Gaining Weight Females Group
preciousleks
Posts: 213 Member
Hi am 23 year female and my hight is 5'8, i currently weight 138lbs from 119 and my current goal is 145, i will set another goal if i reach there.
Will it not be good to support each other?
Gaining weight is hard. So i created this group so that we can make things easier for ourselves by benefiting from others opinions, and what is helping them gain weight. You can even share pictures.
Let us do it together.
Sharing is caring.
Welcome to the group
Feel free to share ideas
Will it not be good to support each other?
Gaining weight is hard. So i created this group so that we can make things easier for ourselves by benefiting from others opinions, and what is helping them gain weight. You can even share pictures.
Let us do it together.
Sharing is caring.
Welcome to the group
Feel free to share ideas
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Hi...it will be much easier if we go to whatsapp..how about that.4
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Ayyyy count me in! Ladies bulking crew GOOOO
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Hey!
This is such a great idea, my god I need advice in this!
Can I jump in with a question?
I’m 21, 5”7 and I’ve just shed all the fat I wanted to lose, but now I’m focusing on building up muscle. What I’m struggling with is I’m susceptible to put fat on 🙄 so I have upped my calories and my protein massively and am watching my meals to make sure they aren’t over my macros, and I’ve been lifting 5-6 time’s a week. I have noticed muscle gain but also fat gain as well....do you ladies fit cardio into your weekly workouts as well?
I’ve been told to hold off the cardio for the bulking period but I don’t like the fat I’m seeing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated ☺️5 -
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97stephaniebrown wrote: »Hey!
This is such a great idea, my god I need advice in this!
Can I jump in with a question?
I’m 21, 5”7 and I’ve just shed all the fat I wanted to lose, but now I’m focusing on building up muscle. What I’m struggling with is I’m susceptible to put fat on 🙄 so I have upped my calories and my protein massively and am watching my meals to make sure they aren’t over my macros, and I’ve been lifting 5-6 time’s a week. I have noticed muscle gain but also fat gain as well....do you ladies fit cardio into your weekly workouts as well?
I’ve been told to hold off the cardio for the bulking period but I don’t like the fat I’m seeing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated ☺️
You won't gain muscle without a bit of fat if you're in a calorie surplus.11 -
97stephaniebrown wrote: »Hey!
This is such a great idea, my god I need advice in this!
Can I jump in with a question?
I’m 21, 5”7 and I’ve just shed all the fat I wanted to lose, but now I’m focusing on building up muscle. What I’m struggling with is I’m susceptible to put fat on 🙄 so I have upped my calories and my protein massively and am watching my meals to make sure they aren’t over my macros, and I’ve been lifting 5-6 time’s a week. I have noticed muscle gain but also fat gain as well....do you ladies fit cardio into your weekly workouts as well?
I’ve been told to hold off the cardio for the bulking period but I don’t like the fat I’m seeing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated ☺️
Unfortunately some fat gain will come along with it. You can reduce your surplus a bit to keep fat gain at bay, adding some cardio is one way or you can just eat a bit less. Make sure you are following adequate
progressive programming too as lack of proper stimulus can cause more fat vs muscle gain.8 -
I'm in
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97stephaniebrown wrote: »Hey!
This is such a great idea, my god I need advice in this!
Can I jump in with a question?
I’m 21, 5”7 and I’ve just shed all the fat I wanted to lose, but now I’m focusing on building up muscle. What I’m struggling with is I’m susceptible to put fat on 🙄 so I have upped my calories and my protein massively and am watching my meals to make sure they aren’t over my macros, and I’ve been lifting 5-6 time’s a week. I have noticed muscle gain but also fat gain as well....do you ladies fit cardio into your weekly workouts as well?
I’ve been told to hold off the cardio for the bulking period but I don’t like the fat I’m seeing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated ☺️
You are definitely going to gain some fat, but you can minimize fat gain by reducing some fat in your diet and exercises. Am gaining some fat in my waist line too but it is not much because I do exercise.11 -
it looks like there is only few females who want gain weight?6
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preciousleks wrote: »it looks like there is only few females who want gain weight?
Most of us want to lose dear.4 -
preciousleks wrote: »it looks like there is only few females who want gain weight?
I think most people are looking to lose weight. And after losing weight it can be intimidating to make the choice to gain for muscle. It took me over a year to finally be ready to intentionally gain weight. And that was only after a break from logging and a slow unintentional weight gain.5 -
I originally lost down to 110 but regained up to 114-117 range. I started lifting weights. I like being strong. I'm ok gaining to about 120.4
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DancingMoosie wrote: »I originally lost down to 110 but regained up to 114-117 range. I started lifting weights. I like being strong. I'm ok gaining to about 120.
How tall are you?0 -
MommyLifts3 wrote: »
ADancingMoosie wrote: »I originally lost down to 110 but regained up to 114-117 range. I started lifting weights. I like being strong. I'm ok gaining to about 120.
How tall are you?
5'3.5"2 -
MommyLifts3 wrote: »I think most people are looking to lose weight. And after losing weight it can be intimidating to make the choice to gain for muscle. It took me over a year to finally be ready to intentionally gain weight. And that was only after a break from logging and a slow unintentional weight gain.
I struggle with this as I want to gain weight/muscle but I have a hard time increasing my calorie allowance. I eek it up little by little. Even though I know how to lose and have successfully kept my weight under control for over 7 years, I still have anxiety over regaining it
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colorfulcoquette wrote: »MommyLifts3 wrote: »I think most people are looking to lose weight. And after losing weight it can be intimidating to make the choice to gain for muscle. It took me over a year to finally be ready to intentionally gain weight. And that was only after a break from logging and a slow unintentional weight gain.
