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Weight Gainers-What Did YOU Eat Today? - August 22nd - September 5th

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.

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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.

three packets of maple & brown surgar oatmeal with 8oz 2% milk instead water,genaral tos' lo mein , 1/2 lb cheese burger and  fries.2 bananas.12oz yogurt.. it was a slow day for me today ...

I'll repost yesterday to get us started witha proper mealplan.

Yesterday, the 22nd:

B1: apple porridge 350

B2: Honey PB (100) on Toast (100) and an apple muffin (185) 385

S: Honey PB on toast 200

L: Fish Soup (200) with 2 servings garlic bread with cheese (300) and herby creme fraiche (100) 600

S: Lingonberry cake :) 400

D: Falukorv stroganoff (500) with Bulgur (125) and green beans and dressing (75) 700

S: 2 toast (200) with newly made yummy crunch cashew honey butter (200) 400

Total: 3035

Yesterday:

B: 2 bowls cereal (mixed branflakes and cinnamon grahams) with raisins and milk. Apple. (700)

S: Some chocolate (60)

L: 8 crackers with PB, apple (500)

S: Yoghurt, 2 biscuits (300)

D: Courgette and cheese gratin (homemade excitement), tomato, baguette with flora (700)

S: MASSIVE CHALLENGE - piece of key lime pie (350)

About 2600

laura.... figuring you'll reply here eventually =) what area of Australia you from???? i'm in SA .... what brand of youghurt do you eat? I love the yoguhrt shop brand and fleurieu jersey cow yoghurt...... lol rice for snack! my friend came over the other day to make pizzas and we decided we wanted a bowl of rice to eat before the pizzas.... haha rice is soooo good... and corn!!!! mmm my sister thinks its weird cause i drink the juice from the can... its soooooo sweet and good!!!! must be why people like corn syrup >.<

B: 3 slices of french toast made with my poundcake (coated in egg, milk, cream), served with cinnamon, maple syrup, icing sugar, frozen blueberries and toasted coconut and almonds and a glass of breakfast juice

S: jersey cow yoguhrt with 2 crumbled anzac biscuits, a banana and 1/2 cup honey roasted macadamias

L: sandwhich made with 2 thick slices of wholemeal cibatta 4 leftover rissoles, lots of mayo, gruyere cheese, pickles, tomato, lettuce

S: hot chocolate (1 cup full cream milk, spoonfulls of coconut cream, 1/4 block each dark and white chocolate) with many mini marshmallows and meringues on top

D: BEST LAKSA EVER!!!! with pork, deep fried tofu, chicken, dumplings lots of noodles (and vegetables) and a big gorgeous coconut broth =)

S: cookies and cream ice-cream with sprinkles, 3 heapings of milo, handful of peanuts and some sort of brownie I found lurching in the back of the freezer haha

i know this might sound weird and maybe im just getting used to my food but for some weird reason.... this doesn't seem like alot of food???

Just thought I'd post as I havent done so in a while and am still on my way...its nice to see a few familiar faces still around - but not nice that we are all still gaining!

Beebeckee I am also in australia & atm I'm eating Toystory yoghurts!

B breakfast bowl bran flakes & museli w C milk + glass OJ + large slice WW toast w butter & jam/vegemite

S snack baggie of apricot pieces

L large WM swich w prawns, mayo, coconut & mango + side salad w TB branston pickle + packet light & tangy crisps + 1/2 bfast bowl ground rice pudding w jam

S PB cups

D roast chicken (drum & breast) + 1/3 plate macaroni & cheese + 1/3 plate steamed & roasted veg + custard pot

S UT porridge sachet w milk & TB raisins + hot choc

bec, Im from VIC :) i eat Jalna yoghurtttt, yummmmmmm you can cut into it with a spoon its so thick. mmmmmmmmmm i love corn its amazing isnt it. haha i suppose so. anywho onto eats:

Breakfast: Porridge

Snack: Crunchynut cereal, vanilla yoghurt and vitaweets and cheesybite

Lunch: A salad wrap, apple

Snack: Large frozen yoghurt, porridge

Dinner: Vegetable curry (with corn) and brown rice

Snack: Porridge and banana bread.

Yeppppppppp i know i eat too much porridge,

Yesterday:

Breakfast: 50g (dry) oat bran cooked with 1/2 banana whipped in, 1/2 sliced on top, 25g dates and 1.5 tbsp almond butter

Lunch: 2 x whole wheat seeded sourdough with 2 tbsp hummus, cucumber and red onion. 1 x serving pretzels. Carrot sticks. 120g vanilla yoghurt.

