What is the best way to gain weight if you have a fast metabolism?
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He needs to increase his protein intake. The site below has a protein shake called bulk and muscle formula. This protein shake has a supplement that will help with protein absorption. You can eat allot of protein but you need to digest it properly. I would recommend drinking the shakes after each meal. Do not drink the shakes before the meals! This will help him gain weight. If you have any questions fell free to call me on my cell phone 1-580-465-2493
307399
Exercise and cut back on all the junk food. Excercise speeds up your metabolism and this causes a person to burn stored fat faster. Dieting and fasting will only make you gain weight in the long run. Maybe you could change your name to thinmama...because our bodies follow what our minds think.
543339
If you are very lean and want to gain weight(not just fat) take a glass of wine/beer before lunch and dinner.Eat high carbohydrate and high protein food.Exercise a lot.After gaining required weight change to limited food intake and minimal exercise.
712302
I have the same problem...I am almost the same height and weight as you. Just eat healthy and try to have a snack whenever you think of it...something with protein is good. Nuts are good to snack on. Or, apples with peanut butter. I like to buy yogurt drinks since they're good for when you're on the run. But, it's very tough to gain weight if you have a fast metabolism....try not to worry that much about it. You are how you are. Being healthy is the most important thing.
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that depends on how fast you want to gain and if you want it as fat or muscle.\n\nIf you don't really care how you look and are just after weight gain - eat double the portions you are eating now. Concentrate more on protein and carbohydrates. Fast food is a great weight gainer. As well as chocolates, softdrinks, cakes, pastries, donuts, snackfoods, etc. (you know the food I mean) \n\nIf you want to look fit as you gain weight, I'd suggest a weight training program, coupled with increased food intake, not necessarily double your intake. You'll find that when you exercise your appetite also increases. Just feed that craving and exercise and you'll see the pounds come on.
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Well, if you have a really fast metabolism, like me, your best bet to gain weight in the long run is to add some muscle (but 2 pounds in 2 weeks might not be feasible). The problem with just eating like a maniac trying to gain weight is that your metabolism will increase even more than it already is, and it will be hard to gain weight like this (I have tried). Now, if you have a slower metabolism, obviously gaining weight is automatic. But, in either case what you need to do is to increase your calorie intake so that you are taking in more calories than you are using. A general rule of thumb is that 3500 calories equals 1 pound, and you normally use 2000 a day (most do). To add 2 lbs in 14 days, you need 3500/14 per day or 500 extra per day, meaning you need a total of 2500 calories per day, if you are on a 2000 calorie diet right now. However, I am not sure how much your metabolism will increase in response to these excess calories, so you will probably take a little longer. I used to be underweight pretty badly, and now after doing strength training, my muscle mass has increased and I am within the "normal" weight range. I think my body fat is still very low, but I have been unable to do much about that. Most doctors don't tell their patients to gain more weight (fat) unless the patients are deliberately holding their weight down (i.e. they are anorexic or bulemic or have some other eating disorder causing them to be malnourished).
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You need to do other things to increase your metabolism.  Drink more water.  Make sure you are getting 7-8 hours of sleep every night.  Drink green tea 3x a day.  Cut back on carbs.
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The best way to gain weight and still be healthy is to eat more protein, less carbs and lift weights, smaller amounts of weight but more reps.  I also eat about five to six small meals a day to keep my body energized.
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Starving or skipping meals is not recommended as a good way of losing weight. \n\nAdding in exercise to your daily routine will help increase your metabolism. You can do simple things like taking the stairs, parking in the furthest parking space, etc. Or even going for a run or jog.\n\nDecrease your intake of high fats, sodas, high carb (but dont eliminate carbs). Don't stuff yourself when eating..when eating out, the portions you get are usually 2x what you really need. Try eating half of it and taking home the other half. \n\nAlso, eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. High fiber cereal will also help.
