolism0
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I was just making a joke.
If you're not lactose-tolerant, try more dairy. That packs a punch when I'm trying to add easy calories. Or any complex carb.0 -
Ohh I don't know if you will see what I have done for today but still to have my last meal as well at 10pm0
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Ohh I see haha my bad.
Yeah was told to eat/drink full fat milk, eggs, creams and stay away from artificial sugars and more natural sugars, av ordered red meat, chicken, mackerel, whole grain pasta, whole grain rice, cream, milk, granola, eggs, cheese and few other things I can't remember but yeah hopefully it will be good along with a non cardio exercise0 -
Holy smokes! Nice food intake. I'm jealous!
Looks good to me. Try and slow down on any extra cardio, and just be consistent.0 -
Hahaha hopefully it should work bud!
Yeah think for maybe the first month avoid cardio completely and focus on weights, not looking to go arnie build just a bit more bulkier than built like the side of a £5 note hahaha0 -
Slow and steady wins the race! All the best man!0
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Um, your chorizo burger sounds amazing. Good idea...0
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Correct indeed cheers bro!0
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Hahaha must admit was pretty decent audii,
Yeah bud just when you think your consuming enough your actually not so yeah av definitely found the best way to do it am just eating every 2 hours obviously my main courses (breakfast, lunch, dinner) but on top of that am having mid morning and snack then after lunch a mid afternoon feed with snack then after dinner am having pudding then before bed a good snack so am consuming well more than enough pushing 4000kals a day near enough if I keep doing what am doing0 -
I dont mean to minimise your problem but I'm jealous! I would love to have your problem!0
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My husband easily eats over 3500 a day (we checked by tracking his food for a few days), has a desk job, and literally does no exercise. He is very slim and never gains any weight. Some people are just really lucky! He said that when he did gain weight in the past, he had to drink a lot of protein shakes, eat double what he eats now, and lifted weights. He really struggled to get bigger. Even then, he gained maybe 10lbs over several months. I don't mean to make it sound discouraging, but it is an issue for some people.
Hopefully the plan you got helps!0 -
I am almost 40 and eat about 4500 calories a day just to maintain my weight. I lift 6 days a week. High metabolism is a good thing man. Just eat lots of protein and lots of good carbs.0
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That's a nice looking diary...0
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I don't mean this in a cheeky but its not 'lucky' for some people when people constantly slag you for being skinny its as bad as being called fat, cheers for that cwolfman13 proud of myself and can definitely feel a difference already my appetite is definitely building up more and more haha, will feel better when am around 13st0
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You have never been fat, and have absolutely no right to make the statement that it's better or worse than anything.aidancuthbertson1993 wrote: »its as bad as being called fat,
It's different. When you're fat people pretend you're not even there. You have no idea how invisible you become when you're huge. Don't even TRY to say you know what it's like. I can never say what it's like to be a 'too skinny' of guy, and I don't discredit the flak you get... because I believe it... but it is not even close to the same thing. Just because it likely evokes feelings of shame, does not make it the same.
People who sob about skinny shaming have generally never been fat. I'm probably about to lose my job because the business is tanking and I won't even be able to get a job as a waitress because I'm fat... you wouldn't be able to get a job as a mover and so we can empathize... but they are different things. I will never know what it's like to be skinny and unable to gain a pound of muscle. Skinny shaming is bad. So is fat shaming. Any kind of body shaming is bad.
That said, I knew a guy who seriously was constantly eating and never put on a pound. This guy really could eat an entire extra large pizza and an hour later, be working on something new. That, that really does seem like a curse, and if it is like that for you, I'm sorry you have to struggle with it. Best wishes with your bulking. My suggestion is to sneak in more fats into your food... fry your meat up in oils, so on and so forth. "Hidden" calories so you won't feel like you're overeating, but you'll still be getting more. (fistbump)0 -
Um, way to contribute to this thread. I'd suggest just staying out of the gaining weight forum in general...
You have never been fat, and have absolutely no right to make the statement that it's better or worse than anything.aidancuthbertson1993 wrote: »its as bad as being called fat,
It's different. When you're fat people pretend you're not even there. You have no idea how invisible you become when you're huge. Don't even TRY to say you know what it's like. I can never say what it's like to be a 'too skinny' of guy, and I don't discredit the flak you get... because I believe it... but it is not even close to the same thing. Just because it likely evokes feelings of shame, does not make it the same.
People who sob about skinny shaming have generally never been fat. I'm probably about to lose my job because the business is tanking and I won't even be able to get a job as a waitress because I'm fat... you wouldn't be able to get a job as a mover and so we can empathize... but they are different things. I will never know what it's like to be skinny and unable to gain a pound of muscle. Skinny shaming is bad. So is fat shaming. Any kind of body shaming is bad.
