Surviving gomad

[Syringer]

Started gomad yesterday (http://stronglifts.com/gomad-milk-squats-gallon-gain-weight/) and am going to start with a 1/2 gallon a day and today so far I've had explosive diarrhea and gas.

I've eaten bananas, gotten lactaid today, but it's still pretty rough. Any suggestions?

 

[Kipper]

How much quantity are you drinking the milk in? Break it up into smaller servings. If not, try a higher-fat percentage milk. I've had luck with that.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

If you're having that much trouble, perhaps milk isn't best for you. Some people are lactose sensitive, but not intolerant. I've met people who can drink a glass or two, but get bloated and gassy after that. I can drink half a gallon of any milk with no problems. Maybe you should try another method or slow down the digestion of your milk by a) doing what Kipper says and getting a higher % milk or b) adding fiber, protein, or fat to your shake (through fiber supplement, berries, whey protein, eggs, olive oil, etc).

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Aren't you Asian?

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Aren't you Asian?

May explain the lactose sensitivity.

 

[Syringer]

Aren't you Asian?

Debatable.

 

[elitejp]

I can polish off a gallon of milk like it was water and still want more. But if i add even one scoop of protein powder to the milk i will have the worst gas known to man. Seperate i have no problems but togethor my stomach turns into some kind of bad laboratory:thumbsdown:

 

[Lamont Burns]

Just get your milk threshold down and mix in other high calorie foods instead. I did GOMAD for about a month... I am lucky in that I can drink milk to no end with no problems.

It's not vital that you GOMAD per se, it's the ease and cheapness of whole milk and it's nutrients.

 

[MotF Bane]

Debatable.

How on earth is that debatable?

 

[Syringer]

How on earth is that debatable?

Good point.

 

[kalrith]

There's a lady at work who (almost) does this, but she never, ever exercises. She literally drinks 5 gallons of 2% milk each week D:. I would estimate that she's about 5'3" and over 400 lbs.

Edit: Obviously her weight is not solely a result of drinking milk, but if she switched to drinking 1 gallon of milk and 4 gallons of water per week and left the rest of her diet the same, she'd lose over 2 lbs. per week! I mentioned that to try to help because she's a friend of mine, but she hasn't changed her diet. I said it in a nice way and seemed to not offend her.