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.

Breakfast: -1 1/2 Cups of Kashi Go lean Crunch w/ Fat free skim milk
                  -2 Peices of toasted wheat bread
                   -1 Medium Banana
Lunch:    -A Sandwhich
                         -4 Peices of turkey breast
                         -2 Peices of Ham
                         -2 Slices of cheese
                         -Some light mayonasse
                         -Lettuce tomatoe, and pickles
                -An apple and baby carrots
~IN BETWEEEN MEAL~
-1 Cup of Vegtable soup

Dinner-       -3 peices of cooked chicken breast
                   -Mashed potatoes
                   -Corn on the cob
                   -1/2 Cup of milk
                   -Asparagus
                   -Carrots
                   -Green beans

After dinner meal-
          -2 Slices of wheat bread with a tbsp of Peanut Butter
          -Strawberry & banana yogourt
                        
      

vmcbutterfly , im not trying to gain weightt . i eat like that everyday & sometimes even moree . but i dont gain weightt it just stayss the same (:

well kudos to you! i wouldn't mind being able to eat a snickers everyday :)

breakfast: pumpkin oatmeal with some vanilla almond breeze, almonds and go lean crunch, coffee

snack-dannon light n fit yogurt with almonds, swiss miss diet hot chocolate, some celery with laughing cow cheesebites

lunch- LTF tortillas with egg beaters, ff cottage cheese with pumpkin

snack-apple

dinner- progresso soup and 1/2 sandwich on ww bread

snack- yogurt

Breakfast - egg whites with tomatoes, mushrooms, gronions in weight watchers tortilla shells

Snack1 - protein drink with soy milk and an apple

Lunch  - will be Lean Cuisine Chicken and Vegetables

Snack 2 - canned tuna on ritva

Supper - fish fillets and a vegetable

Yesterday:

B: Kashi Golean with half of a sliced Gala apple and some cinammon in skim milk; other half of Gala apple

S: Strawberries

L: Deli turkey and swiss cheese wrapped in a La Tortilla Factory tortilla; salad of iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, and Gala apple with balsamic vinegar

S: Baby carrots

S: Strawberries and an orange

D: One tortilla chip with spinach artichoke dip; one slice of Shiner Bock Beer bread smeared with butter; a cup of baked potato soup; half of a steak salad with balsamic vinagrette

So Far Today:

B: Irish Steel-Cut Oats cooked with sliced Golden Delicious apple and cinammon with skim milk added; skim milk to drink; deli turkey slices heated in a pan

S: Strawberries

L: LTF tortilla with deli turkey, swiss cheese, and spinach; baby carrots; celery

S: About to eat an orange or some salad.

 

Breakfast: Oatmeal, grapes and coffee

Lunch: small salad with turkey and olive oil, bit of veggie soup.

Snack: Hot chocolate

Dinner: veggie and bean soup

Snack: oatmeal

Breakfast- Frosted mini wheats , oj

Lunch-Apple juice

Dinner-Spegitti no sause, diet pepsi

=]

breakfast
oatmeal (skim milk) w/ strawberries
black coffee

snack
apple 

lunch
fish w/ vegetables (peas, carrots, corn, beans)
water

snack
banana
dark chocolate

dinner
cheese sandwiches (rye bread)
water

Hmm..

B-Mini box of Raisin Bran, mini box of Rice Crispies, 8 oz of plain almond milk, sugar-free pudding
S-Luna Bar, Light N' Fit yogurt, pack of apple slices
L-Sandwich on light oatmeal bread with yellow and spicy muistard, slice of ham, slice of light bologne, fat free cheese, and light chips.
S-1/2 baked sweet potato made into fries with tsp EVOO and seasonings
D-Light oatmeal bread toast with light butter and 2 instant packets of oatmeal with margarine
S-Cheesecake slice :D

Had no time for breakfast or lunch!

Snack

1. Frozen Mango Slices
2. Bio Fitness 0-Fat/Low-Cal. Strawberry Yogurt

Dinner

1. Egg white omelette with tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions.
2. 3 Whole-wheat Crispbread Crackers with 1 wedge of Laughing cow Cheese Light.
3. Some salad with no topping.

Snack

1. Special K Vanilla Crisp Bites
2. Some Nuts
3. 2 Oatmeal Cookies

I'm in recovery from anorexia, and as you can all see I am not eating enough calories per day in order to gain weight, I really need some help, any suggestions as to how I could maybe eat more, and actually be able to take in such large amounts of food? I'm supposed to be eating like 1,800 calories a day.

Kelly-- You are asking advice on how to eat enough food to gain weight.  I see some very obvious problems with what you have listed.  You are eating as someone does who is trying to lose.  For example:

"0-fat, Low-Cal Yogurt" - Get the real stuff.  Or at least low-fat instead of nonfat.  There is no reason to eliminate fat from your diet at this point, especially if you're in recovery.  Women recovering from anorexia need body fat, so they can get their period back and have the ability to have children and stuff.

