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Food to get fat
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T. Calderone
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You don't want to get fat, trust me because I've done it without even trying. But if you're trying to put on some weight there are products you can by at GNC or vitamin stores so you can do this in a healthy manner. You don't want to be loading up on fried foods, dairy or twinkies because you could end up with high cholesterol.
isthisincognito
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You can add in a meal replacement drink every now and then, if you just want to up your calorie intake, but like said before - Keep it balanced.
Meal replacement drinks or shakes can be an easy way to boost your intake. Just some food for thought.
Meal replacement drinks or shakes can be an easy way to boost your intake. Just some food for thought.
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I don't know what kind of budget you are dealing with.
start with the basics - 3 BIG meals of things you love to eat.
It's a lot easier to eat big when it is some of your favorite food, well prepared, and it's something that makes you HUNGRY for just thinking about it.
Additions - in addition to supplying yourself with a buffet of your favorite dishes, Get a big pot(a "large stockpot")(note-must fit in refrigerator) that you can cook up a big supply of a "support food" for your meals. Support food is cheap to prepare, and it's just a microwave or whatever away from being heated.
= an example would be chicken and rice soup w/ vegetables = get your chicken breasts or even a whole chicken , chop up your onions , celery, carrots, etc... maybe even make a roux(flour added) and go to town with a giant pot of chicken rice soup = here is a recipe http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/04/simple-hearty-chicken-rice-soup-itll-keep-ya-honest/ --- Make sure you multiply the recipe to fill up your pot.
(you need several support food recipes to rotate every time you eat that whole stock pot full, because you can't eat the same thing every week)
Drink - get a couple cases of bottled water and a couple boxes of drink mix (Gatorade Powder is awesome), and drink these throughout the day.
plan = Make a fairly consistent schedule to eat your 3 DELICIOUS mouth-watering favorite food meal and eat 2+ full plates.
in between meals heat up a couple/few helpings of your support food.
Never let yourself start to get hungry or go several hours without eating.
Your support food fills those gaps between meals or before you are about to go out.
Also great to work out before you eat.
start with the basics - 3 BIG meals of things you love to eat.
It's a lot easier to eat big when it is some of your favorite food, well prepared, and it's something that makes you HUNGRY for just thinking about it.
Additions - in addition to supplying yourself with a buffet of your favorite dishes, Get a big pot(a "large stockpot")(note-must fit in refrigerator) that you can cook up a big supply of a "support food" for your meals. Support food is cheap to prepare, and it's just a microwave or whatever away from being heated.
= an example would be chicken and rice soup w/ vegetables = get your chicken breasts or even a whole chicken , chop up your onions , celery, carrots, etc... maybe even make a roux(flour added) and go to town with a giant pot of chicken rice soup = here is a recipe http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/04/simple-hearty-chicken-rice-soup-itll-keep-ya-honest/ --- Make sure you multiply the recipe to fill up your pot.
(you need several support food recipes to rotate every time you eat that whole stock pot full, because you can't eat the same thing every week)
Drink - get a couple cases of bottled water and a couple boxes of drink mix (Gatorade Powder is awesome), and drink these throughout the day.
plan = Make a fairly consistent schedule to eat your 3 DELICIOUS mouth-watering favorite food meal and eat 2+ full plates.
in between meals heat up a couple/few helpings of your support food.
Never let yourself start to get hungry or go several hours without eating.
Your support food fills those gaps between meals or before you are about to go out.
Also great to work out before you eat.
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Starches/carbs.
I've been drinking a gallon+ of applejuice a day trying to soften/dissolve gallstones (+ 16 oz apple cider vinegar daily which is a lot but this is aside), and my waist is past wearing 32 inch waist pants. I can but they can be tight for a moment. They used to fall off without a belt. I didn't want this side effect. But just saying.
Then again that could be more gas in my abdomen.
But generally sugar can make you fat, more than fat. And too much sugar isn't good for you.
Why do you care to be fat(ter)?
