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Anonymous
Hay /fit/

I just realized I have a bony face, so I look like a ghould or something. I'm within my normal weight range (about 120 lbs at 5'5"), but I just hate the boniness of my face. Is there anything I can do about it?

Pic unrelated.
>> Anonymous
botox
>> Anonymous
How old are you? You probably have a high metabolism.
Try eating more. But be careful, or you'll get a double chin.
>> Anonymous
Im 18, and I already did the research. Turns out I'm an ectomorph. =(
>> Anonymous
i'm 5'5. I used to be around 140 lbs with a 32inch waist at his point last year...then cut down to a 27" waist and was close to 120lbs this winter. i was probably below 10% bodyfat (had a 6pack and abdomiinal veins). when people commented on how small i looked i started clean bulking...now i'm close to 140 again, but my waist is still close to 28" only (though my 6pack is barely visible :/), and my face is looking much better. I recently saw a pic of my face from back then at an xmas party, and i was damn embarrased to see how gaunt i had been.

I want to bulk to around 145 and then cut down to 140 at ~10% or less bodyfat, hopefully by august's end.

anyways, OP, long story short, you're small as hell, eat a lot and work out a lot.
>> Anonymous
>>177408

Working out is my plan, but how do I bulk? Well, more specifically, how do I force myself to eat more than I normally do, without throwing up? I've never really eaten a whole lot at once. Plus, I'm afraid that I'd be bulking up on the wrong things.
>> Anonymous
I was once 150lbs at 5'8". I was normal-looking that time, but a significant amount of it was fat and just bumming around. I decided to start exercising, and I did it with HIIT and abdominal exercises, in addition to eating properly. I lost 20 pounds in about three months, and after I stopped the regiment, and ate a lot I didn't grow any fatter - and I mean eating about 4 large meals in a day.

It turns out my high metabolism has been made into a notch higher. I probably won't get fat until after 30, but I doubt it with my proper eating. Goddamn, I look gaunt, too, but people have commented about me looking younger, so I don't know.

I'll just keep on exercising and eating (somewhat) properly, as I enjoy noodles ever so often. :)
>> Anonymous
>>177419
it's not hard to put on weight if you don't care about becoming a fatass. but doing so while putting on minimal fat is very difficult.

basically, when i was cutting, i would adjust how much i cut my calories based on my progress. i never measured anything or weighed myself regularly, i just looked in a mirror. if i wasn't seeing much after a few days, I'd slightly cut calories more. The key thing about keeping muscle while cutting was still eating a proportionately huge amount of protein and weight training.

when i was satisfied with my cut, i basically just did the opposite. i started ramping up calories, but primarily protein. when i wasn't really seeing gains as fast as i'd liked, i started upping carbs and fats, too. i adjusted it to try to gain 2-3 lbs a month. for me, that consisted of a daily diet of the following:

5 protein shakes (whey...basically nothing but 120g of protein)
2 eggs + 2 egg whites
hi-protein/lo-carb tortilla (9g protein, 90cals)
2 cups skim milk
1-1.25 cups 100% rolled oats
1 lb fat free cottage cheese
0.75 cups raw lentils (cooked it becomes around 3 cups of a mashed potato consistency)
8-10 oz chicken breast
8 oz vegetables

this is just a raw ingredient listing, obviously i arranged it all in meals/snacks throughout the day.

basically, without the protein shakes, there would be no way for me to eat anything close to the amount of protein i would need for the gains I've made these past months.
>> Anonymous
>>177446

So the key to gaining size is get fat, work it off, then focus on protein while continuing to work out?
>> Anonymous
>>177458
if you aren't fat to begin with, don't GET fat while trying to bulk...it's better to just slowly gain mass without putting on fat then putting on a lot of mass AND fat (though some would argue against this). But, gaining fat is inevitable...unless you're in 0.0001% of the population with amazing genes. So, when you do bulk enough to a size you're happy with, you'll probably have gained a pound or more of fat...which, in order to lose, you have to cut calories.

the key point in all of it is to keep protein intake high.