"you're so skinny," ...tell me something I don't know. I gained ten pounds in six months, but I've stopped working out or sticking to a muscle diet. I haven't lost any of the weight (thank god), but it's time to begin again.

• Wake up and drink a bottle of water a day, it helps refresh your muscles after a night of drought.
• Make breakfast EVERY morning, switch between eggs, oatmeal, and kashi, they all provide protein and that way I don't get sick of one of them.
• Speaking of making breakfast, SLEEP, I need at least eight hours a night, which means waking up a little earlier to make my breakfast :)
• Work out at least three days a week, then move to every other day. I know this will be challenging in the beginning, but being diligent will pay off.
• Get protein shakes, they're basically magic (and why I gained five pounds in three weeks).
• Weigh yourself only once a week, looking everyday provides inaccurate results, once a week gives an actual report.
• Eat every 3 hours, and eat at least 2500 calories a day!
• Ice cream for dessert and milk before bed, for extra measure

Good luck! I wanna see five pounds by mid February :)