Need help gaining weight?!
Question:
Need help gaining weight?
I am a 4'11 18 year old working/college student and i need help gaining weight the most i ever weighed was 105lbs and some doctors tells me that i am finished growing others say take vitamins people never complain bout my size or nothing i just want to get from a size 1 or 3 to maybe a 7 or 9 i eat all the time a big appetite but never gain one pound some please give me tips on gaining weight
Answers:
To gain weight, you need to increase the amount of calories you consume on a daily basis - it takes about 3000 extra calories for each pound you want to gain.
Despite all the suggestions on here about milkshakes and buffets, you still have to this in a healthy way. The easiest way is to start slowly increasing your portion sizes - take that second pork chop, or an extra scoop of rice.
Exercise is also a factor - one of the things that people who are UNABLE to gain weight (usually due to high metabolism) forget to factor in is the amount of calories they burn through working out. If you normally consume 2000 calorie/day, and then burn off 500 through aerobics (or whatever) - then you are only taking in 1500 calories at the end of the day.
You have to compensate for this loss, as well as "pack on" a little extra to get the gain started. In the case I just mentioned, you would have to increase your intake to 3000 calories a day - burning 500 with your exercise (to keep your body looking GREAT), and still gaining 500 when the day is done...
Just don't push it too quickly - just like rapid weight loss, a sudden gain can throw your bodies' natural systems off balance ;);)