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Beccalouise09
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I really much would like some advice as I am doing rather well so far with the exercise routine I have so far, however, I am having trouble knowing what protein powders or shakes to use for gaining muscle and toning. It is so irritating, and someone from SparkPeople site recommended this site to me, so I thought to check it out.
I have been using Maximuscle protein shakes for years for the exercise programs. they've worked a treat but what other ones could I use as an alternative? I ask as I believe I could do better
At the moment, I am currently stuck on 7 stone 2lbs, I struggle to get higher than 7 stone 1lbs. Ever since my holes in my heart healed completely when I was eighteen, I have noticed I have been able to do more than before, I lacked in being active and it annoys me how other girls who are friends of mine had shown they are better than me. It annoys me how I am playing a game of Miss-catchup due to not being as strong as other girls my age, plus, I had someone say ''the reason why you are not as strong as other girls rebecca is because you were vegetarian''.
I have been using Maximuscle protein shakes for years for the exercise programs. they've worked a treat but what other ones could I use as an alternative? I ask as I believe I could do better
At the moment, I am currently stuck on 7 stone 2lbs, I struggle to get higher than 7 stone 1lbs. Ever since my holes in my heart healed completely when I was eighteen, I have noticed I have been able to do more than before, I lacked in being active and it annoys me how other girls who are friends of mine had shown they are better than me. It annoys me how I am playing a game of Miss-catchup due to not being as strong as other girls my age, plus, I had someone say ''the reason why you are not as strong as other girls rebecca is because you were vegetarian''.
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To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
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Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^0 -
starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What constitutes too many carbs? Is there a reason you are afraid to eat carbs?
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If looking to increase muscle and up weight:
[1] a decent strength training program (you didn't specify your routine - cardio and/or barbie weights won't do what you want..if not a lifting program, there are quite a few listed in the sticky posts at the top of the board.
[2] Eat in a surplus. Fat is your friend if you are having trouble with this because you are feeling too full to eat enough. (Oil, nut butters, nuts, cream, ice cream pack a huge number of calories in a small barely-satiating quantity) (Diet food/'clean eating' really has no purpose if you are not trying to cut weight). Absolutely no reason to avoid carbs unless they are crowding out desired amounts of protein and fat.
[3] Enough protein. (And no- it doesn't have to come from some special protein drink). If not a vegetarian, then meat obviously has protein. You're trying to put on weight, so you don't need to default to super lean cuts of meat. Embrace sausage. If you are a vegetarian but not vegan, greek yogurt & cottage cheese have a lot of protein. If vegan, then protein powder will make it a lot easier to meet protein (not many vegan foods with more than a minimal amount of protein).2 -
starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What's wrong with carbs?
And to answer your more calories question, the answer is always peanut butter7 -
starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What constitutes too many carbs? Is there a reason you are afraid to eat carbs?
I fear putting storing fat in the hips or the thighs, I have heard what can happen but after reading what you all have said and asked to do with calories, I am very much looking at this fear as this saying now; screw fear, for what I am scared of is unauthordoze lol!7 -
To gain weight, you need to consume more calories than you are expending. No protein shake is going to magically put on muscle or weight...a protein shake is just a supplement to help you hit protein targets, there's nothing more magical about it than that.
Not sure why you're worried about your carbs, there's nothing wrong with carbs. You need to eat more calories, regardless of the source of those calories (ie carbs/protein/fat)...carbs are just one of the three macronutrients...nothing more, nothing less.
Run a good weight lifting program and eat.3 -
TavistockToad wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What's wrong with carbs?
And to answer your more calories question, the answer is always peanut butter
I'm to be having peanut butter on my toast in the morning and I've heard they aren't very good if wanting to maintain a certain weight, for many years I have been wanting to keep to a certain weight but now, I just want to stay petite and slim yet tone up as much as I can.1 -
starlady09 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What's wrong with carbs?
And to answer your more calories question, the answer is always peanut butter
I'm to be having peanut butter on my toast in the morning and I've heard they aren't very good if wanting to maintain a certain weight, for many years I have been wanting to keep to a certain weight but now, I just want to stay petite and slim yet tone up as much as I can.
Which lifting program are you following?1 -
starlady09 wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What constitutes too many carbs? Is there a reason you are afraid to eat carbs?
I fear putting storing fat in the hips or the thighs, I have heard what can happen but after reading what you all have said and asked to do with calories, I am very much looking at this fear as this saying now; screw fear, for what I am scared of is unauthordoze lol!
If you are eating over your maintenance calories, you are going to gain fat regardless of the macro breakdown. If you are strength training then you will gain muscle as well, but fat gain is unavoidable. Where that fat gets stored is up to your body and not under your control.5 -
If looking to increase muscle and up weight:
[1] a decent strength training program (you didn't specify your routine - cardio and/or barbie weights won't do what you want..if not a lifting program, there are quite a few listed in the sticky posts at the top of the board.
