I'm a stone and a half underweight!!!!

ladd19

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im 23, 5'6, and only 8 stone. Trying to put together a diet plan but no idea where to start. I dont just wanna add fat alone i want to weight train to bulk up! Hoping to add the 24lbs in 4 months, thats about 2lbs a week. Any help really appreciated.

WolfForager

Basically eat as many calories as you can can daily, go for over 3,000. Doesn't have to be healthy food, some people even just eat loads of chipper food! And while your doing this start working out, in a gym or at home.

brianthebard

I don't think its possible to add 2lb a week, not unless a large portion of it is fat. If that's not true can someone please correct me. Op read the stickies at the top of the forum on nutrition for a guide to planning your eating habits.

nice_guy80

2 steaks a day. with three eggs a day and fish for breakfast. while you're at it, some chicken at lunch and wash it all down with litres of low fat milk

Brian?

nice_guy80 wrote: »

2 steaks a day. with three eggs a day and fish for breakfast. while you're at it, some chicken at lunch and wash it all down with litres of low fat milk

Not only will that work, it'll be delicious.

amacachi

ladd19 wrote: »

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im 23, 5'6, and only 8 stone. Trying to put together a diet plan but no idea where to start. I dont just wanna add fat alone i want to weight train to bulk up! Hoping to add the 24lbs in 4 months, thats about 2lbs a week. Any help really appreciated.

Where are you getting that stone and a half figure from? If it's a BMI thing, ignore it. Forget weight altogether, just focus on getting to stage where ya look and feel good.

Milk and meat and fresh fruit and veg with some gym work or sports and you'll see benefits quickly. If not, add more of each :P

Reyman

Are you doing a lot of cardio? i.e. Are you running, cycling etc every day? Tell us your exercise routine.

challengemaster

5'6 and 8 stone sounds about right to me..

I'm 5'11 and 10 stone on the dot... Haven't changed weight in 3 years.

Where are you getting the stone and a half figure?

colly10

brianthebard wrote: »

I don't think its possible to add 2lb a week, not unless a large portion of it is fat. If that's not true can someone please correct me. Op read the stickies at the top of the forum on nutrition for a guide to planning your eating habits.

I've gained 2lbs a week for a good while living on subway 5 days a week along with mass gainer, my waist size hasn't changed and I still have a flat stomach despite gaining around 24lbs and my diet is crap.
It can be done easily if ye put the work into the training

People mention things like low fat milk which I personally would not go near, everyones body deals differently with the food they take in

delllat

if your skinny and want mass forget low fat anything

drink a litre of normal milk with every meal

add in a couple of weight gain shakes a day and ul be massive

WolfForager

colly10 wrote: »

I've gained 2lbs a week for a good while living on subway 5 days a week along with mass gainer, my waist size hasn't changed and I still have a flat stomach despite gaining around 24lbs and my diet is crap.
It can be done easily if ye put the work into the training

People mention things like low fat milk which I personally would not go near, everyones body deals differently with the food they take in

You sir, i admire

Sangre

challengemaster wrote: »

5'6 and 8 stone sounds about right to me..

I'm 5'11 and 10 stone on the dot... Haven't changed weight in 3 years.

Where are you getting the stone and a half figure?

Its all relative. I'm at least an inch shorter and I couldn't bear to be 10 stone, I'd be a complete stick.

Roper

Eat a big bag of nuts a day, every day and see how you get on.

I will say though that every single person, without exception, who has ever said to me that they couldn't gain weight was seriously undereating in terms of their regular meals. Take the plunge there and throw up an average day.

AARRRGH

I won't repeat what the others are saying, but analyse your diet to see if you're eating anything which is hindering your weight gain.

I discovered caffeine makes me lose weight (there's a reason people drink coffee to aid digestion!) and boozing makes me lose my appetite, especially if I'm hungover. So I cut out both caffeine and booze and I now find it fairly easily to put on weight.

I used to be quite skinny in my early 20's (5'9/5'10 and maybe 10 stone) and now I'm about 14 stone with little body fay.

nice_guy80

right here's mine. 5ft 10ish, 12.5 stone

breakie:
porridge (made with water), add in raisins, honey and flaxseed

morning break:
tea, 2 ryvita rye breads (maybe a biccie)

Lunch:
two brown bread sandwiches with either tin of tuna, 2 boiled eggs or banana combo... some more ryvita (i'm addicted)

snack:
banana, apple, orange, toast, nuts, raisins, ryvita (you seeing a trend here?) with philidelphia (mmmm), yougurt sometimes

dinner:
pasta/spuds, carrots, broccoli, either 2 chicken breasts/striploin steak/2 round steak burgers/lamb chops. all cooked with steamer or the george forman - oh yes. nibble on apple, orange afterwards...

9pm or 10pm snack: toast or bran flakes with whole milk. or else nothing

billyhead

challengemaster wrote: »

5'6 and 8 stone sounds about right to me..

I'm 5'11 and 10 stone on the dot... Haven't changed weight in 3 years.

Where are you getting the stone and a half figure?

I have to agree. That sounds a bit light. I was just over 6ft and 10.5 stone from a **** load of cardio training I was doing up until 6 months ago and at that weight I was like a rake. I am now a stone heavier and still bulking (putting on lean muscle) and I still need a nother stone in weight to feel comfortable in my apprearance. To the OP Staek and Eggs and full fat Milk are what you need. Obviously incorporating a hard work in the gym aswell.