What food can i eat to gain weight?

I have a fast metabolism and im trying to gain weight for this tournament in a month. What food make me gain weight? (Bananas, oatmeal, etc)... Thank You :)

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Lots of bread,pasta,rice,milk,eggs,...if you want clean gains if you dont care then just go crazy and eat burgers,pizza,pie,tacos etc.,donuts basically unhealthy stuff..drink creatine

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• Bananas and oatmeal won't do.Eat lots of fatty things. Like cheese.I love cheese. I could live on it.
• Potatos

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Do you have to shop at health food stores to eat clean?

I would like to start eating healthier but I live with my parents and can't drive. My parents usually shop at Walmart, Meijer, or a local country market and they don't buy healthy foods. I live in a small city with no Whole Foods or Trader Joe's. Does Walmart like even have organic stuff? What should I eat? Should I just wait until I can drive and buy my own groceries? I don't want to be vegetarian or vegan or anything, I just feel like eating less processed stuff would benefit my health.

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You can have a clean diet without eating everything organic or from an overpriced food vendor. The key is to eat foods that are high in vitamins and nutrients and not over processed so you already have the right idea. Fresh fruits and veggies is a great way to get a lot of your daily vitamin needs. Also you should try to have a home cooked meal at least once a day that isn't processed fast foods of microwave dinners. It might help if you educates you parents on the benefits and the practicality of purchasing fresh fruits and veggies and even meat over processed and pre packaged meals and veggies. A bag of frozen broccoli cost about 2 dollars and its mostly the stems meanwhile you can get twice as much fresh broccoli for the same price and freeze whatever portion you are not gonna use in a ziploc Baggie yourself. Eating healthy and clean isn't expensive as long as you don't call trap to the whole organic this and whole foods that.

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• No not at all

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What should I try to feed my dog if he hasn't been eating enough lately?

My dog is about 7 years old and is a maltese. For the past few months when we feed him Eukanuba dog food every morning at around 7:30am he doesn't eat right away. Sometimes he doesn't eat it until 2:00pm. I am concerned his eating habits are unhealthy and leave him missing some important nutrients. What can I try to feed him that he will eat and that will help fill his diet?

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Try getting your dog on a good schedule. Place his food down in the AM for 10 minutes and then take it away, even if he hasn't eaten any. Dont offer it again until evening and do the same thing. He will get the picture pretty fast that it's time to eat when the food is offered.Take him to the vet for a wellness exam to make sure there are no problems with his digestion. Good Luck!add: I forgot about the nutrition part. Someone already recommended dogfoodadvisor, which is a great site. Try finding a grain free food that has plenty of protein. Dogs don't get much nutrition from corn, rice or other filler content. Go look at Eukanuba on that site and scroll down to read about the ingredients. Taste of the Wild or Canidae grain free are some of the lower priced foods that are just as good in quality as other premium food. If money is no object, feed Orijen. I feed my dogs Taste of the Wild, check it out on that site, it has an excellent review.

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• Check out this site to see which are the best dog foods:http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/Then get the best you can afford. If you switch his brand of food, do it gradually over a week's time, every day adding a little bit more of the new and subtracting an equal portion of the old until it's all new. A sudden switch can give him an upset tummy and diarrhea.Leave food down for him and keep him in a bathroom or laundry with food, water, toys and a bed.
• If the dog is train to let you know it had to go out or puppy pad train I'd just leave the food out our little dog don't eat but a couple bites of dog food. Also he's getting old so I could be something wrong he probably needs to be checked by the vet.
• boiled chicken and rice. add some sweet potato.

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Quit smoking but gaining weight? help!?

I''m a 19 year old girl and i have been working really hard to lose weight. i started about a year ago but took a few breaks in between. i have lost 30 pounds so far and currently weigh 145. i have been smoking for 2 years and decided to quit to make it easier for me to work out. i wasn''t really addicted, more of a casual smoker... about 2-4 cigs a day. well i haven''t had a cigarette in over a week and even though i workout 6 days a week and eat healthy (I''ve been losing 2 lbs/ week and lost 10 since last month) but i just weighed myself today expecting to have lost another 2 pounds since last week like i have been but gained 3!!!! :( there is no way i could possibly gain weight how i am eating and working out, it''s gotta be from quitting smoking right? how do I continue to lose weight but not go back to smoking?? someone please help me :(

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First, congrats on the weight loss and hard work! Try popping a mint in your mouth when the craving comes. Not only will it help to the desire slightly but the great breath to go with your new great lifestyle is a plus! After 2-3 weeks most habits are almost completely able to be broken so try to keep that goal in mind:)

• Just let your body adjust to the change.. Don freak out and get stressed.. Stress does no good in weight loss.. Just do what you are doing and your efforts wil show...
• Giving up smoking doesn not gain you weight, thats all muth and all in your mind
  
  you may be compensating for your addiction by eating irregulary.
  try eating smaller portions and more healthier options
  do daily cardio of 30 minutes
  
  cheers

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How to get genuinely model skinny when you are athletic?

