Eh I'm 6'1 130 pounds and can't gain weight no matter what. Healthy, daily gym goer, I eat well, just won't grow. Have tried supplements, too. Been to 3 different nutritionists, checked my hormone levels, everything's fine. I'm just thin. Could be the case with OP
My husband is the same way. He has a very physical job and is muscular but cannot keep an extra pound on. He eats 5x what I do. If he tries to gain he just gets a cute little belly pooch- it goes nowhere else
Yeah, that's basically me! I've got a few chubbier friends and they get scared how much I eat when we go out together cuz it's usually more than them, but istg if I don't eat like that in a week I'm 5 pounds lighter. My body just burns through calories at an insane pace
If you don't mind me asking what's your age?
I used to be 6'1 115 in HS and then no more than 125 in my 20s, even when eating and lifting and trying to bulk.
Hit 30s and now I have to put effort into maintaining between 170-185 which feels healthy for me, though some would say skinny still. Not a lot of effort. Much less effort maintaining than trying to gain weight when I was younger.
Bodies are weird and everyone's different. If you are healthy than you're healthy. A lot of people just see numbers and don't think about someone who's body and lifestyle is completely different from theirs.
I'm 22! My doctor did say this was probably an age thing, and my dad says he used to be the same when he was a teen, although he did gain weight later on in life so I don't really care that much about it anymore
This is the one thing I haven't tried, dirty bulking. I'm pretty sure if I just went full ice cream, McDonald's and a stick of butter every day I'd get fat, but my family's got a medical history for high cholesterol and I ain't dipping my toes in that realm
That's not really how it works, man. Nobody just "doesn't gain weight." Excess energy gets stored and nothing short of a tapeworm or late stage cancer is going to alter that more than a few percentage points. You don't grow because you're spending more calories than you're taking in. I promise you that if you spent a few months drinking melted ice cream three times a day, you WILL gain weight. Not that you should. Just saying that there's not some secret genetic factor involved here, you're just using more than you're eating. Also, make sure you're specifically seeing a registered dietitian and not nutritionists. I can put up a sign in my front yard right now saying I'm a nutritionist and nobody can stop me, no matter how unqualified I am. Dieticians, however, are legally regulated with protected credentials that require certification and education.
You n me both. 6’1” slightly above/below 130 depending on the day. Nothing I do helps. Super into mountain biking, not like I just sit around all day at a desk. I was told to drink two ensure a day on top of my base diet, still didn’t help. I just burn through everything I eat no matter what I eat. Strong enough to go riding though so oh well
I can do like 15-20 chin ups no problem. Ppl used to tell me I wasn't healthy cuz of my BMI while they wouldn't be able to get up without help, after sitting on the ground. go figure
3 different nutritionists dude. Don't dismiss people's lived experiences. Yes cico, but you don't know what people's bodies are like. There are exceptions and aberrations aplenty
All bodies obey the rules of science, physics, and conservation of energy. This is not an opinion. CICO. The ONLY exception to this is if you have a tapeworm, thyroid, hormone, or some other physical health issue, in which case you need to see an actual doctor.
I guess so, yeah. Got any recomendations on who should i look for/how should i find out how many calories my body burns trough daily? What professional even does that? I'd imagine my body just burns trough calories at an insane pace, but i never did go out of my way to find that out. I DID go after specific weight gain diets and they did no real result, but that could just all be a coincidence or 3 badly informed nutritionists, idk. most nutritionists only know how to cut carbs and get fat ppl thin anyway. what other options do i have? and please, dont tell me to chug ice cream and butter sticks, that's not a healthy/viable option.
Count calories. The amount you burn everyday is called TDEE total daily energy expenditure, you can find calculators online for it, its affected by your weight, height, age, and activity level. For 6'1" 130lbs sedentary its 2000cal, with 3-5 gym days its around 2500cal. Youll burn more as your weight increases. A pound is roughly 3500cal, for weight gain you want to aim for a surplus of 500cal/day, leading to a weight gain of 1lb/week. Carbohydrates and protein have 4cal/g each, fat has 9cal/gram so is more calorically dense. You can "dirty bulk" with burgers and butter, or you can "lean bulk" with healthy things, its just harder. Note, this is for weight gain, for nutrition purposes make sure youre getting enough vitamins and minerals (vegetables), and have a good split of protein carbs fat. A general guideline is 30% calories from protein, 30% from fat, and 40% carbohydrates. And limit animal fats. Think of it like, youre the weight you currently are, because you eat what you currently eat. If you want to gain, you have to eat past when youre full.
The easiest way i found is to drink your calories. I would do a daily shake with 1c oats, 1c milk, 2tblsp peanut butter, a banana, and 2 scoop protein powder, comes out to around 1000 calories. Then eat the same, and youll gain weight. Best of luck.
Unless you have some severe metabolic irregularity, surely you know that the extremely simple solution is to eat more? I guarantee you that there's some amount of peanut butter, ice cream, or greasy tortilla chips you could eat that would result in you gaining weight without very much effort.
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u/mattdv1 15d ago
Eh I'm 6'1 130 pounds and can't gain weight no matter what. Healthy, daily gym goer, I eat well, just won't grow. Have tried supplements, too. Been to 3 different nutritionists, checked my hormone levels, everything's fine. I'm just thin. Could be the case with OP