"egg white omelet" - use a real egg.  Egg whites are super low in calories, so you can eat tons of them for very little.  If you're trying to reach your caloric goal, adding an egg and maybe some cheese would really help.

"Some salad with no topping" - the topping is where it's at, girl ;)  Why chew on raw leaves when you could add a little flavor?  Put some dressing on, and some lean protein like chicken breast, tuna, cottage cheese, beans, whatever you want.  It will be much more satisfying and will get you the calories you need.

If you're still short of your goal at the end of the day, I'm sure you could eat a few more nuts or another oatmeal cookie with no problem.  Oh yeah, and I've noticed that you frequently say you don't have time for breakfast--well, make time.  Breakfast is a very important meal, and if you keep on skipping it, that's calories that you need that you're losing out on.  If it's for some psychological reason that you tell yourself you don't have time, then you need to work through that.  It doesn't take five minutes to pour a bowl of cereal or grab at least a piece of fruit as you walk out the door.  I guarantee you'll feel better too.

Ratinhat, thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it.

What are your stats btw You seem like soeone who'd b e very healthy.

before school- dannon light n fit yogurt with almonds and cup of unsweetened vanilla almond breeze

at school- mug of coffee with almond breeze and coffee mate

lunch- salad with mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots, chicken breast, roasted red pepper kraft dressing. with that an apple, half in the salad, half microwaved with cinnamon and splenda

snack- some go lean crunch with more vanilla almond breeze, sf carb free nestle hot chocolate

snack- dannon light n fit yogurt

dinner- salmon salad

This is my first post here. Ive been browsing this site for a couple of days and i find it astonishing. Im in a very odd situation and my eating habits are... well, odd. Today was one of the days i try to eat "light" for various reasons i dont want to mention atm.

Im 13, 5'7 and anywhere from 99-109 pounds. (not 100% sure how much i weigh.)

 

So far today ive eaten:

Breakfest: S'mores Luna Bar.

 Lunch:

1 Rubio's Healthmex Grilled Mahi-Mahi Taco on corn tortilla

Half-bag of the kid's size toritlla chips

 half of the large pinto beans

salsa

 Snack:

1 mini cookie leftover from souplantation 

Diet Lipton Green Tea Mixed Berry Flavored

Dinner:

1 can Progresso Light Vegetable and Noodle Soup

1 Slice Whole Wheat Toast

Small Salad with a litte bit of Fat Free Creamy Ranch Dressing Snack:

Bag of Frozen Grapes

Few slices of strawberries and bananas

breakfast
fiber1 honey clusters cereal w/ skim milk

snack
gala apple

lunch
sushi (miso soup, california rolls)
water

dinner
salad
rye bread
chicken
water

No time for Brekky.

Lunch

• Special K Vanilla Almond Cereal w/ Skim Milk

Snack

• Some Granola & Nuts
• A piece of Fresh Pineapple

Dinner:

• 1 Tilapia Filet Dry
• Some Salad & No-Fat Kraft Italian Dressing
• 4 pieces of Dried Pineapple

Snack:

• Special K Bites - Vanilla Crisp Flavor
• Red Apple
• 3 pieces of Dried Pineapple

not really in meal format. i hate eating during the day, so:

orange carrot evolution juice lemon vanilla cashew clif nectar bar three pieces of sprouted bread with cashew butter, golden raisins and cherry jam

i am so immensely full. eck.

B: Old-fashioned Irish Steel Cut Oatmeal with dried cranberries, cinammon, and skim milk; skim milk to drink; turkey slices

S: Red apple

L: Deli turkey wrapped with swiss cheese and spinach in a LTF tortilla; baby carrots and celery

S: Salad with iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, Gala apple, cucumber, carrot, dried cranberries, and dry roasted peanuts with balsamic vinegar

D: Half of a portabella mushroom burger with beer-braised onion and avocado on ww bun; half of a grilled chicken cobb salad with balsamic vinigrette; a few fries

S: More oatmeal and two hard-boiled egg whites

Coffee with skim milk, powdered creamer, and sugar

before workout- dannon yogurt with almonds

breakfast- pumpkin oatmeal with some almonds and go lean crunch mixed in, piece of splenda and cinnamon toast on ww bread

snack- nestles sf carb free hot chocolate, cottage cheese with pumpkin and go lean crunch

lunch-sandwich on ww bread, yogurt, plum

snack- apple, grapes

dinner- boca burger, something small since i'm getting in late from work

B:  Raisin Bran, Skim Milk, Coffee
L:  Chef Salad (Lettuce, Onion, Tomato, Ham, Turkey, Cheese) Light Ranch Dressing, Pita Bread
S:  Big Apple, Yogurt
D:  Chicken Breast (Broiled) , Salad, Green Beans, Saffron Rice, Italian Ice for dessert
Water all day!