I am trying to gain weight so I got a blender, some protien stuff from GNC and started making drinks. About a hour after each of these shakes I make my stomatch starts acting up. Anyway to tone this town? Drink more water? Less powder? Its cutting into my productivity at work!
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Protien shake is owning me right now.
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MrAngryFace
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HAHA I TOOK THIS THE WRONG WAY! I was going to make fun of you but its clear youre serious.
MrAngryFace
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try some fiber, seriously.
OMFG if you are trying to gain weight get the protein and carb stuff. But you have to be working out.
If your body doesn't need protein, it will make it into fat or poop. Are you a weight lifter? If you are not don't use protein-only powder noob. The ad with the hot chick and the roided out guy does not you becomez.
If your body doesn't need protein, it will make it into fat or poop. Are you a weight lifter? If you are not don't use protein-only powder noob. The ad with the hot chick and the roided out guy does not you becomez.
haunts said:
Depends on the weight you are trying to gain.
Muscle is heavier than fat; therefore, lifting weights + protein shake = muscle mass gain. This is probably what you want.
If you just want to become a lardo, go on a liquid-only fast (meaning water or decaf coffee) for about a week (to slow down your metabolism) and then binge on "heart attack on a bun" type fast food. Note that you should come off your fast with something soft, like soup, so your body gets used to digesting solid food. Otherwise expect to chuck your lunch.
Nathan
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I cant. I am in a martial arts class where I dont have enough weight to do well when grappling. Listen, I'm 5'10" and 125 lbs. Its been this way forever regardless of eating habits.
Not lifting weights, just isometrics and yoga at this point.
I dont want this to turn into a thread about my life story, I just want my stomatch feeling better. haha.
Project Midway
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and you arent allergic to milk protein? or does your protein powder even have milk protein? You could try taking those lactose intolerance tablets...
Project Midway
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well its probably just gas in your stomach...so try farting a lot... but in a toilet pleasehaunts said:
anyway, lactose intolerance tablets could help, and they dont hurt even if they dont help,heh.
Pedigree Chum
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I don't know how it happened, but over the last few months I went from 160lbs to 195lbs. WTF, I've been barely ever working out and not really eating more than usual. Alls I can say is that I'm happy, being 6'2, I was dangerously close to being underweight before. Now I look normal. Now it's time to convert the extra fat to muscle.
Project Midway
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So how long have you been living without knowing taking a fart/dump can cure the stomach ache? anyway, I'm happy it worked for you!
MrAngryFace
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I told you! Fiber!
I keep a box of triscuits around to cure what ails me.
I keep a box of triscuits around to cure what ails me.
if you're just looking to gain weight take weight gainer shakes, not protein shakes by itself. it also wouldn't hurt to lift some weights to build some muscle mass as opposed to just fat.
i put on about 20 pounds of muscle mass between my senior year of HS and my senior year of college by doing that.
i put on about 20 pounds of muscle mass between my senior year of HS and my senior year of college by doing that.
I was in your predicament. You aren't eating enough. You think you are, but you're not. Some of us just have to eat more to gain. I was 5'10 128 when I started, gained 30 lbs since I seriously started trying. I had to eat 3500-4000 calories a day to gain weight. It may take even more for you. Its not hard to get calories with the help of shakes. Oh yeah...go to the gym if you're gonna take protein shakes. Also, you're going to fart a lot, and they're going to stink.
Boomer's right, though his post made me laugh, mostly because it rings true. That said, I haven't had much success putting on weight, but then, I never really needed to since at around 5'10" and 180 lbs., I was rather normal. I've been working out for about two years and using whey protein shakes as supplementary intake in those years and, along with refining my diet to eating every 3 hours and just trimming as much as negative foods as I can, I'm only at 187, which is where I've been for months. The GNC protein shakes will take some adjusting; after a few weeks, your stomach shouldn't harass you as much, though I'll warn you ahead of time: Whey protein + high fiber intake + espresso = Chaos.
If you want to gain weight, you're really going to have crank up the eating, because a large part of the reason I never gained weight was because I simply was burning more than I was taking in, though I felt like if I stuffed myself with anything else, I was going to blow up. Trying to effectively double your eating habits and doing so while eating healthy, requires _a_lot_ of food. At your height and weight, you really do need to throw on some weight, particularly for grappling; most average guys will probably have a good chunk of weight on you that'll make things difficult for sure. Good luck.
If you want to gain weight, you're really going to have crank up the eating, because a large part of the reason I never gained weight was because I simply was burning more than I was taking in, though I felt like if I stuffed myself with anything else, I was going to blow up. Trying to effectively double your eating habits and doing so while eating healthy, requires _a_lot_ of food. At your height and weight, you really do need to throw on some weight, particularly for grappling; most average guys will probably have a good chunk of weight on you that'll make things difficult for sure. Good luck.
Cauliflower of Love
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Weight gain = Fat, water, or muscle weight. Your choice. If you want to gain muscle weight, train right(lift), and eat, eat, eat.
Pedigree Chum
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demon said:
Fine, make muscle to burn off some fat.
I am drinking a weight gainer formula thing, btw, not just a protien shake.
Thing about me is I do so much I really do not think just eating a lot will ever do the trick. Everyone who has known me a while says the only way its going to happen is with these shakes. I am going to try it out for a while and see what happens.
Thing about me is I do so much I really do not think just eating a lot will ever do the trick. Everyone who has known me a while says the only way its going to happen is with these shakes. I am going to try it out for a while and see what happens.
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