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2500+ calories only: Weight Gainers-What Did YOU Eat Today? - January 23rd until February 21st
RULES:
- Do not post here if you are not reaching 2500+ calories (3000+ for adult men). We strongly recommend 3000+ to gain.
- Teens must reach 3000 a day minimum
- REMEMBER TO EITHER POST THE CALORIE TALLIES OR THE PORTION SIZES!
- Also remember I do not support you using alcohol as a calorie substitute. So if you reach 2500+ with alcohol in your diet, eat a little more to make up for it.
- If you are struggling to reach the necessary amount (and everyone has at some point) then please post a separate thread w/ questions.
- Do not post links to your personal blog.
- No partial meal plans. Only post complete daily intakes.
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This thread is for those of you looking to actively gain weight for whatever reason.
Requirements- If you are a male you need to eat at least 3000 calories, females must eat 2500-this is so that your body can begin to now only gain weight, but also for your internal organs to begin to recover, this takes fuel/calories.
It is NOT suggested that you excercise while underweight. Excercsie is often an addicition seen with those with eating disorders. Try to stop cold turkey, IF you excercise, 2500/3000 is NOT enough. You are only harming yourself+prolonging the illness by excercising.
If you are struggling to reach the necessary amount, and we all did, then please post a seperate thread w/ questions. It is harmful for ppl to see posts that are under the food reuirement amount. There are suggestions on this forum regarding higher calorie+denser foods that should be incorporated to aid in reaching calorie goals.
Reason: New thread: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-only-weight-gainers-eat-today-ft192784
chubug- That's so wonderful!! your post made me smile so much. So inspiring girl! :D nice shapes are beautiful; i am so happy for you that you were able to see that it's a positive amazing thing to see curves in your party dress(i am sure you looked stunning!) And how amazing what happened at your dinner!!…must have been so nice for your mom to see! :) I wish they had those Areo choc bubble bars here! I think they do sell them at "speciality" places in the US?! hmm :) when i went to Europe me and my siblings loved them! :)
fillmeup- It is hard saying "goodbye" to anorexia, or mourning your old body. even though being sick and in my anorexia brought so much pain, it's always like leaving behind a friend…as much as anorexia only brought me pain and bad things, it's still so hard going forward and letting go! I really can relate to how you feel. it's almost like pulling off a band-aid. It hurts more if you drag it out..but if you just pull off the band-aid faster it isn't as painful. If that makes any sense? :) Ask yourself "what was so good about where i was?" things will only get better! and get easier. Hang in there love. Ur doing amazing <3 (Oh I must make that cream cheese! such a good idea BTW :)
Claire- hey lovey! I am sorry you've been struggling to meet your calories. but you have not given up! and being disappointed in yourself is even a good sign, you know? like..you wantttt to be getting enough, but something is stopping you. Don't give up! you may be feeling down now, but it's a new day! You are so committed and strong, you can do this girl! I know that when i can't reach my calories or i feel like i effffffeed up my meals for the day…i get so hard on myself, i go into an "all or nothing thinking…or black and white thinking" if i can't do my best!...why try?! u know? BUT it's not black/white! there is ALWAYS a new day and new chance to get back on track. on another note: ;) love the sound of your lunch! strawb cream cheese + coconut butter!-YUMMY! :) xoxo
B: Oatmeal cooked in 1%milk/water. cinnamon/truvia, a small banana whipped in. 2 tbsp raisins. 1 oz sliced almonds/cashew nuts and light coconut milk over on top! (540)
L: Bollywood veggie burger(indian inspired veggie burger from Whole Foods--amazing! has like potatoes in it. Tastes like a samosa :) On a bed of greens, alfalfa sprouts and grilled mushrooms and white onion + 1 tbsp pear ginger dressing. lots of baby carrots. 1 slice toasted flax grain bread with 1 tbsp sunflower nut butter. (500)
S: cottage cheese with drizzle of raw honey, 10 raw almonds, 2 chopped dried apricots and 1 prune and a fig. and a "Haute Diggity Date" 18 rabbit bar (love the name of the bar ;) (480)
D: millet grain rice blend, 4 oz grilled chicken with herbs de Provence, steamed zucchini, haricot vert, and kale. 1 cup ff Kefir. (500)
S: Fage + wheat germ + 1/4 cup date granola + a PBJ larabar crumbled in. 2 squares Ritter Marzipan chocolate, 2 espresso wafer cookies (500)
I'm feeling okay, i have a fun day ahead planned! I've been stuck inside at home because of the snow for 2 days and i was getting soo stir crazy! :P but i found distractions! although it will be nice to get out and go shopping! :)
Original Post by houseelf:
