What Should I Eat?

[balthasarbal]

So I haven't made much progress with the whole weight gaining thing and 6 months later I'm still ~133lbs and not counting. I've noticed an increase in appetite, but that's not really putting the pounds on. I think that makes me a "hardgainer" so something like that, right? I guess I'm just not taking the right approach and wasting my time doing the wrong exercises. Everyone keeps telling me to JUST BAD EAT but I don't know how to start a new diet, or else I'd be willing to try.

So, my real question is what are the best weight-gaining foods that I have easy access to? A lot of people are recommending different things but I don't know **** about Protein and Carbs other than I lack both. Some people are suggesting that I have 6 lighter meals a day, but I'm thinking maybe 5 tops. Any ideas on that? Also, if anyone could recommend an exercise plan, that would be phenomenal... I was spending 40 min a day doing different stuff and nothing really happened. I felt stronger after a few weeks but muscle mass (or lack of) remained the same.

From the sound of your post, you need to get a serious lifting regimen going that includes full body work, heavily concentrated on the "real" lifts like Squat, Deadlift, Bench press, and Row. For nutrition, I'd make a "balanced" diet consisting of roughly 1/3 of each macronutrient protein, fat, and carbohdrate. Your calories need to be between 16 and 20/lb of bodyweight. If you do this and still aren't gaining then increase calories to 25/lb.

This should get you to growing and gaining. I really don't believe in being a hard gainer...it's more likely you are an undereater. I would love to use the "hardgainer" excuse myself, but being honest I have to just admit to undereating most of the time.