psytaco
Bluelighter
Thanks for the advice. I went to a GP on friday (not my usual doctor), I had another more urgent but totally unrelated issue that I needed dealing with, got that out of the way and then I troubled him over my weight issues. All he did was look my up and down, decided that I had enough weight on me so that I wasnt going to drop dead tomorrow, told me to quit smoking THEN to come see him. Thanks for stating the bleeding fucking obvious doc, was looking for a bit more guidance than that. My smoking is on its way out atm anyway, was kinda chasing a few ideas to try while im quitting, (as it is, even when I was smoking at the same level 2-3 years ago, at least I was still able to eat up until about a year ago). Right now I'm going to go on advice you guys put forward.
Up the calorie intake as much as possible, and I think that the shakes and supplements could definately do the trick, can get them down quick enough before i feel bloated
As to the excersise, my only option really is running, cant afford the gym =( would simply lifting dumbells around home be effective enough? combined with a bit of running/cardio crap.
Regardless, I'm going to see my regular GP in the next week or two, no doubt he'll be more understanding towards my predicament and can hopefully sort me out with something, or give me some solid points to go on.
Thanks guys
Doing cardiovasucular exercise like running is going to make you lose weight, not put it on (though you might notice your leg muscles get a bit bigger and stronger). Weights is what you need.
You could put the money you save on not smoking towards your gym membership - your fortnightly cost of smoking would probably easily cover a month of gym fees.
Also if money is tight then don't bother with the weight gain/protein shakes. try and eat a larger serving of bread, rice, pasta, potatos with every meal and this will really cover your calories. Supplements are no where as good as real food for either putting on wieght or building muscle, and real high carb food is often alot cheaper.
