I've struggled with gaining weight my whole life. I realized though, my idea of gaining weight was be eating crap food, which, not to be disgusting, kind of just shot right through me. Just eat a lot of healthy food and measure your calorie intake. There are plenty of calorie calculators for reference online that take into factor how much you exercise as well.
The foods I intake everyday are almost constant, but you can change it up, I'm just too lazy to make different eating schedules, mine usually goes like this:
- 2 brown eggs and 2 pieces of whole grain, whole wheat toast in the morning
- two granola bars
- either a sub or chipotle burrito for lunch
- green apple
- half a can of unsalted, mix nuts (highly recommend this, lots of calories)
- lemon pepper chicken with white rice
- banana
- greek yogurt
I try to drink as little as possible during meals, that way I can store more food in my stomach with feeling full. I also try not to drink 40 min - 1 hr before a meal. I drink about 6-8 16 oz glasses of water a day, but will occasionally cave into a cup of soda. This, mixed with weight training, has helped me gain about 30 pounds within the last year.
"I wanna be voluptuous!" Lmao!!
First thing you want to do is actually try to eat from "healthy" sources of fat. So no chips and burgers lol
Also you need to have a rigorous training exercise which decreases the chances of the fat going to your stomach.
Everyone aims weight in different areas. When I gain weight, most of it goes to my hips and belly. My friend gains weight mostly in her chest and arms.
Body fat does distribute itself everywhere but in some places more than others. So I depends on you and your genetics. Not every women gets it in her hips and chest, it's really different for everyone and you can't control it
If it all goes to your stomach, its fat, so not the good choice. You have to gain muscle mass, so sport a lot and besides eat a lot of vegetables and proteins and slow carbs ( so not sugar or soft drinks) like bread, fruit, brown rice, ...
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Here are some healthy ways to gain weight when you're underweight:
Eat more frequently. When you're underweight, you may feel full faster.
Choose nutrient-rich foods.
Try smoothies and shakes. (I recommend BANANA MilkShake)
Watch when you drink.
Make every bite count.
Most importantly - Exercise. <- This will help you to distribute it all over your body, otherwise you'll become fat.
Not to much sweet food or candy, make sure you have good meals and more pasta. And the most important thing: work out.
The working out will help you gain weight in muscles more than in fat.
It will also give you more appetite.
Oh and don't check your weight each day... since that will make you nervous.
Do it once a week, that will be fine :-)
I don't believe there is a 'healthy' way of gaining weight. There's no reason why weight on your belly is more or less healthy than your ass and boobs. Fat that accumulates inside your core i. e on your liver and stuff is the unhealthy fat that sets up up for a heart attacks and other unpleasant biz.
Stay away from saturated fats and do your squats if you insist on looking a certain way.
But in my opinion...
"voluptuous"
No thanks. Skinny girls all the way. :)
Don't do eeet!
supposedly adding calories. that's never worked for me though.
you looked fine to me. people who are out of shape tend to say that to skinny people because they're jealous. just ignore them. (:
You can't. Your body decides where your fat is stored. Instead, try lifting. By toning your body, you will appear more curvy.
consume lots of protein maybe?
also working out your legs/arms will help i assume
Eat a lot and work out a lot
How do you try to gain weight?
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