Gaining weight friends
wheatbaby84
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Lol We need to motivate each other! This is much harder than losing weight in my opinion. I cant keep weight to save my life even after 2k calories daily....
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This is my first day tracking calories trying to gain weight has always been a struggle for me. It is such hard work. I almost ate all the calories I needed today. I’m very happy about that but noticed that I went over my recommended sugar intake and didn’t come close to the sodium goal. I don’t understand why there’s daily sugar, sodium, fat, protein, and carb goals set on my tracker. I thought I was just supposed to eat lots of calories, high protein and nutritious food. Idk why my recommended daily sodium goal is set high yet I am not active. I had always thought that salt is unhealthy for the body and have tried to avoid it. I feel overwhelmed with questions on how to properly track everything but also happy that I am eating more throughout the day. Calorie counting is motivating, I just don’t know why it is recommended that I track everything else.4
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This is my first day too I suppose. New to the site. Wanted to see if I could do something to help build up muscle around my ribs to stop them from showing. No matter how much I may eat in a day, over 2000 calories or not, haven't been able to put muscle on in the area and get accused of being anorexic. (Burn over 2.6k calories a day). Any help or support would be fantastic.1
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wheatbaby84 wrote: »Lol We need to motivate each other! This is much harder than losing weight in my opinion. I cant keep weight to save my life even after 2k calories daily....
What amount of calories were you eating before you started this? I’m a Personal Trainer and most my clients were around 2,500 calories a day to build on weight, 2,000 is the average amount for a typical weight and health women to maintain weight, not for gaining.
If you give me a little more information I can possibly help you.
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Provided you are accurately tracking, 2000 calories is likely not enough for you to gain. You will need to either increase your calorie intake or decrease your cardio activity. For example I gain on around 3K without cardio, and I need to eat that amount consistently day after day to keep gaining and adjust my intake as I get heavier.4
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My problem is not eating a lot maybe not enough calories. I’ve tried with the app but I still fall short. Idk what’s my problem. I get full so fast. I’m waiting for the weather to get warmer to start on the smoothies while looking for a dairy free milk beneficial for me in taste and protein. Soy makes my stomach hurt. Do you take any protein powder? Or ensure? I’m trying to avoid ensure since it has lots of sugar. I’ve also started working out at home2
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Hey all! My problem is I am doing too much cardio and wasnt intaking enough calories. Im trying to keep stomach in tack and gain a little weight!3
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LeeThomasMackie wrote: »wheatbaby84 wrote: »Lol We need to motivate each other! This is much harder than losing weight in my opinion. I cant keep weight to save my life even after 2k calories daily....
What amount of calories were you eating before you started this? I’m a Personal Trainer and most my clients were around 2,500 calories a day to build on weight, 2,000 is the average amount for a typical weight and health women to maintain weight, not for gaining.
If you give me a little more information I can possibly help you.
I wasnt eating nowhere near 2000. Maybe 1000..... It will help me gain.... I started at 106.... im around 111 now.3 -
wheatbaby84 wrote: »Hey all! My problem is I am doing too much cardio and wasnt intaking enough calories. Im trying to keep stomach in tack and gain a little weight!
Unfortunately you cannot control where fat gain goes, even with cardio. Following proper strength training and keeping your surplus around 0.5lb per week or less can help keep fat gains at bay. Also make sure you get enough protein for muscle growth (0.8-1lb per lb bodyweight).1 -
wheatbaby84 wrote: »Hey all! My problem is I am doing too much cardio and wasnt intaking enough calories. Im trying to keep stomach in tack and gain a little weight!
Unfortunately you cannot control where fat gain goes, even with cardio. Following proper strength training and keeping your surplus around 0.5lb per week or less can help keep fat gains at bay. Also make sure you get enough protein for muscle growth (0.8-1lb per lb bodyweight).
Yeap! My body has hardly no fat lol.... im just trying to gain some weight! Its just hatd as hell! I thought after 2 kids I would but nope!
