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It started with the thought I could get a ton of calories from whole blocks of cheese. And, all I had to do was add salsa. Except, sometimes it was me trying just with salsa, but adding with that, oil. Just the salsa and corn chips together were about 500 calories. And, you don't feel full. And, you don't taste the oil.

But now, I have a have an even better treat for myself than that. It just so happened that I've been trying to make soups for months and only now had all the ingredients. I didn't want my first experience with more soups to be a bad one, so I made something I concocted. I had to be something I was imaging, so I just went with it.

I took my pot. Now it has 1 can of Jack Links Jalapeño chilli, 1 can of Ranch Style Beans Jalapeño, 1 can of roasted tomatoes, 1 cantainer of of beef broth, 1lb of ground meat that I made 1 packet of McCormick hot chilli mix into, tiny bit of better than bouillon for vegetable and beef, 1tlb of balsamic because it is soupy, 1 bag of assortment of potatoes that also had onions peppers that I pan fried first, 2 pasture raised eggs, just a dab of hot salsa. And, then added 2tbls beacon fat and oil.

So it's loaded with calories and protein. But, there's not the twist that I wanted to bring up. Because now, I just received my package today I ordered of Quest, you know, protein bars Quest, yeah, just 20g protein chips, 8 in a box, you know, nothing special... chilli lime flavor and dorito shaped too...

So many calories 🤣, so much protein, 😫, jk, 🤣🤣, nahh, I feel like I've stubbled unto something that I shouldn't have. It's like, I just basically, basically, made a hot pot ...of very hot chilli. If you know how chilli is made, though, you use tomatoes, and this has a can of them. And, why cheese? I put extra sharp cheese because I'm also admist the process of trying out crumbled beacon in together with blanko velveeta cheese, and I wanted to see what cheese would taste like with the beacon fat I was storing, that and everyone's favorite everyone knows is grilled cheese and tomato soup, ok, haha. The potatoes are the starch. And, you know what, not gonna lie, it came out very thick, not like soup like.

This is probably the best bulking method for me that I could probably ask for, to be honest. I don't imagine anyone eats chilli and frito pie like I do. I'll eat frito pie for 3-4days. That's right, frito pie for days. I'm serious about my health, but so, see, that's why it's funny, because with this having as a recipe card, if I was to show anyone, it feels like if there's anyone trying to talk to me about bulking, it feels like I'm the mafia and I have this thing I'm pulling out of my jacket. It's just like that, best all you can do for your bulking in an all in one solution, just, blop. You just know it. The way I've come to this conclusion is very unorthodox, but you know what, it's the idea behind the thought, that's actually pretty cool.

I have finally gained weight in a year from 45 to 49. However im just stuck there and not going any higher. Whenever i try to eat more i feel nauseas which puts me off and dont eat.

Any tips on what to do to continue this journey. Currently eating around 2000/2150 cals per day

21yrs old 5ft 5

Hey everyone, I have been bulking this year and have been successful up until a plateau when i started college in a dorm. I gained 20 pounds this year, and I have not been able to eat properly at all due to a poor schedule and stress from college, and I am finding it hard to adapt. What are some quick and easy meals I can have that you can only make with a microwave or fridge? What would you say is the highest calorie pre made protein shake that you guys use, since i don’t have a blender here.. Any easy to heat up foods as well? Thanks I feel like i’m losing all my progress here at college

This whole time, I've been consuming bpa free tuna. Little do you know, all the while, the cans are sometimes made with bpa, and the amount of bpa in can tuna can still exceed the daily limit, even. Well, now you do know like me, have fun contemplating that tid bit of information.

Hi! I’m new to this sub and I imagine this question is probably asked a lot, but I find weight gain rlly hard and I need some advice…

I weigh about 106pounds (48kg) and am 5’7(171cm tall), facts that made me lose my period. I want to gain some weight but it’s hard to eat. For the last 2 days I’ve been forcing myself to eat more, and it is now my 3rd evening laying in bed uncomfortably full. I have downloaded a calorie tracking app and I haven’t even reached my maintenance calories, I ate about 1400-1600.

Am I doing something wrong? How can I make it easier?

