Diet for gaining weight?

Oriel

OK, this is going to be tricky...

The facts:
I'm 5'8" and 9st.
I don't have large stomach - I guess that's just me. I get full very quickly and just can't eat anymore after a short period of time. There are a few times when I can wolf down a huge fry or something like that, but those occasions are few and far between.

And I'd like to get something straight here - I'm not into bodybuilding or anything like that. I play football every week, so I'm not exactly a couch potato or anything like that. But I'm not looking but bulk up in the muscle department, just put on a stone at least, or just be in the normal weight catagory.

I'm not really sure about going to the gym though. I could get over the whole "skinny guy going into the gym among the heavyweights" image, but the thing is, when I exercise I'm just burning off more and more (percious) calories.

Being completely honest, my diet usually consists of the following:

chicken,
pizza,
bacon,
pasta,
potatoes,
sandwishes, (chicken, salad, bacon kinda ones)
peas would be my main veg.

The main problem that I see I'm facing is simple:
I have a small stomach, so eating large amounts of food at the one time is not a good idea, therefore, eat small amounts of food more often, but then, how practical is this really? I work in a job where I can't really whip out a banana and start eating it when I like. Then most foods available to me are not exactly the best foods for putting on weight.

So, what I'm asking any of you to do is come up with a realistic diet, fitting around a 9-5 job, considering the above information, for me to follow to be able to put on more weight.

Any ideas?
Thanks,
S.

Chucky the tree

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should be some useful info in their.

monkeyman

Right, I'm 5 foot 6 and 9.75 stone. This time 6 months ago I was 9 stone. I have the fastest metabolism known to mankind. Have tried most things. Eating shedloads, weights, protein, etc. So what I found works for me is

Weights (you wont lose weight on these if ya do low reps/heavy weights)
Cut down the cardio (Football once a week is fine, same as me)
Eat 4-6 times a day. I eat about 5 or 6.
I found when I ate like a savage, I put on weight, but only around the belly. I suffer from bloating as well, so I cut out white bread, potatoes, pasta and rice and introduced them back one by one. I found out it was the white bread that was f*cking with me.
So now I eat wholemeal, rye or granary, brown or basmati rice, wholemeal pasta and baby or swede potatoes.
Lots of chicken, tuna
Protein powder
Nuts (non salted).
Veg.

Typical day
7am [3 weetabix or porridge] and [4 eggwhites scrambled or 1/2 protein shake]
10am Apple, Banana, everybody yoghurt
12am turkey, tomato, low fat cheese on rye, granary, wholemeal
3pm sandwich as above or cashew/hazlenuts and protein bar (see below)
GYM every second day or so
6pm Chicken fried rice or spag bol or salmon and veg
8pm Weetabix w skimmed milk or 1/2 protein shake

Also heres a good recipe I found here before. I normally have one of these as a snack at work when I'm hungry. They will fill you up.


Low Carb Protein Bar


INGREDIENTS:

5 tbsp natural peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1/2 cup dry oat meal or whole grain hot cereal (uncooked)
1/2 cup oat flour (double the dry oats if you do not have oat flour)
6 scoops chocolate whey protein (approximately 132 grams worth of low-carb protein powder)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons flax seeds (optional)
1 cup non-fat dry milk
1/2 cup water (depending on what type of protein you use, you may need to add more)
Modifications: Use vanilla protein and replace ~1/4 cup of the oatflour with a variety of nuts, seeds, or dried berries.
PREPARATION:

Spray an 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Combine dry ingredients in a medium size bowl and mix well. Add peanut butter and mix - the mixture will be crumbly and dry. Add water & vanilla.

Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, everything until a dough forms. The dough will be sticky. Spread dough into pan using a clean wooden spoon or spatula that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Refrigerate a few hours (or freeze for an hour) and cut into 9 squares. Wrap bars individually (use sandwich bags or plastic wrap) or store in covered container between sheets of wax