[2] Eat in a surplus. Fat is your friend if you are having trouble with this because you are feeling too full to eat enough. (Oil, nut butters, nuts, cream, ice cream pack a huge number of calories in a small barely-satiating quantity) (Diet food/'clean eating' really has no purpose if you are not trying to cut weight). Absolutely no reason to avoid carbs unless they are crowding out desired amounts of protein and fat.
[3] Enough protein. (And no- it doesn't have to come from some special protein drink). If not a vegetarian, then meat obviously has protein. You're trying to put on weight, so you don't need to default to super lean cuts of meat. Embrace sausage. If you are a vegetarian but not vegan, greek yogurt & cottage cheese have a lot of protein. If vegan, then protein powder will make it a lot easier to meet protein (not many vegan foods with more than a minimal amount of protein).
I have no program, for I go by my own rules and my own style. No offence but I follow my own. I work solo thank you very much. I dont follow anyones rules. I stay in my own shadow. So far, my own way of strength train program has been working rather well. It will be a slow process yes but why take a little when you could take it all?6 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »To gain weight, you need to consume more calories than you are expending. No protein shake is going to magically put on muscle or weight...a protein shake is just a supplement to help you hit protein targets, there's nothing more magical about it than that.
Not sure why you're worried about your carbs, there's nothing wrong with carbs. You need to eat more calories, regardless of the source of those calories (ie carbs/protein/fat)...carbs are just one of the three macronutrients...nothing more, nothing less.
Run a good weight lifting program and eat.
Thank you very much for this insight, I will keep this in mind, and I wish you good luck in your own goals.2 -
TavistockToad wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What's wrong with carbs?
And to answer your more calories question, the answer is always peanut butter
I'm to be having peanut butter on my toast in the morning and I've heard they aren't very good if wanting to maintain a certain weight, for many years I have been wanting to keep to a certain weight but now, I just want to stay petite and slim yet tone up as much as I can.
Which lifting program are you following?
I dont follow any, only my own. sorry but I prefer it that way as I am autistic and don't like things being different, so I stick to a certain routine so it fits around my everyday routine I already have.2 -
starlady09 wrote: »If looking to increase muscle and up weight:
[1] a decent strength training program (you didn't specify your routine - cardio and/or barbie weights won't do what you want..if not a lifting program, there are quite a few listed in the sticky posts at the top of the board.
[2] Eat in a surplus. Fat is your friend if you are having trouble with this because you are feeling too full to eat enough. (Oil, nut butters, nuts, cream, ice cream pack a huge number of calories in a small barely-satiating quantity) (Diet food/'clean eating' really has no purpose if you are not trying to cut weight). Absolutely no reason to avoid carbs unless they are crowding out desired amounts of protein and fat.
[3] Enough protein. (And no- it doesn't have to come from some special protein drink). If not a vegetarian, then meat obviously has protein. You're trying to put on weight, so you don't need to default to super lean cuts of meat. Embrace sausage. If you are a vegetarian but not vegan, greek yogurt & cottage cheese have a lot of protein. If vegan, then protein powder will make it a lot easier to meet protein (not many vegan foods with more than a minimal amount of protein).
I have no program, for I go by my own rules and my own style. No offence but I follow my own. I work solo thank you very much. I dont follow anyones rules. I stay in my own shadow. So far, my own way of strength train program has been working rather well. It will be a slow process yes but why take a little when you could take it all?
There are established plans for a reason... the reason being that they work.4 -
starlady09 wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What constitutes too many carbs? Is there a reason you are afraid to eat carbs?
I fear putting storing fat in the hips or the thighs, I have heard what can happen but after reading what you all have said and asked to do with calories, I am very much looking at this fear as this saying now; screw fear, for what I am scared of is unauthordoze lol!
If you are eating over your maintenance calories, you are going to gain fat regardless of the macro breakdown. If you are strength training then you will gain muscle as well, but fat gain is unavoidable. Where that fat gets stored is up to your body and not under your control.
Okay, thank you for letting me know.2 -
starlady09 wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What constitutes too many carbs? Is there a reason you are afraid to eat carbs?
I fear putting storing fat in the hips or the thighs, I have heard what can happen but after reading what you all have said and asked to do with calories, I am very much looking at this fear as this saying now; screw fear, for what I am scared of is unauthordoze lol!
Unfortunately if you eat in a surplus to gain, even if your goal is to gain muscle, some fat gains come with that and where you gain fat will be genetic. You can help keep the fat gain at bay by keeping the surplus reasonable (recommended for women is 0.5lb per week or less), following a proper progressive lifting program, and getting enough protein (0.8-1g per lb bodyweight or lean body mass). Carbs are actually very beneficial during a bulk, they can help boost workout performance, they aid in muscle protein synthesis and they can be less filling for many which makes them good to hit a high calorie intake.. so don't be scared of them4 -
TavistockToad wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »If looking to increase muscle and up weight:
[1] a decent strength training program (you didn't specify your routine - cardio and/or barbie weights won't do what you want..if not a lifting program, there are quite a few listed in the sticky posts at the top of the board.
