I need to gain10-15 pounds. Any ideas?

[commander bunnypants]

It is hard cause I dont eat sugar.

CB

[Darknyte7]

1. Eat. Eat alot... n/t

[StopTheMorans]

2. bacon for breakfast, bacon for Lunch, and bacon for dinner.

oh yeah, aLmost forgot: bacon grease for dessert.

[EstimatedProphet]

3. sure

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2373538

[Richardo]

4. Move to Houston

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2371985

[Moloch]

22. LOL

Houston really is the fattest city, I don't even like to go there anymore.

[slutticus]

56. Boy you got that right!

[HereSince1628]

Take from Wisconsin...EAT MORE CHEESE

I would suggest Colby, but any old cheese curd will do.

[sui generis]

17. yeah but you won't shit right for a week /nt

[HereSince1628]

34. Yeah...so .. That would add weight wouldn't it?

so long as one kept eating

[sui generis]

41. lol - hadn't thought of that!

[SCDem]

5. Protein Powder Shakes at the GNC

I think that is what my brother does and lift weights.... increases muscle mass which weighs more

[meegbear]

6. Health Food stores like GNC or Vitamin Shoppe

they sell weight gain powders. Why do you need to gain weight? Is it weight or mass you want?

[commander bunnypants]

13. weight

I am to thin I think. Noot unhealthy or nothing I just think I could gain a few

CB

[meegbear]

42. Work out and take weight gain powder would be my advice

[RevolutionaryActs]

7. Pasta and bread... and I wish I needed to gain 10 or 15 lbs.....

:P

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

49. Eating a lot of bread does work.

That's how I gained weight when I was 14. I wasn't really trying to gain weight on purpose, it was more like I was always hungry. I had always been underweight up until that point. I remember for breakfast I would eat cereal with skim milk and one to two whole english muffins with margarine and low fat cream cheese on them. I can't recall what I ate for lunch, I guess whatever there was to eat at school. Then when I got home, at about 3pm, I would eat another one to two whole english muffins with margarine and cream cheese before dinner. Basically, I ate a lot of english muffins.

[Mistress Quickly]

8. you can have my extra!!!

[redqueen]

9. Then go for fat.

Eat nuts, avocados, etc. And pasta... lots of pasta with nice thick creamy sauces or lots and lots of cheese ...

:9

[donheld]

10. Siphon it off of me

I'll gladly give it too you. What's wrong anyway, the bunnypants too loose? lol

[johnnie]

11. Beer

Lots of beer.

[cheezus]

46. yeah, BIG beer!

If it's not close to 200calories a bottle it's not any good. Add about a six-pack a day of those to your current diet and watch your fat cells buldge (and your liver die)

[hunter]

50. Beer is the only thing that works for me.

Honestly. But it makes posting on DU hazardous, especially in the Lounge.

If I overeat without drinking beer I simply get hyperactive and can't sleep or sit still.

I also have a problem remembering to eat, but getting married and having kids solved that problem. If I don't remember to eat, they certainly do! We eat breakfast and dinner together almost every day.

Pretty much I've decided it's okay to be thin.

[bleedingheart]

12. I will ask my mom if you can move in with her for two weeks

she can fatten anyone up...

[commander bunnypants]

14. I learned not to eat cause of my mom

could not even boil water

CB

[sui generis]

24. if you are getting lots of physical activity you will be hungry

also, no excuses, learn how to cook. It's not hard - a few standards with variations, plus some box recipes and you'll be golden.

Learn to grill or broil steak, chicken & fish, plus steam anything you find in the produce section and mostly can get by with adding lemon juice salt & pepper to just about any steamed veggie for additional flavor. You'll be fine.

The most important advice: be who you are, not what you think other people want you to be. We're all amazing shapechangers up to a point, so also remember that if you decide to "change your shape", do it carefully and for the right reasons.