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You look great and in a good place to get some gains on. Good luck!
Oh I forgot to link this great thread, it's a list of foods to help get the cals in and some strategies as well
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p11 -
You look great and in a good place to get some gains on. Good luck! Oh I forgot to link this great thread, it's a list of foods to help get the cals in and some strategies as well
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p1
Thanks! Yassss, the article will be useful for me! 😊0 -
I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.0
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Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.
I am eating like hell.... metabolism is high smh1 -
wheatbaby84 wrote: »Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.
I am eating like hell.... metabolism is high smh
Do you know what your calorie goal is based on your TDEE? I have always been able to eat like crazy and put on no weight but since I have been tracking my calories/macros and making sure I am eating at regular intervals I have been gaining. I added 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Peanut butter shakes are your friend. I have 2 a day one in the morning (with breakfast or as breakfast) and one at night before bed, they add 1,500+ calories a day on top of my regular meals.
My shake is a minimum of 2 servings of peanut butter or Pb fit, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 banana, 1/3 cup of raw oats, 1 tbsp honey, and 8 oz of chocolate almond cashew protein milk.0 -
I'm 5'8 and fluctuate between 105-109 so I am definitely trying to gain weight. It's hard as I have 2 GI illnesses that make eating difficult. I have a J (jejunostomy) tube which is a feeding tube that bypasses the stomach (which is my bad spot atm) and goes into the jejunum (second part of the small intestine) and even with that I'm not gaining much.2
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wheatbaby84 wrote: »Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.
I am eating like hell.... metabolism is high smh
Do you know what your calorie goal is based on your TDEE? I have always been able to eat like crazy and put on no weight but since I have been tracking my calories/macros and making sure I am eating at regular intervals I have been gaining. I added 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Peanut butter shakes are your friend. I have 2 a day one in the morning (with breakfast or as breakfast) and one at night before bed, they add 1,500+ calories a day on top of my regular meals.
My shake is a minimum of 2 servings of peanut butter or Pb fit, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 banana, 1/3 cup of raw oats, 1 tbsp honey, and 8 oz of chocolate almond cashew protein milk.
I cant drink those because of the milk smh.... my body wont digest milk products correctly. Let alone, it wont stay down! That’s part of my problem!0 -
singingflutelady wrote: »I'm 5'8 and fluctuate between 105-109 so I am definitely trying to gain weight. It's hard as I have 2 GI illnesses that make eating difficult. I have a J (jejunostomy) tube which is a feeding tube that bypasses the stomach (which is my bad spot atm) and goes into the jejunum (second part of the small intestine) and even with that I'm not gaining much.
Oh man! Have u tried Ensure?0 -
wheatbaby84 wrote: »wheatbaby84 wrote: »Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.
I am eating like hell.... metabolism is high smh
Do you know what your calorie goal is based on your TDEE? I have always been able to eat like crazy and put on no weight but since I have been tracking my calories/macros and making sure I am eating at regular intervals I have been gaining. I added 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Peanut butter shakes are your friend. I have 2 a day one in the morning (with breakfast or as breakfast) and one at night before bed, they add 1,500+ calories a day on top of my regular meals.
My shake is a minimum of 2 servings of peanut butter or Pb fit, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 banana, 1/3 cup of raw oats, 1 tbsp honey, and 8 oz of chocolate almond cashew protein milk.
I cant drink those because of the milk smh.... my body wont digest milk products correctly. Let alone, it wont stay down! That’s part of my problem!
Almond milk isn’t a dairy product though. I am also intolerant to dairy products. Almond milk is free of dairy, gluten, lactose, whey milk, and casein proteins (milk proteins). It’s literally almonds soaked in water to make a milk substitute. Have you actually tried it before? I had some mashed potatoes made with a little bit of butter and milk the other day and my stomach went nuts. I drink 16 oz or more of almond milk a day in my shakes and I am fine. Hemp milk is also a good substitute too if you haven’t tried that one.
