This has always been a problem for me. Currently Im 19, 5'10, 140lbs. From research, Ive determined that my body type is that of an "ectomorph" and as such, Im naturally pre-disposed to being slim, lean, small shouldered and lightly muscled. I want to gain size, so I ask you Totse, what is the best way to do this? I can eat a shit pile of food and not gain any weight, I currently work landscaping and Im about to go back to weightlifting on the side. Even when I was lifting prior to landscaping (for about 5/6 months) I gained about 10lbs but there wasn't much noticeable size difference.

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To get bigger you simply eat more. There's nothing else to it. If you're eating and not getting any larger, then you aren't eating enough.

Any recommendations as to how much I should be eating and how I could do this with work? My hours are normally 7:30am - 6:00 pm.

What are some easy meals that I could bring to work or should be eating?

Squatz

Have 200g protein and 3500 calories every day. Get it all from healthy, natural foods. Eggs are your new best friend.

Do you eat the egg yolk? I know it contains protein but it also contains quite a bit of fat and cholesterol. When I eat eggs I usually just eat the white. What d'you think?

I'm having some trouble getting bigger. I'm eating a lot of eggs, meats, nuts and drinking a lot of skimmed milk, but my weight doesn't seem to be going up. However I am noticing myself bulking a bit. To be honest I've only been trying to 'bulk' for the past three weeks, before that I was working out with weights but my focus was mostly on cardio and I didn't eat a lot. So I lost quite a bit of weight (fat, thankfully, although I was never actually fat or overweight) and put on a bit of muscle, mostly tone. I'm hoping for better results soon, but it'll take time.

The yolks are fine, eat them and switch to whole milk. Throw your scale away, and stop thinking about "tone".

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this is the correct answer

Booooooooooo on whole milk.