Can't gain weight

[Jarett]

I'm 5' 3'' and 94 pounds and I eat about 3000 calories a day but I still can't gain weight.
My belly gets fat but whenever I weigh myself after eating I would only gain 2-3 pounds then I would weigh myself again before eating my weight would go back to 94 pounds.
What do you think is the problem?

[AlwaysTryin]

I'm 5' 3'' and 94 pounds and I eat about 3000 calories a day but I still can't gain weight.
My belly gets fat but whenever I weigh myself after eating I would only gain 2-3 pounds then I would weigh myself again before eating my weight would go back to 94 pounds.
What do you think is the problem?

You aren't eating enough

you need common sense + food

[juliacheh]

Are you sure you eat exactly 3000 calories and don not have any medical conditions barring weight gain?
Do you track your calories or estimate?

[Melamed]

If you dont gain weight it means you dont eat enough..
Eat more and dont afraid..

[AlwaysTryin]

If you dont gain weight it means you dont eat enough..
Eat more and dont afraid..

I think there's a magical barrier at 3000cal where you aren't allowed to eat more lol

[heytred]

I hate these threads...

eat more?

[WonderPug]

I'm 5' 3'' and 94 pounds and I eat about 3000 calories a day but I still can't gain weight.

You're probably not eating 3,000 calories per day, but either way, if you're not gaining weight at your current caloric intake, increase your caloric intake by about 10% and monitor for weekly weight change.

[Tbone4217]

just dont be afraid to eat more, it sounds like your a hardgainer, so you can eat a lot and not gain much in weight, so eat tons

[doctapeppadoc]

Could just be fast metabolism. Try aiming for 3500 and see what happens

[lovingit]

I hate these threads...

eat more?

Seriously. I hope in my next life I come back as someone who just can't manage to gain weight.

OP - I'm venturing to guess that you are overestimating your caloric intake. If I'm wrong, then eat more (or higher calorie foods).

[vinipitta]

I'm 5' 3'' and 94 pounds and I eat about 3000 calories a day but I still can't gain weight.

Wait a second...

Sorry but nobody in this thread think it is strange a 94 pounds pal, eating 3k calories that don't gain weight?! I guess there can exist some specific cases where this is scenario is true, but doubt is your case.

OP:
1. You are miscounting.
2. I think you don't even know how much calories you really need to eat. Check it.

I hope you were honest with us and really need guidance/help. Because this smells like you are kidding us.

[BlackGasDiver]

Increase more calories and manage your macros. Click on this link http:/forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981

[hankst]

How's your activity level? Are you very active, are you doing a lot of cardio?
There are several possibilites:

- you are overestimating the amount of food you eat -> actually count your calories, and eat more
- you are really eating 3000 kcal, but you're running a marathon every day -> stop running marathons, do only half marathon distance runs and eat more. Or keep on running marathons and eat even more than "more". A whole horse each day will suffice.
- you have a medical condition, see a doctor and get some bloodwork done (TSH, T3, T4)

[MajorTwang]

Wait a second...

Sorry but nobody in this thread think it is strange a 94 pounds pal, eating 3k calories that don't gain weight?! I guess there can exist some specific cases where this is scenario is true, but doubt is your case.

Sounds a bit freaky.

Small people need more calories per pound because their greater surface area : mass ratio means faster heat loss - but there are people twice as heavy who would gain on 3k.

Questions
1) Are you counting your calories right ? You really need to log everything you eat in a week & divide by 7 to get a reasonable average
2) Do you have insane activity levels that you could cut down on ?
3) No offence, but 94lb and 5'3 is unusually small for a guy. Do you have some kind of medical condition that may be relevant here ?

If your answers are yes, no & no - you've got a vast metabolism that can probably upregulate itself to waste excess calories. Eat more & rest more.