What did YOU eat today?

Don't list the calories, don't list the exercise, don't list portion sizes.

None of those pesky numbers, since we all are different.

One person can need 1400 a day, while another can need 2,500, and it can be really triggering to see someone ate a lower number than yourself.

Therefore, just list the food you ate. This will help us understand the value of eating healthy food (for the nutrients), while also indulging moderately in empty calories when we want. I don't know about you, but I'm aiming for 90% healthy foods - and 10% empty calories. ;)

Also, do not post here if you are starving yourself. I'm not interested in the details, it is only going to get others riled up, and it is triggering to those of us trying to recover from an eating disorder. Okay, thank-you.

Here's me for today:

Breakfast: slept far too late
Lunch: sandwich (100% whole wheat bread, garden burger veggie medley patty, soy dijon "mayo", pickle, lettuce), dried apricots, diet soda, tums, vitamin
Snack: apple, no salt added raw almond butter
Dinner: corn, bell peppers, sugar-snap peas, lettuce, firm tofu, soy dressing, tums
Snack: soy delicious peanut butter zig zag! yumm.

B: Steel cut Irish oats, and Empire apple, some dried cranberries, skim milk, two scrambled egg whites

S: Baby banana, another Empire apple

L: Bits of a left-over hamburger patty with cheese mixed with brown rice and veggies

S: Baby carrots, celery

S: Assorted fruit with chili powder, lime, and salt

D: Brown rice, water-packed tuna, salad of arugula, celery, red onion, and cucumber with dried cranberries and balsamic vinegar

S after Martial arts class: instant oatmeal and a Portabella Gardenburger

Random Late-night S: Asian pear slices, coffee with skim milk, powdered creamer and sugar, a "Low Fat Chewy Fruit and Granola Bar" (Got the recipe off of a box of Instant Quaker Oats; they're pretty good.)

breakfast
kashi go-lean cereal w/ skim milk

lunch
turkey sandwich w/ lettuce & ww bread
tangerine
water

dinner
chicken cutlet & cabbage
water

snack
gala apple
tea

before school- dannon yogurt with some go lean crunch

at school- starbucks grande coffee frap.

lunch- chicken salad, apple slices and celery with light laughing cow cheese

snack- hot chocolate

snack- cottage cheese with pumpkin and go lean crunch

snack- small apple

dinner- salmon salad

snack- hot chocolate

Breakfast- Half a pita and some peanut butter

Snack- Baked Doritos- Nacho Cheese flavor. Yum.

Lunch- Tuna salad (made with mustard) and alfalfa sprouts in half a pita. I actually like using mustard way better than mayo. Yellow mustard is my favorite condiment.

Dinner- Birji rice with egg, spinach and onions that my housemate made (it was really good)

Night-time snack: Probably popcorn and some grapes.

Breakfast: Red Delicious Apple, with 2 slices of Dried Pineapple. Snack: Some Fresh Pineapple.       ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;  Lunch: 2 Flax-Grain Crackers with 2 slices of Low-Fat Kraft Swiss Cheese, and Cherry Tomatoes, and TCBY.      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;  Snack: Handful of nuts, and a French Vanilla Danone Yogurt with Granola.      & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp; Supper: Stir-fry Vegetables, with a few pieces of cut-up Vegetarian Chicken, seasoned with a Low-Fat Honey-Garlic Sauce.      &nb sp;        Snack: 4 pieces of Dried Pineapple, 2 Clementines, Nuts.

I know, it seems like a ton of food, but I'm in recovery from Anorexia, so I'm trying to put on a few pounds!

kelly : that doesnt seem like alot of food but congrats on your recovering :)

thank you!

does it really not sound like a lot?

umm not at allllll. everything is really light and it doesn't seem like a lot at ALL.  and i'm a recovered anorexic so i know where you're coming from.

well I eat a lot of nuts, so I assume I'm getting good, and lots of fats there?

yes ma'am you are :)

-Toasted english muffin with a bit of cream cheese

-Pistachios

-White bread with natural peanut butter

-Miso soup

-A vampire cupcake from the local bakery XD 

in recovery ;)

Breakfast; raisin granola, 250ml skim milk, 1 banana

snack; granary toast spread with 1tb/spn natural peanut butter and 1 tb/spn nutella, small bowl of wholewheat clusters.

lunch; wholemeal english muffin w/ 2 slices turkey, 3 cherry tomatoes and 1 apple.

snack; 1 bio yoghurt, 6 dried apricots, 2 satsumas.

dinner; 100gms wholewheat pasta, 100gms chicken pieces, 1 tb/spn mayo

DRINKSSSS; 2 cups coffee, 2 cups tea, 750ml water.

this sound alright?

x

yyonah, I'm in recovery as well, and yes, your day's eating actually sounded very good!

