Hi .. I m 51 and all of my life have been pretty skinny. I m male 5 6 and weigh around 8.5 stone which has generally been consistent for a number of years. A few years ago I actually put on a stone and looked a lot better, felt a lot stronger and clothes actually started to fit me. However on visiting the doctor for a check up my blood pressure was very high (200/120) .. this inevitably led to more exercise better diet and eventually medication and no my BP is ok but my weight is back down. My cholesterol is 5.7 which isn t terrible but could do with being lower so my old dietary habit of half a pack of biscuits a day isn t an option. I know people will say better thin than fat and I agree but I really would like to put a stone or stone and a half on and would appreciate advice on how to do this. I eat fish by the way but not meat ... I also have a slight issue at the moment that I have a couple of weak teeth which mean eating nuts etc is a problem. I have wondered about using supplements such as the nourishment drink but I suspect that may not be a healthy option. My current diet approximately is below if that helps ... thanks Charlie Current daily food intake (approx) breakfast - banana and porridge with honey lunch - either soup and bread or more often a sardine sandwich with salad and salad cream (3 slices of bread) mid pm - this is where I used to have biscuits and feel I could do more ... I sometimes have a piece of fruit cake and a cup of tea eve meal - this varies and I would say is quite adequate .. either fish veg and potatoes, a pasta or rice dish followed by a yoghurt. .. I do tend to eat this quite late prob around 8pm on average (lunch would be around 1pm ish)