help me with my delima

[bourne197]

I am 25 years old. I am 5'8 tall but I am seriously underweight. My weight is 53 kg or 117 lb. I look really skinny and I don't like it. I am having a hard time gaining weight even after trying to eat a lot. I can't work out too. I have a bad shoulder injury. My friends are recommending me to try weight gainers but I am not sure about that. I don't want a fat sticking out belly. I would rather stay skinny. So, can I go for a weight gainer without getting a fat belly.

P.S: I don't know much about supplements and nutrition.
P.P.S : I don't want a muscular body. I just want some decent weight without a fat belly.

[neddo]

If you're having difficulty forcefeeding enough "real" food in, then you can pursue a Gainer shake. There's plenty of options of making your own, using Whey/Casein/Blend with Nuts/Oils/Oats/Fruits/nut butters/etc. or you can purchase a premade one.

Are you intending on picking up any regular exercise/weight training? If you're training while taking in extra calories, it will go towards helping create lean tissue instead of fat mass (fat belly).

[formicaman]

I don't want a fat sticking out belly. I would rather stay skinny.

At your weight I won't even worry about this. Just eat a lot of calorie dense foods - pb, avocados, olive oil, nuts etc.

[bourne197]

Are you intending on picking up any regular exercise/weight training? If you're training while taking in extra calories, it will go towards helping create lean tissue instead of fat mass (fat belly).

No, I can't lift. I have a bad left shoulder.

[Cb894121]

No, I can't lift. I have a bad left shoulder.

There are plenty of exercises you can do that shouldn't affect your shoulder. It would help in putting on lean mass as opposed to simply gaining fat around parts of your body.

Anyone here will tell you though that putting on weight is basic math, more calories consumed than burned. Clearly you have a high metabolism, and it may require a bit more of a push to consume enough to put on more weight (it was difficult for me at first, I did it incrementally). I personally had to start tracking what I was eating day to day because I thought I was consuming a lot more than I actually was. It would also help you figure out what that approximate threshold of calories consumed you'd have to hit to actually put weight on.

I definitely suggest checking out the stickies in this Nutrition section though, it will likely answer a lot of questions you have/fill in the knowledge gap.

[CommitmentRulz]

Pizza, cheeseburgers, milkshakes, peanut butter, fruit, cheese...

Many mass gainers are loaded with sugar. Personally, I'd rather eat real food.

[Mikeez0]

trying to eat a lot.

1600calories, I guess?

[bourne197]

There are plenty of exercises you can do that shouldn't affect your shoulder. It would help in putting on lean mass as opposed to simply gaining fat around parts of your body.

I have a rotator cuff tear which has healed a little but it still is painful. If you could point out some exercises that wont elevate my condition that would be helpful.

[bourne197]

1600calories, I guess?

5 cups of rice a day, 4 bread toasts, eggs, nuts and groundnuts, fish, chicken breasts but I don't see any improvements.

[d2mini]

Are you seeing a physical therapist for your shoulder?
You should be. Preferably someone on the sports medicine side.

[bourne197]

Are you seeing a physical therapist for your shoulder?
You should be. Preferably someone on the sports medicine side.

Yes, I am. Have improved a lot since then but we have not talked about lifting weights as I was not interested in it.