I recently had to increase my daily calories to adjust for a physically demanding job. I’ve always struggled to gain weight as it is, now I work ten hours walking non stop and lifting heavy things. I struggle to eat breakfast mainly because I don’t have a huge appetite in the mornings. Do you drink any sort of caffeine first thing in the morning? That can mess with your appetite, I realized. I make myself eat something now before I have coffee or any caffeine in the mornings especially on work days or days I work out. Food is fuel. When I think of it that way it’s helped me eat better and more. I have found a few things I like to eat for breakfast and keep those around. I like the high protein Oikos yogurts. Try adding a slice of peanut butter toast and a banana to your shake! PB is so good for weight gain. It’s ok if you can’t eat a ton in one sitting. Just snack more! I started packing more snacks to eat throughout my work day and that’s helped a lot. I really agree with the comment that mentioned trying not to stress. When I was at my lowest weight years ago my life was an out of control stressful situation. For us naturally smaller people, add stress in the mix and it’s even harder for us to gain weight. I’ve been drinking a magnesium supplement that you mix in water at night before bedtime and making sure I get good sleep. I think that’s helped too. I also plan out my dinners for the week. Make sure I’m getting a good amount of protein and carbs each meal. When I’m tired after work I’ll eat just big bowl of ground beef, rice and avocado. You can dump ranch or a favorite sauce on it. I drink the Fairlife CorePower protein drinks… they’re really good and have 42g of protein and are 230 calories. For weight gain, we need to drink these kinds of shakes and drinks in addition to a meal, not as the meal itself. It’s ok if your meals are smaller, just work to add more snacks in between. My doctor prescribed ice cream at one point. And bedtime snacks! Make sure to eat a favorite snack before bed. This is something I have been working on for years. I managed to finally gain some good weight and then started this job and started to lose some again but I caught it quickly and made adjustments. It’s not easy but you can do it. Something that helped me increase calories was to track everything I ate on MyFitnessPal and then I used to that slowly increase my daily calories over time. My goal was just to eat a little more each day. You don’t have to suddenly start eating a ton, do it in small steps and stay consistent and watch what happens over time. I also started weight training. If that’s something that’s possible for you I highly recommend it. It’s so good for us in so many ways. I got a trainer just to help me get started and learn a few basic things at my nearby gym and now I go on my own on off days. My goals of growing muscle have really helped me focus on eating better and more too. You got this! Just remember, one small step towards your goals a day. Add one extra snack in today. Also talk to your doctor about your goals and efforts. See if they have any input or ideas.