Hardgainer Answers

Are there any nutrition bars or exercises that have worked for you that would work for a 15 year old who wants more meat on her bones?

Ok well i no it sounds weird but I’m trying to put on weight cause I’m super skinny…do you think after 3 months i will visibly look not fatter but ya no bigger than i am now? I just need to get at a healthier weight for my age by gaining some weight while exercising. And no I’m not gonna be eating McDonald’s for the next few months if thts wat u think.

I’m a genetically light weight person, couldn’t gain weight if I tried. What benefits could I gain from regular exercise. Is the increase in lifespan through exercise solely due to the healthy weight, or does the exercise itself help. What other benefits are there.

I’m 16, 5′4” & 95 lbs. I am very skinny but I eat a lot. I do not play any sports. My legs are long & the skinniest part of me, & are definitely lacking muscle. What kind of exercises can I do to help me gain muscle?

I’m a 19 year old female, only 5′2 & weigh around 108lbs. My doctor wants me to gain weight (up to 115), but I’m also on an exercise routine in order to build up my muscle strength & endurance. (I plan on attending a police academy in the near future & will need to be able to pass the physical parts of the test). All I seem to read online is “If you’re hungry, eat. If you’re not hungry, eat.” If I eat when I’m not hungry, it makes me sick. I’m taking a multi-vitamin everyday, but I don’t eat much & I’m afraid I’ll lose weight the more I exercise. Any ideas?

I’m a 19 year old female, only 5′2 & weigh around 108lbs. My doctor wants me to gain weight (up to 115), but I’m also on an exercise routine in order to build up my muscle strength & endurance. (I plan on attending a police academy in the near future & will need to be able to pass the physical parts of the test). All I seem to read online is “If you’re hungry, eat. If you’re not hungry, eat.” If I eat when I’m not hungry, it makes me sick. I’m taking a multi-vitamin everyday, but I don’t eat much & I’m afraid I’ll lose weight the more I exercise. Any ideas?

I’m a 19 year old female, only 5′2 & weigh around 108lbs. My doctor wants me to gain weight (up to 115), but I’m also on an exercise routine in order to build up my muscle strength & endurance. (I plan on attending a police academy in the near future & will need to be able to pass the physical parts of the test). All I seem to read online is “If you’re hungry, eat. If you’re not hungry, eat.” If I eat when I’m not hungry, it makes me sick. I’m taking a multi-vitamin everyday, but I don’t eat much & I’m afraid I’ll lose weight the more I exercise. Any ideas?

I’ve been feeling sad & down. My selfesteem has gone way done with this pregnancy i need to feel better .
I was wondering if any of you moms can give me some helpful tips on keeping a healthy weight gain & exercise. This is my third pregnancy & with my last two i walked all the time. but now that its been cold its hard to get the klids out & im with them all day because my husband works

I am 5′4 & 103 pounds. I have very toned muscles so I don’t look like a stick, I’m very proportioned but with no curves. I am 20 years old, so had I not suffered with an eating disorder during high school I would probably be much bigger than I am now. My eating is normal now & I exercise a lot, keeping a toned body. However, now I’d like to gain about 10 pounds but do so in a healthy way & get a more feminine body. Does anyone have advice on good types/groups of food to eat for HEALTHY weight gain, & exercises that can give or accentuate womanly curves? I lift light weights, work out my abs a ton & do 30 minutes of cardio daily, but I don’t want to bulk up too much with all muscle, but also don’t want to gain weight in my stomach. Boobs & butt could use some fat though! Any advice from nutrition standpoints or experience would be GREAT!

I’m a 19 year old female, only 5′2 & weigh around 108lbs. My doctor wants me to gain weight (up to 115), but I’m also on an exercise routine in order to build up my muscle strength & endurance. (I plan on attending a police academy in the near future & will need to be able to pass the physical parts of the test). All I seem to read online is “If you’re hungry, eat. If you’re not hungry, eat.” If I eat when I’m not hungry, it makes me sick. I’m taking a multi-vitamin everyday, but I don’t eat much & I’m afraid I’ll lose weight the more I exercise. Any ideas?

