Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I am interested in knowing how to increase my body mass index by following vegeterian diet. I am too underweight for my height. Is there any diet regime that helps increase our muscles. How much ever I do exercise and take in a lot of nutritious food, it is not helping in increasing my weight by even a kg. If there is any practise that improves my body physique, please enlighten me regarding the same. Thanks, Venkat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Absolutely. Whatever you think you're eating, you're not eating enough. With skinny people like you and me, it turns out that by feeding more, our metabolism actually increases! So you need to eat at a minimum 5 meals a day, and you need to know how much protein you're taking in. Be prepared for lots of dairy products and egg whites, unless you're a vegan, in which case you'll be consuming a lot of soy (too much, I think). When consumed in large quantities unfermented soy can be harmful because of its estrogenic compounds. Then you need to lift weights with compound movements (squat, deadlift, bench press, cleans) and take the rest of the time off. At about the 5th week you'll start to get big. An excellent book that describes all of this is Scrawny to Brawny by Michael Mejia and John Berardi, it's broken down into two parts: exercise and nutrition. They have a good introductory website with a multimedia course at http://www.scrawnytobrawny.com I used a personal trainer who instructed me on the diet and exercise to pack on about 20 pounds of muscle and 10 pounds of fat in 12 weeks. A before-after picture of me is at http://elfstrom.com/workout/ That book would be a lot cheaper than hiring a trainer! Still, you should have a personal trainer teach you the heavy-lifting exercises. I especially found it useful to have personal instruction because of my arthritis. David bkvenkatesh2 said: > I am interested in knowing how to increase my body mass index by > following vegeterian diet. I am too underweight for my height. Is > there any diet regime that helps increase our muscles. How much ever I > do exercise and take in a lot of nutritious food, it is not helping in > increasing my weight by even a kg. If there is any practise that > improves my body physique, please enlighten me regarding the same. > > Thanks, > Venkat > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Why a vegetarian diet? Humans the teeth and digestive systems of omnivores. Alobar On 9/29/05, bkvenkatesh2 <bkvenkatesh2 wrote: > I am interested in knowing how to increase my body mass index by > following vegeterian diet. I am too underweight for my height. Is > there any diet regime that helps increase our muscles. How much ever I > do exercise and take in a lot of nutritious food, it is not helping in > increasing my weight by even a kg. If there is any practise that > improves my body physique, please enlighten me regarding the same. > > Thanks, > Venkat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 If you don't mind my jumping in - What humans are " designed " to eat is debatable. There's lots of evidence of both sides of the issue. But regardless of that, some of us don't like eating carcass. That's fine if you want to eat it, but count me out. Love, Anna >Alobar <Alobar > > >Re: Just a small query >Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:50:38 -0500 > >Why a vegetarian diet? Humans the teeth and digestive systems of >omnivores. > >Alobar > > >On 9/29/05, bkvenkatesh2 <bkvenkatesh2 wrote: > > I am interested in knowing how to increase my body mass index by > > following vegeterian diet. I am too underweight for my height. Is > > there any diet regime that helps increase our muscles. How much ever I > > do exercise and take in a lot of nutritious food, it is not helping in > > increasing my weight by even a kg. If there is any practise that > > improves my body physique, please enlighten me regarding the same. > > > > Thanks, > > Venkat > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 , " bkvenkatesh2 " <bkvenkatesh2> wrote: > I am interested in knowing how to increase my body mass index by > following vegeterian diet. I am too underweight for my height. Is > there any diet regime that helps increase our muscles. How much ever I > do exercise and take in a lot of nutritious food, it is not helping in > increasing my weight by even a kg. If there is any practise that > improves my body physique, please enlighten me regarding the same. > > Thanks, > Venkat Surely there are numerous ways you can increase your body weight while still eating healthfully and adhering to a vegetarian diet. Nuts are an excellent food for weight gain. While I would avoid eating nuts processed with inferior oils (cottonseed, soybean, canola, etc.) it is possible to roast raw nuts with the better quality oils (olive oil, sesame oil, macademia nuts oils) at home. Raw nuts are an excellent source of protein which will also provide you with the extra calories you need to gain more body mass. You will also find that organic nut butters are a source of high quality fats. A major problem that I see here is many of the nut butters