The following are various tips I've
accumulated on the net, its basically just a collection of the best. Eat AT
LEAST 3 meals a day, or at least as many meals as you can. Drink juices instead
of water sometimes. Juices are high in calories and are good for you. Grape
juice and cranberry juice are my favorites. Skinny people frequently have
gastrointestinal troubles, some of which doctors will label "irritable bowel
syndrome" (especially if you get intermittent diarrhea/constipation and
intestinal spasms). Abdominal bloating can be very uncomfortable. Always wear
loose clothing. Keep the top buttons of your pants unbuttoned and wear a long
shirt or sweater. Comfort is the key here. Go for lots of walks. I find that
after a long walk or mild exercise, I get hungry. I never do vigorous exercise
because I want to hold on to as many calories as I can! Try to limit stress.
When I'm worried or anxious, I don't eat. Then I get stressed because I know
I'll lose weight, and it can turn into a vicious cycle. Your body uses about 75
calories an hour just to function, so you have to take in at least 75 calories
an hour every hour of the day (1800 calories in 24-hour period) just to maintain
your existing weight. To gain weight, increase the amount of fat you eat.
Fat-related health complications are the least of your problems right now. Once
you gain your desired weight, you can back off the saturated fat. Also increase
the amount of starch and sugars. The risk of death and serious disease as a
direct result of being underweight is greater than that of even a lifetime of a
high-fat diet. Plus it takes years of eating a massive amount of fat to produce
a hazard to your health. If you're concerned about cholesterol, restrict your
fat intake to unsaturated fats like corn oil, safflower oil, and olive oil. The
benefits of fat: Fat is the reserve of energy that powers our body. Vitamins A,
D, E, and K are fat soluble and require fat stores. Women with adequate fat
stores have fewer problems during menopause because their extra fat helps
preserve their supply of estrogen. 1 gram of carbohydrates supplies 4.1
calories, 1 gram of protein supplies 4.1 calories, but 1 gram of fat supplies
9.3 calories. That means if we eat the same amount of food, substituting fat for
other components, we will more than double our caloric intake and put on weight
faster. But fat also causes us to feel filled up more quickly, so we shouldn't
eat food that consists of 100% fat. No more than 70% fat. Protein speeds your
metabolism rate by about 30%, which works against us when trying to gain weight.
But carbos only increase our metabolic rate by 6%, and fat only 4%. During
digestion, carbohydrate is converted to sugar and deposited in the liver as a
sustance called "glycogen". Glycogen is converted into simple sugars and can be
poured into the blood on short notice to be burned up for fast energy. But if we
load up the liver with so much glycogen that it can't hold anymore, the rest of
the carbos we consume have no place to go and must be converted to fat, which is
how we will gain weight. But as soon as we exercise the glycogen is pulled out
of the liver to be used as sugar for energy, so whatever we eat will go back
into the liver to replenish it. So to make sure this doesn't happen, you should
not engage in any exercise for at least 2 hours after eating, ideally avoiding
as much movement if possible. Wear a sweater or jacket when eating and never eat
when you're cold. Stay as warm as possible. When we eat, our food is burned in
our bodies to produce energy, which can be used to move our muscles or to keep
us warm. The energy that is not used is stored as fat, which we want. Avoid a
high-fiber diet while you're trying to gain weight because it fills you up
quickly and slows down the absorption of calories from the rest of your food by
as much as 20%. Instead of high-fiber carbos, we want to eat simple or low-fiber
carbos. This includes "white foods" such as white flour, white pasta, white
rice, white bread. Instead of drinking water, drink calorie-containing liquid
such as fruit drinks, milk-based drinks, breakfast drinks, and fruit-flavored
carbonated drinks. A special Latin American beverage called "Malta" is good for
gaining weight. It has a rich sweet malty flavor and contains about 175 calories
in 8 ounces. And because of it's non-alcoholic but beer-related ingredients
(malt), it may even stimulate your appetite. The thyroid needs a constant supply
of iodine to make the thyroid hormones. Certain foods "trap" the iodine in our
bodies to slow down the thyroid temporarily to speed down the metabolism and
help us keep the weight on. First of all, buy table salt that is not iodized.
