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Question by Brandon
Submitted on 7/6/2003
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Hi, i cant gain weight. I have tried all kinds of stuff, but still cant gain. Iv been working out for about 3 years. I am somewhat cut, but id rather have that bulk. What can i do?


Answer by Beth
Submitted on 7/24/2003
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Hey. I have the same problem. As much as chubby people want to lose weight.. thats how much I want to gain weight. Losing weight is not that hard if you watch what you eat and exercise a little bit. But how is one to gain weight when they have fast metabolism?

 

Answer by RoRo
Submitted on 7/25/2003
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I Need to know how can I gain weight an fast?

 

Answer by Mariosan16
Submitted on 7/30/2003
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I have the same problem sometimes I eat like a pig but my metabolism is so fast that I weigh 130 lbs. and I am 5'9. Please Help Out This guy because I need it too

 

Answer by Tammy
Submitted on 7/30/2003
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gain weight by adding on a few more calories to your daily eatings and you should be able to put on a pound or two a week. anything more than that amount is too dangerous so just take it slowly and you should be able to gain between 6 to 9 pounds a month. also if you want a little muscle you can do weightlifting or other workouts as long as you stay on the program!

 

Answer by Silkk
Submitted on 8/4/2003
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  What up my names javar and Im 6ft6 184 pounds and my goal is to gain at least 20 pounds in 2 months what type of product should I buy.  

 

Answer by me
Submitted on 8/5/2003
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in most cases women who were on the pill gained weight I know I'm 15 and i started it and i now have to watch my weight when i used to be able to pig out

just a suggestion

for men i would check the nearest GMC for something

 

Answer by Re re
Submitted on 8/7/2003
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i am 17 and i have not gained one pound in 3 years. i have tried everything. is there anything to gain weight other then for men?

 

Answer by carol
Submitted on 8/8/2003
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I just lost 30lbs and do not put on weight even if I eat chocolates. My doctor diagnosed an abnormally active thyroid gland. My thyroxine level was 4 times the normal. I am on medication and am now putting on lost weight. Do you folks have rapid heartbeat as well as feeling hot and sweaty? See a doctor if you do.

 

Answer by Aussie
Submitted on 8/10/2003
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I am 15 going on 16 and every girl I know has a nice plump figure. I am 5'8 and I weigh only 120lbs. Imagine!! People think I starve myself. I get mad when my 163lb friends want to lose weight when I am here trying to gain. I don't want to use a pill I just want to gain naturally. I eat a lot more now but I only go up to 123lbs then go back down to 120 when I go to sleep. It is easy to lose but hard to gain. The whole world helps fat people lose weight when there are thin people out there who want to where a skirt and not look like a Q-tip. Any suggestions???

 

Answer by Aussie
Submitted on 8/12/2003
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Weight Gain

1) Count how many calories you eat in a normal day. Don't change anything, just eat like you normally would and count how many calories you consumed. This is an extremely important step, so try to be as exact as possible. Also, weigh yourself. 2) Starting the day after you counted calories, eat 500 calories MORE then you normally do. So, lets pretend that the day you counted calories you counted 2000. For the rest of the week, you would now eat 2500 calories a day. Instead of eating 3 big meals a day or eating all day all the time, spread those calories out over 5-6 smaller meals. Eat one meal every 2 and a half to 3 hours. To get big, you have to eat big! Remember that. 3) Weightlifting! Get in the gym and lift! This is another important step to how to gain weight, so make sure you are doing it correctly. For more information on weightlifting workout routines and splits, read the workout routines and splits section. 4) At the end of that week, weigh yourself. You'll notice your gaining just after one week! Now, don't expect to see a 10lb increase. Gaining anymore then 1 or 2 pounds a week is unhealthy and means your putting on way to much fat. So look for 1 or 2 pound gains at the end of the week. Don't sound like much? You can be gaining 5-8 pounds a month! 5) Heres an important one. At some point, you will stop seeing weight gain. At this point, you will have to eat even more. So, when you stop gaining for at least 2 weeks, it means it is time to start eating an extra 250 calories a day. Every time you see you haven't gained weight for at least 2 weeks, add an extra 250 calories. More tips for how to gain weight (extremely important!) - Stay away from fat! Eventhough weight gain is your goal, you don't want to be gaining fat. Get rid of the chips and candy. No more fast food, nothing fried. Stick to high protein low fat foods like tuna fish (and other seafood), chicken breast, turkey, lean meats, fruits and vegetables etc. (For more information, read the diet and nutrition section. - WATER! Drink water! Drink around a half gallon a day, more if you can. Yes thats alot of water, but its that water that will give you the energy you need to gain that weight! - Sleep! YES! Sleep! The easiest, yet most over looked step. Get atleast 8 hours of sleep a night. Your gonna need it! Now the concern some people have about how to gain weight, is how to do it without putting on extra fat. Let me tell you how, YOU CAN'T! Unless you are using steroids, it is basically impossible to gain weight without putting on a little bit of extra fat. But hey, you want to see some weight gain right? Well then who cares about the little bit of extra fat you might put on while gaining. You will be able to burn that off later on, right now gaining is your main concern, so that is all you need to worry about.

