Lifestyle tips

Take it slowly to start. Really get a feel for the lifestyle change. Gaining weight isn't easy on the pocketbook. Do your research.

Don't expect rapid changes because it takes time for your body to react to what you are putting in it.
If someone tells you if you consume X number of calories you will gain Y number of pounds.It doesn't work that way for everybody.
Its not easy to gain weight and it takes a lot of effort on your part.

It took me almost 8 months of eating more and stuffing myself on top of that to see any weight that actually stuck to me.
Your metabolism takes time to adjust to the amount of calories you are taking in and how it deals with the excess calories as far as storing it as fat.
After 8 to 9 months I was getting really tired of not seeing results but I kept at it.
The following few months I saw a 10 to 15 pound gain so I was happy something was working.
With my metabolism having slowed down and my belly used to having lots of food in it gaining weight was a lot easier.
The following years I put on a lot of weight without too much effort.