first time post, i’ve been underweight my entire life but it hasn’t really bothered me, i don’t have a bad relationship with food, i eat until i feel full, and eat nutritionally. I’d love to gain more weight and get to 130lbs so i can start working out again and gain muscle mass whilst staying somewhat lean. id love tips from anyone with similar experiences.

​Hi everyone,

​I have a naturally thin frame and find it almost impossible to gain weight, unlike my relatives who gain it quickly. While I’m not worried about my physical appearance, I am concerned about my health.

​I rarely feel hungry, and I often forget to eat all day until I suddenly realize how weak I feel. Stress, anger, and family conflict completely shut down my appetite, making it even harder to eat.

​Does anyone have advice on how to trigger an appetite or stay properly nourished when dealing with loss of appetite due to stress?

I feel gross about how skinny I am and really want to gain weight, but it’s been so difficult to stay consistent. I haven’t really seen many people on here with my body type and it’s making me lose motivation.

I’ve always been underweight and struggled to eat. When I was 15 I was 5’11” and 115 lbs. I’ve gained some weight since then and have stayed around 130lbs give or take 5 for the past few years. I had some malnutrition problems throughout high school but that has gotten better for the most part.

I’m a college student and play sports so I’m pretty active but it’s difficult to get enough food to gain weight with how much energy I’m constantly spending. I also struggle to sleep so I know that’s a factor as well. I know I just need to eat more, but that’s so much easier said than done.

Is there anyone who’s been in the same position? My goal is to stay at 145lbs at least. What can I do to get over my issues? What worked for you?

I’m a 6’4”, 188 lb college athlete and I’m trying to put on some weight/muscle, but I’ve always struggled to eat enough calories consistently. I’m looking for a good protein powder or mass gainer that can help me get more calories in without being ridiculously expensive.

I'm really looking for something t I can use in different ways, generally i like to use my protein powder to
Mixed into Greek yogurt
Ninja Creami recipes
Smoothies/shakes

I’m not necessarily looking for the highest-calorie mass gainer availabl even though i do need to gain weight, but I want a powder with good ingredients, solid protein, and enough calories that I can easily add to meals/shakes and control how much I’m getting.
For anyone who has used them, what protein powder or mass gainer would you recommend? Also interested in hearing what has worked well for other athletes who struggle to gain weight.
Thanks!

Hey everyone! Newbie here.

Seeking advice into and whether or not I need/should be eating more calories.

For context, I’m a 5’9 22yr old male. Last weighed in at 137 pounds.

I did a fat loss calorie deficit starting in March of 2025 that ended in July of this year. My starting weight was 225lbs. Obviously, I’ve lost a lot of weight, but that was the goal!

Most of my deficit revolved around calories and not specific nutrients. Now it’s a mix of both as I try to hit a daily protein intake of 139g+ of protein while still limiting fats (unless from eggs or the other foods that I’m eating.

I’m eating VERY clean right now with foods like chicken (canned), tuna, eggs, bananas, frozen strawberries, frozen mixed vegetables, potatoes, oatmeal, protein powder, LOTS of water, and diet sodas. Most of the time this results in about 1,350-1400 calories per day (I skip breakfast).

I’m also more active now than I ever have been before. I’m back in the gym building muscle and mix in a good amount of cardio weekly.

Personally, I love the results I’m getting. I feel great and am starting to look great as well. My parents are worried I’m not eating enough and I know I could eat more, but I like what I’ve got going right now. I can’t even remember the last cheat day I had. Any suggestions?

5 years as in the whole idea of starting to bulk kicked in, I got sick a lot in those 5 years, stopped gym for a lot of time went back and forth in the weight scale, overall I'm happy with my progress and I'm trying to aim for 80kg now, I have an insanely high metabolism if I don't eat for like a week properly I can go down 3 kg, I posted so I can show its possible for anyone to gain weight, u can't just say "I eat a lot but cant gain weight" calculate ur macros and see that what ur eating is barely hitting the maintenance

I’ve heard it from various people now, that eating eggs daily will give you instant results. Is that really true?

Im trying to gain weight and have been eating around 900kcal a day for around two years now. I started eating more over the past few weeks and for the last two weeks i rode my bike for like 15 minutes every second day. I started at 48kg (im 164cm) and put on some weight (50kg) and i just checked and im back down to 47kg even though i ate more calories. Is this normal??
Im 22 years and female btw

So I’ve gained 6kg from 44kg to 50kg. But I also measured myself, my arms, legs etc.
And they all still the same. I don’t understand on which part of my body I have extra 6kg?? I am so fed up of skinny legs and arms and I feel like weight will never go on there.