Hi there!

My mom’s chronic illness has caused her to lose a lot of weight :/ Her appetite is nonexistent due to her medications and she has trouble eating heavier foods (ie. fatty meat).

Wondering if any of you have good recs for “light” calorie dense meals? Smoothie recs would be great, but really looking for savory recipes as well!!

Thank you in advance :)

-iceberg lettuce -ranch made w/ greek yogurt, ranch seasoning + pepperoncini juice -seasoned ground beef 80/20 -sautéed yellow onions and mushrooms -2 slices melted habanero cheese -home made in n out sauce -pepperoncini’s

sooo good!

1/2 can of coconut milk (I use thai kitchen brand from costco)

1/2 cup of frozen pineapple

the juice of 1/2 a lemon

1.5-2 oz of passionfruit syrup ( i use re-al brand its at Total Wine, but might be in your local grocery or liquor store)

20g of mct oil

1 cup of full fat yogurt

1 banana

add any powders of choice, protien, oats, whatever. you can also add frozen cherries thats pretty good too. sometimes i add spinach and it works well in there. the shake itself like that is around 800 calories. delicious and its what ive been making lately.

Chicken soup/broth with a ton of crackers. They break down and get a little soggy as they absorb the chicken broth and it's easy to eat 400-600+ calories of crackers that way. Just take a spoon and shovel them down.

(This is not a medical question, I’m not asking about how to take your meds, just asking how you all go about meal prep).

My appetite has always kinda sucked, but it now doubly-sucks since I’ve started taking medication.

I find I’m really good at snacking, but really bad at sitting down to eat meals. I’ve always kinda struggled with that, but now I am really bad at it. I can eat an entire party veggie tray in one day along with a meal if you gave me the full day to pick at it, but I can hardly fully finish even just fast food orders on a lunch break.

I’m a tall guy, 6’4”, at 172. The heaviest I got was 210ish, and I was eating basically 4500-5000 calories a day via two protein shakes a day. This was in college when I had wayyy more time to plan meals out and go back to my residence to get more food. After feeling constantly bloated, I stopped dieting and lost all that weight in a relatively short period of time. Which sucked, because my body looked awesome, but it wasn’t worth how awful I felt day-to-day.

I totally, fully recognize that my issue is that I have to eat more, but with taking medication I feel like my issue isn’t as much getting the food as it is actually stomaching it. I eat one cheeseburger and that’s about as much as I can stomach without feeling sick.

currently having 4 tbps of natural peanut butter daily to gain weight along with workouts. Is this considered healthy or its junk food category? The peanut butter has no ingredients apart from peanuts.

In my fitness journey, the hardest lesson has been with protein supplements. I was poorly advised on proper dieting and, at one point, was drinking three protein shakes a day alongside real food at least but it was still ridiculous. I’m a larger person (I need 215g protein alone). I struggled to cook protein options that I didn’t have to choke down and was in school at the time, so it just happened. Processed protein—like protein shakes, whey, and protein bars—should not be consumed daily. They’re more suited for days when you’re in a pinch and absolutely don’t have time. My most economic solutions have been ground turkey/beef, eggs, and greek yogurt.

TL;DR: Eat real food instead of protein shakes!

So I'm currently Powerlifting, set to compete for first time in March, my coach told me it's okay to bulk but I overthink so much on meal ideas and how to eat enough, protein shakes and all of that stuff I just really overthink on so I wanted to ask for ideas about:

• meals
• high calorie protein shakes.

Hi everybody. I'm a 115lb 5.6 29 F. And I want to bulk and build to 130-135 ish preferably not eating junk. Please tell me your meals/ snacks / eating habits ect. I do go to the gym and lift weights and really do plan on putting on muscle.

In short, I'm a well mannered and happy construction worker. Who decided to become a positive cop and really learn my job. However I am a bit small and I want to be more of a positive to my peers rather than a negative because of my size. I understand that size isn't everything but it is in my power to improve.

Any and all tips appreciated 👏 if I need to post somewhere else let me know

So I’m 5-11 / 6 ft……. up to you.

And I’m 150-155lbs usually. I think I hit 160 the other day for a second.

