21year old male, 140lbs, 5’8.
apart from working out, what kind of foods should i be eating and how often? i eat a lot, or so i think but it doesn’t show.
Re: need help gaining weight
Seems like you have a fast metabolism. You will be thankful for it with age.
First of all you need to find out what your daily caloric intake should be. Add 500 calories to that plus add however many calories you burn while working out. This is how many calories you should be consuming daily in order to gain weight.
Whatever you do, do not add "junk food" to your diet to gain weight. Despite what people tell you...eating 5 gulab jamuns will not give you a "healthy" weight gain. Doing so will only damage your body in the long run. Always strive to eat healthy no matter how fast your metabolism or how skinny you may be.
In terms of weight gaining foods, eat meals consisting lean proteins,it is imperative that you add lots of protein to your diet to gain weight. Without proteins you can forget about gaining weight. One should add 1gram of protein per pound of body weight. Add fruits and veggies to your diet as well. Look for starchy vegetables such as potatoes and fruits such as bananas, and apples. There are many other option in terms of fruits and vegetables. I can give you a running list of the ones you should consume if you wish...at a later time. Drink protein shakes, water and juice (limit the amount of juice you drink however). Eliminate (or cut down at the least) drinking sodas, coffee, tea (unless its green tea). Eat whole wheat breads....spreads do wonders in terms of adding calories. So pile up on spreads such as peanut butter and honey to add calories.
Last but not least.... do muscle building exercises.
Seems like you have a fast metabolism. You will be thankful for it with age.
First of all you need to find out what your daily caloric intake should be. Add 500 calories to that plus add however many calories you burn while working out. This is how many calories you should be consuming daily in order to gain weight.
Whatever you do, do not add "junk food" to your diet to gain weight. Despite what people tell you...eating 5 gulab jamuns will not give you a "healthy" weight gain. Doing so will only damage your body in the long run. Always strive to eat healthy no matter how fast your metabolism or how skinny you may be.
In terms of weight gaining foods, eat meals consisting lean proteins,it is imperative that you add lots of protein to your diet to gain weight. Without proteins you can forget about gaining weight. One should add 1gram of protein per pound of body weight. Add fruits and veggies to your diet as well. Look for starchy vegetables such as potatoes and fruits such as bananas, and apples. There are many other option in terms of fruits and vegetables. I can give you a running list of the ones you should consume if you wish...at a later time. Drink protein shakes, water and juice (limit the amount of juice you drink however). Eliminate (or cut down at the least) drinking sodas, coffee, tea (unless its green tea). Eat whole wheat breads....spreads do wonders in terms of adding calories. So pile up on spreads such as peanut butter and honey to add calories.
Last but not least.... do muscle building exercises.
wow! thanks for that. will try to add more protein and cut down on the junk food :D
Re: need help gaining weight
carbs. but be thankful for your metabolism...and yes get into habit of working out and eating healthy, gorging on junk food will only make u balloon up later on when the metabolism slows down.
Re: need help gaining weight
eat junkfood...it works for me!
Re: need help gaining weight
^ and it will catch up with you later! :p
Re: need help gaining weight
When I read the thread title I knew AE was going to post in it and give her 2 cents.
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any way to slower metabolism?i ate alot all kind a food but lagta hi nahi mujh per :(
Re: need help gaining weight
Find out what Sumo wrestlers eat and eat those! I think like 12 eggs a day, a sack of potatoes, 20 banana's etc and lots of sugary things! Hehe! :)
21year old male, 140lbs, 5'8.
apart from working out, what kind of foods should i be eating and how often? i eat a lot, or so i think but it doesn't show.
Try eating some good multi vitamin
I do all the stuffs i have protein shakes too then too am not gaining weight, am too skinny pls help me out,
Re: need help gaining weight
eat dates