I'm a pretty fucking underweight person (over 6 foot tall and 150 on the dot). I don't exercise much besides doing pull-ups on my door frame pull-up bar everytime I go into my kitchen, so I'm confused how I could actually lose weight while basically sitting in a chair all day
But I've heard weight gain shakes can potentially mess up your kidneys (happened to a friend of mine) and they aren't well-regulated (just kinda jampacked with all different good and bad nutrients)
Anyone know how a poor person cam gain weight?
you don't have to take weight gain shakes if you're wary of them for whatever reason, there's no specific thing you need to be eating. it is just about being consistently in a calorie surplus. eat whatever you prefer.
it's very simple but not necessarily easy for everyone.
-have an honest accounting of what you normally eat when you're not trying to gain weight. use a calorie tracker app for two weeks or something and then find your average calories per day.
-workout 110% of your average & eat that amount every day for two months. track your wake-up weight every day.
-after that period is up reassess and see how much weight you've gained (look at the general trend of your weight rather than a specific day's reading cause it can fluctuate a lot). decide if you need to add more calories or dial it back slightly. gaining 2 or 3lbs per month is a decent amount.
understand it's slow going and requires diligence and consistency but it is absolutely possible for the vast vast majority of people.
I think it's very hard for"hard gainers" to do this without tracking their intake and their weight so I'd just reiterate you really should do that. good luck with it