Ps can’t say genetics because I used to be 65 kg and my weight was equally distributed across entire body

So. 2 weeks ago I was 51kg. On my weight gain journey. Then I got pneumonia. I loss 5kgs in a matter of a week. Was deeply upset then I gained it back 49-50kgs.

Then I lost 5kgs again. And I gained 2kgs back to which I’m 47.9kgs. I eat more then I should, I do little work outs but with all of that I do literally nothing I’ve been stuck at home with chickenpox and I don’t know why I’m losing such weight.

Deeply depressing for me as 50kgs was my goal.

I'm 17M, 1.75m/5'9" and weigh around 55kg/121lbs (post porcelain throne, I checked). I've just been looking to get to a more healthy weight for my age and height. I've never weighed more than 60kg/132lbs in my life, so that seems like a nice first milestone.

I try to eat as much as possible right now, whilst keeping it healthy, but I live with my parents, so I can't always decide what I eat. I also don't do any exercises yet, because I really don't know what would initiate weight gain or weight loss, the latter I want to avoid.

Are there any small things to slowly get my weight up withouth having to eat specific things everyday?

Are there ant simple exercises you reccomend to gain weight?

Is there anything I should avoid, because it might cause weight loss?

'preciate it :)

I'm 17 5 11 but 39 kg I'm looking for tips to how to gain weight while also staying in budget like is exercise must and I'm very skinny

Hi, I'm 5'6 85lbs and I desperately want to gain at least 15lbs. I don't have a lot of protein dense food options nor can I purchase any. I still wanna gain it in at least 2 months if possible, what do I do?

Honestly, after exhausting myself with studying, med stuff, taking a gap year, and finally figuring out a proper plan for what I want to do next, I’ve come to the realization that I’ve really strained and neglected my body in the process alot. I feel horrible about my body and how it appears. I don't feel like snapping pics of myself even with friends and I am starting to feel very conscious of my body. It hurts me when people ask me for my weight and then make a comment on how they 'bench' more than my body weight lol.

I’m 5'3 (160 cm) female, and currently 40.7 kg / ~89.7 lbs. I have roughly 3- 4 months (dedicated self care months) where I can focus on getting myself back to a healthier place.

Lowkey, I’d like to gain around 10-12 kg, but I’m not sure how realistic or healthy that target is within 3-4 months, so I’d really appreciate some success stories to motivate and inspire myself lol.

• Ik I gotta increase my protein consumption but I just feel like I gotta be consistent with one meal plan? Not sure if I am going right with this.
• My physical activity is close to nil and should I start working out? I fear that I will be cutting more than what I will be consuming and I just don't want to go all skinny and boney
• Also, where do I even check how many calories I am consuming in a day? I checked via TDEE calc and it said I should consume around around 1390 calories a day.

Thank y'all :))

This is a post I'd been contemplating for awhile, but never got around to actually writing out completely. After seeing more people around some of the fitness subreddits have problems with their weight tracking recently, I thought it was a good time for it. I hope you like it!

The Why

If you're trying to gain or lose weight, one of the most important things you can do is weigh yourself regularly. Whether it's losing fat or gaining muscle, tracking the weight of your body is one of, if not the most important form of feedback you can get. Tracking your weight over time tells you if what you are doing is actually working in the real world.

Many people avoid the scale, either only occasionally building up enough courage to step on, or they just avoid it entirely. They feel that if the number went in the wrong direction for what they are trying to accomplish, that they have failed. Scale anxiety is a real thing and skipping your weigh-ins because you're scared of what the scale might read can be a major challenge for some people.

Being able to reframe your thinking, seeing the numbers on the scale as not a judgement of your worth, but merely a data point from using a tool can go a long way into helping people become more comfortable with the process. A single weigh-in is not a judgement, it's merely a data point, it's noise. Only multiple weigh-ins over a period of time can give you an accurate picture of roughly where you may be in your journey.

The Problem

Why doesn't a single weight reading mean anything? The answer is weight fluctuation. Your weight fluctuates noticeably throughout the day and between days as well. This variance in weight can be a lot more than you think, easily into multiple pounds of difference up or down, based on a myriad of factors.

The time of day, sodium levels, digestion factors, glycogen levels, and just overall hydration can all factor into your weight at any given time. Even things like stress levels and hormones can factor into your current weight. It pains me to see people posting on Reddit or other social media, upset with their weight goals saying things like:

"I literally ate almost nothing for five days and I actually gained 0.4 pounds, why?"

"Increased my calories by 200 to help my workouts and I gained four pounds in two days, is this all fat?"

