Someone help me put on some weight?

[Ian Curtis]

So....I already eat lots, and Im signing up for gym work out, and I think Ill start taking those weight gain shakes though my parents dont like that.
Does anybody know what I should do? Do you have weight gain techniques?

[Lucky_UK]

Try to eat more than you usually do.

Try a big bowl of porridge in the morning and chicken for lunch, this has helped me to gain some weight.

[Hans Gruber]

i was about 139/140 lbs a couple of years ago and im now around 170lbs,i did what lucky advises you to do,i eat a whole lot more now,potatoes,cereal,fish,chicken but with extra fruit and vegetables thrown in,eat more but do it healthily! i also exercise more and i gained muscle which i think weighs more than fat?

[GlasgowCelt]

I was in the same boat bro - I had a bad case of the mumps a while back and lost a 17 pounds in 6 days due to a stupendously highly active metabolism, and its still the same today I'm still only 11 stone but I went right down to under 9.5 in the space of a week.

What I eat everyday now is
breakky - porridge/museli/nuts and seeds collection
midmornin - apple/banana
lunch - rice/rawveggie
midafternoon - (blue, black, rasp)berries/orange/necterine/plum etc
dinns - mostly fish but sometimes chicken too / brocholli, cauliflower, peas, carrots etc
beforebed - some nuts and seeds

and drink at least 2 litres of water throughout the day, have between 2-4 cups of lemon balm tea, and likewise for green tea, around 6-8 cups of tea a day - and treat myself to some apple juice or pomegranate juice too!

Do this and you should gain wait! but eat PLENTY OF GOOD STUFF! Good luck!

[Ian Curtis]

Thank you
I already eat lots, but I dont drink that much water, though I eat soup almost twice a day.
How much does drinking water affect the weight gain?

[GlasgowCelt]

What you're eating appears to be fine. Just eat more than your used too and be careful it doesn't metabolize into fats but instead muscle

All the best

[Anus]

Protein shakes work best when you use them straight after your workout and eat some fibers with them (high fiber crackers for example). I take my shake to the gym and drink it straight after lifting, then I do my cardio. Been doing that for four months now. I never had my bodyfat percentage measured but a month ago bought a tape measure to have some kind of idea about how I was doing. I lost about 4 inches on my waist in that last month and I weigh one kilo more than I did 4 months ago. Sweet! Losing fat, gaining muscle, feeling good.

[Ian Curtis]

I dont want to lose fat, I hardly have ANY!
I might consider a weight gain shake, it has some protein percentage,a protein only shake maybe in a few months.
You gotta watch out for that shake drinking while doing exercise,you might get some digestion problems.
Also, does no one know if drinking water is vital for weight gaining? if so, how much should I drink?

[mikej123]

Taking in water is always good, I try and drink about a gal a day but I don’t think it has much affect on weight gain. You want to take in 2g of protein per lb of body weight. You do that and work out 3 times a week and you will see some gains

[metalheaddude]

So....I already eat lots, and Im signing up for gym work out, and I think Ill start taking those weight gain shakes though my parents dont like that.
Does anybody know what I should do? Do you have weight gain techniques?

Brushing your teeth with chocolate instead of toothpaste might help.