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Yes, drinking Boost Ensure will help you gain weight if it helps you get down more calories. I'd recommend regular milk or chocolate milk if the calories is the main thing you're looking for. If you want to gain weight, you just need to eat more. It doesn't have to be all fat if you're working out. If you want better control of the situation beyond just trying to eat more, track your calories.
Your weight will naturally fluctuate a throughout the day and from day to day. Overnight you become dehydrated so it's usually down at it's lowest. To more accurately tell what is going on, weigh yourself first thing in the morning and see what's happening from week to week.
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If weight gain is your goal, the only important things are calories and protein. Your body can only process so much protein a day (try to get around a gram per lbs of lean body weight, lean is the important word here). You can get most of that from food source.
When I was younger I found I struggled to put on weight too and protein drinks did not help. There was too much liquid volume there, and the protein actually kills your appetite. I only use protein drinks when trying to cut now. For bulking I find foods that are high in complex carbs and proteins to be the best. Things like spaghetti with meat, tuna melts, etc...
The important thing is just to be consistent with it. Eat 5 meals a day and lift lots. 5 actual meals. A protein drink doesn't count...more of a snack really. I had my most success when I just ate what I normally did, but then had a tuna melt, with a full can of tuna, two pieces of bread, and lots of cheese, right before bed. I did that for about 3-4 months straight. I put on some fat too obviously, but that was pretty easily cut down and a I retained the muscle. It was 10-15 lbs of muscle on a small frame. Everyone accussed me of doing roids. A pretty good feeling after struggling to put on weight for so long.