Top 10 weight gain hacks?
1. Replace everything you can with the higher calorie version. This may seem obvious but also consider alternative ingredients and increasing quantity of ingredients, for example swapping milk or water with heavy cream, adding double the butter thatās called for, etc. I know that thatās a no-brainer but it really does make a difference if youāre cooking a lot at home.
2. Surround yourself with snacks. When I shop and get a bunch of snacks, I just leave the grocery bag next to where I sit on my couch. Cookies, chips, poptarts, pastries, hand pies, you name it. So any time Iām feeling peckish or Iām just bored and need something to do, I have something within arms reach. I can mindlessly pack away an extra couple thousand calories a day this way and not even notice.
3. Create smaller goals. This one can be a little challenging, of course we all want to hit our ultimate goal as quickly as possible. But itās so easy to get discouraged when youāre looking at a number that seems so far away. Breaking your goals up into manageable chunks makes the process quicker and more successful than lamenting over not gaining āfast enoughā and losing steam. It also gives you reason to celebrate more often than if youāre only looking forward to the next 50-100lbs. For example, say youāre starting on 01/01 at 300 and your ultimate goal is 350. For the month of January your goal is to hit 310, for February itās 320, and so on and so forth. That way youāre only really āpushingā for the gain for a few days at a time, if you even need to push at all. I hope that makes sense lol
4. That belly tapping thing actually works, lightly tap above your navel and continue tapping as you move from center to left. It may take a couple rounds of this, but in less than a minute you should feel your stomach start feeling empty again. It really really works, itās also great for when youāre stuffed to the point where another bite will make you sick - just do the tapping thing and the pain and nausea dissipates. I donāt know the science behind this but itās something I use on a weekly basis and has been a lifesaver.
5. Diet soda. Iāve always been a Diet Coke addict but Iāve found in my gaining journey that the days I drink Diet Coke I am OBSESSED with sweets and sugary treats. Otherwise Iām not too into sweet things, but when Iām chugging aspartame? Oh god itās game over, Iād eat straight sugar if I had to.
6. Buy the bigger clothes in advance and wear them. This one is hit or miss, cause I love feeling my clothes bursting at the seams, but on the other hand it takes a lot of effort to get super fat and maintain it, so being comfortable as possible is also a must. I do wear the super tight ones still too, but I alternate depending on the day. If you have clothes that are (temporarily) loose on you, not only will you be comfortable but youāll also have the added benefit of feeling yourself outgrow those too, which to me is more impressive than outgrowing something that was already a little snug.
7. Preset meals; if youāre a fast food junkie like I am and eat every one of your meals out of a greasy brown bag, this is a game changer. Spend a little time making lists of what you like from fast food places and their respective calorie counts. Then come up with realistic 2000+ calorie meals from that. Not stuffings so much as just a casual everyday lunch. So if you know that you need to hit a minimum calories per day, itās super quick to order exactly what you need and you donāt have to put any effort into it. A lot of apps let you save your favorites to a separate list anyhow.
8. Fast food apps. If you donāt have a rewards app for every fast food place in a 20 mile radius of your home, are you even a feedee? All jokes aside, the amount of free or deeply discounted food I get every day is insane and I am so proud of my points balances lol this is one of my top hacks, I eat so much fast food anyway why wouldnāt I reap the rewards from that?
9. Eat before bed. Most of my eating happens within 2 hours of me falling asleep at night. I would conservatively say half of my daily calorie intake happens in the evening. It works, do it.
10. Iāve been gatekeeping this website for the last 9.5 years, but this is the most accurate calorie calculator Iāve ever used. It tells you your estimated weight over the next few months based on your body metrics and estimated calorie intake (or rather your daily goal lol) and has been consistently accurate for me in my gaining. I use it to plan my gains/other feedees gains and our daily and weekly calorie goals š
