I know how you feel, its scary because I know I could put on weight with fatty foods, but I want lean muscle weight, i'm trying this eat a comfortable amount of calories to start with like 2000 a day weigh your self on mondays if you're still the same weight bump it up 200-300cals

Make sure you do good strength training exercise in addition to simply eating more.





Women lack the testosterone amounts that men have so they tend to not "bulk up" quite like men do; if you are worried about looking like a professional female bodybuilder like this (heavily Photoshopped) one;



You won't.

It's very hard to put on weight just like it is hard to lose it. But you can do it, if I did. I was 114lbs, now I am 130lbs. You have to increase your caloric intake gradually with good fats like nuts and protein sources like lean meat. Try to eat every 3 hrs then as your body slowly gets use to it, try eating every 2 hours. Eggs will be your best friend! Protein shakes help when you are at work/school and can't eat 5-6 meals. Try not to go over a 20% fat intake and you must exercise! Cardio should be no more than 20mins, two or three times a week or you will lose the weight. Strength training is a MUST! Hope that helps. Good luck!

I'm so glad there are girls out there who feel this way too. I'm needing to gain weight as well, but I'm scared of putting on fat instead of muscle. I'm just under 5'4" and 90.8 pounds as of this morning. Half of my life I've been a bit on the heavier side and I'm afraid of that happening again while trying to put on more weight. I've done lots of research trying to figure out the best way to go about this, but I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. I know I need to gain weight as I personally think I look too skinny, not just based on the comments my family have been giving me about how I'm going to end up in the hospital if I don't do something soon. I have a lot of health problems which got me in the mess in the first place, so I have to be very careful with what types of things I eat besides the fact that I need to find a way to put on pounds, preferably muscle. Any help or advice anyone can give me? I've tried talking to the doctor about this, but he doesn't seem to find my weight a concern. I can easily see my spine if the shirt is a silky material and I don't wear wide collared necklines because my collar bone protrudes so much. How is this not a concern? He put me on a "healthy allergen-free" medical food after much coaxing (it came close to demanding something be done for this to happen, seriously) which he told me to take without any further dietary instructions. Someone PLEASE HELP!