u/CrazyGamer23908

Just looking for some advice really. I’m a 24M who’s just over 6’4” and have struggled with my weight for quite a while now, 1 month ago (17th April) I weighed 63kg when I decided to finally do something about my weight. I’m currently up to 64.6kg as of this morning but I’m slightly concerned about the drop off when it comes to my weekly gains.

I started off by calculating my maintenance calories (I’ve only gone off estimates because i know it’s not guaranteed) and have been eating in at least a 500 calorie surplus daily since April 17th in addition to doing some light weight training 1 day and bodyweight exercise the next - nothing crazy but just to do some exercise for my appetite. The first two weeks everything was great, I was logging everything (I know it’s accurate because it feels like it’s all I’ve been doing 😂) and gained 0.5/0.6kg weekly taking me to 64.1kg. I thought wow this weight gain stuff is easy when you actually try as I never have before!

Unfortunately since then I’ve gained 0.3kg and 0.2kg in the last two weeks taking me to 64.6kg. This is quite disheartening because i know I’m not eating less calories and I’ve not started intense exercise so I’m not sure why my gain has decreased weekly like this. I’m not using protein powder but it’s something I’m (reluctantly I’ll admit) looking into to try and get my numbers up again. Just wondering if anyone has any advice really please, I know maintenance calories increase as weight does but I wasn’t expecting the drop off to happen so suddenly. Thank you for reading and if anyone can help

Hi all, apologies for the long post but I’m looking to read the progress other taller people have made when gaining weight please as I try to change my life for the better.

I was never an overly tall child and maintained a healthy weight until I finished my growth spurt at around 17. I’m now 24 years old, 194.5cm or 6’4” and weigh 63.5kg. I have lived the past 7 or so years unhappy with my weight and burying my head in the sand hoping one day I’ll “fill out” as family would say only to be left disappointed when I’m still a string bean even though I’ve done nothing to change it. I don’t like pictures because of my skinny arms and legs, feel self conscious about wearing shorts and a t-shirt and am embarrassed to look in the mirror. Man, what a ray of sunshine I am lol

A week ago I pulled myself together and decided I’m fed up of being uncomfortable in my own body and to do something about it. I’ve looked at numerous TDEE calculators and have found i was eating at my maintenance calories at most hence the complete stagnation. Since then I’ve been eating bigger portions and snacking on nuts, peanut butter, milk, and pretty much whatever in addition to exercising more (not cardio.)

I’ve managed to hit a 500 at least surplus daily and a week later have put on 1 IB. This pound is very little in the grand scheme of things but has given me all the motivation I need, even if I see minimal progress I won’t give up. I thought it would be like an episode of Man vs Food but I’ve not even found it that hard so now I’m cursing myself for not starting earlier! But that’s enough self-loathing for one night 😂 i know it’ll be a long journey but I’ve struggled with this for a while. It’d be nice to hear from anyone who has been in a similar situation if possible and what you have achieved. Thank you for reading