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And here I am at <70kg/150 pounds (@1.95m tall) and have more or less given up trying to gain weight. The amount of happiness to be gained if only we could tra

And here I am at <70kg/150 pounds (@1.95m tall) and have more or less given up trying to gain weight. The amount of happiness to be gained if only we could trade such character traits...

graeme 6y ago
Did you ever do barbell lifts + GOMAD? If you can sustain that without gaining muscle or fat, I would suspect some sort of medical issue. (I wouldn’t recommend GOMAD to most people. Even in your case, barbells + massive amounts of food would be my primary suggestion. However, I wouldn’t start immediately, as the whole gym/train/mer/physio system is mostly down or inadvisable from covid. You can hurt yourself with barbells)
usrusr 6y ago
Take up a competitive endurance sport like running or better, if you have access to hills, cycling, you'll start to love that low weight of yours.
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- KarlKemp 6y ago
  Yes, have done the Alps on a bike and enjoyed it quite a bit.
cko 6y ago
Hi, fellow lanky dude here. I blame everything on having a shitty appetite. It's a slight struggle to maintain 77kg at 190cm. What have you been trying? I used to think nothing works, but they do say to keep a food (intake) and exercise journal so you hold yourself accountable. I do have a small frame (thin wrists, smaller bones, etc) so I suspect my biology wants me to stay at like 75kg.
- marvin 6y ago
  You’ll love the low weight when you get older. My 60+ parents say their peers from university, even many who were really fit but with higher weight, struggle a lot with their mobility at higher age. It looks like a curse due to current body ideals, but it’s probably a blessing.
  - nradov 6y ago
    Underweight elderly people also struggle with mobility. Muscle atrophy and loss of bone mineral density causes falls and fractures. They often break a hip and are then stuck in a bed for weeks, which triggers an accelerating downward spiral.
bad_news_bears 6y ago
I’m 6’2” and weighed about 150 lbs. last year. Now I weigh 180 lbs. and I attribute the weight gain almost exclusively to eating the number of calories I actually was supposed to (chronic under-eater before). It sucked at first, shoveling all the food I could in... but now I’ve tapered off and have maintained 180 for the last twelve months or so with relative ease. You just gotta EAT.

And here I am at <70kg/150 pounds (@1.95m tall) and have more or less given up trying to gain weight. The amount of happiness to be gained if only we could trade such character traits...

graeme 6y ago

Did you ever do barbell lifts + GOMAD? If you can sustain that without gaining muscle or fat, I would suspect some sort of medical issue. (I wouldn’t recommend GOMAD to most people. Even in your case, barbells + massive amounts of food would be my primary suggestion. However, I wouldn’t start immediately, as the whole gym/train/mer/physio system is mostly down or inadvisable from covid. You can hurt yourself with barbells)

usrusr 6y ago

Take up a competitive endurance sport like running or better, if you have access to hills, cycling, you'll start to love that low weight of yours.

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KarlKemp 6y ago
Yes, have done the Alps on a bike and enjoyed it quite a bit.

cko 6y ago

Hi, fellow lanky dude here. I blame everything on having a shitty appetite. It's a slight struggle to maintain 77kg at 190cm. What have you been trying? I used to think nothing works, but they do say to keep a food (intake) and exercise journal so you hold yourself accountable. I do have a small frame (thin wrists, smaller bones, etc) so I suspect my biology wants me to stay at like 75kg.

marvin 6y ago
You’ll love the low weight when you get older. My 60+ parents say their peers from university, even many who were really fit but with higher weight, struggle a lot with their mobility at higher age. It looks like a curse due to current body ideals, but it’s probably a blessing.
- nradov 6y ago
  Underweight elderly people also struggle with mobility. Muscle atrophy and loss of bone mineral density causes falls and fractures. They often break a hip and are then stuck in a bed for weeks, which triggers an accelerating downward spiral.

bad_news_bears 6y ago

I’m 6’2” and weighed about 150 lbs. last year. Now I weigh 180 lbs. and I attribute the weight gain almost exclusively to eating the number of calories I actually was supposed to (chronic under-eater before). It sucked at first, shoveling all the food I could in... but now I’ve tapered off and have maintained 180 for the last twelve months or so with relative ease. You just gotta EAT.