How to Gain Weight Fast and Cheap?

Blue Cat on 04/10/2017 - 19:10

I am having trouble putting on weight even after taking desperate measures.

Two weeks ago i started my "pizza diet", which consists of 3 frozen cheese pizzas and 2 star beef mince, both from Aldi. At this time my weight was 75kg.

In a day I would eat 900g of cheese pizza (2304 calories) plus 500g of 2 star beef mince (1430 calories) which would amount to 3734 calories per day NOT INCLUDING my breakfast and lunch.

So today I checked my weight and I was shocked - 74kg!!! All this effort and money was barely enough to keep my weight and not gain a single kilogram, but also lose one!

Can someone recommend a good way to gain weight without spending a fortune?

It is not that I want to get fat, I just don't want to be called skinny as I feel I don't have enough mass for my height.

Any help is appreciated…

Food & Grocery

Comments

    • HeWhoKnows on 08/10/2017 - 15:51

      I think I need to cut out the frequent visits to the fridge and panrty

  • dylan345 on 06/10/2017 - 16:27

    Most people go up and down 5kg due to water weight, so you may have put on 1 kg of body mass but lost 2kg in water if that makes sense.? idk im not a doctor.

    Keep going, try seeing if you've gained weight in say 3 months not two weeks.

    I would recommend powerlifting as well really helped me put on weight plus would make me really hungry.

    Careful though too much weight too fast is bad for the health.

  • knk on 06/10/2017 - 16:28

    Wish I had this issue, some guys at the gym complain about not being able to put on weight. All I want to do is eat lol.

    Anyway, those skinny guys who genuinely can't shovel enough food into them to put on weight generally take mass gainers or mix oil in with a protein shake to bump the calories up.

    What do you do for work? Are you overly active?

    • Ten on 06/10/2017 - 16:49

      I think this is the issue.

      You need to have the calorie requirements for maintenance, which takes into account height, exercise etc.

      Then you increase that figure by approx 500 calories for gaining.

      OP Doesn't provide enough information to help. 3700 may seem like a lot, but if you are running 10km to work and back every day then your body will be burning a lot of calories.

      From what I understand, if you are consistently eating above maintenance you will gain weight.

      Unless the OP is a freak of nature the likes of which the world has never seen, they need to do some more research on the subject.

      • knk on 06/10/2017 - 16:54

        Exactly, need more info. OP could be laboring all day every day hence him being skinny. He also says he's skinny, which doesn't mean lean, maybe Skinnyfat? lol

  • kolorijo on 06/10/2017 - 16:33
    +1

    Swap body with me??

  • eskylidder on 06/10/2017 - 16:59
    +2

    Most of my family has this issue.

    SLOWLY EAT MORE EVERYDAY - Don't just overwhelm your body out of no-where with an influx of crap food.

    1. Having experienced this, don't listen to strangers on the internet - seek professional advice…. I find it funny that on a 'bargain' website everyone is telling you to buy cheap and nasty food that will end up costing you due to quantity and poor nutritional content. It's not even cost-effective in the long haul and it's no good at all to eat crap to get fat.
    2. Muscle - Build muscle.
    3. Taro + Sweet Potato - fantastic examples of foods that serve a nutritional requirement with a likelihood to gain mass.
    4. Don't ignore vegetables otherwise you'll be in for some serious trouble down the track.

    It's just an opinion from a stranger but I would cease buying shit food and actually get to the problem. It's possibly a thyroid issue?

  • WTF on 06/10/2017 - 17:03
    +1

    Hi Op, a few questions may help:

    1. How old are you
    2. How tall are you
    3. What is your daily activity level like / what sort of a job/work do you do?

    The body goes through different stages. I was so skinny in my teens no matter what I ate and I tried hard to put on weight. After 30, I started putting on weight no matter what i ate and its been a challenge to get rid of it! This is a generalisation but your body will naturally put on weight as you get older. Also,

    Note that eating Pizza/KFC is terrible for your health in the long-term so be careful. May seem the thing to do now but you don't want to end up with a heart attack, diabetes or a stroke that leaves you in a wheelchair later on.

  • isidore12 on 06/10/2017 - 17:03

    Like a Japanese sumo: drink only beers!

