I can't for the life of me gain weight!

LikeAnOcean
LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
edited January 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I'm 29 years old, 5'11" and only weight about 156 right now. Isn't my metabolism supposed to be dieing right now? I eat and eat and eat, tons of carbs, protein, beer, wings, more beer, huge breakfast, big lunch, big dinner, more food and beer before I go to bed.. If I had to guess, 3000+ calories a day. All I want to gain is 10 pounds.
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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I'm 29 years old, 5'11" and only weight about 156 right now. Isn't my metabolism supposed to be dieing right now? I eat and eat and eat, tons of carbs, protein, beer, wings, more beer, huge breakfast, big lunch, big dinner, more food and beer before I go to bed.. If I had to guess, 3000+ calories a day. All I want to gain is 10 pounds.

    My best friend is exactly like you. Except 3 years older. He eats just as much as me drinks 5 times the beer as I do, works out less than me. I can gain 10 lbs in a week easy, and I can lose 5 lbs a week if I diet and workout.

    I think you're just cursed. Although I did have one friend who used to eat fast food for every meal between the age of 16 and 26 and he finally started to gain weight a couple of years ago, but not much.
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  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I'm 29 years old, 5'11" and only weight about 156 right now. Isn't my metabolism supposed to be dieing right now? I eat and eat and eat, tons of carbs, protein, beer, wings, more beer, huge breakfast, big lunch, big dinner, more food and beer before I go to bed.. If I had to guess, 3000+ calories a day. All I want to gain is 10 pounds.

    oh boy, your problem makes me so sad for you... ;)

    Dude, on that diet, I'd gain about 500lbs.

    Protein shakes? Eat bananas, peanut butter... Bananas are sneaky little buggers, they seem like they'd be heathly, no? oh righttt.. those, give me a butt.. seriously..
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I'm 29 years old, 5'11" and only weight about 156 right now. Isn't my metabolism supposed to be dieing right now? I eat and eat and eat, tons of carbs, protein, beer, wings, more beer, huge breakfast, big lunch, big dinner, more food and beer before I go to bed.. If I had to guess, 3000+ calories a day. All I want to gain is 10 pounds.

    Start taking Prednisone you'll gain weight..J/K

    You might start when you hit your 30's

    I was like you hovering around 160-170lbs..now Im 185lbs at age 32

    Plus I got Married they say that adds weight "Newlywed Ten"
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    South of Seattle wrote:
    My best friend is exactly like you. Except 3 years older. He eats just as much as me drinks 5 times the beer as I do, works out less than me. I can gain 10 lbs in a week easy, and I can lose 5 lbs a week if I diet and workout.

    I think you're just cursed. Although I did have one friend who used to eat fast food for every meal between the age of 16 and 26 and he finally started to gain weight a couple of years ago, but not much.
    My ex-roommate/best friend is built exactly like me in bone structure only a few inches shorter.. Living with him I would eat twice as much as he did, except he weighed more than me. He's about 10 lbs over weight, I'm about 10 pounds under weight.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    My ex-roommate/best friend is built exactly like me in bone structure only a few inches shorter.. Living with him I would eat twice as much as he did, except he weighed more than me. He's about 10 lbs over weight, I'm about 10 pounds under weight.

    That's me. I was 82 pounds in jr high. then high school I bulked up to 145. Now I hover around the 175 - 185 mark. When I gain weight it's usually from eating like creamy soups (chowder, etc) , non-whole wheat bread and soda. I would think load up on sugar, white bread, soda, and clam chowder you'll be set. :)
    NERDS!
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Start taking Prednisone you'll gain weight..J/K

    You might start when you hit your 30's

    I was like you hovering around 160-170lbs..now Im 185lbs at age 32

    Plus I got Married they say that adds weight "Newlywed Ten"
    I hope so. My goal is to be around 165. No less than 160, no more than 170. I never thought it would be so hard to gain 4 lbs. I can practically eat 4 lbs of food in one sitting, but I just crap it all out a few hours later. lol.
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I hope so. My goal is to be around 165. No less than 160, no more than 170. I never thought it would be so hard to gain 4 lbs. I can practically eat 4 lbs of food in one sitting, but I just crap it all out a few hours later. lol.

    Do you exercise or do cardio ?

    Even riding a bike would burn calories daily

    If you do run that would slow you down as far as weight gain
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    On another note, this can't be all genetic because my brother is my same height and weights 25 lbs more than me, and he's over 4 years younger than me!
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Do you exercise or do cardio ?

    Even riding a bike would burn calories daily

    If you do run that would slow you down as far as weight gain
    I run 20 to 30 minutes every other day. I want to gain weight, but I also want to be healthy.
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Start pumping iron, muscle weighs more than fat
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I run 20 to 30 minutes every other day. I want to gain weight, but I also want to be healthy.


    Hit the gym

    Do some weight training

    Cardio is good but add in some lifting
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Start pumping iron, muscle weighs more than fat
    lol, I have. I can bench 245. I'm small, but strong. I don't want to spend half my day on an Arnold Swartzenegger workout.. I usually do slow push-ups with my feet on a chair. All I ask is just to gain a few pounds!
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Hit the gym

    Do some weight training

    Cardio is good but add in some lifting
    I do pull-ups and push-ups with my feet on a chair. I don't have the time or patience to build my body proportionally with equipment.
  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    I'm telling you, the key is bananas..
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    GraySaturday wrote:
    I'm telling you, the key is bananas..
    I have one with breakfast every day.. should I start eating 2 a day? lol.
  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I have one with breakfast every day.. should I start eating 2 a day? lol.

    My husband knew a guy who wanted to lose weight, so he thought he would be good by eating a banana because bananas are fruit right.. so he ate one every meal, along with other food ofcourse, and he gained 20lbs in 2 months...
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    GraySaturday wrote:
    My husband knew a guy who wanted to lose weight, so he thought he would be good by eating a banana because bananas are fruit right.. so he ate one every meal, along with other food ofcourse, and he gained 20lbs in 2 months...
    Interesting.. What is in bananas that make you gain weight? Maybe I'll start eating one at every meal.
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I have one with breakfast every day.. should I start eating 2 a day? lol.


    Found this on the Banana theory


    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071211130017AAzWyPK
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    http://www.davedraper.com/gain-weight.html

    notice the part about bananas and peanut butter.. man, I'm so smart...
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    GraySaturday wrote:
    http://www.davedraper.com/gain-weight.html

    notice the part about bananas and peanut butter.. man, I'm so smart...
    Nice! I do have peanut butter just about everyday, mixed nuts.. I'm about to open a bottle of red wine and some cheese! My before bedtime snack. :D

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