Snack: 150g Greek yoghurt, 1oz Bran Flakes, 1 chopped apple

Dinner: 1/2 butternut squash roasted with maple syrup, cinnamon, salt and pepper. 1/2 can chickpeas warmed with salsa, cilantro, garlic and onion, steamed broccoli and carrots

Snack: 1 oz pretzels, 1 tbsp almond butter, 1 silced apple, 1 oz dates

Today:

Breakfast: 100g Bran Flakes with 250ml unsweetened soya milk, 1 banana

Lunch [at restaurant]: Large hummus and rocket baguette, side salad

Snack: 1 serving whole wheat pretzels, lots of carrot sticks, 2 servings cream cheese

Dinner: 1/2 a butternut squash baked with maple syrup, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Cauldron Mushroom burger, red pepper relish for dipping, large side salad

Snack: 150g Greek yoghurt, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp cashew butter, 25g chopped dates

@laurawies there is no such thing as too much porridge! :)

Eeee! Im SO excited my parents are coming over from England!!! They're bringin themselves which is most exciting, but also goodies from primark, REAL hot chocolate, and NUTS! and all sorts!! EEE! I can't wait to see them - there's no chance of me being a nutter and restricting with them around either, although my bf does a pretty good job of keeping me on track :)

B1: Strawberry and Cream Porridge 300

B2: Banana and honey CB porridge (350) and an apple muffin (185) 535

L: Stirfried vegetables in a sweet-chill sauce (200), knäcke (100) skärgårdssill (150) and 2 digestives (140) 590

S: weird vanilla bun thing, was a bit disappointing (350) Then some taste-test-biscuits while baking (100) 450

D: Home made pizza with a new recipe for making pizza dough with baking powder O.o: base (400) veggies and sauce (100) cheese (150) 650

S: 100g pick and mix sweeties! Been really wanting some of these for ages, but we can only buy them when they're on offer! ~500

Total: 3025

I am SO sorry that I have barely posted! I have been super busy lately! On top of my cross country training, I also have tennis training right now because I have a tournament coming up soon with my team. AND I am getting ready in horseback riding for the biggest show of the summer. Oh the joy of being HAPPY when I can actually sit on my butt. However, it has been raining, so yesterday I didn't do ANY exercise, which was nice, and today all I had was tennis, because my cross country trainer is sick and gave us off until this weekend. However, I am still running on the treadmill because I want to keep improving my speed. One of the sad things about ED is seeing how much stamina I lost while being sick. My PR last fall, when this was only beginning, was about 21:00, and now it is about 27:00, and getting better. It is terrible to see that losing the weight actually hurt how well I was doing. Well tennis is the same as always and so is horseback riding, only the running needs to get better :)

B: Vegan blueberry muffin (yes, another one) with 2 tablespoon raw almond butter. a cup of strawberry Oikos greek yogurt and a sliced banana topped with two tablespoons flax seed meal

5k run and stretches with the team, then 30 minutes of sprint drills

L: Quinoa salad (kale, pecan, sunflower seeds, quinoa, collard greens, tomatoes, and carrot ginger dressing). a glass of silk mixed with Spiru-tein cookies n' cream protein powder

1 hour private tennis lesson

S: Peanut butter cookie lara bar crumbled over cottage cheese sweetened with agave nectar

D: Vegan burgers (almond butter, black beans, flour, sweet potato, garlic, ginger, onion) on baby spinach topped with avocado, tomatoes, and honey mustard dressing

S: 1 deep chocolate VitaTop with Soy Delicious peanut butter chocolate ice cream

B: 60g porridge, 2 slices toast & jam

S: 135g pot of rice pudding, 2 wholewheat crackers with ham & Branston pickle

L: Large prawn mayonnaise wrap with lettuce and tomatoes, 125g pot cherry yogurt

S: 2 handfuls of grapes, 2 slices of homemade chocolate chip brownie :)

D: 1 salmon fillet grilled with Chinese 5 Spice, 200g sweet potato, salad with honey mustard dressing

Dessert: 1/4 slice of apple pie

S: 50g toffee popcorn

Weigh-in tomorrow...scales, please be kind!!

Breakfast: sesame bagel with philadelphia and blueberries (320), apple, grapes and cherries (130)

Lunch: ham and philadelphia sandwich with salad on seeded bread (370), chocolate truffle (70), chocolate mousse (110)

Snack: 2 digestives and tea (160), 2 pieces of fudge (130), 25g crisps (130)

Dinner: REVOLTING cottage pie (but I forced it down anyway!) and some raspberries (460), whole nut chocolate and dark chocolate almonds (200)

Snack: dried apricot bar with peanut butter and ben and jerry's fairly nuts ice cream, tea (470)

Total: 2550

Original Post by mashed_tatties:

Yesterday:

Breakfast: 50g (dry) oat bran cooked with 1/2 banana whipped in, 1/2 sliced on top, 25g dates and 1.5 tbsp almond butter

Lunch: 2 x whole wheat seeded sourdough with 2 tbsp hummus, cucumber and red onion. 1 x serving pretzels. Carrot sticks. 120g vanilla yoghurt.