  • kungfupanda on 06/10/2017 - 17:13

    don't drink water… always coke or pepsi max plus beer plus smoke eat cheese (no yogurt) no veges sit in sofa all day long and sleep eat KFC ( as suggested above) and deep fried stuffs and keep doing your pizza diet. The key is to eat every hour in a week. You will gain some kgs in one week ^_^

  • Baghern on 06/10/2017 - 17:18

    I use to be the same.

    I was stuck at 60-65.

    My theory one weight lost was proven after I actually gain weight.

    Unless your hormonally unbalanced. Your body think whatever weight it is/stable weight is its normal weight and will fight you up or down to stay on it.

    To change weight permanently you have to keep at it for a while 2-3mths in the beginning.

  • Qvbing on 06/10/2017 - 17:27
    -3

    People paid too much attention to calories but ignored how your body works with what you eat.

    Long story short, your basal metabolic rate is high, your are born with the rate and it is, IMO a good thing, you are really gifted.

    If you are keen to gain weight, see a GP and ask for steroid, but be careful with dosage, there're always side effects but will disappear.

    Had viral meningitis when was 10, got steroid, body weight keept going up and peaked 104kg@26yo+180cm, diet + gym just made it normal(from 95kg to now 82kg) in 3 months. Not that muscular but pretty happy with body shape.

    Hope this helps

  • chanleystan on 06/10/2017 - 17:45
    +5

    Did you check the towel rack when you weighed yourself?

  • decr on 06/10/2017 - 17:54

    Some bad advise: Beer and/or red wine.

  • imnotarobot on 06/10/2017 - 17:54

    Same. I'm even on medications whose common side effects are increased appetite, which are used in medical situations to make people eat more (elderly, sick etc). Two different meds. Both increase appetite.

    I've weighed 72kg for years. 5' 11"

    I'm told my metabolism will slow down soon. I'm 32. No signs of slowing though. Sigh.

  • TheRealCher on 06/10/2017 - 18:36

    Weight training is going to help you put on weight but also burn more calories… And if yr going to the gym, you'll have to deal with the grunters of the apocalypse

    Eating what yr eating is going to lead you to some unhealthy places though…

    Think about being an athlete: what type of activities and diet would you need to train your body to be at peak condition?

    That may be mass… If so, head down to a chemistry warehouse and get a mass building protein supplement and drink it with whole cream milk and bananas and peanut butter. Also increase your healthy carb intake. But ensure you have good fibre as well. Storing weight in your colon is a niche form of weight gain with bizarre consequences that often can't be used on YouTube.

    That said, how do you feel? If you feel bad because of how you look, there's some inner work that can be done to help improve your self view and validation. You don't sound unhealthy and, as noted by others, those of us with slower metabolisms / religious patrons of cheesecake havens are envious of you… So there's leeway in terms of your body and its shape. Usable strength and flexibility is often something that can be much better: watch a few ufc matches with people your weight and you'll realise that there are great abilities that do not need mass.

    If all else fails, fat injections in your ass are apparently a thing these days. I'm guessing you can find that on YouTube too….

  • Tasmaniac on 06/10/2017 - 19:52
    +1

    Hey OP you sound like me when I was 20. Sounds as though you've got to transition out of the who cares about food mindset and learn what it takes to add some kg's. Anyway I wouldnt worry TO much about the nutritional side of things at this stage, you've just gotta learn what it takes to add some size to your frame. Back in the day I used to cook up the flavoured pasta packs and just through anything and everything that I could find in to cook, that worked partially but it seemed still like an effort to get all that food down. Another thing I'd suggest is mass gainers, and protein powders, they can be cost effective and easy to shake up on the go. The most difficult thing I think your going to struggle with is the mindset, you gotta just eat for a few months until you add some size.

  • danger163 on 06/10/2017 - 20:26

    I hate you man! I eat nothing but still gains weight!

  • photonbuddy on 06/10/2017 - 20:50
    -7

    As others have said, calories mean squat. The simple truth is fat (which has the highest calorific value) doesn't make you fat. Neither do proteins (meat, fish, some cheeses etc.)

    You need to be eating loads of carbs if you want to stack the weight on. Ask a boxer what they chow down after their weigh-in. It ain't high fat foods.

    Replace water with soft drink, or if you can afford it, something like orange juice. It is high in natural sugars, which are better for you than processed sugars.

    Lots of pasta. Thick cut sandwiches.