Hello 2500+ gainers! I hope you don't mind me joining in - I have been reading this board for a while to get ideas and encouragement. It is so reassuring that I am not the only one having to do meal plans everyday and experiencing the emotions etc that go along with it! You guys have been so encouraging and inspirational to me. But I feel very rude, like I am evesdropping on a conversation by just reading and not participating! However, I must confess to have been rather scared to ... Anyway, I hope you don't mind but I have decided to join in and post my eats. But first my stats: Age: 23 LW 35kg CW:42kg Height; 5"4
Breakfast: Bowl of bran flakes and jordans muesli, dried fruit, almonds and flaxseeds, two small apples (I work this out to be 100), green tea and fresh lemon (= 580)Snack: Slice of rye bread with sunflower seeds (new found love!), small pear, 10g almonds (= 250)
Lunch: Large sweet potato filled with 200g haricot beans mixed, 1 tbsp real mayo, beetroot, cucumber and 75g 2% greek yoghurt (= 561)
Snack: Mix of almonds and dried fruit, small piece of bread with marmite (I know, should have been pb or something, but I had a serious craving!) (= 230)
Supper: Tuna Steak, whole butternut squash baked and stuffed with oatbran, lentils,cayenne pepper, mushrooms, greens beans and spinach (WEIRD I know, but it was scrummy) ( = 620)
Bedtime Snack: spoon of flaxseeds and 250ml oatly milk (= 164)
Total = 2501
Hey! Glad to have you join us. You're doing really well. I hate to sound pernickety but your cals don't add up to 2500 - it's around 2400? Sorry if I'm being thick!
Hi everyone! I've been having a bit of a tough time lately....yesterday was really hard!!
Breakfast: milk, oatmeal + cereal, jam
Lunch: Crepe w/ jam, hugeee cupcake
Snack: Yogurt with berries, grapes
Dinner: Fish pie, mashed potatos, tomatoes, carrots, hummus, bread
Dessert: Banana pudding with chocolate ice cream
Aaa. I felt so so so so guilty yesterday!! And now I am beating myself up over having a few bites of brownie at school and I know I'm being so stupid but still... this is hard!
Houseelf- Welcome :)! Don't feel that way at all! I know months before I actually posted I would do the same thing haha.
Fillmeup- Oh wow, I know exactly how you feel. That is exactly what happened to me. I think it was easier to prolong the process and take my time letting go, and now it seems like Im getting closer so fast and it terrifies me. You are not alone though girl <3!
Monica&kt_ohno- I have the thigh touching worry also. They haven't touched since my ED started as I would relapse every time it happened :(. I am so scared for that day to come because I know it will be one of my biggest challenges. What helps me is looking around at all of the gorgeous girls I see on the streets with great figures. There thighs are always touching and I honestly think they look amazing! Thats helped me to be okay with it, thigh touching is so normal.
It_jesus.....just wtf....
Muchlinkski- Def not too much sugar! I have a MAJOR sweet tooth as well ;). I'd pick sweet over savoury any day, nothing wrong with that! That cupcake sounds sooo yummy. I used to make the funfetti kind ALL the time and they were my favorite, and that sounds a little like them haha.
Everyone is doing fantastic! I love this thread because every time Im feeling low on motivation I remember all of these lovely girls who are fighting the same battle and DOING it and it really helps me get through the tough times :).
Tomorrow Im probably going to this "chocolate festival" woo cant wait! I will most definitely be trying all the chocolates this time!
Thursday...
B: 1c cinnamon raisin ezekiel cereal, 1c soymilk, chopped cashews and almonds, 1tbsp almond butter (I accidently got the salted kind this time, ugh. Im not used to it it's very odd tasting, more savoury than sweet, not sure if I like it) 2 hard boiled eggs, an apple, the usual coffee with whip/almondmilk/starbucks syrup (1100)
L: 2 servings sweet potato fries, 2 turkey sandwiches on sandwich thins, 1c soymilk, strawberries, (900)
S: pumpkin boomibar, greek yogurt, almonds, 1c orange juice (700)
D: 4oz whole wheat noodles with pesto and 1tbsp butter, steamed broccoli and cauliflour, 4oz grilled chicken, 1c soymilk (1000)
S: Dates stuffed with almonds, covered in DCD peanut butter and frozen :) (300)
HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY EVERYONE!:)
That dinner has been a fear of mine for so long, but it's something I used to just LOVE when I was younger, and made by my mom :). I usually make all my meals and won't really eat anything my mom makes. Mostly because she never really makes anything for me anyways, and I prefer to make my own foods. I didn't think it was much of a problem until this meal when I didn't see how it was made and everything. Not so much about the unknown calories because Im pretty good at estimating, but it was just the "out of control" feeling I got. I was about to make myself something dif just so I was the one that made it, but realized how dumb that was. I haven't ate at a friends house/relatives house in years, I think I was thinking it wasn't a big deal but now I realize eating others cooking is something I struggle with and need to challenge.
