Comments on: Why can’t I gain weight?

By: Sharon Rene Johnson

Sharon Rene Johnson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:17:59 +0000

My 31yo son has chronic pancreatitis and is in pain daily. But why can’t he gain any weight?! No matter what and how often he eats he can’t gain a pound! He has zero body fat and is literally skin and bones! Can you help?! Any suggestions?!
Signed a Deeply Concerned Mom!

By: Shellyrenee

Shellyrenee — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:19:23 +0000

I’m Shelly and I’m 16 going on 17 and I weigh 80 pounds …I eat as much as I can or I don’t eat much. I work out and get nowhere. And I can’t to get doctor because unlike some People me and my family can’t afford one. I’ve been trying to get bigger for years and haven’t gotten anywhere. I’ve looked up websites and found that nothing helps. I try asking friends and family but all they say is that I’m lucky. And I swear I’m not. I give up. ..:/

By: Ryan mclean

Ryan mclean — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 09:38:00 +0000

Whatsup guys, I’m a thin thin fella myslef but im working out and seeing slowprogress. You simpy need to go to the gym, eat a lot of portien, and work yourslef MUCH harder than what you currently are. Don’t go to mcdonald’s multiple times a week; eat healthy and take in alot of protein (whey protein if your looking to gain wight a.s.a.p.). I just entered college around 146 and im now around 151 since ive been working out. I dont use protein supplements and I’m basically 6’1″ but once I go on supplements I expect better results. There’s not much more to say than work out harder (look up workouts online or something…) and eat more protien. You will gain weight; it’s all about how hard you work yourslef and how dedicated you are to this change. You won’t see any results without a true effort… (obvously). Just work at it harder than anything you’ve ever done before and you will get the results you desire.

By: Lillian

Lillian — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:45:07 +0000

I am 30 years old 5’9″ and weigh 110lbs. I track my calories and with all the walking I do for work it says I burnt more than i consumed. I eat 6 meals a day having 2 protein shakes on top of that. I enjoy healthy food and can’t figure out how to eat enough to gain or even just maintain my weight. I had my thyroid checked and it’s fine. I tried eating fatty foods and ice cream and gave myself ulcers. I am definitely getting discouraged and depressed by all the anorexia/bulimia comments. If anyone has anything else I can try your help would be much appreciated.

By: imran

imran — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:32:32 +0000

you should consult jiva ayurveda or mail ur oroblem to info@jiva.com.

By: venky

venky — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:32:28 +0000

I have the same problem…. i am not only skinny, but i am thin too.. the difference over here is my bones are also thin.. i am 144 pounds and almost 6 ft tall. Am almost 30 now.. Been taking extensive oily/fatty foods (inherent to indian food style). Lots of non veggie, lots of beer, sedentary life style et al. I was 60 kgs 10 years ago and over a period of time managed to gain just 5 kgs. Hit the gym for a couple of years.. stayed off it ever since.. lots of milk/water/fruits.. tried them all.. my body refuses to put on weight.. Any solutions?

By: Ajay

Ajay — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:23:14 +0000

Hey guys, I feel you. I have the same problem. Sticking to a workout is key. You don’t have to go everyday and try not to because you will burn yourself out and give up. Stay consistent, every other day. Buy a good high calorie, high protein (per serving) protein shake. Drink as instructed, usually 2 scoops, x2 a day, with WHOLE milk. Eat One gram of protein per pound of body weight each day. 145lbs=145g of protein. Eat lots of pasta and chicken. When you work out lift as heavy as to can, without hurting yourself of course. Stretch before, during, and after your workouts! It’s not girly, and its key to healthy muscle growth. You want to gain mass therefore too many reps will burn too many calories. Anywhere from 5-7 GOOD reps is good. Try to work out in pyramids. Pyramids are when you decrease your reps by one or two each set and add more weight each time as well. Work out all body parts, a big upper body and chicken legs is not attractive, im jus sayin… Use as many different exercises, free weights and machines as you can, to hit each muscle in it’s entirety. @tobo (and everyone else), buy CASEIN protein powder. You will drink this right before you go to bed. It is a long lasting supplement that feeds your muscles while you sleep. Go back to the basics, push-ups, pull-ups, dips, and crunches when your at home throughout the day. At the end of the day, you are who you are. We all have different body types, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fine tune yours to better, faster, stronger. The best thing to do is not get discouraged, and compare yourself to other dudes. Work with what you do have, accentuate the features you do have that you like about yourself or what others compliment you on. Dress for your body type, this isn’t just something that applies to women. V-necks and horizontal stripes are very helpful in this respect. Good luck! GET JACKED!!

By: imran

imran — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:01:26 +0000

i dont know why cant i gain weight.i do excersizes like push up and from dumbells.but my routine is very busy so sometimes i am unable to do my exercizes so suggest me what to do ?my weight is only 45kg and height is 5″10 inch and age 18.