    Remember, though, if you're planning on eating boat loads of food, eat the right kinds of fibre to keep you regular as well.

    And … you bastard!!

    (Most of us would love to have your 'problem'!)

    • airal3rt on 06/10/2017 - 20:58
      +2

      As others have said, calories mean squat.

      You have to be a caloric deficit to lose weight. You have to be at a caloric surplus to gain weight. This is indisputable thermodynamics.

      • cmdwedge on 06/10/2017 - 22:07
        +2

        And in this website, we obey the laws of thermodynamics.

      • photonbuddy on 07/10/2017 - 11:07
        -5

        If you eat a high calorie diet very low in carbs and high in protein and fat, you will lose weight.

        If you switch to a high carb diet instead, with the same amount of calories, you will gain weight.

        The problem with your assertion is that you think the body treats all calories the same. It simply does not.

        • cashews on 08/10/2017 - 14:29
          +1

          As mentioned by the previous poster:

          You have to be a caloric deficit to lose weight. You have to be at a caloric surplus to gain weight.

          If you consume more calories then you burn, you will gain weight. If you burn more calories than you consume, you will lose weight. The body does treat fat, protein, and carbohydrates a bit differently but doesn't change the effect of a calorie surplus/deficit.

        • photonbuddy on 08/10/2017 - 20:48
          -5

          @cashews: The body does treat fat, protein, and carbohydrates a bit differently but doesn't change the effect of a calorie surplus/deficit.

          The body treats these 3 very differently.

          If you eat a 1000 calories of protein, you will have to do significantly less exercise to become neutral than if you ate 1000 calories of carbs. Like it or not, that's the truth.

        • cashews on 08/10/2017 - 22:24
          +1

          @photonbuddy:

          Ok do you have any sources for this?

          All that I've read have suggested a negligible difference if any at all.
          The research papers linked on this page are a good read: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/wiki/a-calorie-is-a-calorie

        • hedonistic on 08/10/2017 - 23:42

          wow, you know so little about nutrition i dont even know where to begin.

          calories are a large proponent of weight gain/loss. but your macro ratio is equally as important.

          replace water with soft drink? do you want OP to get diabetes? that is the DUMBEST thing ive ever heard. i wouldnt even replace water with juice. too much high GI carbs will consistently spike your insulin, which will give you wild energy fluctuations and make you feel even worse.

          a high calorie diet will make you gain weight/fat regardless of macronutrient ratio, provided youre in a caloric surplus. simply changing the ratios of macros wont make you lose weight.

          i suggest you stfu and stop spreading this ridiculous information

        • hedonistic on 08/10/2017 - 23:45
          +1

          @cashews:

          protein does require more energy to process than carbs or fats as it has to be processed in the liver into usable amino acid chains. but what this guy is saying on a broad level is very misleading.

          what OP wants to do is gain weight, but hes going about it in an unhealthy way by simply eating lots of high calorie (and high fat) foods. photon is providing information that would result in a wildy unhealthy weight gain, e.g. "replace water with soft drink" wtf?? the discussion needs to highlight how OP should go about it in a way that will make him gain weight, but also improve his health.

  • centrelink on 06/10/2017 - 21:45
    +1

    https://youtu.be/S3MEj9f8PXY

  • Blahness on 06/10/2017 - 22:31
    +5

    I’m astound by the number of suggestions to replace water with sugar loaded soft drinks. Plus think of what junk food would do to your heart health!

    I’ll take a guess and say healthy high carb, high fat, protein rich foods… eg. potatoes, sweet potatoes, olive oils, nuts, avocado, chicken, eggs

  • JUSTINO on 06/10/2017 - 22:38

    Why do you want to gain weight?

  • danielliaus on 06/10/2017 - 23:17

    eat pasta and do nothing -like seriously nothing
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    who you looking at.

  • BoomTetrisForJeff on 06/10/2017 - 23:42

    I'm the same as you. the only way I gain weight is if I go gym, gives the body a reason to abosrb nutrients I guess

  • neosin on 07/10/2017 - 01:33
    +3

    Trust me you don't want to gain weight (fat)!

    You want to gain muscle mass! Weight in the form of fat has 0% benefits in terms of health.

    Eating junk foods = more fat = die faster/lower your lifespan

  • [Deactivated] on 07/10/2017 - 02:31
    +1

    Get married.

