> Having also been blessed/cursed with a high
> metabolism, I have only found *one* way that
> works for gaining weight: a combination of
> weight gain formula and a weightlifting
> program. There isn't any other way. Just eating
> a lot won't work, neither will just taking a
> weight gain formula. You'll metabolize it all.
> (Believe me, I've tried that.) If you eat a lot (or
> take a weight gain supplement), and work out,
> you'll put on some muscle, which is heavier
> than fat.
>
> Now what with you being a girl and all, I don't
> know exactly how muscular you're wanting to
> get, but if you're only wanting to gain 10-15 lbs,
> your body shape will not change much at all.
> Mine didn't. I'm fifteen pounds lighter than I
> was when I played football, yet my body
> shape/build has not changed at all. I've just
> lost some muscle. If I put that 15 lbs back on,
> you would not notice. I would think that if you
> put on 10-15 lbs, it would not drastically alter
> your shape.
>
> So, in a nutshell, the suggestion is: lift *some*
> weights (I'm not talking 2 hours a day, or
> anything. Something like 30-45 minutes a day,
> 3 days a week, very basic lifts), and either eat
> a lot more, or take a weight gain supplement
> (those are expensive, though.)
>
> The Other "Or you can start eating lead. I hear
> that's dangerous, though" Matthew

I'd add to the above, "lots of protein". Most of the expensive weight gain supplements which bodybuilders use are basically a more efficient way of snorking down protein, such as powdered egg white. You can gain weight by eating lots of virtually anything, but unless you want to turn into a blob, weight training combined with a higher protein intake will ensure that what you put on is muscle and not fat. Six or eight hardboiled egg whites, wholegrain toast and a banana-and-yoghurt shake for breakfast every day is the sort of thing I mean.

Brunnen-"nobody said it was going to taste good"G