Underweight situation. How to gain? Are these tests accurate?

[Anonymous]

I have weight problems. I eat 3 meals a day, fruits and stuff but i can't put on on weight.
I went to a HerbaLife center and i took one of those test that puts on you a scale which sends a small electric current through your body. they find out: muscles %, fat %, water, calories you burn, so on.
Based on that he told me i need to eat 130 grams of proteins a day and i'm nowhere near that.
is he just trying to sell his protein shakes or might that be accurate?
i can't eat that much protein as i have a tricky stomach.
Any tips on how to gain?

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+1 y

And as far as i knew protein shakes aren't that healthy either. Plus my stomach is already in pieces...

[cupcakequeen]

You don't have to drink protein shakes to gain protein. You can find high protein in chicken/turkey breasts, fish (tuna, salmon, halibut), cheese (non-fat mozzarella), pork-loin (chops), lean beef and veal (low fat), tofu, beans (mature soy beans), eggs (especially egg whites), yogurt, milk, and soy-milk, nuts and seeds (pumpkin, squash and watermelon seeds, peanuts, almonds)
greatist.com/health/high-protein-snacks-portable here's some snack ideas
www.leanitup.com/.../ and meal ideas
also exercise a lot to gain muscle but only weights don't do anything to lose weight

[AdamThomas]

How many calories are you getting per day? Weight gain/loss is all about calories in vs. calories out. The simple answer is to eat more

I used to think I had a problem as I struggled to put on weight, and I thought I ate a lot, but I was eating nowhere near enough - plenty of people struggle with this.

What kinds of things do you eat?

[Asker]

only healthy stuff, no sweets, no fizzy, no useless crap. I also bake my own food and don't eat much fast-food. If i have to eat when out i try to go for the healthiest options.
I honestly have no idea if i get enough calories. And it's kind of hard to determine that with me baking my own dishes when at home.

[AdamThomas]

Depends on what you call "healthy". If you listen to mainstream advice, it's usually all about: eat a diet high in fiber, eat plenty of fruit and veg barely cooked or raw, reduce saturated fat, reduce sodium, eat soy products, eat a low fat, low cholestrol diet, or better yet, go vegetarian. The trouble with this is that it's an anti-testosterone, pro-estrogenic, muscle shrinking diet. You're bound to be underweight, especially as a man, if you follow this kind of diet.

[Asker]

No, clearly not vegetarian and i'm not that strict to count my protein and fiber intake. I just cut on fizzy drinks, fast-food, and refined sugars. Sometimes eat them, but mostly avoid it.

[AdamThomas]

Ah okay, well then I'd probably say you just need to eat a lot more. I'm at a much healthier weight now, and when I compare what I eat now to what I used to eat I'm probably eating twice as much.

[jmr2191]

You don't need the extra protein. It's hyperthyroidism. It's a fairly common condition that's treatable, but not by buying herbalife's products.

[Asker]

i don't think i have it. I did some blood tests and they were OK.