  • pantsparty on 07/10/2017 - 06:13

    How tall are you? At most heights 74kg does not sound too light to me.

    Even if you do gain weight from those foods you will be less healthy for it. Not worth it. Goto the gym and gain muscle weight, much healthier than I intentionally gaining fat which will surround and add pressure to your organs.

    You have probably been at the same weight for a long time. This is a long term goal. Don’t expect changes in two weeks. Your body is smarter than that.

  • Blue Cat on 07/10/2017 - 06:58
    +1

    Thank you everyone for the replies, I have been reading through all of them and some have really interesting points!

    I will continue my pizza diet for another 2 weeks and see what happens for now.

    I got a friend on my case who was also skinny but he is now no more. I haven't seen him for 2 years but he has changed a lot. He told me he went on a GOMAD diet, where he drank 4 liters of milk everyday. After pizzas I am going to try that!

    A little bit more detail about me:
    Height 1.88m, weight 74kg, age 22, work as a carpenter.

    • peterpeterpumpkin on 07/10/2017 - 13:21
      +3

      For your age and occupation it doesn't sound unusual. If you were losing weight that's another issue.

      If your weight drops too much you can get tested for hyperthyroidism and other hormonal inconsistencies. My friend takes tablets.

      As others have said, get 15 years older, married with kids in a sedentary job and then you should start worrying :)

    • knk on 07/10/2017 - 23:10

      There it is, carpenter.

      You'll be burning way above average calories on tools / carrying / building stuff all day.

      I know you want to get 'bigger' but think about it from say….a bodybuilding point of view. The idea is to have a good, higher than average ratio of muscle to fat. Eating your pizzas is going to make you fat, or fatter if you aren't already carrying excess fat. You're going to look like crap or feel like crap or both. If it turns out you genuinely need high amounts of calories, there are very calorie dense foods that aren't pizza lol. There's no point in looking huge in a shirt, only to take it off and look like a fat blob, I've been there it's not fun.

      In the event you're already quite lean, building muscle slowly (because it's always slow 'naturally') will make you overall less 'skinny' looking. Hell even if the diet was right, you probably wouldn't even need to hit the gym if your work is heavy enough.

      Do you know if you're actually skinny and what your current body fat percentage is? Maybe get a dexa scan and you can then approach this from a better perspective.

      Source: Gym Rat brah

    • hedonistic on 09/10/2017 - 14:07

      dude, with all this pizza and milk you really need to watch your saturated fat intake. i would make weight gainer shakes with oats, whey protein and peanut butter instead. much healthier and still cheap and easy.

  • Dreamcast on 07/10/2017 - 08:04
    +1

    Mate, I Was the same. I was always 75kg, even dropped to 65kg years ago. I too struggled to put weight on. I hated being the skinny kid at school or just being skinny in general.

    Before I go on, rice!

    I'm assuming you're taller than me. I'm 178cm tall, so it probably seems like I wasn't skinny, but I was, as I had no muscle.

    Right now I'm bulking and maccas helps for dinner, but I still have a healthy chicken and salad for lunch and fruit for breakfast. I should be eating a lot more, but it's a struggle. I'm now 93kg.

    This time around I have more muscle. Though the first time I wanted to put on weight, I smashed rice every night for 3 months and put on 15kg.

    So if you want cheap weight gain, smash that rice!

  • sykeau on 07/10/2017 - 09:24
    +1

    Everyone's perception of healthy is way off! I wouldn't listen to them. I recently lost about 25kgs and always get told I'm too skinny, or look sick.
    But according to my weight and height I'm at a healthy level. Maybe instead of gaining weight you should just focus on being happy within yourself instead of trying to change for other people.

    What is your BMI?

    • Leeroy Jenkins on 08/10/2017 - 14:43

      BMI is a terrible measure. Instead of looking at weight and height, look at your body fat percentage. A lot of people can look skinny or normal but they are actually clinically obese. I've got a couple of friends like this. How did they become skinny fat? They are scared of getting fat and starve themselves often. They lose way to much muscle mass from starvation, which lowers their basic metabolism a lot, and they can easily store fat because of this. They then see their midsection getting bigger, then they starve more, the cycle just goes on and on.

