For context, I am roughly 5’10” and 150 lbs. I work outside and generally on an 8 hour day which is my norm, I’ll walk at LEAST 4 miles. I realized recently that’s probably the main reason I don’t gain weight, I walk all my fat off. I obviously have no problem with people that are overweight or people that don’t look like vogue models, that’s an unrealistic standard to be set(and feeds into consumerism but that’s a whole nother convo) but I would like to gain weight without being overweight. I am not skinny, I’m decently muscular not to pat myself too hard but I would like to get bigger. I know muscle weighs more than fat but I know I also need body fat. I eat lots of chicken and meat. I really kinda eat unhealthy and have lots of typical American comfort foods but I don’t go hard on dessert really. I do like fruit and yogurt too. What should I do to gain weight without eating unhealthy foods? Will exercise make me gain weight eventually or would it take a crazy long time?
Do you go for the full-fat yoghurt?
Have you tried cooking veggies in a strong sauce or just in their own juices, some oil, and some curry or ‘fajita’ spices. I could eat this cold with rice (and cheese with the fajita flavouring). (If you do cook rice for a pack-lunch, make sure you cool it under a cold tap as soon as you’ve cooked it, then drain, and get it straight in the fridge (you can get ill from eating rice that was allowed to cool in room-temp).
Ooh, now you’re talking, I usually don’t like veggies, but soups and fajitas are actually very good at disguising them. I also love potatoes and carrots, stuff like that. Also I usually get low fat yogurt just because my Mom needs it and we always have some in the fridge, but full fat is a great idea of getting healthy fats into my diet!
You can pack the recipe out with foods you love and disguise a few that you don’t but you know are good for you, then stick it all in one of those good tubs with a seal so it doesn’t leak.