They include at least one serving of iodine-trapping foods in your diet every
day, eaten raw (like in a salad): broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Chinese
cabbage, cress, mustard, peppergrass, radish, and roquette. Also, eat nuts
(although peanuts are not iodine-trappers). "Layer" your foods by adding stuff
like ketchup, mustard, mayo, butter, oil, to add up the calories. Always carry
food with you, in your pocket or purse, like cookies or other treats. Keep food
in your car's glove box for when you're on the road. Never go to bed hungry. The
best time to eat is at night before you go to bed, when your metabolic rate is
the lowest. Raid the refrigerator at midnight, like fat people do. But if you
can't do that, at least keep snacks by your bed, even in a cooler if possible,
within easy reach for when you wake up at night. Eat when you're happy, in
cheerful surroundings, having fun, in a social environment like a party. Eat
while watching TV because you'll be concentrating on the TV program rather than
how much food you're eating, especially if the program is interesting and
exciting. Try new foods, ethnic foods, exciting foods, new combinations. The
effect of low temperatures on our bodies causes a "thermodynamic effect" by
increasing fat deposits on the parts of the body exposed to the cold
temperatures. This is why female swimmers are always a little chunky around the
front, not because of exercise, but because of the constant action of cool water
on the front of their bodies. If you swim about 15 minutes a day in a pool 72-74
degrees, in about 2 weeks you should notice increased thin and uniform layer of
fat deposits in your breasts and abdomen (just abdomen in men). Wear the
briefest bathing suit possible. When we eat, the food empties from your stomach
to the duodenum (beginning of small intestine), and this triggers the release of
a hormone called cholecystokinin (CCK), which acts on the vagus nerve to send
the message to your brain that you're not hungry anymore. So we want to eat
fast, not gulping down our food, but not taking breaks in-between to talk, do
work, etc. The idea is to eat as much as you can before the food reaches your
duodenum and puts out the signal to your brain that you're no longer hungry.
It's an average of about 13 minutes from the time you take your first bite.
Thiamine (vitamin B1), about 10mg a day, can increase your hunger after about 3
days of taking it. Use behavior modification. Before each meal select a target
task that absolutely has to be done within the next few hours, or at most, the
next day. Then plan a meal loaded with calories. Tell yourself that you have to
"eat your way" to that task, and you can't start the task until you've finished
your high-calorie meal. FOOD
TIPS
1 cup of ice cream is about 350 calories, 4 tbsp chocolate syrup about 350
calories, 4 tbsp nuts in syrup about 350 calories, and 1 oz whipped cream
about 55 calories - so a hot fudge sundae is about 1105 calories.
4 tbsp peanut butter about 400 calories, 4 tbsp jelly about 200 calories,
2 slices white bread about 160 calories, so a peanut butter sandwich is about
760 calories.
4 oz of dates is 376 calories plus you get a lot of important carbos and
sugar. Any dried fruit can help you gain weight. For example, 1/2 cup of
grapes is about 54 calories, but 1/2 cup of raisins is about 212 calories.
Just by getting rid of the water the caloric value increases about 400%.
1 cup of cooked white rice is about 185 calories. If you add 3 tbsp of oil
to it, it becomes 560 calories, and if you add 2 oz pignolia nuts ("pine
nuts"), it becomes 912 calories.
1/2 cup of raw chick peas (garbanzo beans) is 360 calories.
Three 4" diameter pancakes from a pancake mix is about 350 calories. Add 2
tbsp oil to the batter, and it's 600 calories. Then add butter and syrup for
another 255 calories and it becomes 825 calories.
Macadamia nuts and hickory nuts are about 200 calories an ounce. Nuts are
also "iodine trappers".
Potato chips are about 160 calories per ounce, but they work against you
because they have a lot of starch and salt. Starch fills you up quickly, and
salt makes us thirsty so you drink a lot of liquid which in turn will make you
full. But if you combine chips with high calories dips, then you benefit.
Don't eat popcorn, a cup is only 45 calories and it fills you up quickly.
Even with a tbsp of oil, it's still only 170 calories. You're better off
bringing your own snacks to the movies.
Olives! They're high in calories and monounsaturated fat, low in saturated
fat (the bad kind), and have no cholesterol. Don't like olives? How about
olive oil. This stuff supposedly helps prevent all kinds of bad stuff,
including breast cancer. 1 tablespoon contains 120 calories! I drink a
tablespoon or more every day, and it helps soothe my stomach too.
is a
lactose-free nutritional 8-oz shake that's specifically made for weight
gain while adding extra nutrition to your diet (see "Success Stories"
from 1995
and 1996).