      • sykeau on 10/10/2017 - 08:16

        I know BMI isnt great, but can still give you a rough idea at least. And after reading the thread it seems he already eats a well balanced diet, it may just be his body type, with a mixture of his job (trade). As long as he is keeping at maintenance and not starving himself he is probably healthy.

  • JetLi on 07/10/2017 - 10:09
    +1

    chicken + rice, both are cheap as chips

  • Tech5 on 07/10/2017 - 11:34

    If you are skinny for your height, carb overloading is not going to help. You will just end up skinny fat, with a huge midsection but still thin as stick arms. Work out

  • peterw1 on 07/10/2017 - 12:13
    +1

    if you are really committed, watch how an obese person eats and eat like them (both frequency and volume). Guaranteed you will put on weight

  • bradnel on 07/10/2017 - 14:48
    +4

    First off, how old are you? You may still be growing in which case piling your body with bad fats isnt the best idea.

    If you are wanting to gain weight introduce some weight training it will help increase bone density and muscle mass. Which will help ease your insecurity with the scales. Give it 3 months with a solid routine and you will begin to see some changes in body shape too.

    Your diet is shocking and needs some work if you are to see any progress. For quick calories your go to should be oats/organic peanut butter/brown rice/pasta etc not frozen cheese pizzas which is a disaster for your digestion system btw.

    If this is solely a body image issue take your time a healthy body and mind will give you what you are looking for. I can guarentee 3 months from now if you stick to your pizza diet you will be lethargic unhealthy and even if you dont look overweight there will be an astonishing amount of fat sitting around your vital organs.

  • original15 on 07/10/2017 - 15:19

    used to be in same boat. was 24, 186cm and weighed 64kg (lived in tropical climate and was running lots)
    Was able to put on 15kg in 2 years. Just start eating heaps and hitting the gym. give it time

  • snivy on 07/10/2017 - 15:25

    Better to go to a nutritionist, get your measurement taken, BMI, muscle mass, etc. It would depend on your metabolism as well, which means your age, daily activities, etc. You'll probably find yourself easier to gain weight as you age, and you'll get at that stage when you wonder why you can't shed the pounds.

    I think weight gain/loss isn't an overnight process, if you're someone who's not enjoying eating as much (seems from your post, my brother would love to go on that pizza diet everyday!) it'll probably be harder. I say measure your weight everyday and take note of what you're eating, you'll start to see the pattern on which food gives you more weight. Do this for several months at least.

    Also I find people have different ways of measuring what's considered eating "a lot", I have a friend who insists to have never gained weight despite eating "a lot" but I notice they got rid half of their meal whenever we eat out because they don't like them.

    Anyway, good luck, I'm someone on the other end of the spectrum (i.e. managed to lose weight and kept it that way, I love eating though.)

  • Efendy on 07/10/2017 - 16:04

    Eat kebabs, HSP, lots of them!

  • citybargainhunter on 07/10/2017 - 17:01

    Can you give me some of your metabolism? I'm the opposite of you.

  • berry580 on 07/10/2017 - 17:53
    +1

    Muscle weights more than fat by density. Please don't be lazy, save the junk food money for a weight set and go do some well planned out gym sessions.

    You'll be definitely healthier and potentially gain weight as well.

  • FW190 on 07/10/2017 - 19:42
    -2

    damn it OP are you trying to brag? :)

    if I ate like you I would've gained 5kg a week……..

    anyway, if pizza doesn't work, there are always ice cream and chocolates :)

    Me OTOH are trying to loose weight, lost about 25kg since the beginning of the year, but seem to be stuck at around 80kg for the last month or two :(

    • knk on 07/10/2017 - 23:12

      My sticking point is 85kgs and around 15% BF, I feel your pain. Need to get serious with the diet lol…but like..pizza

      • airal3rt on 08/10/2017 - 00:15

        How did you measure bodyfat % ?

        • knk on 08/10/2017 - 13:01

          That was on one of those machines that tap you on the head and use um… Bio-impedence I think it's called..the electric one. They bring them into the gym every now and then.

          Meant to be fairly accurate, pricey body fat scales put me around that mark too.

      • FW190 on 08/10/2017 - 03:47

        lol I still have pizzas (and my other favorite foods), but now I just eat (a lot) less of it.

