If you are drinking protein drinks that help you gain weight and your eating more than before, how long will it take to gain the weight and for it to show?
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it takes about a good 3-4 months to start noticing some change.... but if you are really looking to bulk up it can take as along as a year and a half if you have good eating and work out habits
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Not necessarily. The myth the eating after about 6 or 7 p.m. will make you gain weight is simply that; a myth. Your body still needs some energy while you sleep and will use that extra energy (from the food you ate) in the morning. \n\nNow, if you are eating extremely large quantites of unhealthy food, sure, you'll gain weight. But you can do that at any point in the day and still gain weight.
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I'm 17 also, and I gained a bunch of weight by drinking ensure. make sure you don't replace food by it, use it as a supplement. drink one every night and you'll gain weight. temporarily avoid rigorous exercise. another thing you can try in addition to ensure is carnation instant breakfast. drink it with your breakfast and with your lunch, and an ensure with your supper. feel free to email me about it and good luck!
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Okay the healthiest way, is to reduce all the luxury foods and drinks, and replace them with protien shakes and bars.\n\nThese provide the protein that food these days do not have. They will also fill you up, and provide you with all the nutirition you need without putting on weight.\n\nI have been taking these protein bars&#92;drinks for three months now and have noticed a huge difference.\n\nHope this helps...
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Everyone responds differently to food, exercise, etc. so what works for others may not work for you. Taking protein supplements does not equal weight gain. You have to practice protein sparing, consuming the proper carbs and fats with your protein, so your body isn't burning the protein instead of using it to build muscle. And you have to time your consumption: too much and your kidneys will filter it off. Creatine is not a protein or a steroid-- it's a natural chemical found in meat that allows muscle cells to perform more work. It won't help you bulk up directly, but it will allow you to work harder for longer, putting more strain on muscles, thereby stimulating muscle growth. It'll also cause your cells to store water, which can give you that bulky, firm appearance. Whey protein is the best-quality protein you can buy-- it's not a magical type of protein, but contains all the amino acids. \n\nDon't waste your time on supplements! If you're trying to gain muscle, it's going to take exercise, time and a proper diet. When exercising, change your routine up every 6 to 12 weeks to ensure you're challenging and stimulating your muscles and your central nervous system. Your body will adapt to exercise to become smarter at it, while it may not become stronger. Like practising a jump shot, etc. your body becomes more efficient and in tune with the motion. Everyone puts on muscle at different rates, and some can be very strong without much mass at all. Don't compare yourself-- take the time to listen to your body, it will tell you what to do. And you'll avoid injuries if you avoid the rush, as well as boredom. And eat!! Don't cut anything out, just be smart about it. Eat protein from low-fat sources like chicken and fish. Choose carbs with a high glycemic index, so they break down more gradually, providing energy over a longer period. Things like whole grains, brown rice, etc. And eat plenty of fruits and veggies! Remember too that your body will not "create extra" if you don't provide it. If your energy budget doesn't provide some extra calories at the end of the day to "bank," your body won't have anything to work with. And muscle takes a lot of protein and energy to maintain. If you want to bulk up, you have to provide just a little extra-- but the right kind.\n\nIf you're still thinking of taking a supplement, try these: a multi-vitamin to ensure you're getting all your nutrients; an Omega fatty-acid supplement to ensure healthy cellular development; and a high-quality protein supplement. These three supplements are good for every cell in your body-- not just the muscles. When taking the protein, try it at various times-- many people recommend the morning, since your body's supply of free protein is virtually exhausted. Some will say before or after weight training, since this provides protein when your muscles need it at various stages. And still others will say even before bedtime, since much of your body's protein synthesis occurs then.\n\nRemember, you can't supplement exercise, rest and nutrition!