[commander bunnypants]

30. I learned to cook at an early age

cause my mom

CB

[bleedingheart]

26. my mom is a dieter's nightmare

she is a great cook and her speciality is that stick to your ribs kind of food...

her swedish meatballs are to die for...
she makes great chicken wings, roast beef, fish,...

It took monumental effort for me not to gain 100lbs at her home when I lived there after college.....

[sui generis]

15. NO protein powder

your body can only turn a fixed amount into muscle - the rest gets turned into fat and whatever you can't turn into fat blows holes in your kidneys.

Work out resistance weight training - you need to create stress on your muscles and bones. Stress on your muscles makes them add bulk and stress on your bones makes them add calcium.

Try 45 minutes to an hour three to five days a week, eat three healthy meals a day and get plenty of rest to let your body adapt and grow.

Most of all: be disciplined. Be your own task master and you will see results.

[midnight armadillo]

29. I say bullshit!

your body can only turn a fixed amount into muscle - the rest gets turned
into fat and whatever you can't turn into fat blows holes in your kidneys.

Actually, excess protein gets excreted out through urine, which is why it's recommended one drink plenty of water if one is eating a lot of protein. Kidney damage was only shown in patients already in renal failure. You think otherwise? Prove it - cite a peer reviewed paper that shows kidney damage in normal healthy adults from excess protein consumption. I dare you.

Muscle is made of protein, so if you're heavily training extra protein consumption will help add muscle quicker. Hillary Swank in the new boxing movie put on 16 lbs of muscle in 5 months or so by boxing a lot and...downing protein shakes!

I recommend www.proteinfactory.com for inexpensive, high quality protein powders, which should be used as a supplement anyway since your protein should be coming from eggs, milk, meat, beans for the most part.

[sui generis]

33. sorry I'm not going for the bait

over time excreting large volumes of excess protein causes kidney damage. This is a medical fact taught in medical school.

Advertise your crap somewhere else.

On the side of reasonableness though, yes you can bulk up in the short term with protein powders. Can bunnypants afford Swank's 24/7 trainer and nutrionist for five months? Not.

And your body can only metabolize a fixed amount of protein. The "rest" does not simply get shoved through your kidneys and out your hoo haw - some of it gets turned into fat.

Put that in your shake blender and drink it.

[midnight armadillo]

48. Well, if you're going to resort to ad hominem attacks...

Let's be civil and examine recent medical literature, shall we?

In the March 18, 2003 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine a study
conducted by Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston (part of Harvard Med School) was published. The researchers studied 1,624 women aged between 42 and 68 over 11 years.

The conclusion of the study: "Researchers observed no association between high protein intake and decline in kidney function in women with normally functioning kidneys." Easy to read summary:
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/03.13/09-kidney.html

And in a BBC report on the same study, located at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2859733.stm
the following quote can be found:
Elizabeth Ward, founder and president of the British Kidney Patient Association said: "If you have healthy kidneys, you can't eat enough protein to damage your kidneys.

As I said, healthy kidneys have nothing to fear from protein. The recommended level for athletic people doing weight training is 1g/per pound of lean body tissue, which is hardly excessive by any measure.

As for your other comments...I mentioned Hillary Swank as a example of someone gaining exactly the amount of weight the original poster wanted by doing two things: exercising and increasing protein intake.

And advertising? When and how, exactly? I mentioned a vendor for protein powder that's much less than the stuff sold at GNC etc. which other posters suggested. I have no commercial relationship with them other than as an occasional customer for run-of-the-mill whey protein powder, which I like to consume after lifting weights.

[MemphisTiger]

16. Why do you want weight gain?

It determines the type of weight to gain and how fast.

[commander bunnypants]

18. Healthy weight

probably working out will be the answer

I eat like a tweety bird

CB

[JimmyJazz]

19. Pasta tend to work for me - in fact, all I have to do is look at it

and I gain at least 5 pounds.

[Shakespeare]

20. I hate you.

That is all.

