my doctor recommended that i gain a few pounds before they submit my request for approval from my insurance company. i have a bmi of 39.1 and he wants it to be atleast a 40 so i don't have any issues being approved. i have NEVER in my life had a problem with gaining weight. However, my nerves are going a million miles per hour right now and i can not seem to keep any extra weight on. any suggestions of how i can gain a few pounds with in the next few days? thankss

Does your doctor weigh you fully clothed, like my doctor does? Ordinarily, this spurs me to go for lightweight clothes---but if you have the option, wearing a pair of jeans adds a good pound or two. Shoes add another pound or two...you get the picture.

I'd be pigging out on pizza with ranch dressing, ice cream, cake, hamburgers and fries, etc.... I definitely wouldnt have a problem putting on weight.

If your doctor really cared, he would not tell you to gain weight. He'd just lie on the paperwork.

i usually have NO PROBLEM gaining weight lol but my nerves are goin crazy right now so i cant seem to gain anything..

i asked the same question but if something was to happen to me (which i know is very very unlikely) then he could get in trouble.

If possible have your appointment in the afternoon. Drink a large bottle of water (32 ounces or more.), and have a large lunch or breakfast right before the appointment. Water weighs a lot. If possilbe don't have a BM before your appointment. As mentioned previously were heavy clothes. Even with summer clothes some are heavier than others. Also not sure if you are female. I usually gain 2-3 pounds during PMS.

The only time I can think of that I need to gain weight is when I go scuba diving.

When I scuba dive I have to use these little weights that slip into my pockets to make me sink, a pound in each front pocket and 2 pounds in each back pocket. Plus the ones that slip into the ankle straps that keep my ankles from from floating up, I think they hold at least a 3 pounds each. I rent them at the scuba shop.

If your doctor really cared, he would not tell you to gain weight. He'd just lie on the paperwork.

I agree with this as well...