Matthew McConaughey finds gaining weight tougher than weight loss

Actor Matthew McConaughey, who lost a lot of weight for his film Dallas Buyers Club, says he is finding it tougher to gain the pounds back.

By: Editorial Team | | Published: January 9, 2014 12:00 pm

Actor Matthew McConaughey, who lost a lot of weight for his film Dallas Buyers Club, says he is finding it tougher to gain the pounds back.

The actor has already gained 45 pounds (20 kg) of the 50 pounds (22 kg) which he lost for the film. But he says it’s been trickier to regain the weight.

‘I gained 45 (pounds) of them back. The gaining was trickier than the losing,’ Hollyscoop quoted McConaughey as saying.

‘It’s more fun, but it’s also trickier. The first big meal that you eat, your body remembers that it lived at 182 pounds (82 kg) and it wants to sprint back and you have to pull the reigns and go, ‘Woah! We gotta take it easy.’ It’s a marathon.’

Dallas Buyers Club is a low budget movie in which McConaughey played a man dying of AIDS.

Nutritionists agree on this fact that weight gain can be tougher than weight loss. Here are some basic principles to keep in mind to put on weight the right way:

Increase your appetite by eating more to gain weight. But do it step-by-step and not by stuffing yourself too much at one go. Add one extra chapatti or more rice than you normally consume, or you even start with fruits by eating an extra one every day.
Carbs are needed to gain weight but include healthier options like banana, potato, mango, whole grains, rice, etc. instead of sugar-rich foods, chocolates and other junk foods.
In order to increase your muscle mass, it is essential to do weight training 4-5 times a week for an hour. You can vary the intensity depending on your capacity.
Consume protein-rich foods after you workout to increase muscle mass and eat good fats like nuts and seeds in your diet. Eating a handful of pumpkin or flaxseeds is a good way to give your body the fat intake it needs. Though junk foods like vada pav or burgers are loaded with calories, they only increase body fat and not muscle mass which is not the right way to go about. (Read more…)

With inputs from IANS

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Published: January 9, 2014 12:00 pm

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