For more info go to www.IntenseWorkout.com
lets keep eachother updated

 

Answer by Stevie
Submitted on 8/12/2003
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i am 5 foot 3 and 96 lbs. yes its crazy. so can someone tell me how to gain more weight?! and even get taller??!

 

Answer by angelique
Submitted on 8/13/2003
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i am 23 and 5'4 i weigh a measly 110 punds

can someone please tell me how to gain weight
i want to gain at least 10 pounds

 

Answer by Jezebelle
Submitted on 8/13/2003
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Girls, try vitamin B-12 supplements, I bought some at Trader Joe's it makes me more hungry, so I have gained some weight. Best thing to do to gain weight is by food rather than powders or pills..

 

Answer by J. Perez
Submitted on 8/18/2003
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I know the feeling of not being able to put on any kind of weight, even while stuffing yourself until you vomit and taking every supplement imaginable.
I'm a Firefighter in Cleveland, Oh. I've put up a web site dedicated to teaching anyone how to put on some serious muscular weight, without counting calories, without supplements, and without eating every 2 to 3 hours.
I, personally, went from 147 to 190 pounds, all muscle!
Please check out the site at WWW.MUSCLE-WEIGHT-GAIN.COM

J. Perez
Cleveland Firefighter / EMT / Haz-Mat Tech
jperez@muscle-weight-gain.com

 

Answer by BeeZaa
Submitted on 8/24/2003
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Ok, i am like most of you im a senior in high school and im 5'3-4 and 95 pounds, me and my sister both experianced this she is now 21. i would love to thank my doctor for recomending a shake called ScandiShake. it taste like a McDonalds shake and i have put on 30 lb'sin 2 months and i have grown to 5'5. it used to cost almost 200 a case and they have now went down to 67$, trust me guys i know what its like to be smaller than 3/4 of the girls in your senior class. people look at us like we starve ourselves and think we are young kids. i just couldnt take it anymore the abuse and harassment was getting to me. GL guys and i hope you all can one day enjoy your bodies

 

Answer by Danielle
Submitted on 8/24/2003
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Drink lots of beer and smoke some marijuana, I bet you will gain some weight and quickly too for beer is fattening, and marijuana makes you EAT and a lot. I know this is an off the wall solution, but let me tell you, i can't gain anything. I was 113 at 5 ft 6 when i got pregnant with my first daughter. Now, a second baby later I am 110. Most women put on permanent pounds when having kids, not me, I am 3 lbs lighter and a full bra size smaller (and I was small to begin with so that isn't a good thing). If anyone can come up with a natural way to gain weight I am all ears, i don't want to take any weight gainers. I am already on vitamins and other health related pills such as fiber and such. I eat like a cow, and still manage to look like a toothpick. I am really starting to feel desperate.

 

Answer by stormchaser807
Submitted on 8/28/2003
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Hi Gang!
I am 35 years old and still can't seem to gain weight.Please be careful of all those powders and weight gain crap,most of them do not work! Right now I am trying the "Snapple meal replacement drink" on top of my regular eating. They taste great and I m giving it a try,the more meals the better!
If anyone tried something thats working please let me know!
Bye!

 

Answer by abear
Submitted on 9/1/2003
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most weight gainers are nothing but tubs of sugar. the way to go is to make your own.

grind up some oatmeal, then add milk and natty pb. thats one simple recipie.