Ensure is used in many hospitals, and it's been a lifesaver when I have
stomach problems. To the right is the "Nutrition Facts" for Ensure Plus
(based on a 2000 calorie diet). I have not included vitamins and
minerals because the table would be too large. But it contains vitamins
and minerals you will find in a one-a-day type vitamin, at 15%-40% of
the Recommended Daily Value (vitamin C is 80%).
Another super delicious shake comes from a company called
Grainaissance. AMAZAKE
is a drink made from whole grain brown rice and is out of this world. It
has a slight nutty flavor and comes in a ton of different flavors. To
the right are the "Nutrition Facts" for one 8oz shake (the Nutrition
Facts on the back of the bottle differ from those on the Grainaissance
website):
A really good food for gaining weight is HALVAH, which is made from
crushed sesame seeds. This stuff has an amazing 780 calories in 1 bar!
It's also high in fat though. You can get Halvah bars at your local
supermarket (a company called "Joyva", based in New York, makes them,
but I'm sure there are other brands), or you can make your own (recipes
follow). To the right are the Nutrition Facts for this yummy stuff:
Grind sesame seeds past meal stage into a nut butter.
Scrape out into a bowl and dribble in the honey.
Mix well until you get a sticky mass.
For chocolate halvah, mix in cocoa (or carob) powder, but don't mix
well; allow it to become marbled.
For more vanilla flavor, add 1 tsp of vanilla with the honey.
Line a small (about 4"x3") box with waxed paper and press in the
mixture. Put in the refrigerator to chill for an hour or so, take
out,and slice into cubes.
The prepared caramel-albumen paste is to be combined with prepared
sesame seeds.
Mix well until you get a sticky mass.
Spread the paste onto a greased confectinary sheet or
stainless-steel board, rolled out into a layer of about 5 cm and cut
into 50-70-gram lumps. The form can be square, diamond, and/or
rectangular. You can also form oblong braids.
Ingredients • 1 cup cheddar cheese, cut
into small chunks • 1 cup heavy
cream • 5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce •
2 tbsp ketchup • 1/2 small mild onion
Procedure 1. Blend or process thoroughly in a blender
or food processor. 2. Chill well and keep in fridge until ready
to spread on buttered bread
CHEESE, HAM & MAYO SPREAD
Ingredients • 1 cup cheddar cheese, cut
into small chunks • 4 slices boiled ham (vacuum
packed, from meat case) • 2 cups
mayo • 1 cup heavy cream • Barbecue
spice mix
Procedure: 1. Blend or process thoroughly in a blender
or food processor 2. Chill well and keep in fridge until ready to
spread on buttered bread
CHOPPED LIVER AND BACON SPREAD
Ingredients • 4 hard-boiled
eggs • 6 chicken livers fried in lots of olive
oil • 2 cups mayo • 2 tbsp
Worcestershire sauce • 6 tbsp butter •
1/2 cup crisp fried bacon
Procedure: 1. Blend or process thoroughly in a blender
or food processor 2. Chill well and keep in fridge until ready to
spread on buttered bread
RUSSIAN PEANUT CHEESE SPREAD
Ingredients • 1 cup cream
cheese • 1/4 cup mayo • 1/4 cup
Russian dressing • 1 cup peanut
butter
Procedure: 1. Blend or process
thoroughly in a blender or food processor 2. Chill well and keep
in fridge until ready to spread on buttered bread
PEANUT BUTTER BANANA SPREAD
Ingredients • 1 cup peanut
butter • 1/2 cup mayo • 1/2 cup very
ripe banana • 2 tbsp
butter
Procedure: 1. Blend or process
thoroughly in a blender or food processor 2. Chill well and keep
in fridge until ready to spread on buttered bread
LIVER SAUSAGE SPREAD
Ingredients • 1 cup liver
sausuage • 1/2 cup mayo • 1/4 tsp
nutmeg • 2 tbsp butter • Pinch of
ground cloves
Procedure: 1. Blend or process thoroughly in a blender
or food processor 2. Chill well and keep in fridge until ready to
spread on buttered bread
Ingredients • 1/2 lb cooked
spaghetti • 2 oz extra virgin oil •
1/2 tsp oregano • 2 cups canned or bottled
Hollandaise sauce • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
cheese • 4 hard-boiled eggs
Procedure 1. Mix spaghetti with oil and oregano. 2.
