I see on here everywhere about lifting and gaining weight and finally got my ass in gear. Been going to the gym religiously for the past week and a half and trying to count my calories and get 7-8 hours of sleep a night for the first time in my life. For reference I'm 23 years old, 6'0" and weigh 125 lbs.

In the mornings I always feel sick from trying to eat food, once I get to about 8 AM though it seems to wear off so I have been bringing food with me to eat before my 8:30 class. I go to the gym at 5 AM and hoped that would allow me to eat sooner, but it didn't help. Has anyone else dealt with this before or is the only option just to push through it? Additionally, people always talk about chicks liking guys with muscles (or at least not anorexically skinny like in my case). How did your interactions with women change after you had been lifting for a significant period of time?