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musecpl Posts: 4 Joined: 2009/01/10	2009/01/10, 10:57 PM Hey If im posting this in the wrong forum on the board first I want to apologize. Anyway, im a 18 year old guy, im 5'10 pushing 5'11... and i only weigh 121 pounds :surprised: It obviously sucks really bad, But Im determined to get to at least 130 pounds by the summer 9if possible). My problem is i went to this website: http://nutrition.about.com/library/bl_nutrition_guide_men.htm filled it out and it told me if I ate 2900 Calories a day i'd gain a pound in a week. Well I ate 3100 calories a day for a week and I didn't gain one pound at all. Im flustered and frankly a little pissed off. Im new to this weight gaining/training stuff so critisicm or advice would be great and appreciated. thanks!
musecpl Posts: 4 Joined: 2009/01/10	2009/01/10, 11:57 PM no one..?
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2009/01/11, 10:09 AM Whats your routine like? What were you eating to get those calories. it may take your bpdy a while to catch up with a new dietary plan, a week isn't long enough to really see a difference. And Be patient here, not as many people are online on the weekends....also - fill out your profile and more people are apt to answer your posts. -------------- So what? Im still a rockstar, Ive got my rock moves..... www.physicalfitnet.com/amy4training
musecpl Posts: 4 Joined: 2009/01/10	2009/01/11, 09:46 PM Well to be honest with you I don't even have a routine, I haven't started hitting the gym yet. But I eat alot of the goof stuff. 2 tuna sandwhichs, bacon and eggs, 5 cups of milk a day, bannanas, apples, chicken breast, salmon.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2009/01/11, 10:13 PM Check the diet forum.. some fantastic diet ideas there... if it ain't on the list, don't eat it. Log your daily food intake for a while to see what you really consume. t -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Fat loss isn?t under the control of the magic fat loss fairies. - Alwyn Cosgrove
musecpl Posts: 4 Joined: 2009/01/10	2009/01/13, 02:53 AM Thanks for the good advice guys. I hate to be a pain in the ass but I don't really know what you mean by log in your daily food intake, if you mean keep track of how much calories and stuff im getting a day than yeah ive been doing that for a while now. But I will go check out the diet forum.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2009/01/13, 08:43 AM Ya, that's what I mean. Some say the number on here are high, so you can try Fitday.com. I believe the one here and fitday let you add custom foods. t -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Fat loss isn?t under the control of the magic fat loss fairies. - Alwyn Cosgrove
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2009/01/13, 03:41 PM takes time and effort if it was easy youd see a lot of bigger guys around
Devinm Posts: 270 Joined: 2006/06/01	2009/01/15, 06:55 PM I was very skinny when I started working out too. I was 14, 5'8.5" and 115 pounds. At first, I didn't really start gaining any weight but I learned from people on this site the importance of nutrition and began to gain weight at first slowly but then after a few months I began gaining weight rather quickly. Even though I had to take a few months off from the gym here and there (my gym closed down one time and I was waiting for my father to sign me up at another gym and another time my membership expired and I had to wait a while then also), I have put on 100 pounds and only gained maybe 7% bodyfat( 215 pounds, about 16 or 17 percent bodyfat, and 5'8.5") and my strength has increased astrnomically. Like everyone else said find your regular daily intake and then you should add 500 calories to that. That will give you 3500 extra calories per week which equals 1 pound. calories should be split like this 50%carbs 30% protein 20% fat (healthy). Do this and I promise you will gain weight. -------------- Veni,Vidi,Vici.= I came, I saw, I conquered.- Ceasar
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2009/01/15, 11:49 PM Devin you have grown so much guy! Good job! Nice to see such a mature response from you. :) -------------- Bettia Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It is all about timing. -Stacey Chapman