By: tobo

tobo — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:55:12 +0000

hey, im also trying to gain weight. I’m 20 and fall from 93-100 lbs. I lose 2 to 3 lbs in my sleep. I’m not very tall so i dont look as bad as it sounds, but my fiance told me that when he first met me i was disgustingly skinny, now he says that i dont look that bad just he would be happier if i gained about 11lbs more, but ever since he said that i looked that bad, i’ve been disgusted in myself, and that’s 10lbs later. I’ve tried everything, even ate until i was sick to my stomach eating high calorie foods, exercising, even taking prenatal vitamins. when i was pregnant, i only weighed 130lbs and lost it all in a week… please help me!!!!

By: Stan

Stan — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:35:14 +0000

Hey, ive been trying to gain weight for some time now. I gained a couple pounds, but that’s it. I eat a lot too. I’m 5’9 and weigh 118. What foods will really help me put on weight? Will milk help? It’d be nice if I could at least gain 10-15 pounds soon. Let me know please.

By: toya1

toya1 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:50:44 +0000

Milk Milk Milk……& pasta and squats/sit ups lots of it will do the job it worked for me I am 25, 5’8 & I was 130 had never been skinny in my life after my baby I lost a lot of weight went to the doc was told my thyroid&hormones where fine. before my child I was 160 (in all the right places) & loved it I lost 40 pounds gained 10 back I was eating lots of junk that didn’t work only gave me a cavity lol. so my doc told me fit a gallon of milk in with my every day diet &pasta …. two months of lots of milk and different types of pasta & nuts and I am now 150 trying to get to 160…… try it u will gain 1-3pounds a week it worked for me. Good luck.

By: KingDaddyV-Mac

KingDaddyV-Mac — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:42:07 +0000

You guys don’t understand to gain weight do power lifts such as benchpress mainly lift your weight or more in order to gain, also to gain do not run at all try to stay the least active you can possibly be just bench press and call it a day. You need alot of rest and calories the average weight to gain a week is a pound or 2. Good luck :)

By: Ectomorph

Ectomorph — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:52:26 +0000

I, too, am an ectomorph like most of you people. Perhaps, you are doing too much cardio and not enough heavy lifting. Compound exercises like deadlifts and shoulder presses and such are good for boosting testosterone. Don’t workout quickly. Nice and slow to really burn your muscles. Do not stop and be patient.

Eat healthy food like meats, potatoes, fruits and vegetables adding in healthy oils for easy calories. If you are not allergic, eat nuts, nut butters and eggs. Look into adding a healthy protein to help supplement. Always be sure to carefully research everything you put into your body.

I think if you eat too often without enough time between meals your body is constantly struggling to digest and not able to build muscle. Eat less meals with more food per sitting might help.

Make sure to get plenty of sleep because that is when muscle grows.

There is no easy way for this to happen. It takes dedication, patience and an understanding of health and fitness. Good luck.

By: alina

alina — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:12:32 +0000

I’m 20 l, 5″3 but only 97 pounds. I eat constantly but I still gain no weight. I don’t know what to do.

By: Hamid

Hamid — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:27:23 +0000

Hi, i’m 27 with 170 high and 60 Kg high, please guide me to how can i gain weight for 10 Kg. My daily activity is too more than my diet. Please recommended me a good food plan. thanks a lot!

By: John

John — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:06:22 +0000

Im 5’8 and weigh 62kg. Doesnt matter how much i eat, even 5 main meals a day wont do anything to put on weight. been to many doctors. I am now going to do a colon cleanse. not looking forward to it. a friend did one and shed 3.5 kg in 4 hours. turns out our colon has a lot of gunk in there. I think that years of eating poorly builds up bad bacteria that thrive and may consume all our nutrition? also, if our colon is not operating efficiently it will not absorb nutrition and will just pass everything out. i hope it works, because i give up trying!

By: rich

rich — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:08:37 +0000

hey im 16, and i weigh about 104 pounds. sometimes it goes down to about 102, and sometimes up to 106 or so, but for the most part it’s been the same for the past like year or so. all the other guys in my grade weigh like minimum 130- 135, and not even many weigh that. many weigh like in the 160s or so. what can i do to gain weight?? it seems like even if i ate 10 burgers every day for a week that i’d only gain like a pound or two. any advice?

By: Roland

Roland — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:02:53 +0000

I am 19 years old 5.4 HT & about 115 LBS. I eat steak dinners almost every night, I am basically eating every 30 minutes Ive tried every thing. I run about 2 miles a day. Any suggestions?

By: joy

joy — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:32:03 +0000

People, you are totally missing THE KEY to gaining weight. You must go on a DIET. Every hugely fat person dieted their way up the scale. Starve yourself for days at a time. Then just let nature take its course. A doctor in San Francisco did this back in the 80′s with his patients who could not gain weight. Most of them actually ended up a little overweight. Don’t eat so much! Your body is programmed to stop burning calories during a famine, so trick it into thinking there is a famine going on. In my day, people were still eating a good diet in America. The fat girls were the ones who went on starvation diets. Try it. The SF Doctor said that after a few rounds of dieting people in the study started to view food differently and ended up getting fatter the more they thought about each calories and gram of fat.

By: heidi

heidi — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:51:04 +0000

first of all i’ve had this problem of never being hungry and as it turned out i have a serious medical condition, see your doctor get checked out once being treated potatoes will help eat a lot every day. however you like them french fries mashed and milk shakes lots of them. but see your doctor.