Well, any of you that have met me will know I am a skinny runt. While I enjoy take aways and the like and gorge every so often, I never really consume enough most days to see my waistline expand.

Id like to have a bit more mass to me, but dont really want to eat too unhealthily in order to bulk up a bit for obvious reasons, as Id like to see it add to my overall muscle with a bit of exercise, and not all add to my gut.

I guess what Im really looking for is advice on my diet in general and where I can improve to add more calories. Ive already improved by making sure I have a good breakfast and something to eat before bed. My average daily intake consists of:

Breakfast:
Two slices of toast, buttered + generously marmited
Large bowl of muesli with rice milk/soya milk
A banana

Lunch:
Heaped bowl of tuna pasta (tuna, pasta, mayo, herbs)
A packet of crisps
An apple

Snacks:
A chocolate bar

Dinner:
can range from typically:
some white meat (chicken/turkey breasts) or fish (salmon/tuna steak, battered cod), heaped vegetables cooked from frozen, jacket potato/home made potato chips
beef chili con carne (about 300g lean mince used usually)
mushroom omelette and jacket potato/chips/veg
spaghetti bolognese
Occasionally:
home made lamb biryani
Stir fried chicken and egg fried rice
Steak and chips
Frozen pizza

Late night snack (which I have every night now):
Two slices buttered toast


Ive recently replaced cows milk in my diet with soya milk and rice milk depending on what im eating or drinking (soya milk goes great in tea but goes manky in coffee). I have the missus to thank for that change, it turns out I really like the taste of soya milk though!

I have no idea roughly how many calories that should all mount up to but it seems like it should be enough of my GDA to me.

my mate plays rugby for wales, when he was younger the ospreys gave him nothing steak to eat.
His fridge was full of the stuff.

Done the job for him.

http://www.dominos.co.uk/

If I could afford their redicuous prices Id be eating a KFC bucket every night lol

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Pizza, beer, burgers and weights.

Face it clocked, youre like me, cursed with the ability to eat anything in any quantity and not put on weight. I say embrace it and gorge yourself on a block of lard.

Quote from: zpyderFace it clocked, youre like me, cursed with the ability to eat anything in any quantity and not put on weight. I say embrace it and gorge yourself on a block of lard.

In all seriousness though take it easy on the high fat foods, you may stay thin but chances are your arteries are getting clogged full of the stuff and youll be in trouble in later life.

Lots and lots of protein coupled with good resistance training is what you need if memory serves. High mass low repetition workouts with only a small amount of cardio exercise to help you build up muscle mass.

Yeah I am at a hereditary cholesterol risk so I already use pro-activ butter, skimmed milk (or now cholesterol lowering soya milk), etc. So I dont want to go overboard. The odd kebab or brie binge at the weekends suits me fine.

Im thinking at some point Ill have to start doing runs down to the castle and back and a bit of weight work a few times a week since I dont get any exercise otherwise.

Fair play Nige you already eat more than me and Im well overweight! No bloody justice lol!!

Your diet looks good though mate - whats your portion size like? You might need a bit more hearty food like Porridge, Roast Dinners, Sausage & Mash etc.. might help you bulk up a bit.

I tell you now, Im always hungry. My portion sizes are therefore very generous, usually. Sausage and mash is something I do eat every so often too, usually 4 sausage, two large potatoes mashed and some peas with onion gravy.

Im thinking I might start squeezing in a 3 egg tuna omelette somewhere in breakfast and more potatoes with my evening meal. Two jackets instead of one, etc.


I forgot to mention, i was at the nurses today as Ive just joined the local practice. She measured me as 67kg and 183cm, Im 10kg down on my optimum weight! I need to act fast lol

Quote from: Clockd 0NeI tell you now, Im always hungry. My portion sizes are therefore very generous, usually. Sausage and mash is something I do eat every so often too, usually 4 sausage, two large potatoes mashed and some peas with onion gravy.

Im thinking I might start squeezing in a 3 egg tuna omelette somewhere in breakfast and more potatoes with my evening meal. Two jackets instead of one, etc.

then your just a lucky lucky bastard! Want to swap metabolisms?

Quote from: Clockd 0NeIve recently replaced cows milk in my diet with soya milk and rice milk depending on what im eating or drinking (soya milk goes great in tea but goes manky in coffee). I have the missus to thank for that change, it turns out I really like the taste of soya milk though!

Replace soya milk with double cream, add 16 spoons of sugar to each mug and drink at least 3 litres, 12 mugs, every day.

If you dont like it sweet dont stir it



Really your body that is deciding what is the right weight for you, if you try to put on weight then it will just burn it off again unless you go to excessive lengths.

Example of a weight gainers diet

Breakfast 6 slices of toast with lots of butter and honey. Full English breakfast.

Lunch, fish & chips, burger and chips, etc. go large, no diet drinks.

Dinner, huge pile of buttered mashed potato with meat and veg. Sweet desert with double cream.

Add sugary snack bars, mars bars, full packs of 18/24 crisp packets etc. whenever you can stomach it.

Thats my diet pretty much anyway.

Doesnt work

Quote from: Rivkidthen your just a lucky lucky bastard! Want to swap metabolisms?

I would swap, but my missus would have dibs on it, guaranteed.


Thing is Serious, I cant afford to spend that much on food, eatin unhealthily actually costs a lot. Fish and chips or burgers and chips every lunch time or a full english every morning would cost £50 a week easily!

Quote from: Clockd 0NeShe measured me as 67kg and 183cm

wtf?  Im only 10cm taller than you, but I weigh (just) over 100kg


I guess its true what the girls say... that extra 10cm really does make a big difference !