[2] Eat in a surplus. Fat is your friend if you are having trouble with this because you are feeling too full to eat enough. (Oil, nut butters, nuts, cream, ice cream pack a huge number of calories in a small barely-satiating quantity) (Diet food/'clean eating' really has no purpose if you are not trying to cut weight). Absolutely no reason to avoid carbs unless they are crowding out desired amounts of protein and fat.
[3] Enough protein. (And no- it doesn't have to come from some special protein drink). If not a vegetarian, then meat obviously has protein. You're trying to put on weight, so you don't need to default to super lean cuts of meat. Embrace sausage. If you are a vegetarian but not vegan, greek yogurt & cottage cheese have a lot of protein. If vegan, then protein powder will make it a lot easier to meet protein (not many vegan foods with more than a minimal amount of protein).
I have no program, for I go by my own rules and my own style. No offence but I follow my own. I work solo thank you very much. I dont follow anyones rules. I stay in my own shadow. So far, my own way of strength train program has been working rather well. It will be a slow process yes but why take a little when you could take it all?
There are established plans for a reason... the reason being that they work.
I am worried they plans will show a list that I will find difficult, I like routine and im worried it might cause my everyday routine to go pear-shaped. It is why I made up my own workout to go by for each day of the week where I can.2 -
TavistockToad wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »If looking to increase muscle and up weight:
[1] a decent strength training program (you didn't specify your routine - cardio and/or barbie weights won't do what you want..if not a lifting program, there are quite a few listed in the sticky posts at the top of the board.
[2] Eat in a surplus. Fat is your friend if you are having trouble with this because you are feeling too full to eat enough. (Oil, nut butters, nuts, cream, ice cream pack a huge number of calories in a small barely-satiating quantity) (Diet food/'clean eating' really has no purpose if you are not trying to cut weight). Absolutely no reason to avoid carbs unless they are crowding out desired amounts of protein and fat.
[3] Enough protein. (And no- it doesn't have to come from some special protein drink). If not a vegetarian, then meat obviously has protein. You're trying to put on weight, so you don't need to default to super lean cuts of meat. Embrace sausage. If you are a vegetarian but not vegan, greek yogurt & cottage cheese have a lot of protein. If vegan, then protein powder will make it a lot easier to meet protein (not many vegan foods with more than a minimal amount of protein).
I have no program, for I go by my own rules and my own style. No offence but I follow my own. I work solo thank you very much. I dont follow anyones rules. I stay in my own shadow. So far, my own way of strength train program has been working rather well. It will be a slow process yes but why take a little when you could take it all?
There are established plans for a reason... the reason being that they work.
And they work efficiently3 -
starlady09 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What's wrong with carbs?
And to answer your more calories question, the answer is always peanut butter
I'm to be having peanut butter on my toast in the morning and I've heard they aren't very good if wanting to maintain a certain weight, for many years I have been wanting to keep to a certain weight but now, I just want to stay petite and slim yet tone up as much as I can.
Which lifting program are you following?
I dont follow any, only my own. sorry but I prefer it that way as I am autistic and don't like things being different, so I stick to a certain routine so it fits around my everyday routine I already have.
Then, unless you are very experienced, there is a risk that you might not be providing your body adequate and well balanced stimuli which can unfortunately lead to less than optimal or very poor muscle gain.3 -
starlady09 wrote: »starlady09 wrote: »Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »To gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
Have you set up a food diary here?
A lot of people on SparkPeople site said this and it is very true, for I have a lot of trouble adding extra calories to my dinner or breakfast without adding too many carbs... I have yet to make up my food entries, but I am soon to get round to doing so, I just had to make up my profile as I only began on here today. ^_^
What constitutes too many carbs? Is there a reason you are afraid to eat carbs?
I fear putting storing fat in the hips or the thighs, I have heard what can happen but after reading what you all have said and asked to do with calories, I am very much looking at this fear as this saying now; screw fear, for what I am scared of is unauthordoze lol!
Unfortunately if you eat in a surplus to gain, even if your goal is to gain muscle, some fat gains come with that and where you gain fat will be genetic. You can help keep the fat gain at bay by keeping the surplus reasonable (recommended for women is 0.5lb per week or less), following a proper progressive lifting program, and getting enough protein (0.8-1g per lb bodyweight or lean body mass). Carbs are actually very beneficial during a bulk, they can help boost workout performance, they aid in muscle protein synthesis and they can be less filling for many which makes them good to hit a high calorie intake.. so don't be scared of them
Sardelsa, thank you for your kind words there, for you have really stopped my fear of carbs for good! I am very much appreciating what you said.2
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