One of my roommates, when I was an undergraduate, was about as tall and big as I was, but I weighed over 40 lbs more than her.

 

I was so jealous of her, but after so many years of obsessive work outs to obtain our ideal bodies, we finally confided in each other.

 

We learned that a supposedly objective weight is not a good way to judge progress.

 

A trainer taught me, with bacon of all things, that muscle actually weighs less than fat. It hurt when I realized I could not lose more than a certain amount of weight from exercising.

 

My former roommate showed me how she used to get ready for a body building contest. I was shocked to learn that she didn’t include proteins in her diet.

 

She also let me know that she had actually always been jealous of my diet and body, even though I weighed more than her.

 

So how did she gain muscle so fast? In order to gain muscle quickly, you can’t consume tons of protein shakes or cards. You need to eat certain foods that build muscle, like buckwheat noodles, lean ground beef, broccoli, cottage cheese, tuna fish, turkey breast, and egg whites.

 

First, she would cut out carbohydrates from her meals. This made her feel so famished, but then her muscle building diet would begin.

 

She told me that it was really hard sometimes, but it was always worth it in the end. This was different than a weight gaining diet, because she gained muscle and not just fat, which isn’t useful or look good.

 

What purpose do buckwheat noodles serve?

 

Pasta is often consumed to gain weight, but it only helps one gain fat and adds unhealthy bulk to the body.

 

Buckwheat noodles don’t produce as much fat storing hormones and enzymes. Why isn’t spinach included in the diet?

 

Well, it might have worked for Popeye, but he was only a cartoon. People are better off eating the equally unappetizing broccoli that our mothers always fed us.

 

Broccoli is grown all year long and contains phytochemicals that fight cancer, as well as fiber.

 

Also, the noodles can fight estrogen in the body, which can make the body store more fats.