I am skinny, I want to be average.
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It's not hard, not crap food anyway! 7000kcal every day for a sustained period though, that would be hard work!
It is about 2 of the biggest Super Supreme with Cheesy Bites. I just looked it up and don't even know what is on that (or what cheesy bites are) but it looks about the most cal wise. It doesn't seem like a lot but I know I couldn't eat that in a day.
not eating 7000 every day - tho probably have been days when I have, it would be very difficult, but usually hitting 4500 with regular diet and probably pushing it to 5000 with snacks, I have no specific health issues but I'm not alone in this regard, while looking to put on a bit of weight run into dozens of people like myself - maybe if I ate a stupid amount every day I would put on weight but its not a feasible amount to hit and anything realistic just doesn't do it.
Have you been tested regarding this then? I'd love to hear how they fobbed you off. 5000 is still a lot but I guess if you are super active you might be able to burn that off, anything else is breaking the laws of physics. So when you are burning it off as heat how hot do you get? I'd class that is a health issue, the body is fairly good at keeping it 'just right' anything else is bad. You don't pee a lot do you? I still think you must be not absorbing and/or not able to using the energy in some way.
Long story short - and something I'd forgotten about - I was on steroids (medically prescribed) for ~3 years as a kid, which my ultra fast metabolism was put down to back then - that was 20 years ago tho so I wouldn't have thought it would have any impact now - unless its screwed my metabolism for life.
Cor lots of replies here, I will have to read them all. All help is appreciated, and wow the_chicco you look good! (not in a gay way), but you have changed a lot. 
Gives me the boost I need to think that it is possible when you work at it.
Gives me the boost I need to think that it is possible when you work at it.I'm 6ft and through my late teens and early 20s was always around the 10-11 stone mark although it never really bothered me much, I was reasonably fit as I use to play football 2-3 times a week.
I use to hear the same 'just eat loads', and as much as I would eat, I never put on any weight. Infact, I would normally have a full chicken burger meal or similar around midnight before going to bed, and I could do this every day for years and I never put on a pound. In my opinion it is not a case of just eating loads. Each persons metabolism and genetics plays a huge part in it. It's ok saying eat loads but 'loads' varies from person to person, it would be physically impossible for someone who is 9 stones to eat as much as a 16 stone body builder.
Moving fwd I am now in my late 20s and 12 stone, I am aiming for around 13. I joined a gym about 4 months ago and so far it's going pretty well. Take as much crap out of your diet as possible eg. chocolate, fizzy drinks etc and bring in healthier foods eg fruit, water. Instead of forcing yourself to eat loads, try to eat a reasonable amount but more often in the day. Get a protein shake and have that everyday aswel, I was literally forcing myself to drink it and it felt sickly because I was following the instructions and using a lot of powder, and it was nasty. But I have settled on a nice mixture of slightly less powder always with full fat milk which tastes so good I can drink it twice a day if I want now.
From my own experience I don't think 'eating loads' works for everyone. I don't think it is any coincidence either that my brother is exactly the same as me, although slightly taller but like me he has never trained in his life yet always had a 6 pack and eats even more then I use too and he also never puts on any weight.
I use to hear the same 'just eat loads', and as much as I would eat, I never put on any weight. Infact, I would normally have a full chicken burger meal or similar around midnight before going to bed, and I could do this every day for years and I never put on a pound. In my opinion it is not a case of just eating loads. Each persons metabolism and genetics plays a huge part in it. It's ok saying eat loads but 'loads' varies from person to person, it would be physically impossible for someone who is 9 stones to eat as much as a 16 stone body builder.
Moving fwd I am now in my late 20s and 12 stone, I am aiming for around 13. I joined a gym about 4 months ago and so far it's going pretty well. Take as much crap out of your diet as possible eg. chocolate, fizzy drinks etc and bring in healthier foods eg fruit, water. Instead of forcing yourself to eat loads, try to eat a reasonable amount but more often in the day. Get a protein shake and have that everyday aswel, I was literally forcing myself to drink it and it felt sickly because I was following the instructions and using a lot of powder, and it was nasty. But I have settled on a nice mixture of slightly less powder always with full fat milk which tastes so good I can drink it twice a day if I want now.
From my own experience I don't think 'eating loads' works for everyone. I don't think it is any coincidence either that my brother is exactly the same as me, although slightly taller but like me he has never trained in his life yet always had a 6 pack and eats even more then I use too and he also never puts on any weight.
Thought this was General discussion when I read that, lots of nonsense involved. Anyway, morba and dun (nice to see you back
) and others are giving you good advice.Ignore "turn to fat to muscle"
"you'll never be able to gain weight"
etc.
Eat more (continually up the amount if you're not gaining), be consistent.
Thought this was General discussion when I read that, lots of nonsense involved. Anyway, morba and dun (nice to see you back
Ignore "turn to fat to muscle"
"you'll never be able to gain weight"
etc.
Eat more (continually up the amount if you're not gaining), be consistent.
Maybe there is a point where if I ate more I'd put on weight... but its never gonna happen I'm already eating as much as is in any way sensible/possible and literally do not put on anything, from 2001-2005 I was sitting on my arse all day (programming job) and eating poorly (lots of junk food) and was ~6foot and just short of 11 stone, from 2005 til present I've been eating better, working out and just over 11 stone and thats all from gained muscle - my body fat hasn't budged at all (150lbs to 155lbs in all that time).
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OK, so I used to be really skinny. Got talking to a guy at the gym who had been in the strongman competition. He told me, for the first month, just eat anything, as much as you can. A pizza a day, chicken drumsticks etc.
So I did....and my body became dependant on a high intake of food. It was quite easy just stuffing myself, going to the gym, resting etc.
Once this month was over, was on a roll with eating lots...5-6k cals a day at least. I was to transition onto the type of foods that are in the bodybuilding sticky. A lot of the stuff didn't used to seem appetising - the veggies especially. As I was dependant on a high calorie intake from 'bad/good' foods, I then stopped eating them and switched over to the good foods only, realising the importance of how every calorie counts towards the gym. The transition worked for me at least *sitting here eating sweet potatoes, parsnips, brocolli with Turkey*
If you can crack on with eating 6k with the foods in the sticky, do it. I wish I could have!
So I did....and my body became dependant on a high intake of food. It was quite easy just stuffing myself, going to the gym, resting etc.
Once this month was over, was on a roll with eating lots...5-6k cals a day at least. I was to transition onto the type of foods that are in the bodybuilding sticky. A lot of the stuff didn't used to seem appetising - the veggies especially. As I was dependant on a high calorie intake from 'bad/good' foods, I then stopped eating them and switched over to the good foods only, realising the importance of how every calorie counts towards the gym. The transition worked for me at least
*sitting here eating sweet potatoes, parsnips, brocolli with Turkey* If you can crack on with eating 6k with the foods in the sticky, do it. I wish I could have!
The problem is that LOTS of people eat some bad food each day and just assume they are eating thousands of kcals, when really they aren't having that much at all.