How to Gain Weight Safely: Simple 300-Calorie Surplus (Video)

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Struggling to gain weight? 300 calories can make the difference.

Struggling to gain weight? 300 calories can make the difference.

Gain Weight the Smart Way

In this video you'll learn a quick math to add just enough calories to see steady gains, and the single tip that makes it stick.

Check if low weight is symptom

Before you start counting calories, make sure your low weight isn’t a sign of an underlying issue. If you’ve dropped weight without dieting, or you eat plenty and still can’t gain, a medical check-up is the first step.

Estimate your maintenance calories

Maintenance is the energy you burn just to stay alive and move around. Plug your weight, height, age into the Mifflin-St Jeor formula, then multiply by a modest activity factor, 1.375 for light walking, and round the result to the nearest fifty calories.

Typical weekly gain

A 300-500 calorie surplus usually adds about half to one kilogram of weight each week.

Add 300-500 kcal surplus

Now add roughly three to five hundred calories a day. Think of it as an extra roti with a teaspoon of ghee and a banana, easy to eat and sustainable for months.

Easy Desi food additions

You can hit the surplus with everyday Desi staples. A medium chapati with a teaspoon of ghee and a banana gives about three hundred calories, while a bowl of rice or daal adds another two hundred.

Weigh and adjust every two weeks

Track your progress by weighing once a week at the same time, after the bathroom and before breakfast. If you gain half to one kilogram in two weeks, you’re on track. If not, increase intake by two hundred calories and re-check in another two weeks.

The one simple trick

The single habit that makes weight gain stick is to add a small, consistent extra meal, like that roti with ghee and banana, every day, even on hectic Thursdays. It’s easy, affordable, and fits into any routine.

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Read the full guide

The full guide is on thecareonline.com. General information only, so check with your doctor for your own case.