 

Answer by joop
Submitted on 9/1/2003
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i also eat a lot and its mostly fatty, greasy foods and i cant gain a bit of weight so people always persume im anerexic or dont eat

 

Answer by Aubietigr14
Submitted on 9/2/2003
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i cant gain weight no matter what i do, i hate it, people call me skinny and they say I'm anerxic i will do anything to gain weight, if anyone has any advice PLEASE let me know i am getting so tired of being skinny

 

Answer by viper2003
Submitted on 9/2/2003
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I am 6ft and weigh only 120 I am 23 years old. Can anybody tell me what to eat ?
There is lot of products for people to loose weight but there is nothing for people who want to gain weight.  Thats sad.

 

Answer by Smyrfette
Submitted on 9/2/2003
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I am checking out weight gain for my husband who has cancer since I'm trying to step it up a few more notches to get him strong enough to go through more chemotherapy.

One thing I've had success with are milkshakes in our smoothie machine with 1/2cup of ice cream being approx. 140+ calories plus milk and a package of carnation instead breakfast(220cals with fat free milk..I use whole milk)..vanilla works best to be able to add flavored syrups like black cherry,marachino cherry,peach or chocolate....At one count of calories I had a 16oz shake at 700 calories or more.

One thing for sure he likes these better than a boost.


 

Answer by Danielle
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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Hi again. I just thought of something. Maybe by eating our regular 3 meals a day, AND drink those milk shakes meals as a bonus meal 3 times a day. To make our food intake 6 times a day? Would that be okay or would that be unhealthy? Do vitamins help at all in gaining weight? I agree with you guys, just this week I went to visit family i haven't seen in 2 yrs. They assumed I would be bigger since I had another baby and when they saw me I got lectured and stares the whole weekend> Everyone watched me eat and kept saying I was either anorexic or bulimic. It was so upsetting, I left there in tears. My aunt said to me "Do you ever eat? You look like a toothpick", I turned to her and said "My god, do you ever stop eating? You've gained like 100 pounds!!!"   The look on her face was priceless!!

 

Answer by Jessa
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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I am 21 years old and I have always been "too thin".  Although I ate all of the time, i still  never gained any weight.  I love food but i would still get called anorexic and around the people i did eat in front of it was "bulimia".  After not finding any answers on how to gain weight besides eating more, I gave up.  Decided that I'd just have to be too thin forever.Until now.  I normally weigh 107 lbs.  Have been for years.  In April of this year I developed a swallowing problem (dysphagia) and I started losing weight...the exact opposite of what I wanted.  I dropped down to 98lbs before I decide that it was critical that I find something fast. Now, 5 months later I have gained 15 lbs and still gaining.  Ensure helped me out alot, you can get Ensure Plus with 350 calories in each can.  And Ensure nutrition bars.  Everywhere you go you see shakes and drinks like Slimfast to lose weight.  This is the only drink, besides Carnation, that I have found that is to gain weight  while having most of your daily vitamins.   They also have nutritional bars.  Well that is as much as I know..It helped me out hopefully it can help you out too.

 

Answer by Kim
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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hi im kim ive been trying to gain weight over the past two years ive only gained 15lbs thats good im now 110 nice shape and all i only need to gain 15 or 10 more lbs and im ok for all the persons out there who wants to gain weight just wait on your time it will happen

 

Answer by janet
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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hey im 19 ,5'8 and i only weigh 110 pounds when i was younger i used to eat alot but from stress and depression my eating habits have slowed down alot and as much as i want to gain atleast 20 more pounds i cant eat as often as i want .Is there anything that will make me want to eat more often and make me hungry faster ? please !!!!! i need someones help

 

Answer by Selina
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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I'm 19 yrs old and I have Cystic fibrosis. and I am 5'3 and I weigh 89lbs What can I do to gain weight. I use to drink boost but it dont  help. you can e-mail me at selinastevens@alltel.net & tell me what u think.

thanks

 

Answer by Lisa
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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hi, i'm13 and i'm80 pounds..this is really scary cuz i eat like a pig and i'veseen 3 year old babies who r 80 pounds. how do i become fat!?!?! i'vetried everything but the only thing that seems to work is eatting every three hours but then the problem with that is if you stop eatting everything 3 hours and if you eat in the middle you lose weight!! i can't do anything anymore i'vegiven up. none of my pants fit me without a belt because i'mthis skinny and ppl in my school call me 'stick'. thats just scary!