Ahh sorry for that looong post!
Oh god the thigh touching thing, dont' get me started - it's my absolute neurosis. And the width of my upper arms. I've just stopped being able to fit my finger and thumb around them and it's killing me (slash, keeping me alive - ahh irony!)
We can do this. We're just not used to it.
Original Post by mashed_tatties:
Oh god the thigh touching thing, dont' get me started - it's my absolute neurosis. And the width of my upper arms. I've just stopped being able to fit my finger and thumb around them and it's killing me (slash, keeping me alive - ahh irony!)
We can do this. We're just not used to it.
Oh the finger and thumb around the arms thing is one I do as well. I cant do it anymore either and I had a little breakdown when it happened, but am okay now. So im hoping with the whole thigh thing it will just take some time *fingers crossed*. It's good to know there is so many people in the same boat though.
I never thought much about the arm thing, I'm not sure if I ever could do that. i mean I don't think my upper arm was ever as small as my wrist... it kind of sickens me to think of it being that way.. but sometimes I look at my upper arms and think they are too big, but then I see pictures (like of me bowling with my freinds yesterday. I am still the smallest one in the picture... even after a almost 30 pound gain.) Of course it is also that I am the shortest one.
30 pounds sure sounds like a ton now that I write it, but looking at me, I can't believe it.
Ugh! It is another snow day today, we got 5 more inches last night, and it is STILL coming down! AHHHHHHH!!!! At least it is actual snow today, not just ice! I went out and played with our dog a bit this morning, she was happy! But I just want to go back to school! Plus I need my french horn so bad, I have solo and ensemble in just over a month, and I have to memorize and learn a 4 page solo! AHHH! this is freaking me out so bad!
but guess what guys! I just ate Jello salad for breakfast... My ED screams "NOOOO, not all that sugar!! You should have healthy OATMEAL", but I told it to shut up, and it was quite tasty.
Hello!
I am new here and have been wanting to post, but never felt entitled to...yet found it really encouraging to read peoples posts, thank you :)
I have had anorexia for 10 years now :( and had a major relapse over the summer...been trying to gain weight since then and still working on it.
Anyway these are my eats (do I need to specify quantities?)!
Breakfast: Bowl of homemade beef broth with oats, smoothie with 2 mandarines, chickpea sprouts, vitamin C and nutritional yeast. 1 slice of spelt bread spread with avocado and sprouts
Snack: Banana with flaxseeds
Lunch: Raw Kibbe (Beef, spelt bulgur, mint leaves, onion) quinoa, mache salad with steamed broccoli, zucchini, seaweed, oyster mushrooms, oil and lemon dressing
Snack: smoothie with 1 huge grapefruit, chickpea sprouts, vitamin C and nutritional yeast.
Dinner: Bowl of homemade beef broth with oats, salad with romaine lettuce, red pepper, celery, hemp seeds, cayenne/cumin dressing
Snack: Walnuts
guys - no offence but the body checking comparison is getting a bit inappropriate at this point
welcome to houseelf and kessa25
food:
bfast: bacon risotto (I know, all the food I had left, lol)
lunch - red bull, ham & cheese toastie, large double choc chip muffin
regular BK fries w/ BBQ sauce
@ Jamie's Italian - starters shared (olives, polenta chips, italian nachos), 3 glasses white, fritto misto (fried calamari, sardines, white fish w/ crispy noodles & tartare)
I may be gone next week as I'm getting my weight done and crossing every finger that it'll be back where I want it. but wait and seeee and I'm eating lots of good food in the meantime.
kessa25
According to the rules at the top you need to either tally the calories or write down the portion sizes - hope that helps! :) And welcome to the forum and looooooads of well dones for posting :D Im sorry youve been suffering for so long, im sure your at the end of the battle now ;) and do you by any chance like beef? lol
carrotcakelove - I use the VS models for my inspiration. Not because they're beautiful, but because their thighs touch and they have some meat on their bones (but it's toned meat lol). And you are doing so well. Keep it up!
dustydragon - I know it gets tough, but you can do it! (-cue fist pump-)
Muchlinksi - I've seen how far you've come; you're really inspirational. Well, all of you weight-gain warriors are. :)
monica - 30 pounds? That's awesome! BTW I'm a shortie as well...don't know if you enjoy it or not, but either way, I feel you.
kessa - Welcome, and great job on getting here!