Heat hollandaise sauce in double boiler with cheese until cheese
melts. 3. Place hot spaghetti on plate and garnish with
hard-boiled eggs cut into quarters.
CHINESE NOODLE SALAD
Ingredients • 1 lb egg
noodles • 4 tbsp Chinese sesame oil •
2 tbsp high-quality Chinese soy sauce
Procedure: 1. Cook egg noodles for about 4 mins. Rinse
under running water and shake dry in colander. 2. Add sesame oil
and soy sauce. Refrigerate until well-chilled but not stiff. 3.
Serve with "Chinese Sweet-Sour Noodle Sauce":
• 6 tbsp peanut butter • 5 tbsp
water • 2 tbsp high-quality Chinese soy
sauce • 2 tsps high-quality Chinese
vinegar • 8 tbsp Chinese sesame
oil • 5 tbsp sugar • 1/2 tsp
powdered garlic • 1/2 tsp powdered
onion • Hot pepper sauce to taste
Procedure:
1. Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender. 2.
Serve the sauce cold on cold noodles or hot on hot noodles.
EGG-CHEDDAR-RICE BAKE
Ingredients • 6 eggs • 2
cups cooked rice • 2 cups cheddar cheese,
grated • 2 cups heavy cream • 3/4 cup
whole wheat bread crumbs • 1/4 lb stick of
butter • Hot sauce, salt, and pepper to taste
Procedure 1. Beat eggs thoroughly and mix with all
ingredients except bread crumbs and butter. 2. Pour into greased
baking pan and cover uniformly with bread crumbs. 3. Cut butter
into 8 pieces and distribute over top of bread crumbs. 4. Bake
for about 35 mins at 325 degrees or until done.
RYE PANCAKES
Ingredients • 1 cup prepared pancake
mix • 4 tbsp rye flour • 3 tbsp heavy
cream (whipping cream), which adds 50 calories per tbsp
Procedure 1. Follow recipe on box, but add heavy cream
to mix instead of milk or water 2. Serve hot with a big pat of
butter and plenty of honey or syrup
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Ingredients • 3/4 cup
butter • 4 cups powdered sugar • 8
tbsp heavy cream • 1 tsp real vanilla
extract • Optional: 6 tbsp cocoa powder (if you want
chocolate buttercream)
Procedure Mix together and use on cakes, cookies,
cupcakes, or gingerbread.
PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
Ingredients • 1/2 cup
butter • 8 cups powdered sugar • 8
tbsp butter • 1/4 tsp real vanilla
extract • 3/4 cup heavy cream
Procedure Mix together and use on cakes, cookies, or
cupcakes.
CHEESE BACON FEAST
Butter a slice of bread, croissant, or toast. Cover with 2 slices
of cheese (any kind). Lay 4 strips of fried bacon on top. Place it
all under broiler until cheese melts around the bacon.
GRITS
Dried corn that's ground fine with the bran and germ removed.
Cook them in water like rice. When they get cold, pack them in a
square shallow pan and cut them in thick slices. Fry the slices in
bacon fat and while they're still hot, serve them covered in hot
sugar syrup.
NUT AND CHEESE SANDWICH
Butter a slice of bread. Add two layers of cheddar cheese. Cover
cheese with shelled walnuts, pecans, or pieces of macadamia nuts.
Top with another slice of buttered bread. Dip entire sandwich into a
well-beaten egg and lower into a frying pan full of hot olive oil or
butter. Fry until brown on one side, then turn and brown the other
side. Make sure cheese is thoroughly melted.
My
Recipes
Gruel
2 packets instant oatmeal
1/3 cup powdered milk
1 cup water
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tbs. butter(or as much as you can bear)
2 tbs. nesquick or chocolate syrup
mix them all together and nuke it for about 1 minute and enjoy!
Worlds Best Gainer Shake
this shake is about 1390 calories, drink two of these a day with lots of food
and you'll gain like crazy
3 scoops slimfast powder
2 cups regular ice cream(neaopolitan tastes the best)
1 1/2 cups milk(I use skim, but whole would add more calories)
blend or mix in a shake machine, this tastes better than a lot of shakes I've
had at restaraunts, it tastes really good