How many calories a day are you at? Are you meeting your goal on Mfp? 2000 isn’t very much especially if your active. I average over 3000 a day usually more like 3,500 sometimes 4000+0 -
wheatbaby84 wrote: »Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.
I am eating like hell.... metabolism is high smh
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Sounds like me. We need to find a shake that adds to our daily intake. I drink milk to help and Ensure. I saw that you said you can't drink milk.
Maybe the person who is offering the pb shake recipe can give another option.
Also, can someone tell me if supplementing with milk is good for macros.0 -
Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »Sounds like me. We need to find a shake that adds to our daily intake. I drink milk to help and Ensure. I saw that you said you can't drink milk.
Maybe the person who is offering the pb shake recipe can give another option.
Also, can someone tell me if supplementing with milk is good for macros.
Sure but I guess that depends on which macros. Protein and fat are the two it’s richest in. I use the mfp macro breakdown to help me meal/snack plan what to eat for my macro goals. Spend some time checking those out and it will make more sense to you I think.
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wheatbaby84 wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »I'm 5'8 and fluctuate between 105-109 so I am definitely trying to gain weight. It's hard as I have 2 GI illnesses that make eating difficult. I have a J (jejunostomy) tube which is a feeding tube that bypasses the stomach (which is my bad spot atm) and goes into the jejunum (second part of the small intestine) and even with that I'm not gaining much.
Oh man! Have u tried Ensure?
Yes. Actually the formula I use in my tube is basically pre digested Ensure.5 -
wheatbaby84 wrote: »wheatbaby84 wrote: »Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.
I am eating like hell.... metabolism is high smh
Do you know what your calorie goal is based on your TDEE? I have always been able to eat like crazy and put on no weight but since I have been tracking my calories/macros and making sure I am eating at regular intervals I have been gaining. I added 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Peanut butter shakes are your friend. I have 2 a day one in the morning (with breakfast or as breakfast) and one at night before bed, they add 1,500+ calories a day on top of my regular meals.
My shake is a minimum of 2 servings of peanut butter or Pb fit, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 banana, 1/3 cup of raw oats, 1 tbsp honey, and 8 oz of chocolate almond cashew protein milk.
I cant drink those because of the milk smh.... my body wont digest milk products correctly. Let alone, it wont stay down! That’s part of my problem!
Almond milk isn’t a dairy product though. I am also intolerant to dairy products. Almond milk is free of dairy, gluten, lactose, whey milk, and casein proteins (milk proteins). It’s literally almonds soaked in water to make a milk substitute. Have you actually tried it before? I had some mashed potatoes made with a little bit of butter and milk the other day and my stomach went nuts. I drink 16 oz or more of almond milk a day in my shakes and I am fine. Hemp milk is also a good substitute too if you haven’t tried that one.
How many calories a day are you at? Are you meeting your goal on Mfp? 2000 isn’t very much especially if your active. I average over 3000 a day usually more like 3,500 sometimes 4000+
Tried silk almond milk it wouldn’t stay down. Ive actually been hitting 2000 sometimes. I dont have the time for 4000. Kids, sports, work! I just probably need more things that are high in calories.0 -
wheatbaby84 wrote: »wheatbaby84 wrote: »wheatbaby84 wrote: »Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.
I am eating like hell.... metabolism is high smh
Do you know what your calorie goal is based on your TDEE? I have always been able to eat like crazy and put on no weight but since I have been tracking my calories/macros and making sure I am eating at regular intervals I have been gaining. I added 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Peanut butter shakes are your friend. I have 2 a day one in the morning (with breakfast or as breakfast) and one at night before bed, they add 1,500+ calories a day on top of my regular meals.
My shake is a minimum of 2 servings of peanut butter or Pb fit, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 banana, 1/3 cup of raw oats, 1 tbsp honey, and 8 oz of chocolate almond cashew protein milk.
I cant drink those because of the milk smh.... my body wont digest milk products correctly. Let alone, it wont stay down! That’s part of my problem!
