Belly fat while gaining weight
NethieJ
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Hello everyone. I have been supplementing for a while and I have gained 3 pounds which seems to all be in my stomach. Any suggestions as to getting my weight to go else where as I gain it?
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You cant control where fat goes. Thats genetics. At best you can lift heavy thinga and hope for some muscle gains. Or go through periods of cuts and bulks.5
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Supplementing with what?1
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I mentioned that I am supplementing simply so that you all would have insight. When you ask a question isn’t it best that you give more info into your situation? It helps people to better answer your questions right?2
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I mentioned that I am supplementing simply so that you all would have insight. When you ask a question isn’t it best that you give more info into your situation? It helps people to better answer your questions right?
More relevant information is actually how quickly you are gaining (3 pounds in how many weeks), what type of exercise you are doing, and what your calorie intake is. They asked about supplementing because to some people it means taking steroids. Taking Ensure, Creatine, and Muscle Milk is really not supplementing, it's just helping you get into a surplus.2 -
I mentioned that I am supplementing simply so that you all would have insight. When you ask a question isn’t it best that you give more info into your situation? It helps people to better answer your questions right?
More relevant information is actually how quickly you are gaining (3 pounds in how many weeks), what type of exercise you are doing, and what your calorie intake is. They asked about supplementing because to some people it means taking steroids. Taking Ensure, Creatine, and Muscle Milk is really not supplementing, it's just helping you get into a surplus.
Ok I see what you mean about people having different perceptions of the word supplement but in the dictionary supplementing is adding something to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole... regardless of what it is. Also I think you misread somewhere because I wasn’t the one questioning anyone about my supplements, that was @fb47 asking why I even brought up that I was supplementing so that should have been directed or quoted towards him and not me. I think that was a good question from @cityruss2 -
you cant control where weight goes, just as you cant control where weight comes off from.
if youre trying to build muscle, you can focus on specific muscle groups.2 -
Hello everyone. I have been supplementing for a while and I have gained 3 pounds which seems to all be in my stomach. Any suggestions as to getting my weight to go else where as I gain it?
Slight caloric deficit, with some weight training and cardio 3-4 times a week after weight training. Should help with stubborn unwanted body fat, also have to stay consistent with the training.8 -
GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Hello everyone. I have been supplementing for a while and I have gained 3 pounds which seems to all be in my stomach. Any suggestions as to getting my weight to go else where as I gain it?
Slight caloric deficit, with some weight training and cardio 3-4 times a week after weight training. Should help with stubborn unwanted body fat, also have to stay consistent with the training.
She's gaining weight. On purpose. A calorie deficit is the opposite of what her goal is.4 -
GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Hello everyone. I have been supplementing for a while and I have gained 3 pounds which seems to all be in my stomach. Any suggestions as to getting my weight to go else where as I gain it?
Slight caloric deficit, with some weight training and cardio 3-4 times a week after weight training. Should help with stubborn unwanted body fat, also have to stay consistent with the training.
She's gaining weight. On purpose. A calorie deficit is the opposite of what her goal is.
Sounds she doesn't like weight gain, and she's gaining in the wrong places. Slight caloric deficit with weight training and cardio with melt body fat. That's what I got from her post8 -
GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Hello everyone. I have been supplementing for a while and I have gained 3 pounds which seems to all be in my stomach. Any suggestions as to getting my weight to go else where as I gain it?
Slight caloric deficit, with some weight training and cardio 3-4 times a week after weight training. Should help with stubborn unwanted body fat, also have to stay consistent with the training.
She's gaining weight. On purpose. A calorie deficit is the opposite of what her goal is.
Sounds she doesn't like weight gain, and she's gaining in the wrong places. Slight caloric deficit with weight training and cardio with melt body fat. That's what I got from her post
She doesn't like that she perceives the 3 pounds she has gained all went to her belly. Weight training will be good for her for sure, which is why I came in to see if she would clarify what her exercise currently is, how fast she gained the weight, and how many calories she is eating. I like to know the full story before giving advice.5 -
OP I think if might help if you tell us what you're actually trying to achieve and how you're currently going about it.
Are you just sinking a load of extra calories and hoping you'll develop a 'booty' and the body of your dreams or some such?
That's not really the way to go.4 -
I am trying to gain at least 45 pounds. I’ve gained 3 pounds with in a three week time frame. I am not exercising much but when I do, I have been doing planks, sit ups and lifting 5 pound weights with my legs. I don’t know exactly what I should be doing and that’s why I’m here asking. Thank you all so much for your input and help!0
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I am trying to gain at least 45 pounds. I’ve gained 3 pounds with in a three week time frame. I am not exercising much but when I do, I have been doing planks, sit ups and lifting 5 pound weights with my legs. I don’t know exactly what I should be doing and that’s why I’m here asking. Thank you all so much for your input and help!
45 pounds is a pretty high goal, are you severely underweight?
If your goal is to put on some curves it's a good idea to do an actual strength training routine. Your current exercises aren't going to help you add much muscle, so your weight gain will be all fat. I'll add a link at the bottom of this for you to check out some programs.
One thing to keep in mind is that women who are lifting, gaining weight, and eating adequate protein can gain about 1 pound of muscle per month. Any other gain on top of that will be fat (and a little bit of water). If you are really underweight there's a chance that your stomach looking bigger to you is partially bloating or food volume from eating more and not that you've added 3 pounds of fat to just that area. You can't pick where your body adds the fat though.