Today:
B: 1.5 cup FiberOne Honey Clusters, 1 cup fruit and 1 cup milk
S: Almonds (15) and 1/4 cup dried cherries, blueberries, and cranberries
L: Big ol' salad with tomatoes and tuna, and blueberry Greek yogurt
S: (hungry!) Asian pear, slice of toast with maple pumpkin butter, 3/4 cup cereal with fresh fruit ANNND a chunk of peanut-butter and chocolate fudge. SO GOOD.
D: My chicken casserole (about 1.5 cup?) and steamed brocolli, 1 cup grape juice
S: 1 cup chocolate milk
I can't wait till Monday. Once a month all the girls in our family go out to dinner. It used to be really hard for me, but now I look forward to it because I'm not nearly as scared of the food and can visit with the family I don't get to see often. :) We're going to an Italian place, and I plan to get some some of pasta AND minestrone soup for an appetizer. I love Italian food, and I miss it...hopefully I'll be able to post here, because that means I was successful!
Original Post by thebiggerpicture:
Thank you everyone so much. It's so nice to know that it's okay to have these feelings and still be recovering. I think it's starting to hit me how far I've still got to go with my Real issues, both emotionally and how I apply them to my food. I now think that not calorie counting, and intuitive eating is the most important step for my recovery; more so than just fear foods. Simply eating whatever is available if I'm hungry, not planning, or restricting 'incase' for the future. It's going to be very very difficult, but thank you all for helping me see the way forward. I'm not going to post yesterday's eats, because I'm not sure I made the kcals. However, I was social and present and didn't obsess about food. I chose to have a really sugary cocktail with my friends, rather than leave to eat by myself. Then when the shops were closed, I joined in in Port and Cheese Night! Not only did I have full fat cheese and cream cheese and many crackers, but I didn't measure it, and that didn't worry me. I also drank about 2/3bottle of red wine too, and didn't feel guilty, or the desire to binge. So yesterday was an important recovery day; I ate what was there because I was hungry and needed to eat. Too much fat, not enough protein, way too much alcohol, and no exercise at all? Probably. Am i going to suddenly gain hugely and in all the wrong proportions? Will i have to surgically remove a huge bulge of fat from my right arm? Did I do the 'wrong thing' by doing what I enjoyed? No. It felt normal. I felt normal. More so than if I had obsessed over protein whilst lifting heavy stuff.
It's only 11am here, so I'll post again in the evening with today. Keep it up; you're all fabulous! X
<3 this :D very inspiring :)
kt_ohno
Looking forward to seeing your yummy italian eats later on :D because you can totally do it!!
Thank you for all the welcomes!
Mashed_Tatties: Thanks for pointing that out to me! I was a bit confussed when you flagged it up as I do all my plans on an excel spreadsheet (oh yeah, colour coded and everything!) and it does the addition for me. But having referred back to it I realised I mixed up two days!! My breakfast should have said 629 (soya milk instead of the almonds and 1/2 bread) calories and I had a small apple after lunch which counted as 50. So in total it came to 2501.
Also, I have a question - you know when you first up to 2500 and extreme hunger sets in? Well I have had this for the past three or so weeks but it has decreased somewhat dramatically for me this week. Has anyone else had this?
Keep up the good eats everyone!
Original Post by houseelf:
Also, I have a question - you know when you first up to 2500 and extreme hunger sets in? Well I have had this for the past three or so weeks but it has decreased somewhat dramatically for me this week. Has anyone else had this?
oh I definitely did. I was totally fine on a really low intake then upped to 2500 and was starving, dizzy, weak etc within a week. scary, but expected in many cases :) so don't worry. personally I upped it to 3000 after a couple of weeks and that was fine for a month or so longer before I had to increase again.
HEY EVERYONE :D
First week of day patient under my belt :)
I like it a lot, its easier to eat with the team and the girls than eat at home with my family.. :/
Yesterday's meal plan:
Breakfast- (This is the biggest breakfast I've had in a longg time, so I felt really nauseous afterwards.. :p) cheddar cheese ( reenforced how much I HATE cheese lol), 2 of those individual bowls of cheerios with 250 mL milk all together, I drank some of it. An apple with peanut butter, a banana, and gapes
Snack- 1 cup chocolate milk, a banana
Lunch- Sweet and sour pork over white rice with margarine and 125 ml broccoli and 125 mL milk, Cheddar cheese... I didn't have a choice, if you don't finish everything they give you an ensure.