Almond milk isn’t a dairy product though. I am also intolerant to dairy products. Almond milk is free of dairy, gluten, lactose, whey milk, and casein proteins (milk proteins). It’s literally almonds soaked in water to make a milk substitute. Have you actually tried it before? I had some mashed potatoes made with a little bit of butter and milk the other day and my stomach went nuts. I drink 16 oz or more of almond milk a day in my shakes and I am fine. Hemp milk is also a good substitute too if you haven’t tried that one.
How many calories a day are you at? Are you meeting your goal on Mfp? 2000 isn’t very much especially if your active. I average over 3000 a day usually more like 3,500 sometimes 4000+
Tried silk almond milk it wouldn’t stay down. Ive actually been hitting 2000 sometimes. I dont have the time for 4000. Kids, sports, work! I just probably need more things that are high in calories.
Yeah you just gotta find what works for you. I don’t eat gluten or dairy. It makes finding options hard so I eat a lot of the same things often. I have 3 kids, all in sports, trying to run the house while the other half is in school, and run half of a company... I get it believe me.
Find what works for you and stick to it, tweak it, can you eat bagels? Slather em in peanut butter. Drink coffee? Try adding olive oil to it, one table spoon of olive oil is over a 100 calories. Corn bread, bagels, dense multi grain breads (Dave’s killer bread is bomb I miss it) rice, avocados, chicken salad, potatoes, French fries, chicken, eggs, all easy calorie dense foods. I keep snacks (almonds, peanuts, jerky, cliff bars, RX bars, etc) in my work vehicle for days like today where I spent 12 hrs out of the house with no time to hit a place for lunch. Dinner was 4 servings of minute rice and turkey chili with tortilla chips easy 1200 calories and10 min to cook. Weekends I’ll eat 6 or more eggs and throw some left over meat in with it. If I am barbecuing for the family I’ll throw on a bunch of chicken breast’s and eat em throughout the week as snacks or with meals. Find what works, stick to it and then build off it.
I would say try a few more milk substitutes (hemp, cashew, etc) and see if one works for you my shakes make things so much easier for me, they make up 1500-2200 of my calories a day. Maybe Pb fit blended with water, and some other things to dress it up would be palatable enough to chug down.1 -
wheatbaby84 wrote: »wheatbaby84 wrote: »wheatbaby84 wrote: »Myfitnessgoal27 wrote: »I am having trouble as well, always have. Most people would say that you do not need to gain weight. But only you know what your personal goals are. Let me know what works for you and I can share what works for me.
I am eating like hell.... metabolism is high smh
Do you know what your calorie goal is based on your TDEE? I have always been able to eat like crazy and put on no weight but since I have been tracking my calories/macros and making sure I am eating at regular intervals I have been gaining. I added 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Peanut butter shakes are your friend. I have 2 a day one in the morning (with breakfast or as breakfast) and one at night before bed, they add 1,500+ calories a day on top of my regular meals.
My shake is a minimum of 2 servings of peanut butter or Pb fit, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 banana, 1/3 cup of raw oats, 1 tbsp honey, and 8 oz of chocolate almond cashew protein milk.
I cant drink those because of the milk smh.... my body wont digest milk products correctly. Let alone, it wont stay down! That’s part of my problem!
Almond milk isn’t a dairy product though. I am also intolerant to dairy products. Almond milk is free of dairy, gluten, lactose, whey milk, and casein proteins (milk proteins). It’s literally almonds soaked in water to make a milk substitute. Have you actually tried it before? I had some mashed potatoes made with a little bit of butter and milk the other day and my stomach went nuts. I drink 16 oz or more of almond milk a day in my shakes and I am fine. Hemp milk is also a good substitute too if you haven’t tried that one.
How many calories a day are you at? Are you meeting your goal on Mfp? 2000 isn’t very much especially if your active. I average over 3000 a day usually more like 3,500 sometimes 4000+
Tried silk almond milk it wouldn’t stay down. Ive actually been hitting 2000 sometimes. I dont have the time for 4000. Kids, sports, work! I just probably need more things that are high in calories.
