Thread: frustrated....CANT gain weight

Originally Posted by vanessa5691

hey everyone ive posted a few threads before on this same topic...but its just im getting really frustrated and im wondering if maybe someone could tell me what im doing wrong..

i play tennis about 2 hours a day, about 30 minutes of weights (arms or legs), some squats, lunges, crunches, and about 30 minutes of stretching after. I had begun to do cardio (treadmill 30 min intervals, bike intervals, or stairmaster) in order to improve my "explosive quickness" and speed about 6 months ago but quickly began loosing weight, which is the last thing i want.

My diet usually consists of 2 protein shakes a day (2 scoops per shake), 2 bowls of oatmeal in the morning with some PB, a tuna sandwich an some fruit for a snack, later a turkey sandwich for lunch, and at night a full meal of fish with beans and vegtables. I always eat until im full, but the scale never changes. I need to build muscle and get faster, but whenever i begin adding some cardio i start shedding pounds fast. I'm 16 years old, 5'4" 103 pounds...i would like to get to atleast 115-120.

sorry this is getting long but if any of you have any input it would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Drop the 2 protein shakes and eat real food.

peanut butter and jelly sandwiches....

yumm

Eat more, how hard is that. If your always full, shove it in anyways. Choose more calorie dense foods.

Eat 1 more meal in between your meal plan as of right now. Keep one Protein shake and take it before bed.

With 2 hrs of tennis each day + your weight training and being young and growing you are going to need more food than you think - and it all comes down to calories in v's calories out... If you are not gaining weight, you are not eating enough to cover your needs.

Your diet also looks like it is lacking in healthy fats and high-energy giving carbs. Add things like rice, sweet potato, and if need be - pasta. Try adding some nuts or other energy dense fats (olive oil) to your meals too.

At 16 yrs you don't need to follow a 'strict' diet - but you need to start to think about what types of food you will need to eat to cover your calorie needs.

I always found I gained weight when I ate an Oreo Blizzard every day

Peanut Butter Jelly Time...

eat that 3 times a day...
Food Calories
Fried Mushrooms – 15 450
Bacon – 14 pieces 990
Onion rings – 18 1140
Ground Beef – 1/4 lb. 293
Corndogs – 2 540
Swiss Cheese – 4 slices 425
Provolone Cheese – 4 slices 397
Cheddar Cheese – 4 slices 455
Sliced Ham – 1/4 lb. 184
Sliced Turkey – 1/4 lb. 181
Pastrami – 1/4 lb. 394
Sliced Roast Beef – 1/4 lb. 200
Bratwurst – 1 510
Braunschweiger – 1/4 lb. 580
Wheat Bread – 1 lb. 1030
Lettuce – 1/2 head 25
Feta Cheese – 4 oz. 350
Italian Salad Dressing – 6 oz. 480
Oregeno – 50 grams 438
Salt & Pepper – 50 grams 0
Butter – 1/2 lb. 1600
Parmesan Cheese – 100 grams 465
Canola Oil – 154 Tbsp. 18,432
Total 29,559 calories

- your muscles needs to grow, so if you train many times a week it will be bad i suppose. Dont train everyday, but about 3 times a week.

- During the non-training days your muscles will need to recover. They will grow up on resting days. This lead us to:

- Cut tenis and aerobical exercises

- I really advise Anthony Ellis porgram. I am using it and in one week i gained more than 2kg (5 pounds i think)...thats a lot for a skeletical guy like me

Many people who can't gain weight are usually malnutritioned or have an overactive thyroid. So first by a good multi vitamin and consume more calories than your used to. Try working out with Exersices that include alot of muscle groups(deadlift, squat bench) they have been shown to increase the growth hormone in the body. And if all that doesn't work go to your doctor and check your thyroid and he'll tell you what to do.
Good Luck

*drool*

thanksss everyone

haha and thanks for that picture vince

Just eat more. That's all there is to it. You're extremely active and very young. You may also have a genetic predisposition for metabolic upregulation during periods of overeating, which means you have to overcompensate that much more.

You should try adding weight as a 196 pound male. I am pushing almost 4500 calories spread out over 6 meals and 2 shakes (Or sometimes 7 and 1) each day and my weight doesn't change.

I would definitely cut out the training for a while until you reach your desired weight (maybe all the exercise is keeping you at maintanance). Like Emma said, calories in vs. calories out, and evidently your two equations are equal

I have also learned that trying to gain weight the healthy way can put a huge dent in your pockets lol

lol...i endore the "mcdeal mcdiet"...It won't put a dent in yoru pocket, just your waisline

Originally Posted by vanessa5691

hey everyone ive posted a few threads before on this same topic...but its just im getting really frustrated and im wondering if maybe someone could tell me what im doing wrong..

i play tennis about 2 hours a day, about 30 minutes of weights (arms or legs), some squats, lunges, crunches, and about 30 minutes of stretching after. I had begun to do cardio (treadmill 30 min intervals, bike intervals, or stairmaster) in order to improve my "explosive quickness" and speed about 6 months ago but quickly began loosing weight, which is the last thing i want.

My diet usually consists of 2 protein shakes a day (2 scoops per shake), 2 bowls of oatmeal in the morning with some PB, a tuna sandwich an some fruit for a snack, later a turkey sandwich for lunch, and at night a full meal of fish with beans and vegtables. I always eat until im full, but the scale never changes. I need to build muscle and get faster, but whenever i begin adding some cardio i start shedding pounds fast. I'm 16 years old, 5'4" 103 pounds...i would like to get to atleast 115-120.

sorry this is getting long but if any of you have any input it would be greatly appreciated. thanks

you're going to have to go way past full. by 3:00 pm yester day I had consumed
2c. oats dry made w/ 2c. skim milk
8 egg whites and one whole

a shake of:
1 1/2 + 1/3 c. of oats
2 cups milk
2 scoops whey

at 3: I had to eat 2.5 cups of pasta (cooked)
w/ 1 cup tomato sauce and 3oz ground beef....

I wasn't hungry at 3 and had to shovel it in, holding back to urge to upchuck. I still had 3 meals to eat after that before 10 pm. I eat roughly 44-4500 cals everyday.

I think you need to start finding more calorie dense foods like others have mentioned. rice is great. 150 for 3/4 cup (cooked) or get some steel cut oats. Sweet potato's were mentioned, they are 24.5 cals per 1 oz, raw.

I didn't read everything but, I have not gained weight either. I have been at 140 for months. Though I don't think I have been eating enough. I actually sat down and counted calories and I will be eating about 3,000 a day now. I've been doing it for two days I hope I start to see some real muslce. I hope I don't get too fat lol.