How to Stay Skinny But Weigh More

If you want to increase your weight but also want to remain fit and lean, there are ways that this can be done and you can do it by yourself. It is one thing to be thin, but another to look skinny. You can bulk up and add pounds so you just fill out in the right spots but without worrying about becoming overweight. Keep in mind that increasing muscle will add pounds.

Things You'll Need

• Exercise equipment
• Healthy food
• Weight-gaining supplements
• Calorie counter
• Journal

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Instructions

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  Exercises that involve weights will add muscle mass.

  Start an exercise program. You can exercise at home or join a gym. Exercises that involve weights are ideal for bulking up and adding weight. Specifically, squats, deadlifts and dips with weights are exercises that will add the mass that you need to gain weight while remaining thin. Bike riding is also very good for building mass.

• 2

  Yoga will rejuvenate the entire body.

  Build stamina. Yoga can help a person gain weight by increasing stamina and increasing the appetite. Shavasana and Sirshasana are yoga poses that help with weight gain by providing relaxation and increasing appetite. It is also possible to build stamina by walking, swimming and doing aerobic exercises. Increasing stamina will increase your energy levels and performance.

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  Eat plenty of the right foods to gain weight and avoid gaining fat. Consume foods such as cheese, nuts, fruit juice, peanut butter, dark chocolate and beans because they are healthy, but also have a higher calorie count. Eat plenty of protein-rich foods, but stay away from foods that offer empty calories by limiting your fat intake.

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  Eat six small meals throughout the day instead of three. To add weight you need to consume more calories than you burn. Using a calorie-counter may be helpful.

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  Take weight-gaining supplements. These supplements will add calories without adding fat and are full of protein and carbohydrates, but they have to be taken in conjunction with a proper exercise plan that focuses on muscle building or any supplements will be ineffective.

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  Keep a food and exercise journal daily. This will allow you to keep track of the calories that you take in and how many you burn each day. It also lets you list specifically what you consumed and what exercises you did. This is a great way to stay organized with your diet plan while also allowing you the option to go back and see your progress.