Posts by twhitt24

Hey thanks for responding. 

jdunckel: The water thing is the first idea I thought of too. Thats why I started drinking up most to a gallon or so of water a day, to both hydrate my joints a b/c I am on a high protein diet.

gi-jane: Stretching is about 30 mins of my workout, but I could always do more. Thanks. :)

Hey blueberry

Im a 5'6'' male and I weigh about 125-130 lbs.  I usually work out 5 days a week and I work construction for 8 hours a day.  My daily protien intake is usually around 150-180 grams.  I do lift weights and etc. 

My advice is don't worry about massive protien intake. Just drink lots of water or other fluids to help your kidneys out.  Cause high protein diets are bad on the kidneys.  I usually drink over a gallon of water a day because of it.  But then again Im no dr. so Im in no place to be giving nutrition advice. Good luck

Walmart brand cottage chesse, tuna, yogurt, chicken breast, and wheat pasta is what I live on and I don't go over budget. Oh and like others have said hard boiled eggs are great and cheap too.

I kind of find this question one sided. Just cause  we are men doesn't mean we don't worry about our weight. I have suffered from an eating disorder for a couple years now and I constantly worry about my weight and what I eat.  I use this site and count every calorie just to make sure I am getting the right amount of nutrients and calories every day. I understand that you probably did not mean for this post to be  one sided but I am just tired of hearing people talk about how only women have eating disorders and most men don't so no one really considers it.

I quit chewing tobacco and started chewing gum and I noticed that the fruit tasting gum tends to dissolve after a while and the minty or non fruit flavored ones last pretty much all day.

Let me first start off by saying that you are not alone. There are plenty of males out there with some sort of eating disorder.  I only say this because it was hard for me to seek help when I realized that I had a problem... Anyways, I too am battling this beast of anorexia. I am 21 years old, 5'5 and currently weigh 125lbs, at my worst I weighed 105lbs.  I too had a breif scare which started my recovery.

But to your question. I am no medical professional so this is just strictly advice from a regular joe point of view.  GIVE YOUR WEIGHT GAIN TIME.  Mine seemed to take for every too, then in one week I went up 14lbs. Make sure you are getting enough good fats and protein in your diet.  Try nuts like almonds pistachios etc. Also peanut butter is your friend. I eat a ton of it all the time. I love the stuff. As for the chocolate, I don't really like the taste of plain chocolate, I know I'm some kind of freak, but I sometimes mix it into a protein shake or on a PB sandwich.  That is another thing, I found it hard to increase my calories and not feel bloated all the time so I started buying whey protein mix and mixing it with milk.

This is just some suggestions of what I ate to gain, but in all give it time and DO NOT GIVE UP. Strive to be healthy again. Good luck and if you need anything just message me.  The best thing we can could is help each other out. Recovery can be a long road and I know I still have far to travel.

Osainto great post man:

I want to gain to get my strength back.

I want to be able to enjoy a night at the bar without counting calories.

I want to look muscular and not like a skeleton.

I want ENERGY again.

I want to live life in a healthy way and not be worried about something as small as a calorie.

I WANT TO BE WARM AND NOT FREEZE ALL DAY.

And most of all I want to stop worrying my family and my self.

I love to add a little bit of cinnamon and some almonds. It gives it a sweet and salty kind of a taste. Also try it with some pineapple or even orange slices.

DO NOT RESTRICT YOUR CALORIES!!! That is a bad idea. I used to do that every weekend and it wound up hurting me in the end.  I developed a very nasty eating disorder and it has been very hard tying to recover. 

Instead just eat normal, do not think about food, and enjoy youself.  Life is too short to be constantly worried about what you eat. Just have fun, and get drunk.  Also try mixing the booze with diet soda. You'll save calories and be able to drink a few more drinks.

Thank you so much. You are 100% correct. I think the reason why I eat oatmeal everyday is because I roughly know the amount of calories going into it. Even though I usually just scoop the amount out that I think Ill eat and then add things to it with no particular method of measure, I still have a rough guess on the calories.  Oatmeal is my safe food. But it is soooo good. 

I think Ill go to the deli on campus and order a cornbeef sandwhich. While extra thousand island dressing. Thanks for the advice chrissy.

Thanks for input.  It just seems like I still have a hard time reaching my calorie range. I am on the road to recovery from anorexia and I still have the little voice in my head that tries to tell what to eat and what not to. Last night though I took Chrissy's advice and shut that voice up with a nice big bowl of orange sherbet. MY FAVORITE. I really like ensure or those instant breakfast shakes so I might try to work another protein shake into the end of my day.  Also thanks for the advice about planning my meals gi-jane.  I never really thought about planning my meals in advance.  I usually just go with the flow of the day.

osainto,

Hey bro. I know exactly what u r talking about.  I too have a serious problem with counting calories and worrying about what I eat.  And I too am as straight as they come, and agree that it is embarrassing and "only a women's problem".

But the fact is it isn't.  Im not a professional by any means but I do believe that more guys go through an eatting disorder than want to admit it.  So really, don't be embrassed.  It is good that men like me and you realize we have a problem and are trying to correct it.

As for advice on upping calories, well I'll admit it is hard.  I just recently started to do so myself.  On thing that has helped me in increasing what I ate is the use of protein powders.  I try to consume at least one or more serving a day.  This adds extra calories and protein.  Another ideal that I have tried to put in my head is the "eat or DIE" philosophy.  It may sound harsh but it has kept me going.

I hope this helps a little.  Just take it day by day or week by week and soon you'll start to get comfortable with eating more.  Also try to seek professional advice.  I may sound weak but there is nothing weak about getting fixed.

Favorite Kids Cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Favorite Fruit Cereal: Rasin Brain Crunch

Favorite High Fiber Cereal: Fiber One

Favorite Chocolate Flavored Cereal: Coco Puffs or would Reeses puffs count

Almond, Soy, Cow, or no Milk on your cereal? cow milk. perferrible skim

Favorite time of day to eat a bowl of cereal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Snack?  ALL DAY LONG

How many calories is too much for a bowl of cereal?  under 200 dry

What 2 cereals would be fabulous mixed together?  Multi grain cheerios and rasin brain crunch

Favorite Natural/Organic Cereal? kashi

Did you grow up eating cereal as a kid or just start as an adult? Always loved it

Grossest/Worst tasting cereal out there? Dont know haven't found  one

Flakes, puffs or biscuits?  Flakes

Invent a new cereal, whats the texture, flavor, blend? Somthing with crunchy flakes, oat clusters and cheerios, with cinnamon

Finally whether it be for nutrition/taste/brand etc, what is the Hands down best cereal of all time?  multi grain cheerios with cinnamon sprikled on top

Thanks for the advice so fast vschuster.

I agree what I am doing to my self is very dangerous. I know it hurts not only my self physically but it also hurts my family. That is the messed up thing. I can see hear myself saying that I won't eat a certain food and then at the same time I think to myself shut up that sounds really good to eat.

For example: tonight I eat dinner at my Dad's house and he made chili. I could of almost killed him at first! I literally freaked out for no reason. He then informed me that it was a lean turkey chili but that didn't seem to matter to me. 

Finnally though, I calmed down and ate a big bowl of it.  Needless to say he was happy.