[Charlie_girl]

FIRST, (this is what the nutritionist did for me) You need to eat like you normally do for a week & write down EVERYTHING you eat and drink. Then at the end of each day, find out how many calories you consumed that day. You can either do a google search for each thing like "how many calories in a bowl of broccoli cheese soup", or make it easier on yourself and download a calorie counter app. I like MyFitnessPal the best. They have a ton of foods in there that tell you how many calories, protein & carbs are in each thing you eat and it tracks all of those for you on a daily & weekly basis. At the end of the week, find out the average amount of calories you currently consume on a daily basis. (Add up all the daily totals and divide by 7 days). Now comes the fun part. Lol

To make your life easier, you need to continue using the calorie counter app. Trust me. I thought I was eating a ton & couldn't figure out why I wasn't gaining until I started tracking my calories & realized I was eating enough to maintain but not enough to gain. After that week of tracking, You need to start by adding about 700 calories a day to your current average caloric intake. And no, don't just eat a bunch of junk food and crap food, or you WILL feel like crap. You are what you eat. But also don't be scared of butter and whole milk and ice cream and some other fattening not-so-great for you things either. Eat healthy, but add in things that will help add pounds.