While shakes can be great for gaining, if you don't enjoy them then it's not worth it.
Take your time. You'll get discouraged if you try to do it too quickly. Add a snack here and there. Put a little bit more on your plate. You'll get there.
2 years
I'm technically 6, but feel more like 5. Goal is 7.
2 years
I met my wife when she was in the 210s. She's now in the 320's (I believe).
She's never been happy with her weight. But a few years back she bought a scale that goes over 270. She wasn' there yet, but it opened the door to it happening. And now she has by far surpassed that weight. I've always loved her, but now there is more to love.
2 years
Fat is the future.
2 years
NoMoYoYo:
I'm running into a slight problem. I'm close to 5,000 calories today. The complete opposite of trying to slow down my gain. I am addicted to gaining fast. What do I need to do to reign it in?
Primal23:
Often times you will eventually plateau. Keeping up that kind of gaining is usually pretty difficult and expensive. So something usually gives that causes you to slow down. You can go with it for now and see if and when that happens. If you don't slow down or plateau revisit the situation.
If that happens it's often simple sugars that add lots of calories and causes the health issues. So limiting that while still enjoying the other stuff could slow things down while still allowing you to indulge and gain. Just in a better way.
I for sure need to cut down on sugars. I'm not a big sweets guy, but I'm eating more of it now than I had been. Plus the white bread in bagels and burger buns etc. I wasn't eating any of those things. Now I eat them all.
2 years
How does one achieve the strong fat look? Is there specific foods and/or exercises to help someone become strong fat?
2 years
Neonlemonforce:
So now I'm waiting to do a big race in about a month then ill start getting fat again and hopefully stay fat.
Good luck and enjoy it!
I've never really planned ahead to gain. Usually I will lose weight by eating well then I'll have something not as good. Then two things then three etc. Then it snowballs and I'm like okay I guess I'm gaining again. Then it becomes more planned, but it never starts that way. Just my body saying "Hey remember this food? Yeah you do! Eat it, eat lots of it, get fat".
2 years
I'm running into a slight problem. I'm close to 5,000 calories today. The complete opposite of trying to slow down my gain. I am addicted to gaining fast. What do I need to do to reign it in?
2 years
Jd00723:
I still crave the stuff but I found I started to gain a little quickly. There was definitely a delay of a couple of weeks.
Whenever I gain, I really like doing it quickly. So far this gain is no different. But I'm in the middle of switching to a slower and smarter process in an effort to stop yo-yoing and just stay fat. So I might not use it. Though I have read that it might be better for subcutaneous fat. Is there truth to that?
Another question I have: Is there a preferred weight gain/calorie calculator? I've entered my numbers into a few and they all have different results. About 350 calories per day difference between the highest and lowest. Or is it more trial and error and see what works and what doesn't?
2 years
Primal23:
You're going to need a decent daily surplus of calories. Going a healthier route by avoiding processed and junk food is doable. Albeit probably a little harder and slower. Adding a little heavy cream to your diet each day could definitely help. Keeping a food journal and calorie count could also help to keep yourself on track. Going the long term route it's going to take much longer for gains to be noticable. So a journal will help you know you are eating enough. Best of luck!
Thanks for the tips! I've been keeping a non-official food journal on my phone's calculator! Everytime I eat something, I add it's calories. Next day I start back at 0. I've been in the 4,000-4,500 calorie range for a couple weeks. I'm going to be laying off fast food - or at least not have as much lol. Long story short I should be able to keep going with that.
As for cream, I've seen mixed messages over the years.
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