 

Answer by Lisa
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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hi,dun worry guyz after u read how much i weigh ur not gonna feel that bad hopefully... i'm13 and i'm80 pounds..this is really scary cuz i eat like a pig and i'veseen 3 year old babies who r 80 pounds. how do i become fat!?!?! i'vetried everything but the only thing that seems to work is eatting every three hours but then the problem with that is if you stop eatting everything 3 hours and if you eat in the middle you lose weight!! i can't do anything anymore i'vegiven up. none of my pants fit me without a belt because i'mthis skinny and ppl in my school call me 'stick'. thats just scary!

 

Answer by Draggin
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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Hi, I am 26 male and am only 5'5" tall and weigh only 115lbs.  I know it's unbelievable!

My brother who is only 17 is already 5'10".  My sister who is 19 is 5'7".  I am the only one in the family that has this short height problem.  Can anyone suggest anything for me.  I don't mind being skinny, but standing at only 5'5" is so embarrasing, especially for a male.  Help me!!

 

Answer by Rina
Submitted on 9/5/2003
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Yes,I know how you all feel I want to gain weight but I can't seem to I try to count my calories and get as much as I can but since I had a baby I don't have an appetite like I used to. I'm 5'6 and weigh 110lbs. When I was pregnant I was happy I got up to 156lbs and i thought I would keep some of the weight, I was so wrong. If anybody knows anything I can do please help me.

 

Answer by Dee
Submitted on 9/5/2003
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Wow-I thought I was the only one to be made fun of for being too skinny.  I am 19 and for two years I have been 113 pounds and I am like 5'7''- I hate it.  I eat all of the time.  People have been making comments since i have been in 5th grade- they think I am anorexic- I can't even count how many people have embarrassed me and how low I feel about my body. I wish I could gain 10 pounds.

 

Answer by Mike
Submitted on 9/5/2003
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I can relate... I'm 21 years old, 5'8, and weigh 126 pounds. My weight is a joke for many people, but they don't realize how difficult it is to gain weight for some. I am clueless as what to do.

 

Answer by j0nb0y
Submitted on 9/5/2003
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I know exactly what u guys mean, there are so many programs available for people trying to lose weight yet we are completely on our own. When i visited my doctor she simply told me to 'eat more' YES FOR GODS SAKE BUT THERES ONLY SO MUCH I CAN FORCE DOWN MY NECK WITHOUT EXPLODING. Oh and she is massively overweight :S She obviously doesnt understand what its like.

 

Answer by Bubbles
Submitted on 9/5/2003
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Isn't it strange that people make remarks about us being thin, when it's considered rude to amke remarks about those who are overweight?  They don't understand that it hurts us.  However, I think it's important to chill out & accept ourselves they way we are, because I think if you get anxious about it, or the way you look, it actually makes it worse.  We have to learn to enjoy the way we are.  That way people see US and not our shape so much.

Some thoughts - In all the world there is nobody like me.  I'm special & unique and there is enormous value in that.  The need for me to imitate anyone else is absolutely wrong.  I'm special and it's no accident that I am.  God made me for a special purpose.  He has a job for me that nobody else can do as well.  Out of the billions of applicants only one is qualified.  Only one has the right combination of what it takes and that one is ME!

Get a modern Bible and check out Psalm 139 verses 13-18, and 1 Samuel 16 verse 7.  God looks at the heart of a person, not the way they look on the outside.  God can make us look fantastic on the inside - clean us out.  Then the real us will shine out.


 

Answer by Rachel
Submitted on 9/5/2003
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I am so relieve that so many other people have my problem, i thought i was the only one! I am 15, I am 5'6" and i weight 100 pounds! I think it's hard to look at myself in the mirror. I don't think its fair that fat people can tell skinny people how they are "skinny as a rail" but skinny people can't tell fat people, "your as fat as a cow!" I get mad when my friends with perfect bodies are trying to get rid of weight by dieting and everything, i would switch problems with them anyday! I have been trying to gain weight for about a year, and nothing works!!! I need some help, if you have any suggestions email me at sapphiererachel420@yahoo.com Thanks

 

Answer by tod
Submitted on 9/6/2003
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I have always had a problem with gaining weight.The best way i found out how to gain those extra pounds is to use a weight gaining supplement such as weigh protein or protein bars.If you are wanting to gain serious muscle mass try by using a supplement such as creatine.The best and most healthiest type of creatine on the market is creatine monohydrate try ti.I use to weight 145 now im weighing in at around 200 pounds.go ahead try those supplements.

