How to Gain Weight Easily

Most weight-related articles deal with losing weight; but some people actually need to gain weight. People recovering from illnesses or chemotherapy, women hoping to become pregnant or have healthy pregnancies and those bouncing back from eating disorders all need to learn to gain weight in a healthy way.

Things You'll Need

• Fresh produce, especially avocados
• Dark chocolate
• Complex carbohydrates

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Instructions

• 1

  Lower your muscle tone. The more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism. So lay off weight-lifting and toning exercises to reduce your muscle tone (or at least not build any more).

• 2

  Increase your muscle tone to an extreme level instead. If you don't want to reduce your muscle tone to slow your metabolism, you can instead become a body builder. This will help you gain muscle mass and increase your weight. It will require hours of weight lifting at the gym as well as ingesting protein powders and shakes.

• 3

  Adjust your diet. It takes 3,500 calories to gain 1 lb. Try to add calories to your daily intake through healthy, high-calorie snacks such as avocados, trail mix, nuts, whole wheat crackers, peanut butter, hard cheeses and protein bars.

• 4

  Enjoy your dessert. Dark chocolate has health benefits, according to a study from Yale University. Add some to your diet, as dark chocolate is full of calories.

• 5

  Try supplements. Drink a liquid such as Ensure, which has 250 calories per serving and plenty of vitamins and nutrients.