So, what is healthy weight gain? There are after all so many different ideas of what healthy looks like.
In general, this is a gradual and long term way of eating nutritious foods while increasing calorie intake. This means going beyond the idea of a short term diet, and becoming an actual lifestyle. Hard weight gainers tend to lose their weight gains when they stop short term or intense diet regimes.
What’s really important with weight gain is that all calories aren’t created equal. There are nutrient rich calories and then there are empty calories. The quality of food is super important when aiming for healthy weight gain.
Good-for-you foods will not only give you the calories needed for weight gain, but also deliver what your body needs for optimal daily function.
Healthy weight gain also means gaining muscle not just fat. It may sound contradictory but exercise is an important part of gaining weight and helps build muscle, which we all need.
You really don’t want to have an increase in just body fat as this can lead to health problems and chronic issues like diabetes and heart disease which may need long term care.
Now don’t get me wrong, putting on weight is not such hard work, when you know how. Yes, the focus is on healthy food, but there are a lot of delicious, good-for-you foods out there.
We’re also not trying to get on MasterChef here. We want practical, simple, effective and easy to repeat tips to get there.
So if you’re ready to gain healthy weight, come along and take charge.