Yeah you just gotta find what works for you. I don’t eat gluten or dairy. It makes finding options hard so I eat a lot of the same things often. I have 3 kids, all in sports, trying to run the house while the other half is in school, and run half of a company... I get it believe me.
Find what works for you and stick to it, tweak it, can you eat bagels? Slather em in peanut butter. Drink coffee? Try adding olive oil to it, one table spoon of olive oil is over a 100 calories. Corn bread, bagels, dense multi grain breads (Dave’s killer bread is bomb I miss it) rice, avocados, chicken salad, potatoes, French fries, chicken, eggs, all easy calorie dense foods. I keep snacks (almonds, peanuts, jerky, cliff bars, RX bars, etc) in my work vehicle for days like today where I spent 12 hrs out of the house with no time to hit a place for lunch. Dinner was 4 servings of minute rice and turkey chili with tortilla chips easy 1200 calories and10 min to cook. Weekends I’ll eat 6 or more eggs and throw some left over meat in with it. If I am barbecuing for the family I’ll throw on a bunch of chicken breast’s and eat em throughout the week as snacks or with meals. Find what works, stick to it and then build off it.
I would say try a few more milk substitutes (hemp, cashew, etc) and see if one works for you my shakes make things so much easier for me, they make up 1500-2200 of my calories a day. Maybe Pb fit blended with water, and some other things to dress it up would be palatable enough to chug down.
I needed this! Omg! Thanks so so much!!!!1 -
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I’m rooting for you! Last year around this time I was a very underweight 91 pounds at 5’4”. I have been underweight my entire life and it can get very discouraging. However I finally got tired of not having the body I always wanted and decided to work hard. I found out many things about myself. I learned that my “fast metabolism” was just a case of extreme under eating. I learned that once I stretched my stomach enough I became hungry, something that rarely happened before, and I learned that I have the body type that blessed me with a booty many women work hard for at the gym to attain. It’s lit! Only down side is I may have gained the weight a bit too fast so I have a lil gut to be rid of, but I plan to be there by the end of May. Now I am at a healthy 130lbs and it feels great. So you definitely can do it! Buy all the foods you love and eat lots of it. That’s the way I put the weight on and that helped me to not get overwhelmed and give up. Good luck!
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SashaCmone1102 wrote: »I’m rooting for you! Last year around this time I was a very underweight 91 pounds at 5’4”. I have been underweight my entire life and it can get very discouraging. However I finally got tired of not having the body I always wanted and decided to work hard. I found out many things about myself. I learned that my “fast metabolism” was just a case of extreme under eating. I learned that once I stretched my stomach enough I became hungry, something that rarely happened before, and I learned that I have the body type that blessed me with a booty many women work hard for at the gym to attain. It’s lit! Only down side is I may have gained the weight a bit too fast so I have a lil gut to be rid of, but I plan to be there by the end of May. Now I am at a healthy 130lbs and it feels great. So you definitely can do it! Buy all the foods you love and eat lots of it. That’s the way I put the weight on and that helped me to not get overwhelmed and give up. Good luck!
Thanks so much! So far im seeing results eating 2500 plus calories. I weighed 130 sum when I was in boot camp! I was thick honey! I just want 120!2 -
I skimmed they here and saw some talk if not being able to drink dairy. Well, same. That has been an issue as I’ve had a doctor tell me to drink more milk when my body can’t properly digest it. That was discouraging. In my lowest weight moments I would drink so many endures and drink milk and it made me sick and insanely bloated. Right now I’m using Lactaid milk in my milk shakes. I sue a bulk gainer powder called Pro Performance Bulk 1340. It contains milk. When taken with milk it produces 1,710 calories. When I haven’t met my calorie intake or just to top off a good day I drink this. I take Lactaid enzyme chewables to help with all the dairy intake. 100% worth it! Also sometimes I use Naked Blue Machine as my liquid base instead of milk. It’s yummy quick calories.1
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