Please provide some do's and don'ts on gaining weight.

Ignore: Do eat healthy with balanced meals. Do exercise regularly to stay fit. Do keep a healthy bmi.

Ignore: Avoid fast food, prepackaged food.Minimize grains.Eat lots of fresh veggies, fruit and meat, organic.

Ignore: To avoid weight gain watch your caloric intake and avoid foods high in simple sugars and fat.

Ignore: Every calorie counts! Chew gum while cooking to avoid tasting the food too much.

Ignore: Nuts are a nutritious and nutrient dense way to add calories to any diet.

Eat: Eat 500 calories over what your body needs each day to gain 1pound per week if activity is stable.

Ignore: Have an abundance of healthy food and snacks at home,and no bad stuff.

Ignore: Consider new diet and activity changes that might had trigger weight gain.

Ignore: Body composition is much more important than weight. Be careful not to just add fat.

Don't: Don't ask about a "hormone imbalance". That's a lay term, and has no clinical or scientific meaning.

Ignore: Muscle weighs more than fat, so make sure you are gaining muscle mass/weight, and not fat.

Changing: Changing your dietary intake so that you get to & maintain a healthy weight could add 1 year to life.

If: If you eat three meals a day, instead try eating six. You need to be eating every 2-3 hours.

Dont: Dont just eat fast food, eat healthy calories that have good protein, good carbs and healthy fats.

Don't: Don't eat processed foods to gain weight, they are loaded with preservatives!

Do: Do eat healthy when gaining weight so it stays on!

Don't: Don't overexercise while gaining weight or the opposite might happen.

Don't: Don't eat refined sugars, or drink alcohol as a way to gain weight.

Don't: Don't over exercise or you may start losing weight instead of maintaining your gained weight.

Best: Best not to increase weight eating empty calories, and junk food, and desserts, as these are not sustainable calories.

Exercise: Exercise is only part of the program, but it should be part of the program. Find something you like.

Your: Your goal is more toned muscle, not more fat! The only way to gain muscle mass is weight training.

If: If you want or need to gain weight, do it the healthy way!

Use: Use nutritious foods enriched with ingredients like yogurt, fruit, nuts, and healthy fats.

Eating: Eating meals or substantial snacks more often is the way to pack more calories into the day.

Try: Try to eat 6X/day, with each meal containing protein, starch, vegetables, and fat.

Athletes: Athletes should eat protein-rich snacks or a protein shake immediately after training to re-fuel.

Keep: Keep a diary of everything you eat, it will help!

Sleep: Sleep well,...you need to be getting 8-9 hours of sleep every night for a healthy weight gain.

Choose: Choose food with nutritional calories and increase intake of starchy foods like potatoes.

Don't: Don't let your protein intake go too low if you're aiming to add long-term muscle.

Balance: Do balance cardio, flexibility, and strength training exercises and eat healthy meals.

Consult: Consult with a medical provider and/or dietitian to help to establish a safe plan.

Stimulate: Stimulate with resistance exercise, proper nutrition, rest. Repeat.

Muscles: Muscles gains occur one ounce at a time. Stay consistent. Be patient.

Do:: Eat more healthy calories daily. Don't stop exercising or eat junk food.

Ignore: Make sure your caloric intake does not exceed your burn rate.

Get: Get on a weight loss program that works. Try Serotonin Plus (available at my office).

Ignore: Eat frequent healthy meals and avoid binge eating.

Ignore: Do not eat unhealthy food or lots of carbohydrates in an effort to gain weight.

Don't: Don't weigh yourself every day! Weigh once a week at the same time (like right before your shower).

Ignore: Do be mindful of feelings while eating. Do NOT eat when bored.

If: If a person is depressed,eating will not solve the problem and may make the underlying problem worse.

Eat: Eat the smallest portion that can satisfy hunger and then stop eating.

Avoid: Avoid heavy meals in the summer months, especially during hot days.

Ignore: Do be honest with urself about the necessity to lose the weight. Then do not talk yourself out of it.

Ignore: Get adequate hydration and protein possibly together.

Do: Do stretching exercises when you wake up. It boosts circulation and digestion, and eases back pain.

Rev: Rev up your metabolism by alternating your speed and intensity during aerobic workouts.

Instead: Instead of flailing away at gym, enlist the help – even temporarily – of a personal trainer.

Ignore: Never use unhealthy foods to gain weight. Eat multiple healthy meals to get your calories up.

Take: Take in more calories than you burn. Eat calorie dense food. Weight gainer supplements with weights!

Avoid: Avoid eating within 3 hours of bedtime as late night meals may contribute to weight gain.

Ignore: First, a doctor visit to make sure you don't have something preventing weight gain.

Ignore: Use liquid calories to get more in and faster than you could possibly eat in a day.