How to gain (HEALTHY) weight for muscle building?

[Anonymous]

I am only 96 lbs (im 5'2- Female) yes i know im under weight anyways i want to gain a pound a week and in order to do that, i have to eat 2,288 calories a day. Which is great and all until i have to eat it. My body is so not used to that. I have such a fast metablosim and i get full so easily plus it takes me forever to eat a meal because if i eat it all fast i feel like i have to puke. Eating a heavy breakfast makes me want to throw up. How can i gain weight so i can feed these muscles? All i keep seeing is low calories food everywhere. I need help! Thanks!' (PS- i barely seen any weight gaining pills, only weight loss so products or a no.)

[anonbunny]

Stay away from pills. Unless it's for extra nutrients like vitamins or oils. Consider protein shakes for breakfast. Eat a lot of red meat , sweet potato. Veggies, chicken. honestly, just eat healthy! But don't over do yourself or you will get sick. And work out, lift weights, push yourself in the gym, that will raise your appetite. I know as a girl it's hard sometimes, but just go with what you think works. You know your body better than anyone. Also check with your doctor , tell them you want to gain healthy weight but you're stuck at the weight you are at now, tell them it's impossible for you to eat that much. The doctor is your best friend when it comes to these types of things.

[Asker]

Thanks so much!

[anonbunny]

You're very welcome :) good luck

[ElizaClaire]

Talk to your doctor, you might have a metabolism problem which can be fixed with a change in diet that won't make you want to puke or a medication.

[WeaponZero]

There's no weight gain pills because the only thing that could actually cause weight gain is calories. No other way around it.

If you want to gain weight you need to eat at a surplus. Bottom line. If you want to ensure that a significant portion of it is muscle, you have to lift weights. That is also the bottom line. Not light weights and not high rep sets. You have to follow progressive loading and follow an actual bulking plan.

[Anpu23]

Protein is your best friend, but you get full so fast. Add some carbs into the mix for the weight gain. A great calculator is
www.livestrong.com/.../

[HuckyHucky]

Lol you're not underweight, you're only 5'2. But if you want to gain, I hear lots of protein and weight lifting is the way to go.

[Klaatu51]

consume protein related food like organic chicken/beef... also consume protein shakes i guess :-)

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Yeah consume proteins. And think proteins like fruits and meat no veggies. The fruits will speed up your metabolism keeping fat off and the meat will build muscle.

[Anonymous]

Eat foods high in calories!

[Asker]

In america there's no food high in calories simply because everyone is obsessed with low calories stuff. Im trying to stay away from fast food also.