why do i look skinny when my bmi says im almost overweight?

Im 142 and 5''4 although my doctor likes me at 135/137 pounds and everybody around me thinks im in good shape/ slim maybe its just water weight cause i did gain about 6 pounds and havent been drinking water either that much.

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It could be due to a heavier bone structure compared to your peers. If you still feel you are skinny and this is inconveniencing you in finding clothing or such, the key is to eat a high calorie diet, sleep well and do the right workout to help you gain weight steadily and healthily.

In terms of diet, carbohydrates must lead the way. This means that each of your meal should have more than 60% covered with carbohydrates than the usual 50-55% of carbohydrates. Cutting down on the fat you need each meal as the surplus carbohydrates will also build the fat that you need. It is also important to take note the amount of meals you eat rather than focus on how much you can force yourself to swallow. I would advice going on a 6 meals diet a day which is spread out around 2-3 hours apart to help you gain the weight you need, particularly if you find eating so much in one go is difficult for you. One more thing to help you gain weight easily from your diet is to take 500ml of milk to replace the 3 extra meals you need. Increase the amount of milk you drink by 100ml every week until you see a positive 1 pound increase on the scale after a week.

Sleep has always been the downfall of bodybuilders, athletes and even skinny people when they are looking to put on mass. This is because sleep consists of 2 parts; quality sleep and quantity sleep. Quality refers to the state of rest, preferably REM sleep to get the most out of the hours you put into it. Quantity rest refers to the amount of hours you need. You can find out about quantity by sleeping and waking up all by yourself while quality is done by exhausting your body such that sleep takes you without you knowing. Only when you have both in cohesion, you will be looking to gain mass pretty easily as it will help to repair the cells that you aggravate in during your workout as well as prevent you from falling sick.

The trigger that so many people do not do when they are looking to gain weight is to do the right workout. Exercise is key to this because if you simply rely on diet and sleep to gain the weight, sooner or later when you wean off it you are bound to lose weight. Exercise helps you build up the permanent body weight and size you need without losing much of it when you are wean off it unless you fall sick from it. I would suggest taking a look at http://gohforth.com for that particular workout. I wish you the very best and hope you stay persistent until you gain the mass you need.