        I just remembered this, apparently when I was a kid (like kindergarten), I was like the OP just couldn't gain any weight, apparently my parents were so worried that they took me to some doctor, who gave me some medication, after that I started to balloon……. at one stage in my adulthood I was like 125kg…… some days I really do hate my parents :) (but obviously my subsequent poor lifestyle choices was the major contributing factor)

        can't remember what the med was called (I doubt my parents can either, since it was like 30+ years ago), otherwise I could recommend it to the OP :)

    • Leeroy Jenkins on 08/10/2017 - 14:36

      Eating around 3700kcal a day, assuming your basal metabolic rate is about 1800kcal, you'd gain at most 1.5kg a week if you are completely sedentary.

      Sorry, but people are often scared of eating and gaining weight and have eating disorders because of this.

  • lrinaldi on 07/10/2017 - 22:27
    -3

    Breakfast.
    Options:
    Coco pops, milk with Milo and one of those breakfast biscuits on the way to work
    Or McMuffin/hash brown/coffee with sugar and don’t forget the hot cakes

    Morning Tea
    Large Moca, extra chocolate, sugar
    Muffin or cake

    Lunch
    600ml chocolate milk
    Burger and chips (upsize? OF COURSE!)
    *If Maccas offer you an Apple Pie the answer is yes.

    Afternoon tea
    Can of coke & sausage roll or cake/brownie

    Dinner
    Pizza or pasta etc
    Bowl of ice cream with milo
    *Have seconds

    Finally cut back your sleep and you’ll be enormous in no time.

    • airal3rt on 08/10/2017 - 00:17
      +2

      That sounds like an amazing way to get a bunch of nutrient deficiencies and end up with scurvy. Yarrrr!

    • Jaystea on 09/10/2017 - 13:02
      +1

      LOL

  • guystingy on 07/10/2017 - 22:36

    Ez. Just eat whatever u want, then sit immediately. After dinner, go to sleep immediately. U will soon see the result

    • knk on 07/10/2017 - 23:11

      Timing sleep around meals doesn't make a difference, it's actually a myth!

  • Thaal Sinestro on 07/10/2017 - 23:42

    "A little bit more detail about me:
    Height 1.88m, weight 74kg, age 22, work as a carpenter."

    I don't understand why you want to gain weight? Is it to 'fit in' to an increasingly obese society. 74 kg for a male of your height is a near ideal body weight ('anorexic' thin would be under 60 kg).

    One cannot obtain a muscular, body builder type physique simply by consuming large amounts of calories each day. The body by default stores excess calories as triglycerides in specialized fat cells (they are ugly things with a nucleus squashed around the edge and the rest of the cell space packed with fat). It takes considerable effort to get excess calories deposited into muscle fibres instead of adiposites. Accept who you are, don't try to change - it will make you miserable.

  • velcrochicken on 08/10/2017 - 10:07

    You are still eating no where near enough.

    Buy 3 litre bottles of full fat milk. Drink at least 2 a day.
    Go back to the gym and only lift heavy, no cardio.
    Buy carmanns high protein bars, eat one every hour.

    You will soon be putting on weight.

  • belongsinforums on 08/10/2017 - 11:03

    hey. same boat as you. i once managed to gain almost 10 kg by lifting heavy 3 times a week, loading up on carbs (bread, rice and pasta), and drinking protein shakes 3 times a day.
    also managed to gain the same amount in another relatively short period by eating only 2 big meals a day, drinking daily and doing some light exercise.
    good luck

  • Pricebeat on 08/10/2017 - 13:09

    I have the same problem no matter how much I eat

  • Leeroy Jenkins on 08/10/2017 - 14:30
    -1

    If you don't do strenuous labour work and don't have a significant amount of muscle, there must be an underlying health condition that prevents you from gaining weight, be it diabetes or cancer or what have you, better go have yourself checked.

    I have a lot more muscle than the average male, and at 175cm, I have to eat more than 2800kcal or more to see noticeable weight gain.. I've been eating around 2800kcal - 3000kcal a day and I see about 1-1.5kg of weight gain every month, which to me is ideal cuz I'm bulking up.

    I wouldn't take this problem lightly, go have your body checked. I'd be seriously worried.

  • ozlab on 08/10/2017 - 15:22

    Full cream coconut milk for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

  • frondono on 08/10/2017 - 16:06

    There's just something about Hungry Jacks Double Ultimate Whopper's, a consistent diet of those in a large meal will help you pile on the kgs. Also the Rippa mega box from Red rooster, grab a couple of chocolate mousses to go with it. that's well over 11000kj.