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How To Gain Weight \n\n\n\nThis one seems like a no-brainer, eh? How do you gain weight? You eat. You cannot gain weight without eating... in the exact opposite of losing weight, actually, you cannot gain weight without consuming more calories than you burn off. \n\nThe bigger question, in our weight-loss worshipping world, is why would you want to gain weight? Fact is that sometimes we become too thin, dangerously so, to the point where we begin to suffer all these negative side effects and eventually death. Sometimes gaining weight is a pretty attractive option by comparison. Being at a healthy weight helps every system of our body function better, allows us to heal from damage, and gives us reserves as protection against stress or illness as well. \n\nThe tougher part of weight-gain is how to do it in a healthy manner. Just as rapid weight-loss can be dangerous, so can rapid weight gain. Many EDs who go through rapid recovery end up with too high a bodyfat percentage, too much fat stored around their internal organs, compromised health, and high cholesterol. This is in part because traditional anorexic "recovery" diets are aimed at bulking up the patient as quickly as possible by fat-loading everything they eat with no thought for the health quality of the food being given. \n\nIt's safer to aim for a gain of one or two pounds a week so as to not put undue stress on your recovering system and to know that you're rebuilding bone, muscle, and nutrient stores instead of just frantically storing fat. It's more important to restore your body's protein, elemental, vitamin, water, fat and sugar balances than to simply send the numbers on the scale up. Once you do this, given sufficient raw materials your body will rebuild itself more strongly. \n\n\n \nIn The Beginning\n\nIf you're deciding to gain weight, odds are it's because you're underweight. If you're underweight, barring a purely illness-related weight-loss problem which should really be addressed by a doctor instead, you have probably not been eating enough. If you haven't been eating enough for a while, your digestive system will need to be retrained. Same goes for extended or extensive purging... it screws with your entire system, and there will need to be plenty of time devoted to patience and healing. \n\nExtended periods of time with insufficient solid food intake causes your entire digestive system to slow down and lose efficiency. Amounts of digestive chemicals in production may drop, and the tiny fingerlike cilia that absorb foods in your small intestine may become paralyzed or die off. The peristaltic muscles that move food through your system may weaken or atrophy. Large meals or a lot of food at once may confuse your stomach and intestines to the point where they cramp up and have trouble remembering what to do at all. All this will need to be repaired slowly, given time to reaccustom itself to the concept of processing and utilizing food again. \n\nStart with liquids. Rehydration is extremely important, since without food our overall water content drops significantly, and the digestive process requires a great deal of water. In the first few days of refeeding you may notice a sudden gain of several pounds... this is most likely, if you're doing everything right, your water balance trying to straighten itself out. You may feel bloated for a while as this happens and it's extremely important that you allow it to take care of itself and do not try to correct it with diuretics; limiting caffeine, which acts as a diuretic, may be a good idea here. Potassium can also act as a mild diuretic but do not try to limit that, as it's an important electrolyte and part of rehydration is bringing your electrolytes back up to a good strong level. You may benefit more from drinking water and juice between meals, instead of with meals, as liquids during meals can make your stomach feel fuller and may slow digestion a bit.
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Weight fluctuates throughout the day. Like me, I am 5'5" and in the morning I will weigh around 106 and my weight will fluctuate between that # and 112 throughout the day. It has to do with the fact that you eat and drink liquids. It's fine. Don't worry- you did not actually gain 4 pounds in one day.
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drinking protein drinks does not do anything to your body!! You have to follow a regimen of exercise specifically help you develop the abs.....
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you can drink protein shakes
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It's important if you are lifting weights. Lifting 'damages' muscles, which leads to bigger growth, but the protein you eat after a workout helps to repair these muscles. People use protein bars, shakes, and powders because they are absorbed into the body faster than other methods.
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No. It's not the mass of what you eat, but the calories of what you eat that will determine the amount of weight you gain.\n\nExample: After drinking 1 kg of water, you will gain 0 kg of weight because water has 0 calories and you will pass it all during the day.
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If you are trying to gain weight and do it properly go see a nutritionist, or even an employee over at GNC. There are supplements that you can take to help you gain weight. Since it sounds like you have a quick metabolism,  you should eat every 2-3 hours with proteins and carbs. Avoid the sugar, although a bowl of ice cream before bed will surely help you put on some pounds. But try and do it the healthy way.
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a healthy diet requires food. protein shakes are meant for gaining muscle mass. one once of protein per lb. of your weight are needed to gain mass, it's not meant to substitute food! liquid diets are not healthy. if its killing your appetite, try only consuming half the amount.
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get some high protein stuff like "boost" or "ensure" and drink those. also get some "protein shakes" that are like powder and can mix with milk and stuff to make weight gaining drinks. or just eat a ton of food all the time. i have and incredibly fast metabalism and im incredibly skinny even though i eat more than everyone i know... but to gain weight, those protein and calorie drinks are good stuff.
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Lift weights.  Muscle weighs more than fat.  Your muscle growth will tell you what foods that it wants (probably protein) so that you aren't putting a lot of garbage into your system.  When I was around 20 I weighted 160 pounds (I'm 6' 4") and have put on about 30 pounds of muscle (and about 10 pounds of fat -- but that's because I'm 44 now).
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I like protein shakes.  They are an easy way to supplement your diet with additional protein.  \n\nThey can be a waste of money, though, if you already eat an adequate diet.  A can of tuna or a turkey sandwhich is equivalent to a protein shake.  The protein shake is nice for when you want something quick and easy. Often times, the shakes are flavored and can take the edge off of a sugar craving.\n\nI drink 0 to 2 shakes a day, depending upon if I need them or not.  I think a lot of the magazines that push the protein drinks do that because the majority of their advertisers are for protein shakes.  So I use them when I need them.\n\nBad things about them: I've noticed that a lot of the whey protein shakes have a lot of cholesterol in them. If you are concerned or have an issue with your cholesterol, then try the soy ones.\n\nIf you take protein shakes without working out, you'll likely just gain body fat.  Most shakes are only about 100 - 150 calories so you won't get overweight, overnight but you aren't going to get much benefit from them.\n\nAll in all, if you can afford them and you need a quick jolt of protein, use them. Otherwise you can always use normal food to supplement your bodybuilding efforts.
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I have been trying to gain weight for like 4 years and I finally am now- do this,\ncount how many calories you eat in a normal day, the next day increase it by 500 or more, do that for the week, and increase it by another 500 the next week. \nDrink boost plus, you can get it at a cvs or walgreens, the vanilla flavor is the best. Drink 3 a day but DONT skip any meals. Drink lots of water and get lots of sleep. \nBut most of all, I think the boost plus' helps most\ngood luck\n\nas for how fast, if you want to gain 20 lbs im guessing like 2 months, healthily