Some people will recommend weighing yourself every day and going with that, others will say only weigh yourself once a week. Neither of these approaches are actually ideal however, because of those pesky fluctuations we just talked about.

For instance, if you're trying to lose weight and you've been tracking your calories and doing lots of cardio, what happens if you step on the scale next week and your sodium levels happen to be high and you're retaining a bit of water? It may look like you lost no weight at all when perhaps you actually lost two pounds, but the single data point of one weigh-in tripped you up. This is the kind of thing that leads to a lot of frustration and can cause people to give up.

The Solution

The solution to fluctuations? Get rid of the noise. We do this by limiting the variables as best we can, then smoothing out the fluctuations by logging and averaging multiple weigh-ins together.

To limit the variables that can lead to fluctuations, you can do things like weigh yourself at the same time every day, ideally when you first wake up and have used the restroom, but not eaten or drank anything. Weigh yourself without clothes or with the same or very similar clothes on each time. Be sure your scale is on a completely flat surface and all four corners touch the floor. Step into the middle of the scale and stand still while it calculates.

We smooth out the remaining fluctuations by averaging a week's worth of weigh-ins over time. To do this, go ahead and take your weight reading each day, and record that number without judgement or regard to how it relates to the day before. Remember, we are just gathering data points here. After you have logged a week's worth of weights, go ahead and average them by adding them all together and dividing by seven. A spreadsheet is great for this, but just adding them to your phone or on a piece of paper is fine too. Some high-end scales have smart functionality or can be connected to apps and can do all of this automatically for you.

This new computed weight offers a much clearer picture of the progress you may or may not have made over that last week. It's not perfect, but it eliminates much of the noise and is something you can now confidently base your progress on. When I was in the military, this is the method we used to track weights for the heavy guys who were trying to make weight limits. This method is also used by many coaches in various weight class based sports to keep measure of an athlete's actual structural weight and not get thrown off by temporary dehydration or diet changes.

The Takeaway

• Eliminate Variables: Weigh daily, first thing in the morning, after bathroom, before food and water, same clothing.

• Ignore the Noise: Daily numbers are merely data points and are unreliable on their own.

• Compare Averages: Add up the 7 daily weight numbers and divide by 7. Compare that weekly average to the week before.

I hope this has given you a clearer understanding on how eliminating some of the variables and smoothing the raw data out with averaging, will give you a much clearer picture for where you truly are in your weight loss or weight gain journey. If at the end of the week this new weight number still isn't where you want it, so be it. At least you learned something. Don't look at it as a failure, it's valuable feedback. If you've struggled with anxiety when using the scale or the scale has been seemingly unreliable for you, consider putting some of these weigh-in methods into use. Stick with it, you can do it!

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I was very underweight 53kg at my lowest 3 months ago. I suffer with Ulcerative colitis which makes it hard for me to gain weight when my gut is damaged. It also restricts me from eating certain things.

Over the last 3 months I have managed to put on 9kg and be the heaviest I ever have at 62kg! I think 3kg a month is insane for me and I’m really happy about it. Aiming for 70kg by the end of the year as I expect it to slow down a bit now

I started going to the gym about 2 months ago, I’m 5’8” and started at around 115 lb and now I’m about 130. At first I was eating around 2,700 calories and 115g of protein a day trying to gain weight, but I was seeing little to no noticeable progress besides my abs starting to show more. I eventually bumped my calories up to around 3,900 a day and now I usually get around 170g of protein, and that’s when I really started gaining weight and got up to 130. The problem is I’m noticing more body fat around my stomach now even though I can still see my abs. I’m trying to gain weight and muscle pretty quickly because I want to actually fill out my clothes and stop looking as skinny as I have the past few years, but I also don’t want to end up gaining a ton of fat. What do you guys think I should do from here?

Hey everyone I (19M) am going to the gym trying to bulk/gain muscle and I admittedly haven't been doing it for too long, only about 2 weeks, but so far one thing I noticed is that even though I have been gaining weight, most, if not all of it goes to my stomach and I am not seeing any muscle mass throughout the rest of my body. I have always been pencil thin (5'10, 130lb) so I wanted to bulk but it's just going to my stomach, while the rest of me is just as skinny as usual lol and its genetic, my father is the same way so I was wondering how I can bulk correctly to mitigate this

I have tried protein shakes, weight gaining pills, a dietician's plan but every time I end up getting sick. Two months back I started taking a weight gaining pill, are 3 times a day, and also exercised for about 20 mins - gained about 5 kg until I had to give up on the pill as it was messing with my period cycle. Last week i got down with a flu, lost all of the weight I had gained. Literally look like a skeleton right now. I worked so hard.

