How many calories is this?

[megankxthleen]

I'm 18 and 103lbs, and since my doctor thinks that I'm underweight, my mom has been pretty nich trying to shove food down my throat that I don't want. I've been eating fruit and vegetables for months now and cut out all processed foods. I've been extremely stressed out and am now in summer school as a result, since I hmfailed one of my exams. This morning, I had a green juice with a cup of spinach, one kale leaf, a cup of strawberries and one banana with chia seeds. She made me a scrambled egg, and I ate half of it, and right after about 10 raspberries. She then made me eat some instant oatmeal with 2% milk and a cup of coffee. I haven't pooped in two days since I'm pretty stressed out from everything and I just don't feel good. I feel like I need to work out right now because I just feel gross, but since I don't feel good and have class from 11:30-2, I can't. Will I gain any weight from this?

[Xfitchick]

Do not focuss on weight. The only thing that counts is muscle versus fat. If you gain weight but its muscle, its healthy. An egg will not make you fat because its protein and you need them to build muscle. Don't cut carbs. Its useless. Main thing is that the intake of calories balances the amount you need daily. If you don't eat enough carbs and don't have a fat reserve, you will burn muscle. That will make you weaker instead of healthier.

[megankxthleen]

My mom is focusing on weight. She wants me to gain 5-10 pounds. I'm just worried about the milk and butter in the eggs and the processed oatmeal that I ate. The fruit had a lot of sugar as well, and I don't want that to just sit, but I can't really do anything to burn it off until later on. I have fat storage under my butt, so there's a bump of fat and then an indent where my butt meets my thigh, and that's where I carry my weight (on my thighs). So I don't know how to tone it, even though I do 30-60 squats and walk every day. I don't go to the gym, and that's definitely out of the question now. I'm just really frustrated and feel awful.

[Xfitchick]

You need some fat to be healthy. What is your height and weight and if you are in agym, have you ever had your muscle/fat ratio measured? I am 5'5" and weigh 134 lbs and have only 19% fat, which is low but still healthy for a female.

[megankxthleen]

I'm not in a gym, I'm 5'4" and 103lbs

[Xfitchick]

That is low, so there no problem to gain weight. But see that it is muscle weight and not fat weight. And you don't need it in a few weeks. Build slowly over months. That is the only good way.

[megankxthleen]

How would you reccomend for me to gain muscle?

[Xfitchick]

You need to workout for that. Preferably at a gym, but you can start at home. Ti stimulate a muscle to grow, you must force it to exhaustion by doing reps with a weight (bodyweight or an exterior one). 3 to 4 series of 10 to 12 reps and with such a weight that your muscle is tired in the last series. You need proteins with that (5 small portions a day) because you will burn muscle if you don't have enough carbs. But at some point, you will need a gym anyway. And they can guide you to do the exercises properly.

[megankxthleen]

What about weighted squats? I know we have hand weights lying around somewhere, so if I did different strength training exercizes at home, do you think it would help?

[Xfitchick]

Weighted squats are good for your legs and butt. You can use hand weights if they are heavy enough. But further as a start for your upper body, you can do push-ups (assisted or not), pull-ups if you have a bar, use the weights for your shoulders or curls, ... You can also use the weights to assist ab exercises.

[megankxthleen]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate those tips!

[JonJames]

You must poop like a race horse...

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