I wish I had artistic talent to do this...

I'm skeletally skinny, and since i like drawing zombies i usually try to capture that

unfortunately, i suck

I like to draw my chars skinny as fuck too. I like that gangly awkward look :B Unfortunately, I'm not gangly irl, just awkward.

And it's okay, we all suck.

people always think im anorexic... But honestly i think i have a worm or something because i can NEVER gain any weight.

o_o maybe you should see a doctor if it's like that. Or maybe you've got good genes and a fast metabolism. Or maybe you should supersize it, every meal, allll dayyy looong

Calories in, calories out, is the only thing you can really revert to here, even as an ectomorph (which as one myself, I can relate to how difficult it is to gain weight). If you know your height, weight, and age you can work out your base metabolic rate and how many calories per day you'd need to eat (consistently) to gain weight at a steady and healthy weight. (This can also be used to work out how many calories a person would need to take out of their diet to lose weight steadily and healthily)

For guys the equation for BMR is as follows:
(13.7 x weight) + (5.0 x height) - (6.76 x age) + 66 = BMR in Kcals

For girls the equation is:
(9.56 x weight) + (1.85 x height) - (4.68 x age) + 655 = BMR in Kcals

The final part for working out your daily calorific (such an awesome word) requirement is multiplying it by your physical activity level. This can be tricky as a lot of people either over or underestimate how much activity they do on a day to day basis.

For the sake of ease here (if you think you're higher or lower than this and/or give a damn, let me know and I'll list everything EVAR) lets assume that the activity level is moderate (Mostly sedentary, as in sitting or standing, but including about 2 hours a day activity in the form of gardening, heavy housework, brisk walking, exercise etc.). This would be 1.4.

So your BMR x Activity level of 1.4 = Daily calorific requirement.


FINALLY! To work out how to steadily gain or lose weight you need to times your Daily calorific requirement by 1.2 or 0.8 respectively. (a 20% reduction or increase in calories over what you need)



So for me, my daily calorific requirement is 2,500 kcals per day, to gain weight healthily I would need to be eating approx 3,000 calories a day. To lose weight healthily I would need to be eating approx 2,000.

This isn't an exact science, but it gives a very good idea of what an individual needs to eat to be losing or gaining at a rate that wouldn't be considered dangerous.

I should also add: the drawing rawks. Lumpy my foot!

Bugger, can't believe i forgot this....

Weight in KG

Height in CM

SCIENCE

SORT OF! :p

Hmmm, based on this formula, I should eat 2365 calories per day base. I work 8 hours a day, perhaps 3, maybe 4 of those hours are ones that bring my heart rate up a little, what would my activity level be?

Oh, 1675 calories. Didn't know it was metric until I saw the other reply.

What exactly are you doing in those 3 to 4 hours? Are the remaining 4-5 spent sitting down etc.? You also need to take into account your leisure time: how much of that is spent sedentary.

Moderate heavy is up at the 1.7 mark, heavy is 1.9 (but its really unlikely you are 1.9 unless you happen to be a builder by profession, and gym rat by choice, or something similar). I would be willing to wager that, provided you take part in outside-of-work exercise of some sort (sports, brisk walking, etc.) and the heart-rate raising stuff at work is genuinely fairly strenuous that you could put yourself at 1.5-1.6 if necessary. .


Also: yeah, make sure you do it by the right measurements. I only know one guy with a BMR quite so high and he's 6'10 and 110kg.

I work in the city street department. Approx half of what I do is either driving a truck or standing around waiting to use the equipment to pack dirt. The other half is using the equipment or using a pickax, sledgehammer, laying asphalt or pouring concrete.

And no, I don't do any outside of work excersize, and I rarely gain weight easily. I've been pretty much at the same weight for 6 years.

To be honest, I could say that the work is just moderate, which is 1.4?

If you're using heavy equipment like pickaxes and sledgehammers for a good portion of your day, I'd be willing to put you up at 1.5 or 1.6. Better to be a bit conservative though. You wouldn't count as a 1.4 if you're spending several hours doing that daily, but if you're not doing anything outside of work then 1.7 is a bit too high to take it.

Go for 1.5.

Ok, 1.4 would make it 2375 calories and 1.5 would be 2513

Also, to gain weight (though I don't need to), this would be 2850 and 3016 calories respectively.

as much as i wish this thing was good, it just doesnt make sense

For guys the equation for BMR is as follows:
(13.7 x weight) + (5.0 x height) - (6.76 x age) + 66 = BMR in Kcals

(13.7 x 220) = 3014
+
(5.0 x 73") = 365
-
(6.76 x 20) =135.2
+ 66
= BMR in Kcals

3014 + 365 - 135.2 + 66 = 3309
that alone is far over what i take in a day and i havent factored in the activity yet, im not sure where id fall in, but my day consists of a lot of climbing, heavy lifting and at least 3 miles of walking a day if continuous would add up to about 4-5 hours a day at least. but lets use 1.4 anyways
3309 x 1.4 = 4632.6
i take in somewhere around half that, and i dont gain or lose weight

Weight in KG

Height in CM.

If you weighed 485lbs, then I wouldn't be surprised if your BMR was that significant.

derpderp....curse you metric system! xD

I'm sure this can be converted to a more US User friendly system (I use pounds as I'm used to MMA weight classes, so I've buggered this up myself a few times).


I did yours this morning and It came out somewhere around 2,200 cals a day, which sounds far more likely.

Bawww, thank you x3

That's actually a good idea. I might have to try it. heh.

It's fun, but kind of revealing! My body image was knocked down a peg when I did this, so be careful :C

Oh I already know how bad I'll look. I see myself in the mirror and hate photos of myself for that reason alone. I already draw my sona with extra baggage, but I know it's not enough.

I think you look great ^_^ and yeas I still live, I didn't fall off the face of the earth, just hibernated for a while....

I'm gonna have to try this...... I just hope I don't depress myself more -_-

holy crap I totally have the same exact tattoo haha. but my peace sign is colored in red. peace ftw!

Blech? More like nice.

*Whips out "Are You Hot?" laser pointer.*

Let's see... umm... the, uh, legs... are... yeah. So technically, the midsection, which bisecs with the aft section and the other bisector gives you 5.8 degree on the...

... oh, fuck it. Summary judgement: Y'all lookin' good. With or without the feet.

... hell, without the feet, that just makes you more vulnerable and less likely to escape from my prying eyes. ;)

I tried this a few months ago. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/785866/ Meebe I need to update it. I HAVE been hitting the gym, for better or for worse.

Fuck I want to do this too :<

You got some hot legs gurl!! You ain't lumpy.

I find it outrageous that this has almost 500 views. congrats??!

Whaaaat the fuuuuuck!!!!
It now has like 657.
People are stupid

931!! goddammmm xD

Well I did it and I left it a crappy color job because I didn't want to work on it any more.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/273...../#cid:20129609

Lumpy no.

Sexy, yes!

Totally agreed!
*glomps*