Breakfast - Two toasted pieces of Ezekiel 100% Whole Grain Sprouted Bread, 6oz. of yogurt, blueberries, strawberries, 1/2 a banana, three scrambled egg whites, and 1/2 a glass of 100% orange juice + calcium.


MidMorning - 1/2 of an all-natural peanut butter sandwich on  organic flaxseed bread, baby carrots, un-salted all-natural almonds, raisins, and 8oz. of Naked Juice 'Green Machine' Superfood 100% Fruit & Vegtable Smoothie. (I would have never guessed that it had broccoli in it!)

Lunch - Amy's Organics 'Chunky Vegtable' soup (contains carrots, lima beans, spinach, tomatoes, green beans, corn, cerely, and peas), green beans, broccoli, organic kidney beans, green peas, and 1/3 of a pink lady apple.

Afternoon - 1.5oz. of chicken breast, flaxseed bread, baby carrots, organic romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, whole-grain un-salted rice cake, Laughing Cow Light cheese wedge.

Dinner - 3.5oz. of grass-fed bison, fresh-cut roasted green beans, organic romaine lettuce, fresh pineapple.

Last Meal - Organic Luna Bar, grapes, 8oz. of light vanilla soymilk, 1/4 cup of pure pumpkin, cinnamon, FAGE 0% yogurt with 1/2 tablespoon of ground flaxseed. 

Breakfast

Oatmeal

Morning Snack

More Oatmeal

Lunch

Sliced apple and strawberries, a few slices of turkey, A slice of cheese and a few unsalted almonds, a can of coke zero

Afternoon

Coffee and a couple more strawberries

Dinner

Fresh spinach leaves with Italian dressing, some baked sweet potato with sweet chilli sauce and some chicken

Snack

A few slices of apple

Obviously one of my good days!

 

 

 

breakfast: pumpkin oatmeal with slice of natures own sugar free bread

snack- vanilla cone from mcdonalds

other snack- ff cottage cheese with some pumpkin and go lean crunch

lunch- chicken salad

snack- sugar free fat free cheesecake instand pudding with some strawberries and reddi whip

dinner- half sandwich on ww bread, yogurt and a nectarine (at work)

brekkie: half a cantaloupe. black coffee. evening: piece of avocado

i am very hungry! i plan on having an apple later and some evolution super green juice. possibly a larabar. we have nothingggg to eat.

breakfast
fruit salad (strawberries, kiwi, grapes)
reduced sugar maple & brown sugar oatmeal (whole milk & water) mixed w/ kashi go lean cereal & honey
black coffee

snack
gala apple

lunch
sushi - california rolls w/ soy sauce
water

dinner
diner leftovers: shrimp w/ rice, carrot, chickpeas, peas
water

Breakfast:

• Honey bunches of oats honey roasted cereal
• Nature valley peanut butter granola bar
• reduced fat cheese itz
• parmesan and garlic cheese itz
• pear

Lunch:

• Home made tomato soup
• cheese sandwhich
• quaker banana muffin bar
• cheese itz

Dinner:

• Salmon
• Honey bunches of oats
• All bran garlic and herb crackers

Snack:

• All bran garlic and herb crackers

breakfast - woke up too late!

lunch - egg white omelette with tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms, 4 pieces of dried pineapple.

snack - frozen berries, 3 pieces of dried pineapple

supper - a mixed greens salad with sauteed shrimps in garlic, topped with kraft's low fat italian dressing, watermelon.

snack - 2 handfulsl of nuts, nectarine, few slices of dried mango.

how do you guys think i did today, seeing as i'm trying to gain weight?

Kelly -- I highly doubt you'll GAIN weight from eating like that, but I have to say it's much improved from how you were eating.  The nuts and dried fruits are good ideas, because they're healthy and pack a lot of calories.  You could probably snack on them more.  Also, instead of just egg whites in your omelette, consider adding a whole egg, and maybe some cheese.  Trust me, I know how uncomfortable that can be, but if you're really trying to gain weight, you've got to stop eating like you're on a diet.  You can still eat healthy without eating like a dieter.  Good luck!