How to Gain Weight Fast and Cheap?

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  BadGiraffe on 09/10/2017 - 16:20

  1. See your doctor first.

  2. If everything checks out, it's all about diet and exercise. Everyone is different, so there's no one-size-fits-all. You seem to burn off carbs real quick (wish I was like that), so you might need to start eating more protein (WPI powder is your friend)… and exercise. Diet and exercise work together. Do light cardio warm ups, but then, it's weights. Heavy weights, low reps. Don't be too ambitious and injure yourself.

  Actually, get a personal trainer who can help you with diet and training. That's a good start.

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  Blenny on 09/10/2017 - 17:44

  I have heard good things about Kälteen Bars

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  Jikx on 09/10/2017 - 18:33

  +1

  Jesus… some of these diets here are a recipe for diabetes or some major obesity issues when your metabolism starts to slow.
  I second a good balanced diet tilted more toward high protein, and try weights.
  Don't expect to be massive bulk, but you will appreciate the muscle and also the definition that appears on a slim frame.
  In 20 years, you'll be glad you have your metabolism - you'll look "normal" while the rest of your mates are fat!

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  noise36 on 09/10/2017 - 22:06

  The easiest way to gain weight is to just force yourself to eat in between standard meals. At this time your body isn't sending signals to your brain that you are hungry but you are also not full so you have room to eat. Just need to get in the habit as its not natural for most people to walk around all day feeling "full".

  Weight gain and weight loss is as simple as calories in <> calories out = weight loss or gain

  One of the most important things is to just eat a normal balanced diet, nothing strange, no fad diets, as you wont be able to maintain it.

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    gorge on 09/10/2017 - 22:32

    imho it's not simple as calories in <> calories out = weight loss or gain
    and that's because some people's bodies just seem to ignore excess calorie intake.

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      noise36 on 10/10/2017 - 01:38

      +2

      The great thing about science is that it doesn't matter what your opinion is as the facts stay the same regardless.

      http://physiqonomics.com/calories/

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        ChurchMouth on 10/10/2017 - 12:03

        Unfortunately gorge's opinion is more accurate to the practicality of calories consumed on product-label than your 'scientific' equation is.

        As your article supports, calories in, is not the same as calories used by the body. And calories out isn't easy known, nor is constant.

        Excess calories on paper, may indeed be ignored by the body through self regulatory processes (also discussed in that article - thyroid hormone).

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        ChurchMouth on 10/10/2017 - 12:34

        Also, this article is a narrative pulled together from studies by an author. It is a hypothesis or advice, given in a very authoritative manner.

        1.4-7.2kg weight gain amongst 'healthy' test subjects all fed the same amount of calories. Without doing full due diligence into the study (I can't access), I question whether 1.4kg weight gain is significant accounting for other factors (water, gut retention). The authors narrative is contingent on excess calories always equalling weight gain. May not be the case for one of these healthy patients, and possibly lesser to an extent with someone unhealthy (i.e. someone underweight).

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        ChurchMouth on 10/10/2017 - 16:27

        @ChurchMouth:
        Correction: Fed the same amount of "extra" calories .

        Note I was triggered by authoritative "science" claims.

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        noise36 on 10/10/2017 - 17:48

        It was something random I google which supported my view.

        This quote sums it up perfectly.

        "Sure, calories in and calories out might not be perfect – but it works because it’s good enough."

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        ChurchMouth on 10/10/2017 - 18:21

        @noise36:
        Was it worth saying "it doesn't matter what your opinion is.." then? Anecdotal (personal, experience based) information has place when the "science" isn't perfect, far from it..

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  [Deactivated] on 09/10/2017 - 23:06

  Smells like a good troll!

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  Viper8 on 10/10/2017 - 00:11

  I don't know if this has been posted yet, but in order for your body to make use of what it eats (protein, carbs etc.) you need to have the right levels of various vitamins and minerals. If you don't it all just passes right through you.
  So maybe try adding in some fruit and veg, aiming for maximum variety. And replace those pizza's with cheese, eggs, meat, wholemeal bread/pasta/rice to get the same amount of carbs but with more of the goodies.
  Hope that helps. :)

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  ozzpete on 10/10/2017 - 04:58

