| When I was 16, I asked myself this very same | | | | goal is the ONLY way to start. If you want |
| question that I received from a frustrated 16 | | | | to gain, maintain or lose, that is a goal. |
| year old. It went something like this..."A | | | | Know what you want before you start.You'd be |
| Little Help Please! I am 16 and I am VERY | | | | floored to find out just how many people are |
| skinny! I don't have much fat on me so... | | | | frustrated with their results but when asked |
| you could almost see my bones if I am not | | | | exactly what they are trying to do, they have |
| wearing anything baggy. I only weight 105 | | | | no idea.2. Figure Out How Many Calories A |
| lbs and I know I am tooth pick mainly because | | | | Day You NeedIn your case, you say you are |
| I don't eat too much." - Frustrated and | | | | skinny and tooth-pick like. But in the next |
| SkinnyYou have NO IDEA of how close that cry | | | | sentence you state you know you don't |
| for help sounds like me. When I was 16, I | | | | eat.[Snap Rubber Band On Wrist Here For |
| took a picture of myself in front of the | | | | Behavior Modification]When I was 16, I didn't |
| family Christmas tree. Somehow I convinced | | | | eat either, I skipped many meals (especially |
| my sister to take the picture and I flexed | | | | on weekends) and I tried all kinds of protein |
| with all my might.Anyway, your question was | | | | powders and supplements when I was clearly |
| the same thing I wondered myself. I was 16 | | | | failing at nutrition.My mom would cook big |
| and tired of being skinny. I thought I did | | | | meals and I'd barely finish my plate before |
| everything I could to gain weight but I was | | | | running off to do something. All the while |
| wrong. And I'm going to give you 7 simple | | | | wishing I was bigger and not so |
| steps you can do today to get on the right | | | | skinny.There's so many simple ways to |
| track to healthy weight gain and make that | | | | calculate your calories. That should be your |
| cry for help, a shout for joy!If I could get | | | | very next step. Once you know what you want |
| into a time machine I would go back and hand | | | | to do, you need to know your nutritional |
| myself a small brochure called:7 Simple Steps | | | | intakes in order to obtain that goal. It's |
| To Beginning BodybuildingThis would be | | | | not going to be hard at all but if you don't |
| written by me for me. But I'm positive the | | | | know, you cannot possibly get anywhere.In |
| next few steps will apply to you as well and | | | | other words, if you don't know how many |
| any other 16 year olds out there who are | | | | calories a day you need for a certain goal, |
| frustrated but are in a position to waste a | | | | then don't expect anything different.3. |
| lot of time if they start down the wrong | | | | Figure Out How Much Protein You Need A |
| path.Please don't be confused... these simple | | | | DayIt's the building blocks of muscle and |
| steps are for anybody, no matter what age, | | | | it's also the only way you are going to build |
| male or female, who might be looking to start | | | | more muscle or keep the muscle you already |
| off on the right foot and not waste a lot of | | | | have today.Even for burning fat, it's proven |
| time.Okay, so what can you do? Let's go step | | | | that getting enough protein will actually |
| by step and figure this out.Pre-Requisite - | | | | make you leaner.Again, there's very simple |
| Body building isn't just about getting | | | | formulas for this that do not require a |
| massive. It's not just for men. The word | | | | degree from MIT to perform. And once you |
| should actually be two words all the time so | | | | know how much protein you need every day, |
| there's no confusion. You are building your | | | | it's really easy in Step 4 to find out if you |
| body. That can mean anything to anybody. So | | | | are getting what you need.These steps will be |
| the first step is...1. Pick A GoalNo matter | | | | continued in part 2For those who are curious |
| what, if you don't have a short term and long | | | | to see what I really did look like, the |
| term goal in mind, you'll just wander around, | | | | picture is at: down. You'll see it. It's |
| like a zombie with your arms out, going to | | | | 100% un-edited. I didn't even remove the |
| anything in sight. And 5 years later, you'll | | | | glow in the dark plastic eagle necklace I |
| wonder what the heck happened!Having a clear | | | | found somewhere. |