I'm trying to put on weight .... any shortcuts to gaining 10 - 15 pounds?
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The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to gain weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:
*1) Consume approximately 500 more calories then you're burning everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity minus the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). A website that explains this formula in more detail and will help you determine how many calories you need to reach or maintain a certain weight is at http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm
Get a diet and fitness calculator that you can put on your computer or cell phone. This will allow you to easily calculate the above formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.
Set realistic goals for your ideal body weight. Here are two websites that will calculate a suggested body weight:
Adults: http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm
Teens/Children: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html
*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.
Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html
Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d
*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.
Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter. An excellent free online resource is at http://www.exrx.net/
A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.
*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.
*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com
Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Send me an email or yahoo instant message to "gainbetterhealth" if you want an indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have any questions.
*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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well there are read some weight gain and body building articles on this site
If I remember correctly there are these bars that are sold in gyms or something.. it's used for wrestlers to gain weight quickly. It works. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.
i've got 10-15 i'm willing to donate!
drink a lot of milkshakes
Drink a slim fast shake with your meals.
Eat an Americans finger. Although that'll be closer to 25 lbs.
u Can drink and sleep. eat and sleep well in the afternoon
you wanna gain weight try weed! that well help you gain. anuther thing is do be active work in a office. i heard if you drink beer more and drink everyday you get fat.
you're lucky...you're trying to put on weight...
Try drinking protein shakes and building muscle- toning your body mass. Try drinking Ensure drinks/ peanut butter sandwiches...
It's not always about eating junk food. Try other foods high in Protein
go to drs, my bro had same problemthey put him on these shakes (prescribed them as to uy expensive) and it worked plus are tasty! ood luck
There's some great stuff to get big fast.
But you'll need to work out a lot !
Beer seems to work for a lot of people!! TONS of empty calories!!!
Dont work, Eat ice creams.
eat eggs.3 eggs everyday.see the result after one month.u will amaz
u should get on Mcdonalds and eat soul foods. Weed does not make u gain weight.
lol most ppl our age are fighting to loose weight (myself included) i can tell you how i put it all on lol junk junk and umm more junk.
lots of ice cream and pizza
welleat lots of carbs like patatoes...and if you wanna gain fat eat alot of pizza thats what a lot of people who want to gain weight say!! so eat pizza!! everyday!!
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