If you happen to be in recovery for an eating disorder (we see a lot of those) it's a good idea to discuss this with your recovery team. If that doesn't apply to you I don't mean anything negative by it, just trying to cover all possibilities since I don't have all the information.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p19 -
I am trying to gain at least 45 pounds. I’ve gained 3 pounds with in a three week time frame. I am not exercising much but when I do, I have been doing planks, sit ups and lifting 5 pound weights with my legs. I don’t know exactly what I should be doing and that’s why I’m here asking. Thank you all so much for your input and help!
45 pounds is a pretty high goal, are you severely underweight?
If your goal is to put on some curves it's a good idea to do an actual strength training routine. Your current exercises aren't going to help you add much muscle, so your weight gain will be all fat. I'll add a link at the bottom of this for you to check out some programs.
One thing to keep in mind is that women who are lifting, gaining weight, and eating adequate protein can gain about 1 pound of muscle per month. Any other gain on top of that will be fat (and a little bit of water). If you are really underweight there's a chance that your stomach looking bigger to you is partially bloating or food volume from eating more and not that you've added 3 pounds of fat to just that area. You can't pick where your body adds the fat though.
If you happen to be in recovery for an eating disorder (we see a lot of those) it's a good idea to discuss this with your recovery team. If that doesn't apply to you I don't mean anything negative by it, just trying to cover all possibilities since I don't have all the information.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1
Thank you sooo much!! I am 5”4 and 115 pounds. I don’t have any eating disorders or anything like that. I just want to be thicker to enhance my shape.1 -
I am trying to gain at least 45 pounds. I’ve gained 3 pounds with in a three week time frame. I am not exercising much but when I do, I have been doing planks, sit ups and lifting 5 pound weights with my legs. I don’t know exactly what I should be doing and that’s why I’m here asking. Thank you all so much for your input and help!
45 pounds is a pretty high goal, are you severely underweight?
If your goal is to put on some curves it's a good idea to do an actual strength training routine. Your current exercises aren't going to help you add much muscle, so your weight gain will be all fat. I'll add a link at the bottom of this for you to check out some programs.
One thing to keep in mind is that women who are lifting, gaining weight, and eating adequate protein can gain about 1 pound of muscle per month. Any other gain on top of that will be fat (and a little bit of water). If you are really underweight there's a chance that your stomach looking bigger to you is partially bloating or food volume from eating more and not that you've added 3 pounds of fat to just that area. You can't pick where your body adds the fat though.
If you happen to be in recovery for an eating disorder (we see a lot of those) it's a good idea to discuss this with your recovery team. If that doesn't apply to you I don't mean anything negative by it, just trying to cover all possibilities since I don't have all the information.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1
Thank you sooo much!! I am 5”4 and 115 pounds. I don’t have any eating disorders or anything like that. I just want to be thicker to enhance my shape.
Why don't you take it slow, which will help minimize fat gains, and will help maintain your health. Going from underweight to overweight is not ideal. And understand that getting the body you want, may take years because you might have to go through cycles of gaining weight and then losing weight to eliminate fat gains.
And look at StrongCurves (its in that link). It's a book, which is well worth it. Also, once you are finished with the mass gainer, I'd look at the link below and either incorporate higher calorie foods or make your own shake that is going to have a much better nutritional profile.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p15 -
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I am trying to gain at least 45 pounds. I’ve gained 3 pounds with in a three week time frame. I am not exercising much but when I do, I have been doing planks, sit ups and lifting 5 pound weights with my legs. I don’t know exactly what I should be doing and that’s why I’m here asking. Thank you all so much for your input and help!
Won't ("at least") 160lbs put you in the overweight category?3 -
Thank youThank you
Why do you want to gain 45lbs? That is not healthy as you would be overweight. 115 is not even underweight for your height although you could probably gain 10-15lbs and have the thicker figure you want! (Especially with some squats and heavy weights)
It scares me that we are starting to see quite a few people posting about how they have goals to be overweight when they are at a perfectly healthy weight. Society is getting more and more warped in regards to its perception of healthy if so many are striving to be overweight.3 -
I agree 45 lbs is too much to gain and too soon. I have a feeling you just or will soon start training. By gaining 45 lbs off the bat, you're just going to end up fat. You need to gain weight at a slower pace, because unfortunately building muscles is a slow process. It takes a few bulking and cutting cycles just to get somewhat the shape we want.1
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Thank youThank you
Why do you want to gain 45lbs? That is not healthy as you would be overweight. 115 is not even underweight for your height although you could probably gain 10-15lbs and have the thicker figure you want! (Especially with some squats and heavy weights)
It scares me that we are starting to see quite a few people posting about how they have goals to be overweight when they are at a perfectly healthy weight. Society is getting more and more warped in regards to its perception of healthy if so many are striving to be overweight.
You know what!!!? You are right! I wasn’t doing the math correctly ...I actually don’t know what I was thinking because since I’m 115 I only need to gain 20 pounds instead of 45 to be at 135 and that’s where I want to get to. Though I don’t even look 115 pounds,I look about 100-105 pounds and being 5’4 and weighing 135 won’t be over weight nor bad looking. Thanks for bringing that up to me!!!3 -
Hey you either go big or you go home bigger stomach means bigger abbs LETS GO MAMA6
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