  +2

  Your issue has nothing to do with food . You seem to have body image issues proliferated from what others think. ie, somebody called you skinny.
  Ask yourself, "AM I GOING TO FEEL BETTER BEING CALLED A FAT SLOB" .
  You can actually solve your problem for free. You can get referral from your GP to see a psychologist and talk it through with them , 100% FREE FOR 10 1HR SESSIONS 😆 .
  Im a psychology student, so i have some insight into this. I do understand how your feeling, and where your coming from, however your going down the wrong path emotionally and for your physical health your certainly not helping either by eating crap lol .
  At the end of day, you need to be happy in your own skin, and try not to care what others think. If they find out your eating loads of crap, so they stop calling you skinny, well what will they think of you and call you then .
  Be happy in your own skin, be comfortable with how your body and mind is . The people who are fussed about you being skinny or not, those people DONT MATTER and the peoper who Do matter wont care about whether your skinny or average or fat, they will care about who you are besides your looks .
  Its a very slippery slope to start down, if your going to worry so much about what others think of you . What really matters in what you think of yourself, as a person (not what you think of your looks) .
  Anyway, i hope this helps yourself and others, to not be so obsessed with own body image . You may not even be that skinny, it is likely that you think of yourself as skinny, whereas most of your friends think of you for the man you are, not as skinny/fat/etc

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    macrocephalic on 10/10/2017 - 14:29

    +1

    Yes, unless the OP is over 2m tall, 75kg is a healthy weight (coming from a guy who is well over the recommended BMI).

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      ozzpete on 14/10/2017 - 02:25

      Exactly, to be as healthy as one can be, is what we should aim for . And 75kg definitely is not underweight in any unhealthy sense.

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  auna on 10/10/2017 - 14:13

  Macadamia Nuts. 100g a day

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  joshk on 10/10/2017 - 14:25

  Those numbers are odd. No ones basal metabolic rate is that good. Either you're burning a shitload of calories during the day through physical activity, you have some sort of medical condition, or there is some other factor (water weight, inaccurate scales) that can account for the lack of weight gain. I'd recommend talking to your doctor, and also slow down with the junk food.

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  tank17 on 10/10/2017 - 14:26

  It is pointless to eat so much if you don't put some work on. eat 500 600 extra calories based on your bmi and go lift some weight in the gym. I am sure you will slowly see some results.

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  thord on 10/10/2017 - 15:03

  "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."

  Uh, don't do this. That's bad to put your gut and colon through that.

  You need to eat more calories to gain weight, yes, it's that simple.

  BUT, check with the doc and make sure there's nothing weird happening with your body.

  I'm guessing you do a lot of exercise or you're generally pretty active.

  Start snacking (something good but high calorie like trail mix, nuts, etc)

  Eat more rice, beans, high carb, high calorie food.

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  bomhee13 on 10/10/2017 - 16:20

  I've been skinny my entire life, trying to gain weight by eating anything I can, just like you.

  I've gained about 15kg this year by doing three things:

  • Limiting junk food, and eating high quality whole foods. Start with things like oats, red meats, etc;
  • Gym, compound movements. Don't forget deadlifts and squats, probably the most important exercises as they allow you to lift the most weight and will help you increase strength in all your other lifts, no joke;
  • Lastly and most importantly - BE CONSISTENT to the above, especially about eating. Commit to eating an extra meal daily. For me I went for two servings of oats mixed with chia seeds etc and a protein shake.

  Recently, my limiting factor has been rest. Any injuries will stop your progress straight away. Lift safe :)

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  syousef on 10/10/2017 - 16:24

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  Look up the BBC documentary "Why are thin people not fat". Might be hard to view legally unfortunately. It gets posted on video sites and the BBC takes it down, but I don't know of an easy legal avenue to get a copy from BBC.

  The whole calories in fat out thing is baloney. The calories you take in dictate the MAXIMUM amount of weight you could put on if your body was 100% efficient at converting it to store as (mostly as fat). AND you have to take into account air and water that your body can process. But if your body didn't regulate energy storage a single french fry per day would be the difference between starvation and obesity.

  Of course whenever I bring this up people blast me for it, usually either because they think they're doing a fabulous job staying thin/fit or because they're feeling guilt over not doing a fabulous job, or because they're making a huge effort trying to be as healthy as possible. But the science is actually quite solid with something like 95% of diets failing to shift weight long term (5-10 years). Unlike all the BS about cutting out sugar, gluten, fat or whatever the current fad dictates.

  The reality is making people believe they can shift their weight around easily sells pills, potions, gym membership, exercise equipment, surgery, and more.

  Fun fact: Trees get 90% of their mass from the carbon in the carbon dioxide they take out of the air via photosynthesis. Those massive trees got fat eating air. Think about that the next time you want to make fun of a tubby person struggling with their weight.