  • chengjianer on 08/10/2017 - 16:08

    I am surprised the first comment isn't like this: "I HATE YOU!" Haha..

  • StonedWizard on 08/10/2017 - 16:19

    So jelous of people like the OP. I gain weight so easily it's ridiculous, just reading the OP probably made me gain 10kg.

  • ptl93 on 08/10/2017 - 18:01

    Try Serious Mass by ON. Super fast weight and fat gaining.

  • OzzyOzbourne on 08/10/2017 - 18:38

    Pizza and Maccers

  • leoshleo on 08/10/2017 - 19:05
    -1

    I was in the same position as you probably 6 years ago, im about 185cm and weighted about 59-60kgs at the time. I began gym to gain weight, which i would go on and off depending on uni exams etc… From memory my 1st year, i hit about 67kgs. 2nd year i hit about 75kgs, 3rd year about 81kg was the max i could achieve. I took time away as my left pec muscle was close to tearing and doctor recommended i take 3 months off gym, that was in my final uni exam period and i never went back till this year (about 2yr break).

    You sound quite similar to me, if i eat junk food i actually lose weight and still do. McDonalds is the worst, 1 meal and next morning id lose 2kgs… The other thing is i was working in masters at the time (hardware store) where i walked about 11-13kms a day + worked out at the gym, which was a struggle to gain any further weight as i burnt through the calories quite easily from walking and the heavy lifting. The issue is, the more cardio you do (carpenting) the faster you speed up your metabolic process, meaning you would burn more calories even being idle and not doing anything.

    fast forward, Im 25 now. Working as an accountant with my only cardio being running up/down the escalators from the train station. I consume about 3500 calories a day of clean wholesome food (an example of one of my meals being, 2 cups basmati rice, 420g chicken or pork, tomato/cucumber is about 1100 caloriess a meal for me). Back at the gym again, originally started at 73kgs, now at 87kgs and putting on roughly 1.3kgs a week of muscle mass.

    You need to discover what works for you, with me junk food = lose weight, consume xxx calories and see if any changes, if no add 500 calories and keep going. Once you find the amount that makes you gain 0.5kgs for the week, then that is the bare minimum you need to consume to gain weight based on your lifestyle. If you want any tips, feel free to shoot me a pm.

    • airal3rt on 08/10/2017 - 23:35
      +3

      putting on roughly 1.3kgs a week of muscle mass

      You could be injecting enough steroids for ten competition body builders and not build that much muscle mass per week. Nice try though.

      • Leeroy Jenkins on 10/10/2017 - 00:02
        +1

        Haha totally agree. A complete beginner with pretty good genetics can probably put on that much muscle in a month, and an advanced lifter may not even be able to put on that much in a whole year.

  • Hirolol on 08/10/2017 - 19:49

    Come and live with me, then when ever I go to eat something steal the food from me.

  • spammingb on 08/10/2017 - 20:48

    Milk and peanut butter.

  • [Deactivated] on 08/10/2017 - 22:48
    +1

    You need to go to ReadSpeaker, select "English (Scottish) - female" and compare the generated speech of the following two lines:

    1. "Hey you, skinny bastard".
    2. "Hey you, fat bastard".

    Believe me, you'll prefer the first.

  • hedonistic on 08/10/2017 - 23:37

    do you want to gain weight or muscle? because weight gain is non specific. it could mean water weight, fat, muscle or whatever.

    i suggest you go to the gym and work out to put on some muscle, regardless of weight you'll look much better in your frame and the health benefits are great as well. and jesus man, start eating some healthier food. all that pizza and cheese is going to clog up your arteries and give you worse mental/physical performance.

    start eating more veggies (100g x 2 a day at least) and substitute your pizza for some hi fibre pasta and lean meat (chicken breast is a good choice). on top of that get some good fats from nuts, avocados etc. olive oil/ peanut butter (not the kraft ones! theyre full of sugar. get the woolies macro one, thats good) if youre on a budget and want some cheaper healthy fats.

    i would learn more about nutrition. let me know if you want more advice and ill post some more info in another comment

  • dangerdong on 09/10/2017 - 01:29

    GOMAD (gallon of milk a day) very cheap maybe $4 a day

  • kelza83 on 09/10/2017 - 02:08

    You keep eating like that and you'll be skinny and dead from a heart attack or some other awful pizza eating disease!

