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2005/04/19, 02:35 AM
Hey everyone. I'm new to the site and dieting and weight training so bear with me! My roommates have been bugging me to start working out for awhile and I finally decided that maybe I should. I'm 20 years old and way a mere 160 pounds. I'm about 6'2. My whole life I've never been able to put weight on no matter what. In highschool I literally ate at McDonalds or Wendy's every single day. Sometimes twice and I never gained anything. I've been looking around and it seems that my daily calorie intake should be between 3000 and 4000. I'm thinking thats a heck of a lot. The problem is that I'm a student and don't exactly have a lot of money to spend on anything fancy. How can I get these calories on a limited budget? Or maybe more generally, how can I put the weight on with a limited budget? I have the working out covered. It's just the diet that is going to cost me.
And also, are there any substitutes that will help out? My roommates use Whey and stuff like that. Would that help at all? Thanks a lot guys... and girls!
(As a side note... I was checked out by a Doctor about the McDonald's thing and my cholesterol, blood pressure, etc are all perfect. Strange eh? So much for Supersize Me!)
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2005/04/19, 08:36 AM
hehe.. ur the mcdonalds miracle
in terms of supplements, if you are just getting in to working out, you dont really need them. focus on a clean diet, and getting down the proper technique for all your weight training.
are you on a meal plan at school? try to break up your meals into about 5- 6 a day.. either all small meals, or stick with a reasonable 3 and healthy snacks in between. if you are eating on campus, it might be good to slip to a grocery store and pick up some stuff.. milk and cottage cheese would be good for protein.. oatmeal, bread and maybe some pasta for carbs.. trail mix or peanut butter for healthy fats as a few examples. This stuff isn't too bad in terms of price (I'm a student myself, but I live off campus) and will really help you to have some food in your room.
Just remember to eat in moderation, and try not to overeat. It will probably be hard to hit your nutritional requirements overnight, so try increasing it slowly over time. Your body is going to have to adapt to the larger influx of food, and slowly introducing it will help offset storing much of it as fat.
Speaking of being a student. i better get back to studying for exams :big_smile: hope some of this helps..
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2005/04/19, 09:25 AM
If you have never been able to gain weight then you will NEED to eat 3000+ calories a day. Myself, I easily eat 3000+ calories a day and struggle to gain any weight. Welcome to the world of the hard gainer.
Whey protien is a good protien supplement, but its not going to give you huge muscles. Its just there to make sure you get a little more protien in your diet. This stuff is best taken right after working out. Like bropie said, don't waste money on other supplements and just focus on your diet and training.
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Lift. Eat. Rest. Gain.
~Brad~
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2005/04/19, 12:37 PM
I live off campus. Last semester I had gained a few pounds but I've definitely lost it again this semester. I've been eating as much as I can but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I'll keep trying though. Thanks for the advice.
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