I am 15 and PLZ don''t say model skinny is unhealthy, because honestly, everyone knows that...But I really want to be model skinny.

I already work out and am on a 1200 cal. diet to lose my weight safely, as I could remove as much fat as I can, but how can I get model skinny? How can I convert my diet to that?

My appetite is growing, and I already have 2 huge muscles (my legs), and always working out, but then at the same time my appetite is increasing so It would mean =
Eating more + Working out MORE INTENSE = MAINTAINING WEIGHT. NOT what I''m aiming for, esp. When I SLACK OFF on my work out, I will automatically, hastily gain weight In a day.

You never hear models and their stomach growl.
Do models work out crazily or just work out not as super intense and starve ? What do they do??
My body is Skinny to my eyes because I always work out more than I consume, but when I pretend to complain to my friend that Im fat, she says "No, ur OK...Don''t worry, you''re not fat." , And I asked my mom if I was fat or average and she said "Yeah, ur average. You''re not skinny, and ur not fat.Don''t worry." Of course, parents dont want u to be skinny.

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Your body needs more fuel you need to have healthy muscle tone models are so skinny so you can see what the clothes look like on a hanger. Real beauty is a fit healthy girl with toned muscles

• Most models are Ectomorphs which means they have slender frames to begin with
• im 15 and had the same problem and this probably isnt what doctors and stuff would recommend but it worked; stop working out and just eat less

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Does our body crave unhealthy food?

I know I''m not the only one who thinks about digging in to some oreos, a candy bar, or a bag of chips haha. Is it our body that craves things such a junk food, or after is it after our tongue tastes them that our brain makes us think that''s what we want? Because in my opinion, healthy fruits and veggies aren''t nasty they actually taste good but I don''t crave them as much.

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Our bodies can certainly crave unhealthy foods which typically are loaded with carbohydrates which easily convert to sugar. This basically comes about because of the sugar rollercoaster our body is on when we consume lots of carbs. We consume carbs, which quickly convert to sugar in our bodies. Insulin is produced to metabolize this sugar and out blood sugar level begins to drop. When the blood sugar level drops below a certain level we start to crave more carbs to raise blood sugar level again and the cycle repeats. Fat and protein do not convert to sugar so quickly so when you consume them you don''t go on the same rollercoaster ride. Your body is better able to maintain a more stable sugar level. Because of this, a low fat diet is often counterproductive for people trying to lose weight because those fat calories are often replaced with carbs which cause the rollercoaster and cause you to consume even more calories overall than if you if you consume fat.

You can probably develop cravings for healthy foods, but unhealthy foods are soooo much more accessible. They are conveniently packaged; often require no preparation; are tasty; and are everywhere. When you go to a movie theater your are offered popcorn and candy, and various other junk foods. I''ve never seen them offer a bag of carrots and broccoli and some hummus to dip it in.

• Our body craves sugars that break down quickly. Regardless of where it comes from.
• there addictive and taste sooo good
• Our bodies don''t, but our minds do. Sure, your tongue is part of your body, but the impulses go back to the mind. The brain tells it to salivate, not the tongue making itself do it.
  
  "The mind, is more important than the body." Arnold Schwarzenegger- Still Pumping(pumping iron)
• THE EVOLUTION OF CRAVING
  
  Experts believe that cravings occur for a variety of reasons. They attribute them to evolution, psychological factors such as stress and unhappiness, and - sometimes - a genuine need for certain foods.
  
  ''It''s crucial to remember that a food craving is not simply hunger,'' says Professor Andrew Hill, Head of the Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at Leeds University.
  
  Hunger is the body''s way of making sure it is provided with energy, in the form of nutrients from food. When the stomach is empty, it releases the hormone ghrelin, which communicates with the brain''s command centre, the hypothalamus. This creates the feeling of hunger and is how we know when to eat.
  
  Satiation is signalled by the release of the hormones leptin by fat cells, and insulin by the pancreas, in response to increased blood sugar.
  
  Cravings, however, are much more complex.
• I do not crave junk food in fact I don''t like it at all. You will only crave them if you get addicted to the high levels of sugar and salt. My preference is always for real food.

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How much time on a spinning bike should i spend daily to get reallyyy thin?

Im 17 and when i was long distance running my legs got soooo thin but toned. But i hurt my knee awhila ago so i cant run anymore :(
but im buying a spinning bike for my room.

how can i ride a spinning bike the right way
and how long to get really thin thighs, hips, ect. ???

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Start out with an easy 10 min warm up in 3 steps. You want to pedal at 70-90 rpm with just enough resistance to get your heart rate to 85% of max. Start out with a 30 min goal and extend it to a hour or more. I shoot for two 60 min sessions, cut back on the food and you can lose weight like crazy.

You want a cold place like a garage or a fan so you don''t sweat like crazy.

• As much as you used to run.
• 4 hours a day
  ought to do it

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