Gaining Weight

Do any of you have any tips on gaing weight the healthy way?

One of the best resources I have come across is Vince Del Monte's No Nonsense Muscle Building. Good Luck!

I don't like protein shakes

any other good idead?

also I am a vegetarian

hey

u shud check out the weight gain forum and the post "weight gainers what did you eat today" its really helpful.

you can gain weight on healthy nutritous foods like peanut butter, nuts and dried fruit, smoothies with lots of nut butter and bananas, avacados. go for energy dense foods...this meaning foods that have alot of calories in them and are very calorie dense. make sure to snack inbetween meals and have 6 meals a day. 3 main meals and three snacks.

these are just a few ideas but the weight gain forum will help an have loads of tips!!!

good luck!!

Original Post by alexmp911:

I don't like protein shakes

any other good idead?

also I am a vegetarian

Imagine if someone said "I like eating cookies and french fries, how should I lose weight?" It wouldn't make any sense.

Which do you want more, do you want to gain weight? Or do you want to eat only the things you like?

If you want something, it never comes for free. You have to give a few things up to get it, whether it's time, energy, or preference. Being a vegetarian puts you in a poor enough position to gain muscle mass in the first place, saying no to protein shakes makes it even worse. You need to be getting at LEAST one gram of good, complete protein per pound of body weight each day to see muscle gains without a lot of fat, and it's hard to do that if you refuse to eat high-protein foods.

Actually, I know there are some regular posters on the Weight Gain forum that have done so without protein shakes and are vegetarian and are gaining with success. So it can be done.

I second aussiegirl. Have a look over at the Weight Gain forum for ideas and advice on gaining, and the general advice she has given you is good as well.

I used to work at GNC and there is a protein powder called weight gainer 2200. Alot of swimmers would buy it because of their vigerous activity and it seemed to work for them. Make them delicious, trust me i understand why you dont lke them. Add some milk, ice cream, oreo cookies and make a creation. =)