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1) Fix your meal times. DO NOT EAT MULTIPLE TIMES. Clinical studies have proved that lesser number of meals gains maximum weight.\nTake a good breakfast, lunch and dinner. \nDO NOT SNACK / EAT any other time.\n\n2) For breakfast do not take too much fat. Keep it more carbs.\n\n3) EXERCISE; this will create hunger and help digestion. Do not do heavy exercise. Light running or walking.\n\n4) Butter, Milk, Potatoes, Sugar are excellent.\n\n5) Caffeine (coffee, tea) must be avoided in as much as you can. Try decaf if you need to.\n\n6) A spoon of honey with cold water in the morning.\n\nHope this helps.
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Don't pay too much attention to the advice the previous posters gave you--they're suggesting ways of gaining weight that way is incredibly unhealthy. Sure, fast food and ice cream will make you fatter, but eating those kinds of foods is detrimental to your overall well-being. If you want to gain weight AND stay healthy while doing it, eat bigger portions of calorie-rich and nutritional meals. Exercise less, but don't cut it out of your routine completely. If you snack throughout the day, that's actually causing your metabolism to work more than it would if you ate three separate meals.
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The only way to jumpstart your metabolism is to exercise.  You will start building muscle which means you will eventually have to burn more fuel to do the same movements.  Also, your body will actually constuct more capillaries inside of your muscles so that it can get fuel there more quickly.
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For starters increase your dietary intake of good carbs and protein. I like the nytrowhey for hard gainers. Great stuff. Also creatine definately works great\nThe quickest way to put on weight(good weight) is a combination of weight training, supplementation, rest and diet. Everyday make sure you get ample rest 9 hours at least. Join a gym and get start training hard, this will increase your appetite for food. Get down 6 or more meals a day filled with red meat, chicken, vegetables and some carbs. Whether it be potatoes, rice, pasta, don't be scared of the carbs. Use a weight gainer such as Universal Nutrition Muscle Juice, along with creatine and Universal Animal Pak. Consistency as in anything else in life will bring results. You will look and feel great using this method. Remember muscle is heavier than fat, and more visibly appealing, so rather than just eating alone weight train, supplement, diet, and rest
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KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DID.\nALSO PLEASE TELL ME.I REALLY NEED THAT.\nFRUITS AND WATER.\nFIBRE RICH(VEGETABLES).\nYOU CAN TRY SALADS. \nCUT OUT ON CARBOHDRATES(RICE).\nLESS FAST FOODS.\n3 TO 6 SMALL MEALS A DAY WHICH WILL SPEED UP YOUR METABOLISM AND WILL HELP YOU REDUCE WEIGHT.\nDON'T FORGET TO EXERCISE.\nWALKING, JOGGING, CYCLING, SKIPPING ETC.\nDO CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISES AND STRECHING.
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Drink lots of water\nPortion control is a HUGE thing. Way bigger then most people realize. Just cut everything you eat in half.\n\nWalk...if you can walk everywhere you go then do it. If you must drive park as far away as you can and walk to the building.\n\nDon't sit still encourage your body to move...even just by bouncing your legs etc while sitting at the desk. This stimulates your metabolism.\n\nEat healthy snacks and do not skip meals.\n\nGood luck!
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increase your metabolism by exercising regularly, eating more meals but smaller portion, increase your lean muscle tissue by doing weight and resistance training. building more muscles can help burn body fat 24/7. the results dont really come THAT fast. fast weight loss is normally due to water loss from the body.
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If your trying to loose weight your going to screw yourself over in the future. your body will slow its metabilism down so that the one meal that you eat lasts all day. therefore when you start eating the way you need to you'll gain weight really fast. the best thing for you to do is instead of eating 1 meal eat 6 small meals a day. this will speed up your metabolism up and give your bady the energy it needs to burn calories. I tried the whole not eating bit when I was 13 till i was 15. I now have a hole in my stomach and puke up mast of what i eat.