What makes you gain weight?
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Diet and excersise. Use fresh fruit/vegetables, chicken or turkey or fish(not friend, duh)\n\n... Just don't drink Diet sodas/gatorade. Aspartame, the sweetener also in equal and NutraSweet releases poison in the body and can cause horrible pain and blood in the stool for early users and brain cancer for long-term users. Look it up on wikipedia.
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You should have a medical check up.  hyperthyroidism, diabetes, viruses, malabsorption syndromes, other stuff can cause inability to gain weight with effort.
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just try eating more healthy stuff.DO NOT just eat crisps and chocolate and sweets as an easy way to gain weight, as these will make you overweight and give you diseases such as diabetes. just eat more breads and pastas, but remember to keep eating your vegetables and keep exercising. ♥b♥
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There isn't just one reason.  Overeating, lack of excercise, poor self confidence, eating foods that are fattening, using food as a crutch, genetics or a medical concition (such as a thyroid problem or congestive heart failure).  Also, a lot of medications can cause drastic weight gain.
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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. C
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The key here is slow down your metabolism....and the way to do that is to eat less meals during the day but eat bigger meals when you do eat. This way your body has too much food to digest and your body stores the fat longer. Obviously the more unhealthy the meal the better for weight gain...however you don't mention the reason for you wanting to gain weight.\n\nIf it is a medical condition such as your thyroid then nothing will help to rectify your weight but medical help.\n\nAlso there are plenty of products on the market at the moment such as shakes to drink etc which help to build muscle....maybe try one of them, or even drinking beer adds on the pounds!!
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I'm not a dietician, but I would imagine - initially - you'll have a 3-ounce weight gain since you physically consumed the food.  However, your body will break the food down, obtain the nutrients from it, and use it for your body's basic metabolic functions.  \n\nWeight gain comes from intaking more food than your body needs to thrive.  Weight loss comes from obtaining your ideal caloric intake to maintain your current weight, and lower the overall daily calories.
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foods that are high in carbohydrates, starches...like a lot of potatoes(starches), pasta(carbs), breads(carbs), rice(starches). any types of foods like that will help you gain weight...ice cream helps too lol.
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There are healthier ways than eating as much Burger King and McDonald's as you can. There are products made spcifically for gaining weight that you can find at most health food store, which help you gain weight safely and effectively.\n\nCarbo Gain from Now Foods is a good product that's relatively inexpensive that you may consider.
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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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Before attempting any drastic change, the best thing to do would be to go to a doctor. They can tell you exactly how much weight you need to gain to be 'average' which will make you healthier.\n\nThe best way to put on weight is with a diet of things like potatos, pasta, rice, meat and dairy products, but make sure you still try and eat five portions of fruit or veg a day. Also, have three square meals a day.
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Gain Weight Step 1 - eating!\n\nEating is the first and most important factor that is needed to gain weight. It's simple - you need to eat more calories than you burn. This does not mean eating anything and everything that is not nailed down. Carefully plan your meals with foods that will help you gain lean mass, not fat. I suggest 6 meals. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and three other small meals scheduled throughout the day. The goal is to eat every 2.5 to 3 hours.\n\nFocus on foods such as steak, chicken, fruit, milk, vegetables, cheese and assorted types of nuts. It's recommended to eat 4 - 6 pieces of fresh fruit a day, and at least four tall glasses of milk. Milk is a great, cheap protein source - take advantage of it. A sample snack meal would be a glass of milk, an apple, and a hand full of peanuts.\n\nGain Weight Step 2 - lifting!\n\nAs stated, proper eating is of utmost importance when attempting to gain weight, but if you do not lift weights, the majority of that gained weight will be fat - not muscle.\n\nWhen trying to gain weight, I suggest working out three times a week. You need to lift hard and then recover for the next workout. Focus on the big exercises such as squats, deadlifts, bent-over rows, chin-ups, bench press, & military press. These are the exercises that will turn those extra calories into muscle. You are not going to gain much by doing lateral raises and step-ups every workout. You need the multiple-joint lifts that will shock your system and stimulate your body into growth. Focus on getting strong by adding a small amount of weight each workout. If you focus on strength, size will follow. Case in point, look around at your local gym - the strongest guys are also the biggest.\n\nGain Weight Step 3 - supplements!\n\nTo gain weight, you do not NEED supplements, but they will help you gain the weight quicker. That's what they are, supplements to an already good diet and training program. Think of supplements as the finishing touch.\n\nI like to keep things simple and, therefore, I suggest only two types supplements for those wishing to gain weight. The first is a weight gain shake. The shakes I recommend are ProLab's N Large 2. It's the best value out there. The way N' Large 2  will help is by giving you a large quantity of calories in one small serving. It will provide you with 620 calories in one easy shake and is especially great for people who do not have time for breakfast, or snacks while on the go. Just mix a serving with water or fruit juice and gulp it down in a just a couple of minutes. Get yourself a Shaker Bottle to make it even easier.\n\n\n\n\n(I got these answers from the website below...check it out, it has some great advice)
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It's when you quit smoking you gain weight (cigarettes).\n\nSmoking herb doesn't make you gain weight either, though you do eat a lot.
