Comments on: You Say You Want to Gain Weight?

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I know this is a hard subject to pin point answers. And yet, it is a real problem. If you don’t live it, much like weight loss, then one does not realize how serious it is. Not only does it effect one’s health, but also their emotional state.

By: joyntheir

joyntheir — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@Val Thank you for bringing up one of the most dangerous risks of being underweight. Also, it is so very important that anyone underweight, or overweight, gets a thorough checkup to discover any physical or other problems causing the condition. If you are diabetic and losing weight, you sure don’t want to load up on the wrong foods. And some people would be helped with counseling.

By: joyntheir

joyntheir — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@darcy Thank you for your insights. It is totally true that just changing eating habits will not achieve the results a person wants. Exercise is a vital part of gaining the weight and gaining it in a healthy way. Weight workouts are very good for this (certainly the best), but not the only exercises that can be effective. I would recommend anyone truly interested in gaining weight to have a weight workout program. In fact, I have links to such programs at my blog “Weight Workouts are for Teens, Women, and Men“. Not only does this increase the appetite, but it also builds muscle and avoids the side effects fats and sugars can have on your body.
The problem gaining weight is certainly talked about less, and affects fewer people. I know I have had many visitors contact me wanting to know how to gain weight. I think most go to the bodybuilding sites. I want to present an alternative to a intensive bodybuilding regemen – healthy eating and good exercise preferably with weights.
As far as eating more frequently, this is the one point made by all the sources – if a person wants to increase their eating, they need to not only increase their portions (in a healthy way to be detailed in a later post) but to also eat ’snacks’ – 3 meals a day and 3-4 ’snacks’ a day, thus increasing the caloritic intake.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you come by again.

By: Darcy Whyte

Darcy Whyte — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I disagree with one point. Eating frequently. That’s good for general health but not good for weight gain. In fact people use that technique for loosing weight. The theory is that you never get very hungry that way.

One needs to decide if they want to gain fat or muscle. I think that’s about all you can control (unless you want to think a lot and get a huge brain).

To gain fat, you want to increase calorie intake and reduce output. That’s not great for general health but perhaps the concept is right.

To gain muscle, one needs to keep protein intake and calorie intake up and have a training program. Almost anyone who doesn’t work out will like their body more if they work out.

I would recommend that one tries to hang out with bigger people if they want to gain. They will have poor eating habits (long gaps between eating, high fat, high starch diets and lot activity levels). Well mostly.

I think wanting to gain wait is a bit more of a rare problem. That’s why you don’t see it on the internet.

I’m betting that a person who wants to gain will get the most bang from getting into working out if they can enjoy that.

Darcy Whyte

By: val

val — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Yes, gaining weight can be just as harmful as needing to lose weight. I’ve had clients that if they get the flu or a simple cold it can be devastating because they don’t have the energy stores to last a few days.

You need to know how many calories you burn in a day. Then you need to add to it if you need to gain. Exactly like losing weight as you said. But make sure those calories are not just sweets and fats. You still don’t want your arteries clogged up with fats.

By: louis jeffries

louis jeffries — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Joy,
Interesting that the solution is the same to gain weight or lose weight. Good post.

Louis

By: Fitness Insights

Fitness Insights — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Great post! Some people talk about taking other substances to enhance growth, but the truth is that supplements should be exactly that – a supplement to an already healthy lifestyle. The only thing I might add would be to phase your eating – many bodybuilders eat big then have a ‘cutting down’ phase where everyone hates them because they are so bitchy for about 4-6 weeks. So eat big, but try to cycle it in and out so you don’t end up covering all that prime grade beef with lard… mmm, lard.

Jamie Atlas courtesy of Fitness Insights