 

Answer by nomagean
Submitted on 9/6/2003
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you'll should think africans are starved but this is the place with all the eats and i for one panish food as if it did not deserve to be here.amaizingly i am still skinny.wonder why??better for you to wonder but i am the owner of this very body but i dont know why.can someone make something for us too

 

Answer by Hedder bug
Submitted on 9/6/2003
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hi, i am 14 years old and only weigh 80lbs and would like to gain weight. i have tried everything but for some odd reason nothing helps....can anybody out there help me?? if so please email me at HedderBug14@aol.com

                     thank you,
                              heather

 

Answer by sweet_angel2236
Submitted on 9/6/2003
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Hi, I have the same problem. I'm 24. And 5"7" and I weigh between 105 and 110. I figured after I had two pregnancies, that I would gain some more weight. But that didn't work. I didn't exercise, except to tone up. And I still went back down. I went up two sizes from a 00 to a 1. I'm guessing high metabolism. It is so hard to find clothes that fit. Because the pants are always too short, because they don't have any talls in smaller sizes hardly anywhere. And I can't wear dresses, because I'm big chested, but they've always been like that. Since I was a teenager. I just want to even it out. Without the weight gain just going to one spot. I'm afraid to take pills because I'm scared that I'll keep gaining, and gaining. Has anyone ever tried any, if so what product. I could use some opinions, if anyone has any. Thanks a bunch

 

Answer by twistedsunbeams
Submitted on 9/7/2003
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Hello.  I also have the same problem as everyone else. I'm 18 and only weigh about 80lbs. I don't know for sure because weighing myself just depresses me.  When i don't eat a lot people presume i must be starving myself,BUT it doesn't take a lot of food to satisfy a small person. I constantly have to deal with ridicule. SO if anybody finds anything that works PLEASE write me at twistedsunbeams@aol.com

 

Answer by Taylor
Submitted on 9/7/2003
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Hello for those out there trying to gain massive weight one of the ways on how to gain those pounds is to eat lots of peanut butter.ITs very high in sodium and patassium and protein all the essencial needs for building healthy muscle mass.

 

Answer by Ahmad
Submitted on 9/7/2003
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i think its almost impossible to gain weight...
if some one is their who can help all of use
then do email me at ahmad82pkn@hotmail.com
because i m also suffering from low weight:S

 

Answer by Jeff
Submitted on 9/7/2003
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hi,i am only 12 but i need to gain weight for football season what do I do

 

Answer by Kimberly
Submitted on 9/8/2003
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I'm 25, 5'3" and 95lbs.   I've had two kids and at one point (in May) made a relatively stable weight at 112.   I was thrilled-- for the first time nobody was remarking about my scrawniness.  I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroid disorder and put on synthroid.   I've since lost 10 pounds and have had no success in regaining the weight.   I need the pills but with every one I take, I feel like I'm shrinking myself.   The other problem is that my cholesterol is 315.   Any time I try to eat something that is a bit higher in fat content, I have to worry that I'm going to clog my arteries completely.   I've tried the Scandishake (it has something like 600 calories)in the past (when I was 88 pounds) and it did help a bit but is high in cholesterol.   Exercise used to help me at least gain muscle in the past but now it seems to just help the shrinking process.   My appetite is way down from before the medicine but I will force feed myself if necessary.   Has anyone had a success story eating healthy food and still gaining weight?   Most of the diets that have been suggested sound similar to the weight loss programs that I've read.   Is it just a matter of eating more of the same healthy food?   My stomach just isn't that big.   Any suggestions?   write me at picard19@yahoo.com.   Thanks.

