I can eat 4 good meals a day but....

.....dont put on a milligram in weight. Im not thin, Id say slim and shapely :smile:

and Im a bloke. Is it simply my metabolism working "well" or is it bad? I could seriously eat a cow right now, then if I weighed myself Id be the same weight as before. Is this healthy? Always been like this and havent put weight on for years....

Reply 1

Cloud_Strife

12

stop complaining and milk it

Reply 2

CorpusNinja

15

lol. firstly its probably good for you that your metabolism is so quick. also, why do you want to gain fat? if you're really concerned you should work out to get into the shape you want.

Reply 3

Chumbaniya

17

mique2

.....dont put on a milligram in weight. Im not thin, Id say slim and shapely :smile:

and Im a bloke. Is it simply my metabolism working "well" or is it bad? I could seriously eat a cow right now, then if I weighed myself Id be the same weight as before. Is this healthy? Always been like this and havent put weight on for years....

I'm the same way. It's great, isn't it? It's also great for making your less metabolically fortunate friends jealous :wink:

Reply 4

rock_eleven

1

Unless you can tell us how many calories you're eating, don't try to compare your response to food to that of others. Any subjective estimation of how much one eats, like this thread, is relative to your appetite. Just like fat people saying OMFG I HARDLY EAT ANYTHING AND I NEVER LOSE WEIGHT.

Reply 5

tocktick

if you're eating a lot but you are not putting on weight your metabolism is not "bad" - i'd bet that it was working very efficiently and burning off what you are eating very well. if you want to gain weight, you need to gain muscle mass too. adding protein can help to build muscle mass too. and...try and eat about 4000 calories a day. it doesn't matter about the amount of meals you eat really, it's what you eat and how many calories are in them.

eat calorie dense food like peanut butter. a teaspoon of crunchy PB is around 80 calories - so have a few PB sandwhichs a day. an average amount someone might spread is probably around 2 tablespoons, so thats around 480 calories plus the two slices of bread that snack is about 680 calories.

add some olive oil to your meals. or other oil like sunflower. like add a few tablespoons of the oil to pasta and again to your tomatoe sauce - only 4 tablespoons are about 496 calories.

other calorie dense food also include cheese and nuts.

i think you should do your reseach on how to gain weight to be honest. there are plently of bodybuilding sites out there with info on how to look bigger and gain weight.

http://stumptuous.com/cms/displayarticle.php?aid=59
this link is a womens site but gaining mass is gaining mass so it the information will apply to you too regardless of your gender. dont dismiss it out of some ridiculous macho crap because it could have info that is helpful to you.

Reply 6

mique2

OP

Chumbaniya

I'm the same way. It's great, isn't it? It's also great for making your less metabolically fortunate friends jealous :wink:

Isnt it just! :wink:

I feel for them though :wink:

Reply 7

M'Lady

12

My dad's dad, dad and brother are all exactly the same, my dad and dad's dad metabolisms caught up with them as they hit their late 20's/early 30's, I'm hoping the same happens to my brother. Now my dad's dad and dad have to work to keep the pounds off.

Reply 8

Freezer

1

You're metabolism is settled and the amount you eat is the amount you're body says you need, as you get older it naturally slows down and you will gain weight.

If you want to gain weight now you have to stuff yourself constantly to stretch your stomach and take in more calories....

Reply 9

Mike_Davies

mique2

.....dont put on a milligram in weight. Im not thin, Id say slim and shapely :smile:

and Im a bloke. Is it simply my metabolism working "well" or is it bad? I could seriously eat a cow right now, then if I weighed myself Id be the same weight as before. Is this healthy? Always been like this and havent put weight on for years....

Lol join the club I know a few people like this and I am like this myself I count it as more of a blessing myself but i do feel it may bounce back one day and i will gain weight really quickly but that day hasnt come yet so not much 2 worry about lol!

Reply 10

minimo

15

I hate you. With all my heart.

Reply 11

Mattmoy_2000

9

I have a friend who eats 8 weetabix for breakfast, sometimes more. He's as thin as a rake, and always hungry. You just have a fast metabolism, enjoy it being able to eat pure lard without putting on an ounce, because after about the age of 25-30 your metabolism will slow down and you will put on weight very easily.

Reply 12

Jonatan

13

mique2

.....dont put on a milligram in weight. Im not thin, Id say slim and shapely :smile:

and Im a bloke. Is it simply my metabolism working "well" or is it bad? I could seriously eat a cow right now, then if I weighed myself Id be the same weight as before. Is this healthy? Always been like this and havent put weight on for years....

It depends a lot on what you eat and if you excercise. I'll assume you don't eat too much candy and junkfood, and that you do a fair bit of excercise ?

Also, a lot of people don't start gaining weight until their 20s. Then they stop growing vertically and start growing horisontally instead.

Reply 13

danni_bella

17

Cloud_Strife

stop complaining and milk it

Yeah you're lucky lol. I have to go the gym almost every day now to keep my figure, it's not fair!

Thankgod I play netball too.

Reply 14

Two Tone

9

Threads like this are really annoying

Reply 15

foxiroxi

10

could be worms...sorry but it's possible

Reply 16

Radnmad

go here: thread dedicated to this topic:

http://thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=269400

Reply 17

mique2

OP

For those of you who hate me...and for those wondering what I eat, I can tell you Monday to Friday I have breakfast at home (usually toast and cereals or rolls) then another "breakfast" of a big meal at McDonalds or Burger King around 10:30...... Lunch is late - maybe 4p.m and then around 7 or 8 in the evening I eat big again cos Im starving.....Usually meat in every meal.....

Reply 18

TKR

15

yeah lots of people are like that

it'll catch up with you in your mid 20s though and you will balloon unless you cut back or do more exercise :smile:

Reply 19

silverbolt

19

i hate you
you need to die

I can eat 4 good meals a day but....

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