I struggle with this as I want to gain weight/muscle but I have a hard time increasing my calorie allowance. I eek it up little by little. Even though I know how to lose and have successfully kept my weight under control for over 7 years, I still have anxiety over regaining it
I know for me, I want more muscle mass and that is why I'm finally running the bulk. I know I'll never have the body I really want without the gain.4 -
preciousleks wrote: »it looks like there is only few females who want gain weight?
It's not as common for women to gain, but there are some times where I do notice an increase. I would love to join you all but I'm taking a break from bulking right now. I will be cheering you on from the sidelines 4 -
Does anyone have certain foods they eat to increase there calories ? I eat enough more than 3 times a day but i guess my calorie intake isn’t great and my appetite isn’t big enough to eat more all the time.2
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basedcurls wrote: »Does anyone have certain foods they eat to increase there calories ? I eat enough more than 3 times a day but i guess my calorie intake isn’t great and my appetite isn’t big enough to eat more all the time.
You can try adding in calorie dense foods that are generally small in volume but big in calories. Peanut butter, nuts, seeds, avocados, and cooking with oil are some examples.10 -
basedcurls wrote: »Does anyone have certain foods they eat to increase there calories ? I eat enough more than 3 times a day but i guess my calorie intake isn’t great and my appetite isn’t big enough to eat more all the time.
do you drink any of your calories?1 -
basedcurls wrote: »Does anyone have certain foods they eat to increase there calories ? I eat enough more than 3 times a day but i guess my calorie intake isn’t great and my appetite isn’t big enough to eat more all the time.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p11 -
97stephaniebrown wrote: »Hey!
This is such a great idea, my god I need advice in this!
Can I jump in with a question?
I’m 21, 5”7 and I’ve just shed all the fat I wanted to lose, but now I’m focusing on building up muscle. What I’m struggling with is I’m susceptible to put fat on 🙄 so I have upped my calories and my protein massively and am watching my meals to make sure they aren’t over my macros, and I’ve been lifting 5-6 time’s a week. I have noticed muscle gain but also fat gain as well....do you ladies fit cardio into your weekly workouts as well?
I’ve been told to hold off the cardio for the bulking period but I don’t like the fat I’m seeing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated ☺️
I do cardio at least once a week - HIIT on the rower
and walk a lot. Walking is the best cardio3 -
snowflake954 wrote: »preciousleks wrote: »it looks like there is only few females who want gain weight?
Most of us want to lose dear.
This is the weight gaining Forum?13 -
I absolutely HATE the unavoidable fat gain that I see when I’m bulking but honestly this just means you’re doing it right. You definitely don’t want to gain an abhorrent amount of fat as that is overdoing it, but in order to gain muscle you have to be at a calories surplus and gaining a little bit of fat means that muscles are well under construction!
I definitely do agree that you shouldn’t do cardio while bulking because it will burn off those extra cals needed to build muscle. Save the cardio for when you’re cutting! Also, in my experience as a personal trainer the cutting portion is 10000000x easier to see results if you haven’t been doing cardio the whole time. Let me know if this was helpful!!97stephaniebrown wrote: »Hey!
This is such a great idea, my god I need advice in this!
Can I jump in with a question?
I’m 21, 5”7 and I’ve just shed all the fat I wanted to lose, but now I’m focusing on building up muscle. What I’m struggling with is I’m susceptible to put fat on 🙄 so I have upped my calories and my protein massively and am watching my meals to make sure they aren’t over my macros, and I’ve been lifting 5-6 time’s a week. I have noticed muscle gain but also fat gain as well....do you ladies fit cardio into your weekly workouts as well?
I’ve been told to hold off the cardio for the bulking period but I don’t like the fat I’m seeing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated ☺️
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When I used to bulk, I would actually cry when it was my next time to eat something because it was so hard to! Lol. I never had an appetite! Yes, it’s true that higher fat foods are more calorie-dense and will therefore increase your overall daily calorie intake BUT with the high calories also come high fat.
In my professional opinion I would focus on eating more carbs as this will not only help you get your calories up (carbs are super easy to eat—i.e. easy to eat 5 servings of rice lol) but carbs are also responsible for muscle preservation. This means that when you work out, your body turns to carbs first for fuel, then protein. They are “muscle-sparing.” Whereas, if you’re eating only carbs and protein, your body pulls from fat and muscle simultaneously, making it harder to gain AND maintain muscle mass.
Let me know if this was helpful and if you need anything else!basedcurls wrote: »Does anyone have certain foods they eat to increase there calories ? I eat enough more than 3 times a day but i guess my calorie intake isn’t great and my appetite isn’t big enough to eat more all the time.
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preciousleks wrote: »it looks like there is only few females who want gain weight?
It's not as common for women to gain, but there are some times where I do notice an increase. I would love to join you all but I'm taking a break from bulking right now. I will be cheering you on from the sidelines
Cheer us girl because it is a struggle3 -
Well I am gaining right now but that's bc I'm pregnant
I'm finding that's there's not really a place for me in the forums lol. 6 -
Well I am gaining right now but that's bc I'm pregnant I'm finding that's there's not really a place for me in the forums lol.
Haha! That's a good reason to gain. I'm gaining right now because I'm too lazy to be strict with my food. So I just hit the weights hard and call it a mini bulk. 2 -
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