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Question

Im 5ft8inches tall, 18 years old, female and 115lbs
I'm looking to gain 5lbs by the end of december.
Right now im eating 2300 calories give or take a few and i work out 5-6 times a week (cardio & weight training) more then 30 minutes in each session.
Will i gain weight by eating like this and working out like this?

i usually burn 500 calories at the gym; should i be eating these calories back?

Answer 1

No one can answer that question. Your body metabalism will dictate your body shape. Calories in and caloies out. Extra calories will create fat storage. So be careful.

· It is important to maintain a good diet so you don't compromise your health. Damage done because of lack of nutrition is not worth a nice body. Some diet damage cannot be fixed.
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· When you deprive your brain,(your brain craves sugar) the brain will take other body cells to convert to the elements that it needs. And the cells it takes are BRAIN cells. OOPS. I don't want to lose brain cells to have thin legs. But I would like to have both.

DECIDE TO MAKE A LIFE CHANGE TO A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE.

1) fruits and veggies, all you want, organic, raw, vine-ripe if possible. Steamed is OK, sautéed is OK even canned or frozen is OK, but lots of them.
2) limited or no meat.
3) nothing fried
4) no FAST FOOD- is junk, no nutrition, empty calories
5) NO PROCESSED FOOD. if you can't pronounce it don't eat it.
6) nothing white, salt, sugar, mayo, milk, (or at least in moderation.
7) NO DAIRY-dairy is great for baby cows, your body does not even digest it properly. check out www.notmilk.com
8) EXERCISE- and be sure to refresh your body with water and fresh fruit
9) NO PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS. Muscle is made from water, replace the water. You get enough protein from the food you eat, You get more protein from spinach than the supplements you take and your body does not get toxic on food protein the way it will with supplements. Supplements can really tax you liver.
10) Good supplement would be Omega 3, and Juice Plus+
http://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/pages/Home....
11) NO CARBONATED DRINKS, or at least limited. They actually dissolve the calcium in your bones.
12) Calories in calories out.

AND DON'T GO NUTS, MODERATION.

Answer 2

No, you won't.
To weight 120 you need to eat at least 1920 calories per day with no exercising. You exercise more than 30 min in each session, that means that you are burning about 300 calories each time you exercise. Right now you weight 115 lbs, that means you need to eat 1840 calories per day to maintain that weight.
OK, you eat now 2300 calories per day, you are burning about or more than 300 every time you exercise, that leaves you with 2000 calories a day, so that means that you are overeating ONLY about 160 calories per day.

Multiply 160 x 25 days to go to the end of December
It gives you only 4000 calories extra, so that means you are going to gain ONLY a little more than 1 pound, exactly 1.1428 lbs.

So, you need to eat more if you want to gain 5 lbs. I wouldn't work out less. Exercising is always good. I'd increase the amount of calories instead.

Answer 3

At 18 I was your height and weight, at 44 I weigh 135 and am very happy with my hourglass figure. But at 18, even 25 I could do nothing, eat a ton and never gain an ounce. Enjoy being a twig. At 30 keeping skinny gets A LOT harder!

Answer 4

To gain weight you have to eat more calories than you burn. When adding calories, try to stay away from adding too much fat. While you can get fat from eating carbohydrates or protein, your body likes to use carbohydrates as fuel more than fat. To gain muscle, in addition to eating more you have to stimulate your muscles enough through resistance training that while they recover, they'll get bigger and stronger. To get an efficient workout you might want to join a gym if you aren't already a member.

Guide to Gaining Weight - http://straighthealth.com/pages/guides/gainweight.html

Answer 5

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Answer 6

drop around 400 calories and weight train longer/harder, you'll put it on in muscle which will look a lot better.

do squats lunges and lots of abs if you don't already

Answer 7

yes but eat 2000

Answer 8

hi go to macdonalds and eat a double chesse burger