Snack: 150g Greek yoghurt, 1oz Bran Flakes, 1 chopped apple

Dinner: 1/2 butternut squash roasted with maple syrup, cinnamon, salt and pepper. 1/2 can chickpeas warmed with salsa, cilantro, garlic and onion, steamed broccoli and carrots

Snack: 1 oz pretzels, 1 tbsp almond butter, 1 silced apple, 1 oz dates

Today:

Breakfast: 100g Bran Flakes with 250ml unsweetened soya milk, 1 banana

Lunch [at restaurant]: Large hummus and rocket baguette, side salad

Snack: 1 serving whole wheat pretzels, lots of carrot sticks, 2 servings cream cheese

Dinner: 1/2 a butternut squash baked with maple syrup, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Cauldron Mushroom burger, red pepper relish for dipping, large side salad

Snack: 150g Greek yoghurt, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp cashew butter, 25g chopped dates

 Jemima! Are you back!? How are you? Am I the only one who remembers you? Hahah. I should stop asking so many questions now. Anyway, I haven't heard from you in forever, girl!

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Breakfast: Whipped banana oatmeal with flaxseed and cinnamon, topped with almond butter. A huge bowl of blueberries and raspberries and a container of Greek yogurt.

Snack: Half of a Trader Joe's carrot-ginger muffin, a handfull of raisins, almond butter for dipping, and a cup of cottage cheese... slightly frozen, just the way I like it. I'm wierd like that.

Lunch: Amy's California burger on a whole wheat pita with hummus, tomatoes, and romaine lettuce. Black beans, peas, green beans, bell pepper strips (with more hummus), and a handfull of pistachios.

Snack: Container of Greek yogurt mixed with Vega supplement, half a Peanut Butter Larabar, and half a Carrot Cake Larabar. YES! I finally found it!

Dinner: Amy's Black Eyed Pea and Brown Rice Bowl, green beans, kidney beans, peas, a bell pepper, and a few almonds.

Snack: Nuts and Chocolate Luna Bar with almond butter, half a banana, cottage cheese.

Total - 3,000; alright, technically it was 3,024, but I don't really count that. Pahah.

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I have good news and bad news. Good news is, I have been keeping up with my meal plans and intuitive eating while meeting my calorie goal every day this month! Wahoo! Also good: I am continuing to excell in cross country and I have made tons of new friends. I have started back to my day classes twice a week without any ED issues coming up. And... I like a guy. Which leads to the bad news. Humph. Should have seen that coming. He's on my cross country team but I have known him for a couple years now. His sister is like, my only real "best friend" and today she told me that next year he was going to train to join the army and would be going to an army college. He's only a senior this year but that means I only have one more year to see him I guess. My worst nightmare is to lose someone who I care about and I freak out whenever I hear about someone joining the military. My cousin is considering the same thing. I know it's a noble thing to do for our country, but it makes me so uneasy to think about what could happen.

Today: DEAR LORD THIS WAS HARD, i had to eat lunch at my treatment center and they always feed us fear foods and we must eat it all.. but i made my new calorie goal!

Breakfast: 2 packets instant oatmeal

Snack: Apple w/ 3 TB soynut butter

Lunch (at treatment): BBQ chicken sandwich, veggies in ranch, milk, and a HUGE piece of chocolate cake with frosting (major fear food)

Snack: Too full from lunch ;)

Dinner: Cheese Quesadilla with salsa and grapes

Snack: 1 pint frozen yogurt

Total: 3200 (HOLY SMOKES!)

Muchlinski - AWESOME job. I know how hard fear foods are to conquer, but you did great. Things will only get easier from here and next time I'm betting you won't be as "scared" as before.