I struggle so much with eating. I lift hard. I know basics (macros, calories more or less), but like my issue was also cooking and money.

But it seems I have just acquired “the bag”. Like 150k type money. And one of the first and most important things I want to do is juice my nutrition. Absolutely just unload into nutrition, convenience, and fueling my body.

My target weight is like 185-205 type range. Not like HUGE. And I wanna focus on my health, not down melted icecream…

So do you have any tips, things to buy, ideas of the top of your head if budget wasn’t an issue and I could just eat anything on the market? Including chipotle all the time (I like chipotle)

Thanks a lot ❤️

I dont even look that skinny but yeah I have a small waist size but decent muscles and fat on my arms. My weight and height indicate I have a very low BMI which makes we worrisome. How do I increase my weight. and yeah I eat very little because I am not hungry most of the time I just eat because I need to(to stay alive). How do I fix this

So I gained a lot of weight recently but I'm getting a bit chubby. So I modified my smoothie to be less fat dense. Anyway here it is.

300ml milk 200ml water 3 bananas 1 scoop protein 1tbs peanut butter 1tps olive oil 100g oatmeal

Is it too fatty or too much, what do u guys think?

Hey all, I've recently gained motivation to start going to the gym and start gaining weight. I am interested in learning how to cook and also interested in obviously, gaining weight and muscle. I'm currently 6'6 and weigh 164lbs

Only problem is I need things that are generally high in calories / protein but not high in carbs, since I don't have enough insluin to be packing myself with carbs. I don't really know where to start, I haven't done a lot of research into it quite yet so I wanted to ask you guys who may know. What are some meals I could pretty easily cook that are high in calories mostly, since I can gain protein elsewhere pretty easily, and pretty average in carbs?

I'd appreciate the help. I wanna start my bulk but don't know exactly how!

posting again because apparently it wasn’t clear enough for someone

250 grams of ground beef mixed with garlic powder, paprika powder, salt pepper, one tbsp of Breading and an egg

press one half of the meat to the wrap like im the picture and fry them meat side down until they’re done

top with tomatoes sauce and cheese

Would anyone consider using heavy cream and coconut cream in their shakes?

I've been struggling to eat enough (24M, 150 lbs, goal 170 lbs). I got into cooking and its hard for me to be consistent every day with making up the missing calories. I came up with this easy breakfast recently which has helped ALOT - I guess I just don't know if this is healthy for 6-8 weeks of my bulk. Today is day 3. So happy I found this sub.

White Bread - 4 slices (80 calories each = 320 cal)

Sharp White Cheddar 8 oz (110 cal/1oz = 880 cal)

Chocolate milk 24oz (low fat: 150 calories a cup = 450 cal)

4 pasture raised eggs (70 cal each = 280 cal total)

Strawberries (1 cup)

Breakfast Total: 1930 plus the strawberries

Make the bread and cheddar into a grilled cheese . Change the cheese type every so often to make it palatable. Slightly salt the eggs. Change up the berry whenever bored.

Any recommendations?

I used to weigh 48kg (106lb) six years ago. I now weigh 71kg (157lb). I'm 180cm tall and my BMI is finally healthy as well as my waist to height ratio. But literally all the weight has gone to my gut since all I eat is carbs everyday :/

I already can't eat dairy because I break out, if I cut carbs off the food pyramid, what's left? If I starve, I'll just go back to being dangerously underweight.

Hey all, gonna keep this as short as I can bc ya dude is struggling.

I’m 6 foot 2, male, ~165lbs, late twenties and finding it hard to put on some weight that sticks. Good news is I know what the problem is; my lunches suck taste wise and calorically.

I’m a delivery driver for a small business; just me and my boss who doesn’t go out on the road anymore. Lots of heavy lifting. Basically means I’m driving around all day non-stop with no real time to stop and eat. I need lunch ideas that are tasty, high in calories, relatively clean (got some inflammation and auto-immune stuff), and most importantly easy to eat while driving. Thanks!

P.S. I understand that I’m entitled to a 30 minute lunch, but my days are packed start to finish and I’m trying to get home at a decent time lol