Goal Update : Weight Gain of 1/2LB

I mention in an earlier post that one of my goals is to attain approximately ten pounds of muscle weight by the end of the year.  Well quite frankly, I'm one month in and progress has been - somewhat slow.  In fact this could potentially be an understatement as you will soon realize that my metabolism is quite active.

I have  a very high metabolism which means I have troubles gaining weight.  An additional contributing factor is that I think I might have troubles absorbing everything that is ingested into my body.  Since I spent most of my life eating gluten, my intestinal integrity is not up to par as gluten destroys important villi that helps the body to absorb food.

Every Saturday, I scale myself.  Results have been as low as 143.5lbs and as high as 145.5lbs which is my current weight.

The recommended amount of protein to be eaten daily is 1.5g to every pound.  So this means I need to  take aproximately 220grams of protein per day which I don't think I am even close to.  A big part of the problem is that I do not have a budget that permits such eating habits.

At my age, I think that if I can manage to exercise atleast 5 times a week through physical activity, it will be beneficial to my health.  Although my body building aspirations may seem somewhat optimistic, I will continue to try and increase my strength.

I have been keeping logs of how much I'm pushing in addition to the amount of repititions and sets I'm doing.  It is a very useful way to track my progression over time. 

My diet  includes Natto, Goat's Yogurt, an apple, beans, vegetables, squash, brown rice, salmon, zucchini, and various other root vegetables.  Since I do not eat meat everyday, I try to have hemp protein in water atleast once a day (Each scoop contains roughly 15g of protein).

Another thing I would like to note is the fatigue that occurs after heavy carbohydrate consumption.  Since it's always convenient to cook and store things like rice and potatoes, you should really control the limit of how much you eat.  Carbohydrates can really slow down the digestive system. Someone who is very responsive to sugar levels (ie: diabetics) in the body should be aware of this as well since carbohydrates turn into sugar.