Have you ever wondered whether or not you could actually gain weight through your diet? I know many people have a hard time gaining weight. It surprises people to hear that because most people are trying to loose weight. But, for many of you this is a challenge. Hi, my name is Jani Roberts and I'm a new graduate of the American Academy of Nutrition. I'm also a certified personal trainer and I'm going to share some ideas with you today about how you can make this happen. First of all, I think it's important that you do talk to your physician and have your thyroid checked. If gaining weight has always been an issue for you there may be something going on there metabolically that you need to have checked. This could make a huge difference in your ability to not only gain the weight but to also keep that weight on. The most important thing is that you want to gain the weight in all the right places. So, just eating as you've probably already figured out is not going to do the trick. We want to make sure we're eating good quality foods and a good balance of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. That's right, there are fats that have to be taken in in order for you to really feel good and have good balanced nutrition. Those good fats are the essential fats and they're found in great foods such as nuts and seeds. Those nuts and seed you want to try to eat raw whenever possible and really get them in on a regular, on a daily basis. In addition, those proteins need to be balanced. Not too much animal. Animal products are really acidic and sometimes when people are trying to gain weight they eat such a high quantity of proteins that they're really getting in a lot of acidic food and this causes a lot of indigestion and a lot of problems, digestively in general. So remember, good quality food choices, start gradually, be consistent, and do me a favor, at least six meals a day. Keep them small but eat every two to three hours. Grazing will really help to keep that weight on. You can do it! Gaining five pounds through nutrition, through diet, no problem at all. This is Jani Roberts, thanks for joining.