Weight Gain

Lauragb777
Lauragb777 Posts: 4 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
:flowerforyou: Is there anyone else out there trying to gain weight? If so, I would appreciate some tips on how to do it. THANKS!!!

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  • SirBen81
    SirBen81 Posts: 396 Member
    Peanut butter. Or any nut butter. 1 spoonful is like 100 calories. Spread 4-5 spoonfuls throughout the day and that's an extra 500+ calories.

    And whole milk.
  • Lauragb777
    Lauragb777 Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks bunches!!!! Will give it a try.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    If you know your TDEE/maintenance: Increase it by 10% and eat at that calorie number for a couple weeks, adjust as needed.


    If you do not know your TDEE: Slowly increase calories (200/week is a good starting place) until you start gaining at the pace you want to gain.
  • rmarie1017
    rmarie1017 Posts: 58 Member
    I am not currently trying to gain weight, but I have had to in the past. I agree with SirBen. I ate a lot of peanut butter when I was trying to put on weight and it seemed to help. Also, it seems counterproductive, but exercise. I wouldn't go jogging 10 miles or do a bunch of cardio, but pick up some weights from time to time.
  • Lauragb777
    Lauragb777 Posts: 4 Member
    Yeah I am not sure what TDEE is, I will look it up. Thanks for the info.
  • Lauragb777
    Lauragb777 Posts: 4 Member
    Yeah I started with the peanut butter at first, eating 1/2 a sandwich 3 times a day. Kinda got yuck about even smelling it after that. But I am determined so I will give it another try. Thank you....
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    nuts and seeds are good sources of extra calories. Aim to eat quite a bit over your maintenance calories initially.
  • sapalee
    sapalee Posts: 409 Member
    A group was just created for this!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/5411-weight-gaining
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