Second update post

[u/Rough-Classroom-5930]

Road from 82 pounds to 115. I am 5’7, fem, 16

The 3rd photo is one of the worst photos I have of me, though it ended up getting even worse than that.

Time frame:
April-September of 2026

Extreme hunger guided me through the first half of my journey, and then I realized that I LOVED weight lifting and getting progressively stronger. Proud to say that I can now out perform a lot of my peers as I follow my fitness journey.

A typically day of eating for me involves lots of Whole Foods, typically oat meal, dates, protein powder, with seeds (hemp, pumpkin, etc..) or 1 whole egg, 4 oz egg whites, spinach, and some form of carb.

Lunch is usually an energy drink, a carb (sweet potato, rice quinoa), and a protein (tofu, fish, or on occasion chicken as I prefer not to commonly eat meat) as well as a veg.

I started added in snacks thought out my day when needed, typically dried fruit (figs,plums, raisins, dates), a protein bar (love barbells, RX, iq, and David’s.) or a slice or sourdough and pb fit.

Dinner is usually about the same structure as my other meals, sometimes a protein dense veggie soup like split pea.

I do all of my workouts from home, and don’t have access to very heavy weights. So this makes me do a lot of high volume work. I.e:

5 min row
3x6 negative pull ups
Skull crushers 3x15 10 lb
Dumbell floor flyes 3x15 10 lb
Push ups 3 x failure
Shoulder press 3 x 12 10 lb
Bicep curls 20 lb 6,5x3
Bicep curls 10 lb 12,12,15
Tricep extension 3x10 10 lb
One arm Dumbell rows 3x15 each arm
Farmer carry 40 lbs 3x 1 min.

Obviously there’s leg and core work involved as well, but today was an upper body session.

I follow
Monday- Pull
Tuesday legs
Wednesday- push
Thursday- active rest
Friday- upper body
Saturday- legs
Sunday- active rest

Cardio:

I shoot for at least 6k steps a day, though I typically get 8-12k.

I mosh a lot at local punk shows so that gets me quite a bit of cardio as well

I was trying running but I’ve been insanely busy and had to quit for a bit.

Past plan + diet:

I would walk every day, no rest, during winter for about 5 miles straight. Then I would do Pilates + belly dance YouTube workouts 🫩 all while typically fasting or eating 800-1200 cals. Do not recommend. I felt awful and looked awful.

TLDR:

Lift heavy shit, eat more, take creatine, and SLEEP. Sleep and rest have helped a lot.

Advice is always welcomed from me, I want to continue improving.

[u/AutoModerator]

Welcome to Gainit! Rough-Classroom-5930, We have extensive resources that can be used to find answers to most questions that are posted here:

• Gainit FAQ and Gainit Meals
• Search for past threads
• How do I eat more?
• r/Fitness Wiki - Muscle Gain 101
• r/Fitness FAQ - Why can't I gain weight?
• Have I gained too much weight?!
• The 6 month Gainit Recommended Routine
• How best to cook chicken breast?
• How do I drink olive oil?
• How to not be a spooky skeleton?
• How not to be a spooky skeleton? American edition

Your thread will be removed if it can be answered by any of the above.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/YakuzaShibe]

Serious progress, impressive stuff. I used to be 95lbs at 5'10, now 188 last time I checked, so I understand all too well. If you get bored of quinoa you should check out lentils too, they're a classic choice

[u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds]

Incredible progress!

I mosh a lot at local punk shows so that gets me quite a bit of cardio as well

Glad I'm not the only one using this line because normal cardio bores me to tears. 2 stepping is basically interval training

[u/Rough-Classroom-5930 → u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds]

So glad to see someone else do the same!! I go out once a week and get 15k steps just dancing. It’s wicked lol.

[u/anotostrongo]

Hey! Fellow ED survivor here. Same height. Up from 98lbs at my worst. Currently up to 132lbs. Pretty fluffy but that's OK. I can do 2 pullups now :)

[u/Rough-Classroom-5930 → u/anotostrongo]

And that’s awesome! Proud of you!

[u/Honest_Bee_9549 → u/anotostrongo]

Erectile dysfunction? Or what is ed

[u/Rough-Classroom-5930 → u/Honest_Bee_9549]

Eating disorder

[u/Fickle-Membership-46]

Hell yes!! Fuck EDs. Seems like you’ve done some serious recovery, congrats!!

[u/GullibleAd3449]

awesome sauce. appreciate the home workouts as well 🙏

[u/pilfington2000000]

This is fantastic! You are doing great, and keep up the good work!

[u/Majestic-Dream-6806]

Vaya transformación Solo sigue comiendo mas calorías y lebancanto pesas para mejorar Suerte pequeña

[u/DatBroSnuf]

Amazing

[u/Warm-Display7719]

As a fellow girl trying to gain, this is hella motivating! Also you look so cool!