stomach is a muscular organ and can be trained and exercised somewhat as
other organs can. You will not have much appetite at first, but it will
develop. Sometimes a short fast for a day or two, drinking nothing but
pure water, seems to be beneficial in the beginning.

Do not drink much with your meals, unless the drink has food value by
the addition of lots of cream or sugar, or both.

[Sidenote: _Eat More_]

Decide how many calories you need for your activities, gradually add to
your dietary until you have reached that number, and then some more, and
you will gain as surely as the overweight individual will lose by doing
the opposite. It may take a long time, or you may get results very
rapidly, depending somewhat upon the individual characteristics.
Gradually increase your butter, cream, sugar, chocolate, and so forth,
as they are very high in food value.

Study the Key to the Calories and reckon your calories every day for a
while. You have already noticed that the foods that you like are low in
food value.

Here are some of the things you can take to add to your fuel:

[Sidenote: _Try Some of These_]

A glass of milk, hot or cold, taken between meals and before retiring,
will add about 500 calories.

Cream sauce on your vegetables will add to their value.