  • tre180 on 09/10/2017 - 09:17
    +1

    reddit.com/r/gainit - Lots of good advice in there buddy.

  • myusername on 09/10/2017 - 10:18

    eat maccas

  • Shwayne on 09/10/2017 - 10:42

    Eat shit tonnes of pasta, it's relatively cheap and high carb.

  • figarow on 09/10/2017 - 11:57

    We were lied to all these years…

    SUGAR & CARBS=GAIN
    FAT=LOSS

    Increase fat and decrease ALL sugars and the weight disappears. No need for exercise.

  • jm48 on 09/10/2017 - 12:40

    I am the same, desperate to put on weight.
    The absorption of food by the digestive system is a biological wonder really.
    Overweight people are lucky their digestion works so efficiently.

    I think the gut bacteria can have a big effect.
    Apparently children who have antibiotic treatments are more prone to obesity later.
    I think some people have bacteria floras that dramatically reduces their digestive efficiency.

  • Twodogs on 09/10/2017 - 13:34

    Eat what your eating now and add 4 protien/carb drinks " bodybuilding ones for mass " with full cream milk in between those meals and you will steadily put on weight , i would suggest add weight training to add muscle mass which has the bonus of increasing your appetite .
    But it's the same principal as weightloss you have to stick to your diet.I used a Calorie Counter book years ago which had the calories in common food per 100 grams , it also had a section on weigth for height/build … so look up how many calories a day it takes to sustain the weight you want to be at your particular height.
    Moo

  • gorge on 09/10/2017 - 14:18

    Dude, you are going to die of a heart attack. At least eat healthy fat like avocado. You may ask why can one fat be good and not the other? Well it's because avocado fat and some others do not contain low density lipids. But rather, are made up of high density lipids, which instead of increasing arterial blockages like low density lipids do, actually reduce any arterial plaques that you may already have.

    • Leeroy Jenkins on 10/10/2017 - 00:07

      Heart attacks aren't caused by fat or cholesterol intake, it's caused by inflammation in the artery. Clinical evidence has already proven it. Inflammation is caused by various reasons.

      • gorge on 10/10/2017 - 13:02

        plaques are a foreign substance though. i'm not sure what the literal definition of inflammation is but intuitively i think of the word as meaning an enlargement of the body itself and not a foreign object that is obstructing flow of blood (which a plaque is).

        • Leeroy Jenkins on 11/10/2017 - 11:20

          Well, inflammation is exactly the behaviour how the body reacts to "foreign objects". But plaques aren't the cause of inflammation, it's just a result of it.

        • gorge on 11/10/2017 - 15:18

          @Leeroy Jenkins:
          if you imagine a water pipe that persistently has fat running through it - over time this fat will build up and what was once a large open, 2 metres squared area for water to run through has now been reduced to only 2 centimeters squared. Additionally you can imagine this fat which is normally slightly soft in texture has now become hardened into an object called a 'plaque'. This is how you can imagine the reduction in area that blood has to flow through within the blood vessels of the heart.

        • Leeroy Jenkins on 11/10/2017 - 16:14

          Fat doesn't build up and accumulate in your artery. It's inflammation that causes the formation of plaque and it's a completely different substance. Yes, the chemical reaction involves cholesterol, but if you think fat can just build up there if you have too much triglycerides in your blood stream, then you are mistaking correlation with causation. There are heaps of papers available explaining this.

  • nadan on 09/10/2017 - 15:04

    GOMAD is your friend :)
    It stands for Gallon of milk a day, you will need to start with a few glasses and gradually increase your intake over several weeks. However it is extremely important that you hit the weights, compound exercises, squats, deadlift, pullups, chinups and pushups. Search for GOMAD.

    I personally put on 15 kilos, mostly fat but that is a good start and then you can lift heavier and cut down.

    • jm48 on 09/10/2017 - 15:12

      4 litres a day - that's a heck of a lot

      • nadan on 09/10/2017 - 16:23

        That is right, but it is impossible for an average size person to consume that much milk everyday. But the guy who has come up with it says it is possible. I only drunk a liter a day and couldn't do more than that.

  • vicosads on 09/10/2017 - 16:14

    Large Ultimate double whopper meal 3x a day should sort you out

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