Is there a way to increase appetite?

[Al B. Sure!]

I don't eat enough and I never really have much of an appetite. Even with me forcing myself to eat, I usually can only squeeze in 3000-3500 calories but I need to take in 4000 or more. I've found eating Wendy's or McDonald's helps a bit (as does drinking 3/4 to 1 gallon of milk a day), but it's still not enough. The problem is I have no urge to eat and I get full easily.

Anyone know any ways to increase appetite?

[DaShi]

Stop eating Wendy's and McDonald's.

[Guynemer]

Why on God's green earth would you need to eat 4000 calories per day?

[SlowwHand]

No kidding. Trying out for the fat ass competition?

[Al B. Sure!]

Why on God's green earth would you need to eat 4000 calories per day?

Strength training. When I only eat 2000 a day like over a weekend or something, I find on Monday that I lost 5 lbs from Friday.

I need at least 3000 to maintain weight and more to build muscle.

[SlowwHand]

Bananas.

[Space05us]

You can't count weight loss of 5 lbs. If I weigh myself after getting home from work, then again the next morning the difference can be over 5 pounds. In the morning my stomach is empty and I am dehydrated.

Chances are that over the weekend you lost a lot of **** and water.

edit: Weight gain, if done healthily, is a slow process anyway. Just make sure you are eating copious amounts of protein and getting all your fruits and veggies for the day.

[ZEE]

"Bench press for what, lift 4 pounds." - Jadakiss (referring to a gun)

[Al B. Sure!]

Bananas.

Bananas aren't going to do it but anyway, do you know a way to keep them in this heat? If I keep them out, they turn brown in a day and little fruit flies show up... If I refrigerate them, they never really ripen but perplexingly turn brown/black without ever ripening.

Space, that might be true but regardless, I need to ensure I'm taking in enough calories to get stronger.

Actually, I have in retrospect been putting on some good weight lately but it's largely because I have been reduced to strength training and have not been running on account of my injury. As soon as I start running is when I'm going to start seeing the pounds fly off and unfortunately my strength gains as well... that's really when I'll need to make sure I eat more.

Mid January (day 1 at OCS) 190 lbs
Early March ~175
Now 213

Gaining 38 lbs in less than 6 months sounds like a lot but I rocketed to 200 by mid-April suggesting to me that it was exclusively because of the result of OCS on my body in priming it for hypertrophy.

And no, my bodyfat % hasn't gone up significantly. My abs are less defined than they used to be but I'm still pretty lean.

And AAHZ, you really needed to explain that one, didn't you?

[ZEE]

around here, yes.

[Asher]

Why the **** do you care so much about strength training?

All a marine needs to know how to do is fire a gun and give a reacharound.

[Al B. Sure!]

Why the **** do you care so much about strength training?

All a marine needs to know how to do is fire a gun and give a reacharound.

Average weight of equipment...


Now go running with that.

[Asher]

Someone needs too optimize that ****.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Cannabis.

[SlowwHand]

Bananas aren't going to do it but anyway, do you know a way to keep them in this heat? If I keep them out, they turn brown in a day and little fruit flies show up... If I refrigerate them, they never really ripen but perplexingly turn brown/black without ever ripening.

Idiot! You're not going to consume calories by storing the damn things.
YOU HAVE TO EAT THEM!
Besides that, I don't believe that one day crap. If that happens, you're buying them already too ripe.