Snack- Chocolate milkshake, 2 tea bisquits, apple sauce
Dinner- Meatloaf- blehh and mashed potatoes.. and 1 cup vanilla soy milk
snack- frosting off the spoon.. lol only this readily available and I was soo tired, I just wanted to go to bed but I had to make my cals.. :D it was yummy though so definitely worth it! :P
Good Job guys! Your eats sound great!!
kt_ohno- I never really think of myself as short, I don't feel short. But if I wear heels I feel much taller, and find it odd to be looking at people in the eyes, or even their chins (some of my freinds are like 5'7"+.). I'm not super super short though, just 5'2-5'3.
My hunger has pretty much halted the past few days, so I am taking it as my cue to lower my calories now. I think this is probably normal, as I am 19.5ish bmi right now. So I am going to take my nutritionist advice and cut my snacks in half. So I will be eating 2500ish from now on, so I guess I will have to stop posting from now on. :( I do enjoy the ongoing conversations on this board though!
But I am proof that it CAN be done! And that it really isn't so bad! In fact it is way better than that! I've never felt better! If any of you are struggling, feel free to contact me!
monicamarie93 well done girly, hope your new weight means you have a happy life ahead of you...although I'm not sure about dropping your cals just yet until you reach a bmi of 20 maybe? That being said, if you are naturally very small boned, 19.5 may be right for you. You are such an inspiration :)
innocenteyes, you are sooo lucky togo to jamies italian, was it as nice as you expected? We have one in Cardiff and I really want to go!
Such a crappy day today...my bffs fell out, I had a pretty horrible job interview then I was looking forward to meeting up with a fellow gainer only to find my phone battery had died and ive left the charger in uni and then I missed my train! At least the eats have been good though despite all the crummyness!
B: 1/2 a cup of oats, 2 tbs of peanut butter, cherries and a clemantine (480)
S: Orange choc nakd bar crumbled into fromage frais with honey (300)
L: Chicken, mayo and tomato sandwich on two thick WM slices of bread and butter (400), 1/2 a cup of lentil soup (100)
S: Slice of birthday cake (300), grapes (50)
D: Tin of sardines, cold lentil soup and sweetcorn mixed together in a sort of chowder bowl!, 2 slices of bread and butter for dipping (600)
S: Rather full but I am going to have some fromage frais with lots of honey and peanut butter mixed in and a crumpet wit butter (500)
Lots of conversation on here. One thing I think is not appropraite is the "body-checking" with the arm and finger thing. Yes, lots of us underweight people can do it, but since lots of us can't anymore (including me) it can be triggering to hear.
Anyways... everyone seems to be doing great! Day-treatment is getting a LOT easier for me now. And you pesto meal sound delicious carrotcake! enjoy it, and ignore ED. :)
Today's Meal Plan:
B: 1c Vanilla Yogurt, 1c Blueberries & Raspberries, 1/2c Almond Granola
S: Strawberry Nutri-Grain Bar, String Cheese
L: Chicken Stir-Fry, Peanut-Oil, Soy-Sauce, 1c Basmati Rice
Dessert: 1/2c Vanilla Ice-Cream, Diced Mango
S: Yoplait Peach Yogurt, Strawberry Nutri-Grain Bar
D: Amy's Cheese Lasagna, Dole Mixed Fruit cup
S: Hot Multigrain Cereal, 1c Soymilk
total: around 3300cal
Today I tried not to think too much. Didn't push myself really and I did avoid the trouble of choosing an afternoon snack out by waiting to get home. but I didn't obsess, & I made my kcals.
Breakfast; large Capuccino, M&S fruit salad (usually insanely pricy, but I got it reduced) T
Snack; medium Mocha, Chocolate Biscuit
Lunch; Roasted Butternut Squash, Red onion, Feta and Chilli Jam Sandwich (love! And I had what looked the yummiest, ignoring protein or fat or w/e) Fruselli Bar
Snack; Apple, T, Cornetto
Dinner; Chicken breast Fillet wrapped in Parma Ham, stuffed with Cheddar and Gruyere, Baled Potato, Purple Sprouting Broccolli, Asparagus and Carrots. Vitamin Defense Water (no wine tonight!)
Pre-Bed Snackett; saw this satchet of Ginger Flovoured Options Hot Chocolate. I knew it was low kcal, but I really wanted to try it; so I did! I can have the odd low kcal, sweetener filled 'diet' thing if I want, as long as I've had enough at the end of the day, so consumed with; the second of the 'scary no label huge gingerbread men' Of last week. Bit stale, buy good dunking ;-)
Well done everyone, as ever I am very jealous! Particularly calamari; all time favourite!