are typically processed with refined and hydrogenated oils (canola, soybean, etc) and so it is important to ensure that they are 100% organic. I have found that maranatha nut butters are 100% pure in this regard. www.maranathanutbutters.com Goat Cheese is a high fat food with more vitamins and minerals than traditional dairy contains, is naturally pasteurized and with more digestible fats. I typically buy imported brands as they are less likely to have the synthetic hormones included. When you saute' organic eggs in olive oil you are adding good fats to a high protein food. If you prepare them " over easy " , spooning the olive oil over eggs while cooking them, it provides even more good fats for your diet. When I feel that I need additional omega-3s or 9s in my diet I frequently prepare them like this. If you obtain a cold pressed imported olive oil from a farmer's market or health food store (typically darker green in color) you will be getting the best fat of all. Also, you can make healthy fries by slicing and baking organic potatoes drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with seasalt (skins included). Sweet potatoes can also be used, although I am having problems obtaining organic sweet potatoes and I think that this is important for good health. Potatoes are a good food but as we know they are experiementing with some of them now and we really don't want to be guinea pigs for Monsanto's experiments, I'm sure! Eating more avocadoes in salads or a homemade guacamole provides more healthy monounsaturated fat in our diets. Commercial varieties leave a lot to be desired, with so many unmentionable additives, so if you prepare your own at home you will be more aware of whether you are ingesting anything harmful or not. There are some high fat fruits as well, with bananas leading the list. How do I know this? I ingested so many before the birth of my firstborn that my physician advised that I cut way back on my consumption. They are naturally high in sugar, and are also a typically high fat food so if you increase your consumption of bananas I would intersperse them throughout your day to ensure that blood sugar does not peak to unhealthy levels. This may be a concern if you have any problems with your pancreas. There are other things you can do as well, such as using Amy's organic mushroom soups to your veggies, green beans, etc. Amy's vegetarian pizzas are good also. She makes a very healthy product. The only pizza that I'm aware of that is free of hydrogenated fats. I have an online friend whom initally became frustrated while transitioning over to more organic foods. Although she was plagued with heart problems and wanted to lose a lot of weight she actually gained weight making all her baked goods with organic grains and olive oil. Her cardiovascular (blockages) improved with extra virgin olive oil however she was not able to maintain a healthy weight. This again may have been from increased consumption of homemade baked goods (everyone knows that foods baked with olive oil tastes better! :-)) Olive oil will make your baked goods more moist and healthy however it will increase caloric value as well (it is important to remember here that olive oil contains only good monounsaturated fat which is ALWAYS beneficial to your heart, arteries and overall health!!. Organic oatmeal and numerous other organic whole grains help with overall weight gain, and so will adding organic raisins and dates to your diet. Raisins contain a whopping 160 calories a cup, while dates have 490! Adding additional organic raisins to your morning oatmeal will help to increase your calories and add extra flavor as well however remember that traditional varieties are already sprayed with genetically engineered sprays so it is important to ensure that you obtain only organic!! Raw honey is also high in calories, and if you are not a diabetic, I think you will find it will improve your overall health as well! Remember...these benefits are only from RAW organic honey All pasteurized processed varieties only prove harmful to our overall health. You didn't mention your health concerns and so I hesitate to mention other foods without knowing more. For example, if you really wish to add calories, you can add an extra pat of organic butter to your steamed veggies. (Here again, it is important to obtain only organic as butter tradtionally contains synthetic hormones also). However, additional butter may not be advisable if you have cardiovascular concerns. Use your own discretion. I wish you all the best! Using these tactics I gained quite a few pounds after my heart attack. More than I really wanted to gain, however I have since completely reversed this by substituting more low calorie nuts and adding much more fiber to my diet. I lost all toll, about 60 pounds with a high fiber diet. so you see, the foods you eat have a lot to do with your overall body mass. It is mainly trial and error and we are all so very different. Please keep us posted. I would be curious to know which strategies work for you. Best Regards, JoAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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