How do I become fat?

Without popping any pills

[vibgyor79]

I am a 28 year old male, 6'2" tall and weight just 52 kgs. That's around 100 pounds I think.

I am too lazy to exercise and I am a vegetarian. I don't like eating much anyway because I think spending time eating seems to be such a waste of time.

My general health is great - no heart attacks, no brain haemorraghes, no tiredness etc so far. I can trek up hills without problems which others huff and puff.

I hear that fat american kids munch on potato chips, cheese burgers etc all the time. Now if I do the same, will I gain weight quickly?

[davewray]

Being a vegetarian and skinny..Without exercising...you'll still die young because of your sedentary lifestyle...I'd rather eat steak and burgers and drink tons of beer without exercise. I may still die young, but at least I will have enjoyed eating through life ;)

[skibum]

Drink Coke all day long - at least one six pack per day, more if posible.

[benevolent001]

Happy Bday vibgyor79 , right time to think about it , must be planning to get married very soon :)

[vibgyor79]

Sigh, no. Heavy winds nearly blew me out into the sky while I was trekking up a 5000 ft hill. Only the heavy backpack saved my life. Now I carry a heavy anchor with me like ships do, whenever I go out.

[benevolent001]

Why dont you get yourself a heavy girlfriend , will serve lot of purpose (anchor and ... :), (just kidding)

BTW , am too like you health wise , and trying to change the things , am drinking lot of milk , try it if you like it

Please i have read lot of times people suggesting to workout for even gaining weight and for loosing weight , what is the logic behind for workout incase you want to gain weight , is it something related to incased metabolic activity and increased diet or what? workout in case you want to loose weight makes obvious sense

[HelenDev]

Well benevolent001, I'm no expert but I believe it's to do with gaining muscle bulk. If you are fat and want to lose weight, you can exercise to decrease fat and increase muscle. I believe that some people who exercise to lose weight can sometimes actually gain weight due to gaining muscle.

[le_gber]

Please i have read lot of times people suggesting to workout for even gaining weight and for loosing weight , what is the logic behind for workout incase you want to gain weight , is it something related to incased metabolic activity and increased diet or what? workout in case you want to loose weight makes obvious sense

muscle is heavier than fat, so ...

by doing exercises for stamina (running, cycling, swimming... low intensity and long duration) you will burn a lot of calories/fat but not gain too much muscle -> you lose weight

by doing exercises for strenght/power (weight lifting, exercises as above but in short duration and high intensity) you will gain a lot of muscle and still burn fat, but the weight of the muscle gained will be superior to the weight of the fat lost -> you gain weight.

To give you an idea, I am 1,87m for 85kg - sorry I was taught in metrics and kg - so slightly shorter than you but weighing 33kg more.

With the data you gave us, your BMI (Body Mass Index [google.co.uk] - a scale that takes into account your height and weight) is 14.4 which I wouldn't classify as 'healthy' ('normal weight' BMI is between 18.5-24.9). To get at the bottom end of the 'normal weight' scale (BMI 18.5) you should weigh 67kg.

If you are not familiar with exercising, I would start by smimming twice a week (monday and friday for example) for a month or two just to get your heart use to 'work out' and to tone your muscles. Then you could start hitting the gym on Wednesdays and do some weight lifting. You should gain some weight quite fast if you stick a an light exercising program.