u eat Mcdonalds, burger king every day, drink lotsa booze. dont go 2 the gym & sleep all day. lmao

I don't drink booze.  Tastes horrible and it messes with my study schedule>.>

soda. its gonna do the same thing. 

High glucose things are not ideal for a well distributed weight gain since they boost insulin which promotes middle fat accumulation of
non used energy.

Soda's same thing, like I said, long to digest carbs are ideal for more healthy weight gain
since it typically doesn't provoke insulin spikes and promotes visceral fat accumulation
which itself disrupts fat storage normally regulated by estrogen.

Quote from: tekla on September 07, 2008, 04:45:42 PM
Box of doughnuts, few cases of beer, a TV and a couch - works for most Americans.

And us british!

I read the title to this and I said out loud " too bloody easy"

I guess if you eat lots and lots of junk food.. Im guessing..

Quote from: Keira on September 08, 2008, 12:37:42 AM

High glucose things are not ideal for a well distributed weight gain since they boost insulin which promotes middle fat accumulation of
non used energy.

Soda's same thing, like I said, long to digest carbs are ideal for more healthy weight gain
since it typically doesn't provoke insulin spikes and promotes visceral fat accumulation
which itself disrupts fat storage normally regulated by estrogen.

So things high in polysachhlarides and highly complex structured proteins(less cooked eggs, etc) and um... what else?
Thing is, that's what I'm already doing.
Soda is something I was considering, but all it does is give me sugar highs which send me into a schizophrenic cleaning frenzy or something.  That and they dry the body out, when I'm trying to have my body overloaded with H2O, not be dehydrated from it.

To ask the obvious question, have you talked with your physician? And had updated blood and other tests to see why you're losing weight?

And if you're on hrt, folks (generally but not universally) tend to have two different reactions. Some put on weight and fat, often a lot, and some lose weight and add some fat (obvious places). As they say, it's in the factors of your body, physiology and genes, but don't go down a course of not exercising and eating excessively. First, seek real answers then consider a nutrionist to help you add the weight.

The last thing you really need, and want if it happens, is to gain a lot of weight to discover you can't lose it and it threatens your health. It's far harder to lose excess weight/fat than gain it. You can control the weight gain, but rarely the weight loss.

Quote from: SusanK on September 08, 2008, 02:04:52 PM
To ask the obvious question, have you talked with your physician? And had updated blood and other tests to see why you're losing weight?

And if you're on hrt, folks (generally but not universally) tend to have two different reactions. Some put on weight and fat, often a lot, and some lose weight and add some fat (obvious places). As they say, it's in the factors of your body, physiology and genes, but don't go down a course of not exercising and eating excessively. First, seek real answers then consider a nutrionist to help you add the weight.

The last thing you really need, and want if it happens, is to gain a lot of weight to discover you can't lose it and it threatens your health. It's far harder to lose excess weight/fat than gain it. You can control the weight gain, but rarely the weight loss.

I was a personal trainer for years.

I know how to drop ANYONE to a bodyfat of lower than 8%.

I was just looking for specific foods or strategies, not lectures, tyvm.

Quote from: Annwyn on September 08, 2008, 03:33:40 PM

I was a personal trainer for years.

I know how to drop ANYONE to a bodyfat of lower than 8%.

I was just looking for specific foods or strategies, not lectures, tyvm.

It wasn't a lecture, but simple advice, which was my point. If you're eating that much, not exercising enough to use the calories and still losing weight, you may have a problem and should see a physician, to at least determine nothing is off and can understand what could help you gain weight without hurting your body.

What's wrong about talking with a nutrionist to find a balanced diet to gain weight? Anyone can recommend food to add weight and fat, but it's your body to determine if that is the right food and good for you.

But it's your health and decision.

Actually, you can lose weight even if you eat a lot if you don`t do a lot of weight exercises and are without T.
T sustains a bigger muscle mass more easily. Muscles weight more than fat.
So, if you lose muscle mass, you`ll weight less, seems logical.

One thing that`s interesting also, fat tends to be deposited in the existing fat cells first.
Most fat cells are created before we are 21 and then we don`t create more unless
the existing ones are filled up.

For mtf, that`s usually in the abdomen area.
IF you were very overweight in your childhood
and had a lot of abdomen fats, it will be hard to
get a proper female distribution.

One of the solution here is lipo. By removing those
fat cells, under E`s influence fat will go to the lower
body now that there is less fat cells in the middle.

But, it won`t
help with the visceral fats which will need to
be kept down through exercise.

If you`ve been rail thin all your life
in theory this is better since if your under E,
the cells in the female areas won`t be able to
store enough fat and there should be more created.

Quote from: Keira on September 09, 2008, 05:18:54 AM

If you`ve been rail thin all your life
in theory this is better since if your under E,
the cells in the female areas won`t be able to
store enough fat and there should be more created.

Yup, rail thing. I don't think I've even ever put on any weight in my midsection before.  Ever since I was 8, I've had a clearly defined 6 pack.

Right now I'm adding a new foe for my rail skinny body  to fight: scrambled eggs cooked in half an inch of melted butter so that they soaked all that butter in and then smothered in salsa.  It's really yummy.

I'm thinking of keeping going like this for another few months, but I doubt I'll see anything, but I can keep trying.  If not then I'll just go back to option A: corsetting and being rail thin all the time>.<  And relying on weight lifting and cycling to add mass to my gluteals and thighs.

Quote from: Annwyn on September 09, 2008, 07:51:13 AM
Right now I'm adding a new foe for my rail skinny body  to fight: scrambled eggs cooked in half an inch of melted butter so that they soaked all that butter in and then smothered in salsa.  It's really yummy.

Make it like 5-6 eggs per breakfast, throw in some toast & nitrite-free bacon, and you're golden.  Also, Ramen noodles - eat lots of 'em as snacks.

Easy.  Starve yourself.  It will put your body into kind of a stasis so that it starts storing calories as fat.  After, go on a rollercoaster of binge/splurge until you gain weight.  Beware though, once you get fat, it's very difficult to go the other way.

I have a similar problem apart from all the fat goes on my belly! ....and then my legs, hips are still stick thin..

Tests have shown that about two months on most diets and then going off puts weight on people who cannot gain weight. Works at something like 90% effectiveness. So try a weight-loss diet; I think the average gain is about 10-15 pounds from that.

Nichole

You can just have my hips and some extra body mass, if you want...
blecch. I'd be willing to do some trading.

I have the same problem.  People constantly ask me if I am anorexic because I am so thin (5'9" and 106lbs.) but I swear I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full.  I try to eat healthily because junk food gives me a stomach ache.  I would not know how to put on some weight in a healthy way, I'm naturally slender so I'm not sure if my body wants me to. 

well just an update.  i've recently noticed a little weight starting to go on the midsection.  i'll give it a month to develop and take measurements and see if it's going anywhere else.  if not then well, this project is gonna get cancelled and i'll just get butt implants>.>

Quote from: Annwyn on September 14, 2008, 05:58:49 PM
well just an update.  i've recently noticed a little weight starting to go on the midsection.  i'll give it a month to develop and take measurements and see if it's going anywhere else.  if not then well, this project is gonna get cancelled and i'll just get butt implants>.>

I was about to say that when Nature does not endow you, there's always cosmetic surgery...

I was reading over articles of foods to avoid and struck a bit of genius.  You can by a flavored coffee creamer that would deliver well over 800 calories in one cup.  So basicly, I went out and bought a lot of coffee creamers, and am gonna be drinking a 300mls or more of coffee creamer a night.