Any helpful tips on gaining

skolodzik306
skolodzik306 Posts: 3 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
A few years ago I went through a trauma and lost a lot of weight, today I weighed in at 97 pounds. My goal is to get back to 110-115 pounds; which is what I weighed before the incident. I'm already drinking 2 protein shakes a day, but I'm not getting the results I want.

Anyone else with truama/weight loss issues? Did you overcome it, if so, how?

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  • mixa4u
    mixa4u Posts: 62 Member
    Find your tdee and add 500. Or just set goal in mfp to gain weight.
  • RedWolf09
    RedWolf09 Posts: 90 Member
    Force yourself to eat more. Protein shakes are okay, but nothing is going to beat real meals.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    Eat higher calorie foods and not any diet foods; nuts, avocado, cheese (on everything), full fat dairy, bagels/pancakes/etc, peanut butter (even out of the jar), ice cream, drink some calories (chocolate milk), red meats, high calorie protein bars, high calorie protein shakes and so much more.
  • adamhendrickson92
    adamhendrickson92 Posts: 29 Member
    RedWolf09 wrote: »
    Force yourself to eat more. Protein shakes are okay, but nothing is going to beat real meals.

    agree with this, protein shakes are meant to supplement your diet so make sure you're eating enough besides them. you're gonna need more carbs to gain weight as well. eat more food - pasta, meat, eggs, milk, potatos, peanut butter sandwiches, bananas, etc. etc.
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    Eat higher calorie foods and not any diet foods; nuts, avocado, cheese (on everything), full fat dairy, bagels/pancakes/etc, peanut butter (even out of the jar), ice cream, drink some calories (chocolate milk), red meats, high calorie protein bars, high calorie protein shakes and so much more.

    +1

    Just make sure that you work out (particularly strength training) while you do this so you gain muscle and not all fat
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Ice cream, pumpkin pie, peanut butter, doughnuts...these are all part of my daily bulking diet and even usually when I'm cutting...
  • AbigailC17
    AbigailC17 Posts: 78 Member
    edited March 2016
    Eat a lot of white rice, bread, fruit smoothies, pasta, drink whole milk (drinking low fat right now so I can fit rice in my diet). If I am not restricted to eat 3000-3500 (very active) I can eat 6 cups of rice in one sitting (a lot of calories). When I weigh my dry rice to cook, it's around 750-800 in total a day (the rest is pasta and little veggies). I can easily eat 2000g of rice throughout the day (if not more) and that is 7,111 cals (calculated it). Right now gaining weight steadily.
  • AbigailC17
    AbigailC17 Posts: 78 Member
    *corrected not 750-800. It's usually around 260g of rice and that is 924 cals. It's not a lot :'( . Wish I could eat more but my 6 meals will have no variety lol
  • danielle4216
    danielle4216 Posts: 4 Member
    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Eat higher calorie foods and not any diet foods; nuts, avocado, cheese (on everything), full fat dairy, bagels/pancakes/etc, peanut butter (even out of the jar), ice cream, drink some calories (chocolate milk), red meats, high calorie protein bars, high calorie protein shakes and so much more.

    +1

    Just make sure that you work out (particularly strength training) while you do this so you gain muscle and not all fat

    Working out is great but if you have trouble gaining weight I think it would help more to focus on not burning too many calories
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    danielle4216 wrote: »
    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Eat higher calorie foods and not any diet foods; nuts, avocado, cheese (on everything), full fat dairy, bagels/pancakes/etc, peanut butter (even out of the jar), ice cream, drink some calories (chocolate milk), red meats, high calorie protein bars, high calorie protein shakes and so much more.

    +1

    Just make sure that you work out (particularly strength training) while you do this so you gain muscle and not all fat

    Working out is great but if you have trouble gaining weight I think it would help more to focus on not burning too many calories

    Luckily, lifting doesn't burn that many calories. The benefits are well worth the extra food. Lift for an hour? Eat Ben and Jerrys. Profit.
  • jwcanfield
    jwcanfield Posts: 192 Member
    Are there other shakes that would be better for weight-gaining rather than just protein? And, as others have noted, the shakes should be in addition to your full complement of daily healthy food choices. Not as meal replacements.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,976 Member
    There are shakes that can total 650 calories for one serving. Optimum Nutrition makes one.

    All in all, gaining weight is about surplus. Calorie dense is the way to go. For me, I like pizza.

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  • Kullerva
    Kullerva Posts: 1,114 Member
    When I was in college there was this amazing bakery that fried doughnuts using better oils (like canola) instead of the saturated fat monstrosities. I was thinner then and ate there every other day. I gained 10 lbs in a year...but it was worth it. :)

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