when I first went plant-based almost eight years ago now believe it or not I
lost a lot away I was skinny probably the most skinniest I've ever been since
I started training in 2009 in this video I'm gonna discuss with you foods and
herbs for weight gain so if you want to know how to throw it up some mass hold
up some says watch this video let's go
this video was requested by a few of you if you ever want me to cover a subject
or there's anything you want to see make sure you hit me up in the comment I read
and reply to all comments so do not hesitate the first thing you need to do
is you need to eat calorie dense foods these foods also should be high in
nutrients there's no point in big mats and burgers you're just going to get
them bigger and that's not making progress and that's not making gains and
so what are calorie-dense foods calorie dense foods or foods that are high in
calorie per volume foods such as avocados nuts what we tend to do
actually when we're trying to gain weight is the low calorie dense foods
and what these foods do they fill up the belly because they're high in fiber and
have minimal fat so lucky or some of your vegetables for example the high
fiber they make you feel fuller and this fullness loss for longer so you don't
have the appetite to wish to eat on the other hand if you eat a high calorie
dense foods it takes up less space in the belly but it has more calories per
pound or per gram and this helps you hear your goal quicker the main reason
you want to eat high calorie dense also high nutrient dense foods is you want to
put on the right amount of mass so when I gain the right amount of muscle also
you don't want to just be putting on too much fat or you don't want to be doing
it too quickly so I'll give you my top go to high calorie dense foods in a
quick succession because I want this video to be very direct and straight to
the point high impactful so my first is nuts nuts
if you get 200 bags of cashews right now that's gonna be over 1200 calories
depending on where that actual and that is grown so that is a lot of calories
per grab if you add nuts to your diet correctly you can actually hit your
calorie goal easier because it takes a less amount of
space in the belly nuts as a butcher other things you can
have that high-calorie and also high nutrients
I've acardo's you need to be eating your healthy first so your avocados the chia
seeds your olive oil extra virgin olive oil there's other oils you can have to
but if you do the first correctly you're off to a win everything is about balance
you need to understand the right macro breakdown that works you have a high
calorie and high nutrient foods or quinoa if you're not eating legumes
right now you're obviously missing now legumes such as your lentils brown green
your black beans things like these foods are amazing to help you put on weight
because think of your stomach is so unlike a muscle the more you feel it the
more expense so the actual muscle or land of the stomach can expand it can
stretch so the more you put food in it the more it can stretch and the more
volume that stomach can handle so some people say to themselves okay I feel
full too quickly what you want to do is have three big meals for the day for
example three big meals stretch out the belly and once the belly stretched out
or maybe over like a four five week period you'll be able to eat more per
meal but make that a progressive thing fill up your belly high calorie dense
foods and then the belly stretches out and you're able to eat more that's why
some people who struggle to lose weight what they do is they get a gastric
bypass I believe it's called where they put the ring around the stomach that
increases how much the belly can stretch which means it limits how much they can
actually eat so think of you in the opposite if you stretch out the belly
that means more you can actually eat as long as it in the right foods you're
going to be getting the right gains some of you guys are looking at me health
expert why's he got so much spots yes guys I'm on holiday I'm actually in Bali
at the moment seminyak and my diet really goes out the window once I'm on
holiday so lot of high-fat foods unhealthy fats like fried foods a lot of
sugar and that leads to me having spots all right I'm gonna do a full video on
that soon that's something you want to see make sure you comment and let me
know on the other hand guys herbs can really help with your process as well but it's
good to understand that herbs only help from from a few directions and that's
appetite so the more feel hungry the more you able to eat
herbs will help with digestion herbs will help with enzyme production and herbs
will help with reducing bloating so one of the reasons why you might feel
full throughout a day is because you're bloated and when you're bloated you
don't want to eat because your belly feels puffed up so how does that reduce
bloating will actually make you want to eat and if you have an efficient
digestive system each meal you really eat should really get excreted out
within a few hours maybe like five hours dependent and the more your system is
working not optimally you can add food and let it go add food and let it go and
that leads to you building the weight that you want so I'm gonna list them out in
quick succession as I said I want this video to be hard-hitting
to the point and simple first herb is ashwagandha I've spoken about
ashwagandha before in terms of weight management it has its benefits another
herb is chamomile as you know already from previous video is good with
helping you sleep but it can also help with your appetite and digestion another
herb is blessed thistle blessed thistle is known increased appetite improve digestion
and some people say it helps them put on weight the last herb that ill add to my list
is ginger ginger helps with appetite quite simply put it's got all these
herbs I've other benefits too but these are herbs that you can add or do further
research on that will help you gain weight so guys that's a very quick video
for you guys I took a break from my what I eat in a day videos but I should be back to
that on Thursday where we release in what I got up to him vietnarm other videos
are in the pipeline guys but if there's anything you want to see make sure you
comment below make sure you let me know alright guys I hope you enjoyed a video
before you go make sure you check out this video right here right here above a
Paul Gainsville see you guys on the next one peace