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    airal3rt on 11/10/2017 - 18:14

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    But the science is actually quite solid with something like 95% of diets failing to shift weight long term (5-10 years)

    Gee, it's almost as though when people get sick of eating healthy foods in appropriate amounts after a few months and resume their usual terrible dietary habits(you know, the exact eating patterns that got them fat in the first place), the weight THEN magically comes back?? Wow, it's almost like those two events are somehow related. Shocking!

    Fun fact: Trees get 90% of their mass from the carbon in the carbon dioxide they take out of the air via photosynthesis. Those massive trees got fat eating air. Think about that the next time you want to make fun of a tubby person struggling with their weight.

    You.. you.. you think humans utilize photosynthesis like a freaking tree does?

    Why even bother typing up a multi-paragraph response when you're so horribly misinformed?

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      syousef on 11/10/2017 - 21:42

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      Gee, it's almost as though when people get sick of eating healthy foods in appropriate amounts after a few months and resume their usual terrible dietary habits(you know, the exact eating patterns that got them fat in the first place), the weight THEN magically comes back

      Could you at least Google or watch the damn documentary. You'll see that people could force feed themselves and not put on weight, while others could starve themselves and still do so.

      In any case if you come up with a system for weight loss and 19 out of 20 people fail, it's the system that's the problem. Unless you're simply saying that anyone that ever puts on weight is a broken person.

      Meanwhile as I said other people have no weight issues. They don't feel desperately hungry 20 minutes after eating a meal. They don't have cravings for junk, and don't have any problem eating normally. The people on the diets are starving themselves to death and still can't get it off.

      You.. you.. you think humans utilize photosynthesis like a freaking tree does?

      No but I think humans like yourself miss the point entirely on purpose.

      Why even bother typing up a multi-paragraph response when you're so horribly misinformed?

      So let me get this straight. You can't be bothered looking up what I told you. You can't understand the significance of an organism putting on weight via biological process that extract mass from the air without reductio ad absurdum. And I'm the one that's misinformed? Go fly a kite!

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  mirridon on 10/10/2017 - 17:07

  Hey mate, when I was at uni and studying my budget was super tight, barely had enough money to do anything and everything was calculated to the very cent. Basically, I went from 67KG to around 80KGS and back down to 76KGs pretty quickly, I could never gain weight before that though. The trick is to be a caloric surplus, I ate a ton of nuts, peanuts and ate a lot of carbs (plain pasta) it was very cheap to buy packets of pasta and store-branded nuts. I would then fit my normal meals around them. After I left uni, everything became a lot more technical, but that was my starting point.

  The reason you're not putting on weight is that you aren't eating enough calories and more importantly, you aren't eating enough fats and carbs. Try increasing and counting your calories, I was eating over 3000 calories a day, then eventually went up to 5000 calories, was getting too big too quickly and stopped it immediately, then finally to 3500. Good luck mate

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  bocca on 10/10/2017 - 17:14

  Def consider the gym, you want to look better not skinny fat
  I would try to increase calories gradually at about 100 daily cals extra every week.
  sounds like the easiest thing to do is to eat more meals to add extra cals

  try and stick to high protein foods to maximise muscle growth.

  800 calorie shake: 2 cups of oats, 1 banana, 1 TBS honey, 2 TBS milo/protein powder
  800 cal snack: bag of dates

  good luck!

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  lunartemis on 10/10/2017 - 17:59

  Take in protein heavy food in large quantity and work out to put on muscle. Eating fat and sugar heavy food will increase your chance of heart related disease. Balanced diet in large quantity is how sumo wrestlers gain weight.

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  lostn on 10/10/2017 - 19:50

  74kg is hardly skinny. Are you a tall guy?

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  baycie on 11/10/2017 - 13:55

  Insulin is our fat storing hormone, carbohydrates trigger insulin production. If you want to put on weight, eat carbs, lots and lots of carbs.

  Fat doesn't make you fat, so just eating a bunch of cheese and fatty mince will put you into ketosis and you will lose more weight.

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    ChurchMouth on 11/10/2017 - 17:33

    Maybe lose weight, if ketosis doesn't slow your metabolism down first.

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  ant meal on 18/10/2017 - 15:53

  I went to my doctor many years ago and asked him "how can I put on weight". The answer began with a laugh and he told me "don't bother, you'll be coming to me in the future and asking "how can I lose weight". Guess what, he was right! Just accept your body as it is and be proud of your shape, this is how you are and you're perfect.

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  iamagirl1969 on 19/10/2017 - 09:51

  If you get yourself castrated you will put on a lot of weight really quickly……..Worked wonders for my tomcat. He was 250grams when I found him stuck down a drain as a kitten. He now weights around 9kg.

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