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These are some points, which would help in increasing your weight:\n\nEating: The first important point to increase your weight is to eat well. Eat more than you burn calories. Eating food, which contains more fat is good for people who are thin. Drinking milk, cheese, chicken meat etc are some foods, which contain more fat.\n\nExercise: Most people think that thin people should not exercise, as they could get even thinner. But it is recommended that they exercise so that they feel hungrier and eat more. Taking nutritious food would help the body gain weight. Do not lift heavy weight dumbbells in a gym; instead opt for low weight and do more repetitions.\n\nThere are lots of weight gain supplements available in the market, but they are not recommended. Instead have good amount of protein-enriched foods, fruits and products, which contain more fat. Eating lots of protein and fat, as it is very helpful in increasing your weight. So why wait! Start NOW.
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No, you are probably active and have a high metabolism. Try cutting out an activity each day and adding one full meal to your schedule instead. You'll gain weight.
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The first thing you need to know about gaining weight is that it is achieved only by physical conditioning combined with a high-energy (calorie) intake. By consuming a high calorie diet alone, a person will gain fat weight only. Even if the gain improves appearance in the person's own eyes, it is more likely to harm than to benefit health. It is also important for you to take a look at your genetic endowment. For example, if other family members are thin, you probably have inherited a genetic predisposition to thinness. Know that you can alter your physique to a certain extent with diet and weight training, but you should not expect more than what is natural for your body.\n\nMost who are underweight, especially physically active individuals, believe that the best way to gain weight is to eat a high-protein diet. False. Excess protein is just not stored as muscle, so you can forget about converting that extra-double double hamburger into bigger biceps. Since carbohydrates are what fuel your muscles, what you need is primarily extra calories from extra carbohydrates, not extra protein.\n\nRegarding "weight gain shakes," research indicates that protein powder shakes are simply wasted money when it comes to gaining muscle weight. The only reason these may work for some is because the shake provides additional calories. Although it may seem less glamorous, one could just as easily eat another sandwich to get these additional calories.\n\nTo help you with your weight gain goal, here are some healthy weight gain tips:\n\nEat energy-dense foods. Yes, these are the ones typically eliminated in a weight loss program. Pick the highest calorie items from each food group. For example, drink milk shakes instead of nonfat milk, eat peanut butter instead of lean meat, or choose avocados instead of cucumbers. Although a low-fat diet plan is recommended for the general U.S. population, these higher fat foods become essential for an underweight individual who needs to gain weight. An underweight person who is physically active and eating a nutritionally adequate diet can afford a few extra calories from fat. \nEat at least three meals a day. Simply being too busy to eat enough to gain or maintain weight is a common problem for underweight individuals. Therefore, planning meals in advance and making time to eat them needs to become a priority for weight gain to occur. \nEat large portions of food and expect to feel full. Have two sandwiches instead of one, drink milk from a larger glass, and eat cereal from a larger bowl. Know that feeling full during the initial stages of a weight gain meal plan is perfectly normal and will pass over time. \nEat snacks between your meals. In addition to eating more food at each meal, it will be necessary to eat more frequently. These between-meal snacks will likely be especially important in the beginning stages, as they will help to keep your daily caloric intake elevated should you be unable to consume the larger portions during your regularly scheduled meals. \nDrink plenty of juice and milk. Beverages provide an easy way to increase energy intake. Extra calories can even be tastily added to milk by mixing in packets of instant breakfast mixes. \nExercise to build muscle. The person who wants to gain weight should primarily use strength training. As exercise is added to your routine, energy intake must be increased to support that exercise. Otherwise, weight will be lost. Note that the rate at which a person can build muscle tissue also depends on the genetic make-up of that person. However, about 700 to 1,000 calories a day above normal energy needs are enough to support both the exercise and the building of muscle.
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Just eat healthy and dont eat junk food to gain weight. You need to be eating more than you burn. Keep excercising though, you want to put on muscle not fat. Find out what the daily requirement for you bmi is. Then make sure you surpass that daily.\nhttp://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/bmi.htm#BMI