 

Answer by Jazz
Submitted on 9/8/2003
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Look as far as I am concerned all this stuff about eating and gaining weight is false. I am 15 and have weighed 52kg for the last 4 years now come on that is bad I am approximately 163cm tall and it is impossible to gain weight, I find it really depressing I have incredibly skinny wrists, ankles well everything, but the thing I find the worst is that I have hip bones that pock out and I hate it people look at me like I am bulimic cause I eat heaps but I don’t gain weight I am all ways complaining about it but all of my friends and family just tell me to stop complaining I am lucky or that I will grow out of it but I know I wont…………

 

Answer by Bubbles
Submitted on 9/8/2003
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There are plenty of methods on the net for putting on weight.  But you don't know what works until you've tried it out for yourself.  Be aware that some advice might be suspect. I think if you're really concerned, it's a good idea to go to the doctor, who can put you on to a specialist or dietician.  Also, there might be another reason for not being able to gain weight.  It's probably good to get checked out.

 

Answer by Althaf
Submitted on 9/9/2003
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Need to gain weight. I am very thin
I weight about 50kg
Any solution please help

 

Answer by Tacarra
Submitted on 9/9/2003
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I'M 17 IN I WEAR 113LBS AND 5'5 I REALLY WANT 2 GAIN WEIGHT BECAUSE I'M SO TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING U SO SKINNY AND I HATE WATCHING OTHER GURLS WITH THE NICE FIGURES.I AM A SENIOR AND LOOK LIKE A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SO IF ANY1 CAN HELP ME PLEASE EMAIL ME AT TACARRA2004@AOL.COM THIS IS THE 1 WISH I WANT THE MOST IS 2 GAIN WEIGHT BUT NOT 2 MUCH

 

Answer by hannibalette
Submitted on 9/10/2003
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i need to know how to gain weight and fast also. i am 16. 160 cm;s and i weigh 40kg. HELP i am desperate!!!!
email me at emma_nesbitt@hotmail.com

 

Answer by likwidsage
Submitted on 9/12/2003
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Hi everyone. I've been sharing the same problem all my life. I'm 5' 9" and weight 140 lbs. I was down at 125 lbs 3 months ago. I started gaining weight when my girlfriend told me I was so skinny. Yeah, it hurt, but that's what made me wanna gain weight. So I worked out for 3 months, tried eating as much as I could and voila. But the problem is that everything that you fake that you, disappears at one time or another. And that's what happened. I stopped working out, and Can't seem to be gaining weight anymore. I know what I'm doing wrong. I just posted to tell others that there many people around the world with this problem. I was really happy to see that there were so many people who could relate to me.

 

Answer by SAMO THE SUMO
Submitted on 9/12/2003
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HI.im a male 17 umm i got big arms but.. my chest is FLAT i do lots of bench press stuff but its so flat should i chane my diet or something any help is good thanks djrom717@hotmail.com

 

Answer by nathan
Submitted on 9/13/2003
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to gain weight change wat u eat. Add at least 1000 calories a day Go out and buy whey protein and drink 3 times a day work out hard every other day. An easy weigh to add at least 500 cals. is to drink milk instead of water.

 

Answer by Arif
Submitted on 9/15/2003
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Hi my name is arif
i'm 25 years old and i'm very very serious skinny, even 27 sized blue jeans doesn't stuck in my waist (terrible isn't it?, i bet you don't wanna hear what the store keeper said to me!!!!)
i've tried so many way in gaining some weight,once i tried to eat chocholate every our for a month but what do i get, NOTHING!!
i'm very desperate now.
if anyone of you know how to gain some weight please let me know at
ar-reef@ausi.com


 

Answer by Ashley
Submitted on 9/15/2003
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Hi, I'm 14 years old and I'm 5"8, and weigh 105 pounds. I eat like a pig but I cant seem to gain any weight. My family members think I'm just going through a faze where I think my body has to be perfect. But I'm not. Kids at school call me anorexic or bulimic or they say "wow your really skinny" And every time someone makes those hurtful comments I just feel even worse about myself. If any-one can tell me how to gain weight please email me at SugarRush506@aol.com I would really appreciate it.

