The Thinnest Of The Thin (5'11, 115 pounds)

Well, I read a few threads and I must say, you guys/gals are all super lucky. I got it the worst. I'm 5'10-11 and weight 110-15 pounds. I've been skinny all my life. During my high school days, I thought it was a teen thing and thought I'd put on more weight as I got older, but now at 22 1/2 years old. I haven't changed much. 

A year ago, I brought it up with a doctor. I don't have any illness, disease, health concern, etc.... To make sure he made me do a full body check and blood examination/test. Nothing abnormal and everything was at its normal level. He basically said it was the way I was built and told me to hit the gym. It's not a family thing either.

I tried the gym thing for a while and at most gained 5 pounds. I eat like a crazy horse, and can't seem to put on any weight. It was consuming my entire life and I eventually stopped. There wasn't enough time in the day, especially since I needed to eat every hour. It just became too much of my daily life and I needed to focus on school.

Well, I really doubt any diet or exercise routine will work. I've tried them. Anyone recommend something else? Any general suggestions?

I'm thinking my metabolism will slow down as I age. That's my best bet. 

boy or girl?

I'm a guy.

Proper diet and exercise is the way to go, there isn't any silver bullets unfortunately. But the good news is that there's is tons of information in this forum to help you overcome the hurdles you had before. First off, look at the stickys posted in this forum for calorie dense foods. That way, you don't have to be eating every hour. For exercise, look for strength training workouts. And I'm sure that if you have any specific questions, many people here can help you out or point you in the right direction.

I'm also a guy that was very underweight and never gained any pounds since highschool, but am now at a healthy normal weight. I'm not going to lie, it definetly was tough to put on the weight, but I stuck with it. If being skinny bothers you now, don't wait until you get older in hopes that you'll naturally put on pounds. Wouldn't you rather enjoy life in your 20's with a healthy weight than wait until your 40's to gain?

The Aim is to Gain: Advice on Weight Gain, Whatever Your Reason

Try taking a look at this thread. You should be eating at least 3000 calories a day to gain weight. Given how low your weight is, I would also suggest you try chatting with your doctor (though I always suggest that). You might find, actually, if you review your diet, you're not eating as much as you believe. Thus, 3000 calories and a meal plan to do so. Try 600 calories every meal and 300 in three snacks over the day inbetween, like so:

B 600
S 300
L 600
S 300
D 600
S 300

There are lots of food ideas to manage that in the link at the top of my post.

I had a really high calorie diet. 3 meals with snacks in between. I had a protein shake right before bed too. Subbed water with juice and milk. High protein and fiber meals. I was hitting 3000 calories. I was getting all the food that I needed and at most gained 5-6 pounds at my peak. 

Your basically working against your own natural metabolism which is almost impossible to pull off. There just wasn't enough time in the day nor do I have the appetite, time and money to consume 5000-6000 calories. My body just burns food really fast. I guess I'm a really rare case. Don't know what to say. 

I've actually looked into this prior before starting and now concluded a diet or weight lifting routine (even had a trainer) won't really help. 

I've been there believing that my metabolism is too stubborn to change and that I was also a rare case. But yet, I still managed to gain, and so have many others in even worser conditions. Ultimately, you got to make the decision to shut those negative voices up. Just because your fighting against your own metabolism, or whatever, doesn't mean you should just stop trying altogether. Just because your last attempt may have been a failure doesn't mean your next attempt will be. This forum can help you along with the many steps ahead, but the first step is the one you have to decide to take for yourself.

lalabanana posted some great advice and a daily calorie plan to get yourself back to 3000 calories. High protein and fibre is good, but did you have any carbs? Perhaps try a more balanced approach to your meals, so that they include carbs, protein and healthy fats.