Posts by omonica

bad news, got food poisoning and was hospitalized in south america, lost significantly. working my way back up, although it might be a couple of weeks until i can work my way back up to a gainer's amount :(

b: 2 mini homemade carrot muffins topped w/ white chocolate peanut butter, a banana & medjool dates alongside.

l: tofu scramble w/ lots of veg cooked in avocado oil, & whole grain toast w/ garlic margarine.

s: few squares of hazelnut dark chocolate, & homemade blood orange juice.

d: whole wheat wrap w/ hummus, sundried tomato, spinach, & sprouts, w/ italian tossed salad, and some sweet potato alongside.

s: chocolate mint newman o’s cookies.

total ~2600.

the past 2 days:

b: 3 blueberry flax waffles w/ maple syrup & pecans, & blueberries on the side.

l: tofurky, artichoke, & sprout sandwich w/ red pepper tapenade on sprouted grain bread, 3 apricots, & an iced oatmeal raisin luna bar.

s: green smoothie w/ almond milk, banana, carrot, spinach, almond butter, & vega protein.

d: amy’s roasted vegetable pizza & butternut squash soup.

s: heaping bowl of peanut butter chocolate soy ice cream.

total ~2500.

b: cinnamon oatmeal w/ cinnamon puffins & pecans, & cranberry juice alongside.

l: 3 falafel w/ tahini & hot sauce, & fattoush salad, w/ chocolate covered sesame snaps for dessert :)

s: berry pomegranate luna cookie, fuji apple, & almonds.

d: grilled sesame tofu kabobs & red peppers stuffed w/ curried quinoa & mushrooms.

s: chocolate mint newman o’s cookies & vanilla coconut milk ice cream.

total ~2800.

perhaps gaining more gradually on slightly lower calories (3500 maybe?) will make maintenance more sustainable. this way you could be gaining maybe a pound a week but keeping it on. a sudden drop in calories for us gainers usually means dropping weight pretty quickly, even if our maintenance calories are high.

edit: that being said, if you are significantly and dangerously underweight i would not recommend prolonging the amount of time at a low bmi. i don't know your stats so i can't say. but good luck!

my mom's foreign and i used to be "that kid" with the weird lunch box at school. i could understand if kids didn't recognize dolmas (stuffed grape leaves) or artichokes, but RICE?! come on. probably the single most popular food on the planet and yet nobody had tried it.

when in asia (before i stopped eating meat) i used to love baby octopus tentacles. i also used to eat chicken hearts. when i look back on this it's pretty weird!

read the label... special k cereal's are formulated differently in canada, the us, and the uk. for example, the flavours i like and buy in canada have trace amounts of dairy products in the us.

today's eats were:

b: cookie dough raw revolution bar & an almond milk/almond butter/banana smoothie.

l: huge whole wheat wrap w/ sundried tomato soy cream cheese, grilled veggies, & rice.

s: frozen grapes, almonds, & pistachios.

d: 2 pieces meatless jerk chicken, potato wedges & roasted peppers w/ olive oil, & some tortilla chips w/ salsa. stuffed!

s: peanut butter puffins w/ chocolate almond milk & a tofutti fudge bar.

just under 2700.

i generally use any combination of almond or soy milk, banana, and any kind of nut butter. you can also add a sweetener like agave, and flax seed or protein powder (like vega or sun warrior), but these are a little more pricey.

some people don't recommend it because of the saturated fat (even though our bodies require a certain amount of saturated fats to function!), but coconut milk can also be added and i think it's delicious.

b: 3 slices 12 grain toast w/ garlic margarine, & honey chipotle cashews. lemonade.

l: huge greek salad w/ soy feta & pine nuts. americano coffee.

s: a tangelo fruit & prunes. green tea w/ honey.

d: baked avocado & eggplant over israeli couscous & drizzled w/ olive oil. blood orange juice.

s: (will be) cocoa mole larabar. natural rootbeer.

total ~2800.

b: 3 blueberry flax waffles w/ maple syrup & pecans, w/ blackberries alongside. apple juice.

l: mix of jasmine & black rice, w/ edamame & baby carrots alongside. black tea w/ soy milk.

s: chai tea luna bar & almonds. cranberry juice.

d: 2 plates of whole wheat penne w/ zucchini, shallots, olive oil, soy feta, & basil. may have also chugged a redbull after this.

s: banana & a bit of hazelnut dark chocolate. big glass of chocolate almond milk.

total ~2700.

there's a brand called yosoy found in grocery stores which makes fun flavoured soy cream cheeses but don't buy them. they taste really fake/terrible. tofutti is probably the best, but i would prefer hummus or garlic margarine anyday.

b: woke up late, so i had to eat this an hour before lunch! thick slice of wholegrain toast w/ raspberry preserves & a green smoothie w/ almond milk, almond butter, banana, spinach, & vega protein.

l: pan fried tofu & broccoli w/ peanut basil sauce & mango chunks w/ cinnamon for dessert.

s: clif vanilla almond builder bar.

d: veggie burger w/ spicy mustard, lettuce, & tomato, w/ onion rings.

s: 2 slices coconut chai coffee cake & oj.

total about 2600.

b: homemade coconut chai breakfast cake (aka ilu mom) & frozen red grapes. blood oj.

l: crunchy peanut butter & grated carrot sandwich on thick whole grain bread, garden salad w/ olive oil & vinegar, & a mini lemon larabar. coffee w/ almond milk.

s: bbq baked kettle chips.

d: dolmas, fried cauliflower & eggplant, and lentil soup (quite a large spread actually). turkish coffee.

s: pistachio dark chocolate & brazil nuts.

lately i've been taking biotin which i have heard helps. i certainly hope so. went to the salon the other day and my hair was still coming out in chunks on the brush :(

this is a funny thread for me. my mom is foreign so i never had bologne, grilled cheese, or mac in my entire life. i had my first pb&j last year!

- falafel.

- crepes w/ tons of fruit, usually strawberries and kiwis.

- nutella & ice cream.

- apfel kuchen or rhubarb kuchen w/ cinnamon & sugar.

- tuna & hummus sandwiches.