 

Answer by kacey
Submitted on 9/16/2003
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HI I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYBODY HERE  I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO OVER EATING TIL I FELT SICK TO DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ENERGY DRINKS EVERYTHING AND NOTHING WORKS AS I GUESS THE METABOLISM OF SKINNY PEOPLE JUST WORKS THAT WAY EVEN THOUGH IT USED TO BE VERY DIFFICULT NOW SKINNINESS IS FASHIONABLE IF I GET COMMENTS I JUST SAY THAT I AM MA MODEL AS I AM VERY TALL AND SKINNY EVEN THOUGH I STILL AM JEALOUS OF MY VOLUPTOUS FRIENDS I HAVE GIVEN UP HOPE OF GAINING WEIGHT AS NOTHING EVER SEEMS TO WORK NO MATTER HOW MANY MIRACLE CURES I TRY IF SOMEBODY HAS A TRIED TESTED AND PROVED METHOD PLEASE EMAIL TOMBOUCTU@HOTMAIL.COM
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Answer by saara
Submitted on 9/16/2003
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I do a carnation instant breakfast with every meal.  Be sure to combine your carbs with protein to keep balance.
good luck!

 

Answer by susanna
Submitted on 9/16/2003
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hello. i'm28, i'm5 foot 2 inches and weigh between 85-90 lbs. i've always been this skinny. i hate it. i have tried a lot of different things. i am finding new info from my chiropractor that shocked me. if someone has a mis-alignment in their back (scoliosis, etc) it could be cutting off the nerves needed to properly supply the digestive system. not to say that everyone w/ a back problem and gets adjusted will gain weight, but for some people this could be the solution. also my advice to all of you is this: 1: learn to love yourself. it took me until i was 26 to do this. 2: get advice from a certified nutrionalist that doesn't depend on the food pyramid (the food pyramid is bologna). and don't always try to pop the magic pill from a "doctor" who wants to prescribe stuff. yuck yuck. meds will often not make it better. a lot of the time it's just a lack of proper absorption. if you are eating too many foods at once. take for example, fruit, vegetabels, meat, and dairy all at once; your body just can't produce all the necessary digestive enzymes to digest the whole meal. so most of your meal is going out the shoot if you know what i mean. it's best to educate yourself about proper food combining. i am finding that this is helping. i am slowly gaining weight. good luck to all of you!!! i know it's hard. being rail thin and being made fun of for "puking up your food" when you don't, well it sucks. people always assume i threw up my meals. they just don't get that being skinny sucks as much as being fat. but, hey, once you start to love yourself, it all begins to fall into place.

 

Answer by dan
Submitted on 9/16/2003
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for all of u people complaining about being under weight when there 15 and under don't worry about it, chances are your not done puberty yet and the weight will come as you grow, i also no how to gain weight quickly and easily. you have to eat PROTEIN!! yes all meat, increase your meal servings to 6 times a day. remember PROTEIN= WEIGHT!!!

 

Answer by mandy77
Submitted on 9/17/2003
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Hi i am 26 a mother of 2 small boys and i too am TOO DAMN SKINNY!!I have been like this all my life and even after 2 boys only managed to keep on a few extra pounds .I am 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 115 and i hate it.I want to go to police academy but i,m afraid what everyone will think like shes too small,she cant possibly do this.But i have talked to people and i,m going to try protein shakes and drinking alot of milk like a gallon  a day and working out with weights and we,ll see what happens!!Hang in there everyone.Mandy

 

Answer by Chlor
Submitted on 9/17/2003
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Hi everyone, I'm a 16 year old girl and 5'10", everyone says I look like a model but I couldn't hate my figure more, I'm sick of being told that I'm too thin-as if I don't know! I know I'm asking the same as everyone else but please, if anyone can help me to put on a bit of weight, email me at sweet_sweeney87@hotmail.com

 

Answer by Tommy from UK
Submitted on 9/17/2003
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Hi im from England and i am 14 years of age and only weigh 35 lbs i cant put on any weight at all, please please tell me what to do!

 

Answer by iHATEbeingSOskinny
Submitted on 9/17/2003
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Hi! By reading all our your answers, I have found that there are many of us out there who are sick and tired of being skinny and teased for something that cannot be helped. So to all of you out there who have made fun of us in the past, you're probably a fat pig right now. Oh yeah, overeating is not a good thing. I've tried it a million times and I've felt like a balloon after each meal. It only takes a little to feed a little person. People need to realize this. Don't tease us because we are smaller than you fat people.

 

Answer by twisted sunbeams
Submitted on 9/17/2003
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thank you!!!!  People say "no wonder why you so skinny, you don't eat that much."  Well guess what porky, it doesn't take much to fill up a skinny person!!  

 

Answer by tafish
Submitted on 9/18/2003
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