I've been drinking a gallon+ of applejuice a day trying to soften/dissolve gallstones (+ 16 oz apple cider vinegar daily which is a lot but this is aside), and my waist is past wearing 32 inch waist pants. I can but they can be tight for a moment. They used to fall off without a belt. I didn't want this side effect. But just saying.
Then again that could be more gas in my abdomen.
But generally sugar can make you fat, more than fat. And too much sugar isn't good for you.
Why do you care to be fat(ter)?
ilikestims
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Specify your health & fitness goal[s).
laugh
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this ime
I'm also in the same boat; trying to get fatter while having a fast metabolism. It pretty hard. I lost a lot of weight from having mono and I'm only just starting to feel better so trying to eat a lot but its hard. I used to put away 3000 cals per day and was only 100lbs, height 5'6.
Meal replacement drinks are good, like complan also protein shakes. Also just load up on junk but make sure at the same time you get your fruit, veg and lean protein in as well.
Meal replacement drinks are good, like complan also protein shakes. Also just load up on junk but make sure at the same time you get your fruit, veg and lean protein in as well.
Foreigner
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I've been eating a lot of ground beef lately and it's been helping me keep weight on. Same problem as you OP, weight never stays. But I lift weights regularly so it at least goes to muscle.
I'm not hyperthyroid but you might want to get that checked.
I'm not hyperthyroid but you might want to get that checked.
ilikestims
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No, it's not true, by the way.
Foreigner
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What's not true?
ilikestims
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The last question of OP.
Felonious Monk
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^^but eating something fatty right before bed doesn't give your body any time to burn off the calories... that's how I always saw it.
For me, milkshakes are my go to. Add some fruit and it's not even that unhealthy. Lots of fat and calories which you want anyway, plus a fair amount of protein, and the sugar isn't highly processed (if you buy good ice cream), so there's not a terrible crash.
For me, milkshakes are my go to. Add some fruit and it's not even that unhealthy. Lots of fat and calories which you want anyway, plus a fair amount of protein, and the sugar isn't highly processed (if you buy good ice cream), so there's not a terrible crash.
the biggest thing regarding meal timing is probably blood sugar related.
Like if you work out to the point of exhaustion, you should eat (or have a shake like many body builders do) within 20-45 minutes or so, if possible, so that you replenish your blood sugar levels and don't enter a catabolic state. It also triggers a slight insulin response which makes your body absorb more carbs, protein and fat as well.
Eating too much before bed is just going to be a strain on digestion and sleep, but you don't want to go to bed actually hungry. It's a balance. (same basic idea for eating before exercise)
Like if you work out to the point of exhaustion, you should eat (or have a shake like many body builders do) within 20-45 minutes or so, if possible, so that you replenish your blood sugar levels and don't enter a catabolic state. It also triggers a slight insulin response which makes your body absorb more carbs, protein and fat as well.
Eating too much before bed is just going to be a strain on digestion and sleep, but you don't want to go to bed actually hungry. It's a balance. (same basic idea for eating before exercise)
It's the opposite... dietary fat is easily stored as body fat, while carbs have to go through a more complicated process.
What you eat is not as important as how much you eat (if your goal is to get fatter)
A simple rule is, if you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. Where those calories are coming from will not many any significant difference in the long term.
Carbs are quickly broken down to glucose by the body, which then enters the bloodstream spiking blood glucose levels. This is then followed by a dump of insulin, to control the spike of blood glucose because the body requires blood glucoses to remain within homeostatic control. The insulin allows glucose to be stored as glycogen in various cells. It also simulate lipogenesis, which means the production of FAT. So essentially CARBS result in fat accumulation.
This is why the Atkins diet (high in protein and fat) works for weight loss.
So although technically, yes its about the amount of calories, you are likely to get fatter much quicker on a carb heavy diet than you are on a fat based diet. THis is also the reason why ''low fat'' yoghurt and other low fat stuff is a con, as usually (in the UK at least) they tend to be loaded with sugar and cause people to get fat anyway.