# gaining weight **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113 "2002-06-20T18:58:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EchoKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113/21 "2002-06-21T20:28:56Z")
Cheesy Fries. They’re supposed to be the absolute worst thing for you. I didn’t put on weight until I turned 43. It sucked. I’m finally starting to get down to my preferred weight of 100. Oh, and don’t do anything but watch tv. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113/22 "2002-06-21T20:40:25Z")
I’m 6 feet, 155 lbs, and wanted pack on a bit of meat as I said before. I have a supersonic metabolism, but I never really have big meals, just eat thoughout the day. I just figured if I started gorging away on meat and pasta, that it would ‘stick to my ribs’. Thanks for the good advice all, I will do some research, and if I have any questions, I will ask em here. ---
**Author:** ![Ich\_Bin\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Ich\_Bin\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ich_Bin_s)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113/23 "2002-06-21T21:47:01Z")
Same boat. I’m 5’11", and have bottomed out at 145 lbs, though recently my weight hovers around 152-154. My goal has been to get to a weight where you can actually buy a dress shirt in a neck / sleeve combination that exists on this planet, and not, apparently, Pluto, which is where one must appear to be from when you tell them what you’re looking for ( a 34/35 with a 15 neck? Seriously?) So, I’ve learned that just eating more won’t do it. As dublos said, you need to create some muscle for all that extra food to stick to. I did weight training for a while, but I was never able to stick with it and the weight didn’t fluctuate much. The thing I was missing was cardiovascular work. Now, I run a couple of miles six times a week and do weights three times a week. Also, I eat “snacks” in between every meal, like those power shakes everyone has mentioned. I’ve been doing this seriously for four months, and I’m up to a consistent 163. The next twelve pounds (my target, for now) will come much more slowly, but it’s a start. I’m no fitness guru, so I don’t know that I could answer many questions, but I’m sure more people here can help you. The grass is always greener… ---
**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113/24 "2002-06-21T22:34:40Z")
Being as you are a girl, you could always try…_The Pill_…in addition to its lauded contraceptive effects, you will magically go from working to gain weight to needing a seperate zip code for anything headed towards your arse. Tons ‘o’ fun!! No word yet on wether the process will continue…research is ongoing. I’m hoping for continental drift to just take it all away across the ocean somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113/25 "2002-06-22T00:49:51Z")
When I graduated from high school I was barely five foot tall and weighed just under 100 lbs. When I graduated from college four years later I was 5’6" and probably weighed at least 225. My secret? An all-you-could-eat college cafeteria and a severe disinclination for any type of physical exercise. Put me on the road to where I am today, with a set of bad habits that keep (you should excuse the expression) feeding my weigt problem. I’ll make you a deal, **vanilla**. You get one of those text-message pagers. Whenever I feel the urge to snack, I’ll page you and tell you what I was planning to eat. You eat it instead, while I enjoy the vicarious pleasure of imagining you eating it. I guarantee you’ll put on the pounds, and maybe I’ll manage to lose some. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113/26 "2002-06-22T19:19:39Z")
Arwen; i _am_ on the pill now! I’ve only taken 3 weeks wroth however, so we’ll see how it goes. Another good thing about it! I **will** take the french fries with ranch dressing tip, however. Maybe peanut butter sandwiches too. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113/27 "2002-06-22T19:28:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jeff Olsen \* > \*\*A can of coconut milk has some outrageously high calorie count, not sure exactly what but for some reason I want to say “10,000”. \*\* I have a 14-oz. can on the shelf: 650 calories. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113/28 "2002-06-22T19:37:11Z")
Yah, but does it taste okay? Like a Mounds maybe? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-weight/115113.md?page=1)