[commander bunnypants]

21. LOL

CB

[commander bunnypants]

23. and my metabolism goes at Warp 10000000000000 speed

CB

[giant_robot]

25. Dr. Nick's advice for rapid weight gain:

"Be creative. Instead of making sandwiches with bread, use Pop-Tarts. Instead of chewing gum, chew bacon. And remember, if you're not sure about something, rub it against a piece of paper. If the paper turns clear, it's your window to weight gain. "

Bye-bye, everybody!

[Squatch]

28. Bye, Dr. Nick!

[Squatch]

27. Peanut butter...natural.

And beer. Sausages and other processed meats. Pasta, hold the sauce, add butter. Oooh. Butter.

Make sure you have good ventilation at home. Don't sit too close to open flames.

[msgadget]

31. Our local hospital gives people who need to gain weight

Ensure or something similar with every meal.

[barb162]

32. eat a few loaves of french bread with a lot of butter.

[mcscajun]

35. Move in here for two weeks....

I guarantee you'll put on 20. :)

But seriously...you Need to gain weight?

What do you like to eat?

We can adjust it for you so it puts on the weight, unless of course you are a high-metabolism type. My dad never could put on any weight.

[commander bunnypants]

36. see thread 23

CB

[mcscajun]

38. Ah...then you may be in a losing battle there...

...my dad was 5' 10" and weighed 127 lbs his entire adult life.

Then he retired and "ballooned" up to the massive weight of 145 lbs.

That's it. Nothing my German-American mother could feed him ever changed his weight. He was a 'nervous type' and couldn't sweat, either.

Would that I took more after Dad than Mom.

But working out will certainly add muscle...and fat and starches are your friends so Long as you Are Working Out. Been broiling stuff? Start cooking it in butter (never margarine, that poisonous stuff) and adding more complex starches like potatoes to your diet. Put the butter On the Potatoes. Enjoy. :)

[commander bunnypants]

39. butter only in my house

cb

[madinmaryland]

37. See this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2373538

[MemphisTiger]

40. Watch "Super Size Me" you'll figure it out

[Bill Lumbergh]

43. Eat a lot of cheese

cheesee

[JVS]

44. Lot's of veal parm. and pasta. That takes care of the three essential...

things you need: fat, carbs, protein

[commander bunnypants]

45. ewww

I dont eat veal. but chicken sure

and I dont like snack food either

CB

[JVS]

52. Could you use a fattier meat than chicken? Corned beef perhaps

or just beef

[northzax]

47. well, first, stop smoking crack

and then quit the smack.

that should do it.

[JVS]

53. Why does everyone always say that!

[Pithlet]

51. You can't do it the way I did.

Getting pregnant is a sure fire way. You'll gain a ton of weight at first, and then lose it after the baby is born, but the last 10-15 lbs is a bitch to lose. So, your end result is virtually guaranteed.

You could knock someone up. My husband gained weight along with me for both babies. :)

[sam sarrha]

54. weight training.. dont just put on fat.. do it right,.. u will love it

[NNadir]

55. Eat me.

Just kidding, but I do have an extra 40 or 50 pounds I'd just love to give you...

[personman]

57. Take the healthy route.

Eat a couple servings of brown rice with every meal, try to eat lots of burgers, steaks, chicken, Tuna on good bread. Drink a big glass of milk between meals, try to be eating something good every 2 or 3 hours. Drink lots of water. I used to be really skinny, due to a bad diet and fast metabolism. I've been busting my butt to put on weight. I'm 5'10" and in highschool I weighed about 100 pounds! I'm up to 160 right now, trying for 170-180. Working out is also very important, but the diet has always been the hardest part for me, I like working out. Creatine and protein drinks can help, but if you have a bad diet and poor excersize habbits it's not going to do it all for you.

Good luck! :)

Edit: I bought a bowflex which has helped me immensely. If you have the cash and the drive to workout in your home by yourself, its worth the hefty price tag.

[Taverner]

58. Seriously...hit the gym

And eat 5-6 meals a day, mainly protein and complex carbs

You WILL gain, trust me. Gain muscle, but gain nonetheless.