6' Tall 137lbs - Need Advice Please

I'm assuming the low fat is a dietary restriction due to your health problems? It is going to be a little more difficult to add in calories with keeping low fat, but you should be able to do it. You're just going to have to add in more calories of the other two macronutrients. Focus on carbs and lean proteins. Rice, oats, chicken, turkey, etc.

Can you drink calories between meals? Make smoothies with low fat yoghurt (the high sugar kind), rice milk (or something else with carbs), banana, dates, protein powder?

been there. excercise and put it on in muscle by taking in 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight with equal carbohydrate calories but start slow. start with walking, then jogging then running and with weights start light with high reps building stamina before building strength. unless you already have good stamina, then you can pack it on quicker and you have the advantage of muscle memory.

supplements.. if your not taking anything anabolic perscription or otherwise, I would suggest 25mg ostabol a day. It's about equal in anabolic strength as testosterone and it won't kill your natural testosterone production. I only take it for PCT. google it.

Also fruit juice will have similar carbs to fruit but you'll be able to consume more because there isn't any bulk.

MityMax96 wrote: »

Then look for foods that are high in fat that you can eat.

He did specify he had to eat low fat. Could be a gallbladder issue or something similar.

auddii wrote: »

MityMax96 wrote: »

Then look for foods that are high in fat that you can eat.

He did specify he had to eat low fat. Could be a gallbladder issue or something similar.

Oh, missed that
Scratch my recommendation

Grains like oats, brown rice, whole wheat pastas, and barley low in fat, and calorie-dense.

Beans also match your requirements perfectly. They can be fit into any meal and are very versatile. Add them to egg omelettes for breakfast (use only egg whites since watching fat), make burritos, add to rice, soups, or re-fried beans spread on a whole wheat pita.

Have you considered trying the GOMAD (gallon of milk a day) approach? While the lowfat or skim varieties are much lower in calories, they still have a great carb/protein balance and you can supplement a LOT of calories that way. For example: One gallon of skim milk a day has VERY minimal fat, yet 1,376 calories. 192g carbs and 128g protein.

Another great option is homemade no knead bread. Simply yeast, flour, salt, and water. No fat but lots of flavor with minimal time or effort spent making it.

Look into ensure or boost drinks. They have different varieties now. I'm in the same boat as you, only my low weight is due to crohns disease so I know how hard it can be to get your calories in without the fat. Im 6'6" and 170 lbs and have to eat almost 3000 calories a day just to maintain my weight! Cheese is a good thing to add to everything also. As much as you can tolerate.