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writes:I am 40 (M), married. I am 5'6" and 60 Kgs. I smoke 30 cigrettes a day. I feel I am underweight and not well built. I mean no good mass over my bones and muscle stuff. so I feel I am underweight. I want to put on the required weight so that I can turn it into handsome muscles. I dont want to be body builder, just I want to look attractive. Thats all. Can you suggest me what kind of food is good for my perpose. My diet is shrinking too. I guess this becasue of the smoking. For my obsession I can quit smoking anytime. My question is, at this age can I still put on and __________________________________________________convert into normal sufficient muscles or not. Do _____________________________________________smoking is a constraint to mass/muscle build-up. What extra I have to eat. Can weight lifting be a help. 1. Do I need to put on weight first and how.2. Can excercise help in putting on muscle. 3. What things to include in my diet.4. what to stop taking in my diet.Any other suggestion you can give to expedite the case. Regards. worried.
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reader, red1982  +, writes (22 October 2007):
My husband used to be a bodybuilder, then stopped and got really thin again. He has just started to put weight back on through diet, it's not for the faint hearted and I couldn't stick to it, but here it is:
Breakfast 06.00
6 egg whites and 1 egg yolk scrambled on 2 pieces wholemeal taost, 1 bowl porridge.
Snack 09.00
Protein shake or protein bar - you can buy in health food shops for vegans if you don't want the bodybuilding ones.
Lunch 12.00
Sweet potato jacket with 1 tin of tuna
Snack 15.00
Protein shake of bar
Dinner 18.00
2/3 grilled chicked breasts (or any lean meat) with vegetables and rice or pasta for carbs.
Snack 09.00
6 egg whites and 1 egg yolk scrambled. No carbs!!
He eats this every day!! By eating this and excercising with heavy weights 3 times a week he put on 8 lb in 2 weeks - but he said that it was slower the first time he started body building. He does give himself one day a week where he will swap the healthy dinner for pizza or burgers or something he loves but says NEVER skip a meal. (oh and he also smokes, but only 10 a day).
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 October 2007): Hi Hun,
If you can cut down or give up smoking that will help your appetite, Also going to a gym and working out a exercise program for you will help build muscle, You need to consume more calories everyday, Plus calorie drinks in a milkshake form in between meals should make a difference,
Ive tryed everything hun and put on 7lb in 2 years its all to do with your metabalism,I can put on muscle very quick but still be my normal size, we are all different hope this works for you Good luck hope this helped a little TAKE CARE MANDY xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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