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You definately need more protein. For the next day or so start keeping track of your daily protein intake. Make sure it is 160 or more grams per day. CANNED TUNA IS YOUR FRIEND! :P If you cannot reach that goal by the food you are eating, then go buy some protein powder to suppliment what you are lacking (which is what it is for). Be careful what kind you get though. Some are protein with weight gainers, and others are a lot lower on the calories/carbs (which I like). Assuming you are going for lean muscle, stick to one with the lower cals and carbs (some even come with L-glutamine which is a nice bonus).
Gaining muscle takes dedication and patience. Realistically and naturally, you will only be gaining around 5-7 pounds of lean muscle per year at the most if you are training right (and that is only for your first few years of training). Later on you will only be gaining about 2 lbs/year, but at least it is natural and not from an unhealthy drug cycle (I am very anti sterroids). You can always gain more weight by a buld diet and you will appear to gain mass, but it will be mostly fat and water. If you want to try creatine, maybe that will help your muscle growth. I am not knowledgeable on that product because I stay away from it.
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