How to Gain Net Weight

Most people are concerned with trying to lose weight, but there are a select few who are plagued by the opposite. These people are unable to increase their net weight. Perhaps you have an extremely high metabolism, or maybe you are constantly on the go, or you just have a small appetite. Not only is being too thin unhealthy, it prevents you from participating in certain sports like football and boxing. The best way to gain net weight is to do it healthfully by eating nutritious food, supplementing your diet and never going hungry.

Instructions

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  Supplement your diet with protein shakes. Several 25g to 35g protein shakes per day can help you put on healthy weight and promote muscle growth. Choose protein mixes that are low in sugar and sodium.

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  Choose food items that have a lot of calories, vitamins, and fiber, but very little fat. This will allow you to gain healthy weight. According to Dr. Roger Unger from the University of Texas, eating too much fat can promote heart disease and cancer.

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  Avoid skipping meals. Ideally, you want to eat four to six small meals interspersed throughout the day. This will keep your metabolism at the same rate, but it will also prevent you from overeating, which would lead to you gaining fat.

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  Begin working out with weights. This will ensure that all the calories and protein you consume manifest in the form of muscles instead of pouches of fat. Weightlifting will also increase your metabolism, but you can curb that by reducing the amount of aerobic exercise you do.

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  Drink a small portion of alcohol prior to a meal to stimulate your appetite. In case you don't feel hungry, which is a problem faced by many thin people, a little bit of alcohol will stimulate your stomach, which will in turn stimulate your brain and help make you more hungry.

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  Find ways to release your tension. Being stressed out and always on the go uses up valuable calories. Slow down your life by taking more moments to relax. Consider signing up for a weekly massage or speaking to a psychotherapist.

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  Eat healthy snacks between meals. Foods like hummus, tuna, baked chips and lunch meat will keep your metabolism steady. If you don't satiate your body, your metabolism speed will drop. A drop in metabolism leads to a lower appetite.