Get some meat on my bones

So I'm new to this site, I found it on google.ca while looking for sites about how to gain weight. So my problem is this, I used to weigh 120-5ish lbs over three years ago. I now weigh 100-5lbs. My weight is always fluctuating depending on my eating habits. If I skip breakfast I'm pretty much screwed because I don't get hungry the rest of the day. However, when I do eat breakfast, by the time lunch time comes around I'm starving. The problem is this, I am trying to gain weight and be back at 120lbs. I've had braces for the last two years which really haven't helped but they are coming off middle of January. So after that I can stuff my face with whatever, whenever. My question is this, how can I gain weight on my thighs. I'm very happy with my upper body, its just the lower half I wanna focus on. I know I can't control where the fat chooses to go, but what kind of exercises can I do at home to target my thighs and butt.

i feel like you asked for suggestions to a few different problems, so here's my best.

people are supposed to eat more than once a day, so i dont know what's wrong with being hungry by lunch time when you ate breakfast. i personally eat 6 times a day. thats on a structured day. im also an emergency nurse and work long shifts, so on those days i graze all day long. whats important is at the end of the day if i ate enough calories. if you only want to eat breakfast, then eat all 2000 calories in one meal. but my advice is to eat at least 3 meals a day, if not more. it's ok to eat breakfast then be hungry again at lunchtime. that's why it's called "lunchtime".

i dont know how in dept your want your exercises to be, how intense, or how simple or difficult. the most simple move that targets the entire lower body (lower back, quadriceps, gluteals, and calves) is the squat. it is the greatest exercise EVER. i love it, and its awesome, and that's that.

after that, it gets a little more in-depth. you can do leg presses, calf raises, deadlifts, back extensions, hamstring curls, leg curls, lunges, and tons of variations on the squat.

You're right when you say " I know I can't control where the fat chooses to go..." but there really isn't a "but" to that.  You can develop more muscle in your hips, which can add mass - but most of the body's fat deposits have to do with genetics (because our body is built accordingly - and only it knows where it has room for storage).  I'm not familiar with any hormones that specifically code for adding hip-mass specifically, but it is a known fact that as women age - their pelvis grows which in tern leads to a larger hip-size.  So I suppose estrogen might be in play, but I'm not an expert.

In terms of targeting the thighs + butt.  You want to looked for compound free-weight exercises that target those areas because they'll stimulate the most muscle growth as well as train your body to handle any new muscle.  The squat, barbell straight-leg dead lifts, Leg Press (of many variations), tend to be the most common.  The squat, the tried-and-true, is known to case problems with some people, so if you feel uncomfortable doing it you should make someone aware or switch exercises.  I like to browse: ExRx.net for specific body exercises because its very detailed when it comes to anatomy.

The best case, at least to my knowledge, would be try and pack on more leg muscle, or just wait till you mature more (I don't know how old you are).

Sincerely,
Opeca64

Good luck with your goals! Merry Christmas!

opeca, it is a "known fact" that as GIRLS age (as opposed to women) their pelvis grows along with the rest of their body. when girls reach maturity the only thing that keeps growing are their ears and nose, and their waistline if they let it. women's pelvis's only expand if they are pregnant in their life.

for example, im never going to be pregnant, and i'm 22 years old. my pelvis is not going to "grow" anymore. just my hips will expand (just like the rest of my body) if i were to gain weight.

i'm not trying to be rude, just wanted you to make sure you knew about that "known fact".

I'm sorry if I was ambiguous - I know what you mean.  I was talking more about that the human figure (pre-mature) is similar in stature and frame in both a male and female until they hit puberty.  The hormones cause the difference in pelvis size - I was not implying that estrogen will continually cause the hips to widen < that is not true. The pelvis stops once one has reached maturity.

I suppose what I meant to say is that I've read that fatty deposits develop around the vital and reproduction organs first.  For females, this means our abdominal and hips, and for men its means the abdominal.  The hormonal difference, seems to be the guidance for the general body-fat trends between males and females, hence my reference estrogen and testosterone.  And as I said,  I'm not an expert in the hormonal-area, and I only have a brief reading on it.  It was said in the post as an area that you may want to read up about.

I will admit that I was at first a bit startled and saddened by your response (childishly), but I appreciate your honesty and I'm sorry if I offended you --not my intension--.  I'm not an expert and there's still a lot to learn.  I just hope that my post wasn't a complete waste to you.

whoa there, cowgirl. just correcting a statement you made! no one was offended, I just wanted to make sure facts were clear and straight!

Original Post by youhearttme:

whoa there, cowgirl. just correcting a statement you made! no one was offended, I just wanted to make sure facts were clear and straight!

sry...i get like that.  part of me wants to clarify it for myself. **shrugs**

no apologies necessary! just a miscommunication between you and i! :) that happens too much with cyber conversations.

original poster, are you still alive? did the two of us help at all?