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Updated January 28, 2013

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Gaining weight isn't easy for some people (I've got an example of a weight-gaining menu: Sample Menu for Gaining Weight if you need it). And maybe you can help -- have you changed your diet so that you can gain weight? How did you do it? Share your favorite foods for gaining weight. Share Your Tip

Moni

I am giving also the same advice as that the who want to gain weight want to take one banana after meals.y I'm saying this means that I was also looking very thin.I doing the same thing what I said before..then guys follow all the tips and u can definitely see the change
—Guest MounikaChowdary

Body Builder.

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—Guest Rishi Acharya

More weight training, less aerobic

Weight training 3 x weekly keeps muscle on my body and gives my body shape..without that I'd be a real stick. I really have to focus on not over doing it in the aerobic dept. since weight training gives you more energy. That's my exercise strategy. I eat like a toddler about every 2-3 hours I start searching for food. I eat protein at every meal but everything has to be lean. Eggs, fish, canned tuna with oil, nuts, loads of avacado, lean cuts of steak, chicken and pork. Loads of veggies, whole grains, and fruit. I eat 1-2 tablesp. of coconut oil a day, flax meal sprinkled on everything, olive and sesame oils. Low fat diary products which is lower in fat but high in calorie and calcium. I don't eat anything plain. Example a bowl of cereal is packed with nuts, granola, dried and fresh fruit and anything else I can fit in the bowl. ) I do have a splurge day like today I had a gourmet cupcake and enjoyed every single bite. Good luck everybody. Have fun with it!
—Guest Robin

No appetite

I am 5/2" and weigh 92 pounds. My cholesterol and triglycerides are out of sight. I'm taking 220 mg of Crestor per week, plus I take fish oil, niacin, and garlic pills daily. I also exercise daily, walking, swimming, and no sitting around watching tv all day. After about six bites of food I feel stuffed and anything solid gives me gives indigestion. I quit smoking and my appetite vanished and my blood pressure raised out of sight.
—Guest nell

weigth gain

Eat bananas after meals and I will gain weight with peanut butter and if I stop smoking. Will do.
—Guest diann hoskin

Boost with meals

Drink a Boost "Plus" with each meal. 1, 8 pounce Boost Plus is 360 calories. I also eat at least 3 slices of Texas toast bread, which is 120 calories each. And I eat right before I go to bed. And people are right about stress. Some people gain weight while there stressed, but people Like us lose it. And to much stress Can Harm You. I know First Hand!!
—Guest Robbie

gain weight

Eat peanut butter and jelly, not jam, before bedtime.
—Guest mark

Tension free

I am now tension free and my weight is increase 5kg in one month.
—Guest Deepakpatel rajasthan

Gain Weight and Muscle

you need to eat nuts, almond or barley milkshakes, bread, peanut butter sandwiches, beef, potatoes (not fried), and you'll notice change in just two weeks. But as soon as you start putting on weight, you must exercise. This worked for me - I was 135 pounds and in three months I gained 40 pounds and some muscle. I'm not a nutritionist, this is just my experience, ask a doctor before starting any new diet or exercise.
—Guest cowboy

Foods That Make You Gain Weight

Bananas are also very high in fat and so are dairy foods such as milk and cheese.
—Guest undercover nutritionist

Sometimes Stable Is enough

I developed Crohn's disease about 5 years ago, at my worst I was 86 lbs (at 5'4" tall, that's about 35 lbs underweight). My doctor still wants me to gain more even though I'm finally STABLE at about 105 lbs. Sure I'd like another, say, 15 lbs of muscle (I still feel kinda weak compared to before), but I'm just so happy to have the strength to walk around and live a normal life. I'll keep following the general guidelines from here (and my doctor), but I'm fine with a slow or non-existent weight gain, so long as I don't end up with a weight loss!
—Guest TenderTummy

Stop Thinking Too Much

Try to be happy as you can. Try to let go of all types of tension and always think that it's okay, whatever the problem may be. just a minute of thinking can burn 21 calories per minute, so stop thinking. Be happy and enjoy your life.
—Guest Bajrang

AccelerWeight

I've had good results with this product. I followed some of the eating recommendations here and also was doing some weight lifting - my goal was to increase my appetite and gain weight (but not just "fat" weight). I'd suggest anyone to try out this product if they are having trouble gaining weight. I gained about 7 lbs in a month when I had trouble gaining any before.
—Guest Dennis

Solution

A lot of people want to gain weight, I know it's frustrating when you don't achieve it. I was once skinny until I made an intense search to get the solution. Most of the search results said this: * Do exercise as much as you can, drink water in between plus take protein shakes after each work out. * Eat calories densed foods up to 4 to 5 times daily, eat more calories than you burn so as to slow down your metabolism SO YOU CAN GET FAT; at first it wasn't easy for me but i was consistent. * Rest at least and make sure you don't think too much, instead browse the internet, watch movies or at least play video games to keep your mind away from snowboarding and stuffs like that as not to burn more calories than you get from food.
—Guest chilezie

I Know the Feeling

I'm 28 years old and I have been thin since I was a teen I have had two babies and still haven't gained weight, recently I searched the internet for answers and ran across a vitamin named CB1 and I can honestly say I gained six pounds within the first two weeks, so try it out and GOOD LUCK on your weight gain because I know what it feels like to be skinny.
—Guest taylormade

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