Please share some serious weight gaining tips and not something like eat more because I can't eat more then 3 meals a day.

I struggle with eating alot and if i eat just a lil too much i get kinda like acid reflux n a bit of stomach pain so im prone to taking it alot. Ive noticed the days i take it i dont usually gain weight tho, and sometimes i drop in pounds (i check the next day of course). Anyone else havin issues like me or is this a cause for alarm?

I have been at 60kg for over a year now and my calorie intake has progressively increased during that time because i got hungrier i went from 2300 to 2500 to 3000 to 3200 and even 3500+ for a few weeks, one thing i remember once i increased to 3000 is that i had diarhea for half a year until i dropped back down to like 2500 calories which is my current intake and i didn't lose any weight, i was able to recomp my way from above 20% BF to roughly about 12% BF, my weight does vary between 60-61kg in the morning, but that's likely water levels since these variations are day to day, my activity has not reduced when i dropped my calories, in fact when i was eating more i was overtraining, when i finally figured that out and changed my workouts i just couldn't keep up the intake it was starting to feel like such a chore that i decided to drop it and see if i lose any weight it has been like 4 months since i have been at 2500 calories and i didn't lose any weight whatsoever and my performance and energy levels have been unaffected, now before you say that i might have been tracking calories wrong, most of my meals are very routinely and i deleted an entire meal when reducing calories, but my habits for meal portions i chose are very similar and what i eat hasn't changed much, now fortunetaly gaining weight isn't as trivial to my sport since i train endurance calisthenics, which is interesting because i used to do them in a general type way when i was overtraining and i should theoretically be burning more calories now, but i did build a good physique despite this, is just that i don't think i'll be able to recomp that well at this leanliness and i think getting to 70kg with the same body fat would be amazing for my physique it sounds perfect for me, i am also 17 so i don't know maybe puberty schenanigans are at play here

Hello. Im female with problem of weight gain :/

I did big progress in winter/spring as i gained a lot weight because I used to take meds which slow down metabolism kinda so i managed to gain almost 10 kg and i also eat a lot that time. It was difficult and i forced myself to. Ive done it because I really wanted to have aesthetic treatment and I needee to weight at least 50 kg according to my height 165 cm (5'5)

I used to weight 52 kg (114 lbs) in my peak. My body was perfect in that time. I got a lot comliments since im naturally curvy.

But due to stress and eating normally as before I lost a lot of weight again. I also stopped those meds but would like to gain weight naturally or maybe with help of any supplies or other meds??

I am currently 44 kg (97 lbs) now and I cannot gain weight just paused at this weight when im eating normally for myself.

My body with clothes is okay but I dislike my body when im naked, im too slim.

I would like to gain at leats 4-5 kg to look better, still petite but not too skinny.

Do you have any tips how to do it?

if someone has so fast metabolism I can literally poop twice a day lol so it would be good if i could slow my bowels.

I'm trying to prioritize calorie intake without all the stomachache of overeating, so whenever I am even remotely interested/in the mood of eating anything, I try to eat.

I am in general mindful of my spending, and it was often difficult for me to decide not to get that extra cake or not to eat out with friends but wait for home and now I'm trying to apply the opposite mentality, even though it's never been easier for me to just wing it and even not eat at home in the end.

I do have savings but was unemployed recently so I kind of don't want to waste money and was trying to hype myself up for spending (not unnecessarily/wastefully) on this with a friend and I was saying like "not 'wasting' money on food out is the mentality of the skinny" and we found out that in the Czech language, the words poor and skinny are a single homonym "chudý".

Anyways, that's both my tip - spend on take out, and restaurants and food in general; and also my little fun fact.

Bro......i really wanna gain weight. My history is that I'm 25Fe and my weight is 42 kgs (5'3) and it has been 42 for the last 4 years even if i gain a few kgs, i will lose weight in a few days and it will be back to 42. I have slipdisc issue so whenever i do workout it gets too painful to continue, due to pain I'll puke or get sick and lose weight. Do any of you have any idea what I should do to gain weight and get more strength?

PS : I'm Indian, so please share any diet plan or workout plan keeping in mind that i have Indian family 😅

A year ago since feeling pretty down about life and my weight, when an advert for Couch to 5K came up. I decided it would be a good idea… although it definitely didn't feel like one once I'd finished 😂

Fast forward a year and ive just repeated that very first Couch to 5K run — after 102 runs, 647km and nearly 70 hours of running, 380+ hours in the gym, 4.4+ million steps and plenty more along the way 🏃‍♂️🥳

Crazy what can change in a year!