I have recently joined a gym & have been working out for the past 4 weeks. My weight & height are 235 lbs & 6′2″ I have a larger then average body type from working in construction so the BMI is defiantly off a bit for me. I feel my ideal weight would be about two hundred. That said my question is as follows:
my workout consists of about 12 reps of heavy weight doing chest, arms, triceps, shoulders, biceps, & fly exercise. From there I go to the bike & bike for about 40 minutes, then do a second set of about the same weight, then I jog for about 40 minutes at 5 miles per hour & finish up with my third set. All in all I do this every other day & the routene takes about 3 hours to finish.
my question is, 1) when I am working out on the machines I see people just sitting on them, maybe doing 100 reps of a weight before moving on where as i only do about 12 will i still see gains?
and 2) its been 4 weeks & my weight has stayed basically the same however my intense workout schedule & now healthy eating should have lost at least a little in a month right?

I’m 12 & I weigh 166 lbs. I’ve tried exercising & eating healthy foods, but for some reason, I just GAIN weight. I’m really sick & tired of being the only person who weighs over 130 in my group of friends at school.
I don’t care how horrible it is for me to take diet pills, I don’t care what effect they will have on me later, I just want them. My mom is a hypocrite. She did it when she was my age & she got really pretty, now I want to be the same. I’m tired of being fat, please help!

I have recently joined a gym & have been working out for the past 4 weeks. My weight & height are 235 lbs & 6′2″ I have a larger then average body type from working in construction so the BMI is defiantly off a bit for me. I feel my ideal weight would be about two hundred. That said my question is as follows:
my workout consists of about 12 reps of heavy weight doing chest, arms, triceps, shoulders, biceps, & fly exercise. From there I go to the bike & bike for about 40 minutes, then do a second set of about the same weight, then I jog for about 40 minutes at 5 miles per hour & finish up with my third set. All in all I do this every other day & the routene takes about 3 hours to finish.
my question is, 1) when I am working out on the machines I see people just sitting on them, maybe doing 100 reps of a weight before moving on where as i only do about 12 will i still see gains?
and 2) its been 4 weeks & my weight has stayed basically the same however my intense workout schedule & now healthy eating should have lost at least a little in a month right?

Hey, I’m a think I m a normal girl, about 5′6″ & I weigh just under 140 lbs. The past few months I’ve been trying to break my habit of binge eating & obsessive dieting. I constantly try to skip meals & then I eat a lot in order to curb my hunger, only to feel guilty & start all over again. Ive been trying for about two months now & have forbidden myself from looking at the scale. Then last week I broke my rule & looked. I used to be 135 & even though its not that much more weight I have been freaking out ever since. I’m at the verge of a relapse, can anyone give me some tips on how to stay focused & feel more confident? I’ve been binge eating the last couple of days from stress & worry of gaining even more weight. I do exercise & eat a mostly healthy diet. Even though people do tell me positive things like I’m beautiful, I feel more inclined to think they are just being friendly.

Okay so I haven’t drank diet soda for a long time & lately I’ve been drinking one can a day, I eat healthy & exercise but I was wondering if diet soda alone could make me gain weight?

I am trying to eat healthy & exercise daily. I really want to change my lifestyle. Tonight I messed up & ate some pizza rolls & reese’s peices. If this causes me to gain weight, will I see the results in the morning, or will it take longer to see a difference on the scale?

If I am running everday about 4-6 miles a day & doing 7 miles on the bike. Also taking yoga twice a week, eating very healthy with no carbs, & going in the sauna twice a week. I am on the birth control patch & wondering if it is making me gain weight. But if i workout & eat well should i loose this weight fast?

After I gave birth to my daughter I lost all of the weight that I had gained from the pregnancy but than once I got back on the pill I gained 10lbs & I can’t get rid of it. I eat healthy exercise 30 minutes daily & when it is nice out I walk. The only thing I can think of to cause this is the pills. Any one else have this problem or know of any thing that can help me. Thanks in advance!

I’ve been eating medium to large meals about five times a day & exercising (aerobic & anaerobic). I’m choosing protein-rich & nutrient-dense foods. I’m not sure exactly how many calories I’m consuming daily, but I think it’s between 3000 & 3500… is that too much to have a healthy weight gain? I do have a fast metabolism, I have yet to really see results, but it seems everywhere I read about healthy weight gain they say you should only have around 2500 calories a day. What do you say?

i dont need a ton of advice about how to lose/gain weight or diet plans or exercises. i just wanna know whats normal or what you think is most attractive. just curious. thanks