That said, I knew a guy who seriously was constantly eating and never put on a pound. This guy really could eat an entire extra large pizza and an hour later, be working on something new. That, that really does seem like a curse, and if it is like that for you, I'm sorry you have to struggle with it. Best wishes with your bulking. My suggestion is to sneak in more fats into your food... fry your meat up in oils, so on and so forth. "Hidden" calories so you won't feel like you're overeating, but you'll still be getting more. (fistbump)
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You have never been fat, and have absolutely no right to make the statement that it's better or worse than anything.aidancuthbertson1993 wrote: »its as bad as being called fat,
It's different. When you're fat people pretend you're not even there. You have no idea how invisible you become when you're huge. Don't even TRY to say you know what it's like. I can never say what it's like to be a 'too skinny' of guy, and I don't discredit the flak you get... because I believe it... but it is not even close to the same thing. Just because it likely evokes feelings of shame, does not make it the same.
People who sob about skinny shaming have generally never been fat. I'm probably about to lose my job because the business is tanking and I won't even be able to get a job as a waitress because I'm fat... you wouldn't be able to get a job as a mover and so we can empathize... but they are different things. I will never know what it's like to be skinny and unable to gain a pound of muscle. Skinny shaming is bad. So is fat shaming. Any kind of body shaming is bad.
That said, I knew a guy who seriously was constantly eating and never put on a pound. This guy really could eat an entire extra large pizza and an hour later, be working on something new. That, that really does seem like a curse, and if it is like that for you, I'm sorry you have to struggle with it. Best wishes with your bulking. My suggestion is to sneak in more fats into your food... fry your meat up in oils, so on and so forth. "Hidden" calories so you won't feel like you're overeating, but you'll still be getting more. (fistbump)
This is a borderline attack post. OP is struggling with self-image, and you are projecting your own issues into this thread. I have been skinny and fat, and I can say that my self-image was much more negative when I was skinny.
OP, just keep increasing calories, and you will get there eventually. In my early 20s, I thought I would never be able to put on weight, but I finally started to gain when I got up to about 6000 calories/day. It was really difficult at first, but eventually my appetite adjusted and it got a little easier.0 -
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You have never been fat, and have absolutely no right to make the statement that it's better or worse than anything.aidancuthbertson1993 wrote: »its as bad as being called fat,
It's different. When you're fat people pretend you're not even there. You have no idea how invisible you become when you're huge. Don't even TRY to say you know what it's like. I can never say what it's like to be a 'too skinny' of guy, and I don't discredit the flak you get... because I believe it... but it is not even close to the same thing. Just because it likely evokes feelings of shame, does not make it the same.
People who sob about skinny shaming have generally never been fat. I'm probably about to lose my job because the business is tanking and I won't even be able to get a job as a waitress because I'm fat... you wouldn't be able to get a job as a mover and so we can empathize... but they are different things. I will never know what it's like to be skinny and unable to gain a pound of muscle. Skinny shaming is bad. So is fat shaming. Any kind of body shaming is bad.
That said, I knew a guy who seriously was constantly eating and never put on a pound. This guy really could eat an entire extra large pizza and an hour later, be working on something new. That, that really does seem like a curse, and if it is like that for you, I'm sorry you have to struggle with it. Best wishes with your bulking. My suggestion is to sneak in more fats into your food... fry your meat up in oils, so on and so forth. "Hidden" calories so you won't feel like you're overeating, but you'll still be getting more. (fistbump)
Get out.
You don't know- and you don't get to cry "oh it's so much worse to be me- you don't know"
You have NO RIGHT to invalidate someone else's feelings because YOU have you're own set of issues.
He's here getting help.
You can get help to- the process is the exact same- instead you just come in here attacking someone else when you should be more focused on your weight loss- rather than I'm getting fired because I'm fat.
Tough titties- there's a way to fix it- stop trying to play "my problems are worse"0 -
now.
OP.
Everyone else has been spot on- the unfortunate reality is you need to eat more- and sounds like you're on the right path- just MOAR.
Much like people who are losing weight maximize calories by going for things that are low calorie and highly filling- you have to go the opposite way- high calorie low filling.
Liquid calories are great for this. I find ice cream and oreos my go to when I'm bulking. Seriously- just gotta find a way to get it in there without filling yourself up with volume.
Beer? go for it.
milk? YES!
but obviously not at the same time- that's gross.0 -
JoRocka ,
Ice cream , really ?0
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