Struggling to gain weight

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lolliemop
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by lolliemop on Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:53 pm

Struggling to gain weight

Hi, I am struggling to gain weight and was wondering what to do to gain weight,
I'm fourteen years old and did a bmi test in biology last year and got 13.5, I currently weigh 6st or 37kg, 81lb and am about average height. I am not bulimic and eat three meals a day and snacks (including five a day, I rarely have fast food). I don't do a lot of exercise - just dance for an hour a week, walking to school and standard pe lessons.
I'm not sure if this is normal but really want to gain weight as people are starting to notice it and I have been accused to being anorexic/bulimic many times. As a teenager, I am aware that my body is changing and it is not attractive at all, I also have exams coming up which undoubtedly will cause weight loss from the stress.
Thank you for reading this and any advice will be greatly appreciated:)

Nellysierra12
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by Nellysierra12 on Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:03 am

Re: Struggling to gain weight

Try to eat meals after immediately after exercising or a work out. You can also eat a bit of rice at night to put on some weight.
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lolliemop
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by lolliemop on Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:11 pm

Re: Struggling to gain weight

Thank you for your quick response. Are there any alternatives to rice? As I am not fond of eating it so much, I also rarely work out so should I start doing this to gain muscle weight?
Thanks again,

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Sally Heep
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by Sally Heep on Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:00 am

Re: Struggling to gain weight

Follow the below mentioned things. Hope this helps you out -

:: Eat and Eat Often.
:: Add the right kind of fat to the diet.Healthy fats can be obtained from foods like peanuts, cashews, and olive oil. Stay away from saturated fats (bad fats) gained from processed foods.
:: Go High Protein
:: Eat late at night

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