I have a really physical job and I have been seriously struggling to actually capitalize on weight distribution. According to a web calculator and some gym people I talked to I need a daily intake of 3100-3400 calories to actually put on weight. I don’t know how I could eat that much physically and financially. I’ve been trying to up my intake and eat lots of ice cream, but I’m so used to eating like 1800 calories and I’m essentially not hungry for the day by like 2400.
Update:
I just counted today’s calories:
- 100 - dd coffee
- 110 - dd hash browns
- 540 - dd egg sandwich
- 400 - aldi calzone
- 220 - protein shake with whole milk
- 480 - 4 aldi swiss rolls
- ———
- 1850 - total
I dunno how I’m gonna squeeze another 1300 calories in. Maybe I’ll drink 7 protein shakes tomorrow.
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Yeah, the gym people are definitely a good source of information. They may already have mentioned it to you, but what they refer to is usually called “bulking” in the weight lifting/power lifting/body building/… communities. There are many different guides to it out there which you can find with a simple internet search. They contain a ton of different suggestions on what you can eat/do for gaining weight. Some of these guides are written for people with smaller budgets as well.
For example these guides often include things like protein shakes which have the benefit of being dense in calories while also being a liquid, rather than solid food. But I would advise you to look up some of these guides and then consider what fits you best.
for me I started being able to actually eat once I started eating 3 meals a day, even if thats just a bagel in the morning. warming your body up to eating helps you feel more hungry
Interesting. I’m really underweight, so I’m gonna try this. HRT doesn’t do nothin’ without plenty of food :3
I do eat breakfast, but I don’t take lunches at work. So I have an egg sandwich and a coffee in the morning and then try to eat as much as I can from 4p-11p.
Asking gym people how to gain weight is like asking cocaine addicts how to run faster.
Real, but sometimes they know some secrets
Ask your doctor! :)
I plan to, but my next consult isn’t until like october or november. I don’t have a pcp
Ohh I see, well best of luck until then!
Genuinely, thank you so much for asking this. My dumb ass didn’t even think to make a post on here lol
Can highly recommend making one of the diy ‘soylent’ type drinks, using those in the morning so that the rest of your meals throughout the day are where you get your surplus, because you can mix in whatever extras you’d like, if you’re not allergic, throwing a load of nuts into a food processor to get a fine paste can help with boosting the protein and fat content of the drink.
Yeah one of my gym friends said to drink a lot of mass gainer, but that stuff is like $100 a bucket. I’ll look into making a diy version though
Keep a bag of seeds, nuts, and/or dried fruit on your person to snack on and drink more very sugary or fatty drinks (soda, fruit juice, milkshakes) while you’re at work. If you’re already stuffing yourself in the evenings you need to spread more calories over the rest of the day.
hi friend! i am also a hard gainer and i go to the gym all the time. i eat an obscene amount of protein and fat to gain weight. yogurt, cheese, butter, milk, some meat, salad dressing, sweets more than i enjoy like ice cream or doughnuts. tuna, oysters for snack protein.
more small meals through the day rather than one or two large meals helps.
i went from 155 to now 185 in a year. i also started working out about twice a week, sometimes more sometimes less. would love to talk your head off if you have questions