Eating "unknown" foods prepared by someone else is extremely difficult as well. I'm going to a sleepover this Saturday for the first time in years and I'm going to be eating a dinner that my mom's friend is cooking for us. Granted, I'm thankful that they are vegetarians too, but it's still very hard. But hey, is it ME or ED who's afraid? I think I know! She's making black bean enchiladas which to me sound muy delicioso.

zebulancherry: hope you havea  great time at the sleepover, try to enjoy the company and just forget about the food! I know it's hard, I was home all last week and it was like all I could think about was what was going to be my next meal because I was eating with other people, even though they're my family! I'm used to living by myself and preparing meals around my schedule so this was a big challenge.

today

B-large bowl of fruit(sliced banana,mixed frozen berries, 1/2 pear,1/2 kiwi), container satisfaction peach yogurt,cinnamon(accidentally dropped the lid and like 2 tsp fell in,lol, tried to scoop it out but in the end still very cinnamony!lol)

S-1.5cups vegies(peppers and carrots), large orange, 2chunks mozarella cheese,1 cup milk, 1 scoop choc. protein powder

L-2pieces pumpernickle rye bread, frozen bought tuna burger,mayo, large veggie salad(spinach,mushrooms,zuchinni,peas,broccol i,tomatoe,sprouts)+dressing

S-serving rice works chips, 1.5cups cooked acorn squash and some type of cabbage, 1.5tbsp pb, 1 cup blueberries

D-1cup milk, 1 sausage, 1.5cups stuffed whole wheat pasta(broccoli and cheese),1.5cups gr.beans, 1/2gr.pepper

georgie... haha gotta love toy story yoghurt..... ahaha you know what i want now??? either a petit miam or one of those chocolate mud lion king mousses.... or the milkway custard..... having custard in the fridge is dangerous though i can eat the whole litre carton in 3 minutes =P ... whoa do you eat your vegemite with jam??? or am i just reading it wrong???

laura.... jalna yoghurts goood tooo =) if you want to make your yoghurt extra thick what i do is strain it over night in a muslin over a bowl and sometimes mix my yoguhrt with cinnamon and orange blossom water and then the next day the yoghurt is like sweet labne .... so thick and creamy!!!! and porridge/oatmeal is good.. try it with ice cream its the best!!!

B: 1/2 cup barley oats cooked with a stewed apple, cinnamon, maple syrup, 300ml can coconut milk, topped with 1/2 cup almonds, a heaping of granola and 2 large scoops of chocolate ice cream and extra cinnamon

S: streussel topped sour cream peach muffin with a large dollop of ricotta cheese (sweetend with honey)

L: bowl of cold rice mixed with lots of kimchee, gochuchung, crushed garlic, lots of soy sauce, a whole avocado, 2 heaped tbsp of mayo, lettuce, carrot, cucumber and seaweed

S: 200g gram block of chocolate melted with a tbsp of cream and butter eaten with stawberries and pretzels and a frozen banana (for dipping)

D: spaghetti bolognaise with parmasen, broccolli and cheese bake and a slice of cibatta to mop up the sauces =)

S: hot glass of milk sweetend with honey, 1 coconut macaroon, 2 white chocolate and macadamia cookies, 3 chunky ginger cookies..... (ive nearly run out of cookie stock!!! must bake more!!!!) and a piece of fudge topped with peanutbutter

Lack of enthusiasm for being a 'normal-ish' weight continues. My BMI is 19.0 now....slightly different from 12.2 back at Christmas. My husband wants me to continue to gain up to 20 to give me a bit of leeway in case I should get the flu or gastroenteritis or something. I know he's right but I'm kind of resisting it because people say I look normal now, wear UK size 10 (US 6) and don't have any physical symptoms. Anyway, I am going to keep on 2500 for another week and see where I am then.

Yesterday:

B: 3 slices toast with flora and PB (only meant to have 2....) + melon (700-800)

S: options hot choc with 2x powder (I make it with about 350mls water) (80)

L: 2 large bowls mixed cereals (about 150g) with raisins (40g) and milk, apple (700)

D:1/2  Garlic mushroom pizza (500), some coleslaw, green salad with dressing (total 600-650)

S: Yoghurt with melon and a square of chocolate, options hot choc with 2x powder (250)

Yesterday was REALLY hard. I've actually been struggling lately and have constantly had the urge to stop eating at around 2000 calories and stupidly have done for the past while, only hitting 2600+ a couple of days.. Probably because I'm so close to my goal weight..Been finding it ridiculously hard to break the mentality and actually get myself to eat now. Urgh.

Anyway, onto yesterdays eats. Mum, sister and I decided to have a family day out to cheer sister up, so we went shopping. They let me decide where to go for lunch. Instead of taking a stupidly safe sandwich bar or something, I decided on Pizza Hut. This would tackle 2 fears at once. Fast food and pizza. Sister and mum were almost floored when I suggested it. Anxiety was reaaallly high and I could feel ED telling me I was feeling sick and didn't want to eat, but I ate as much as I want.

B: Oatmeal w/ apple cinnamon crunch and jam and honey mixed in. (500) + English muffin w/ banana and nutella. (350)

S: Caramac bar. (173)

L: Pizza Hut buffet. Had slice of each pizza. (6 pizzas) + couple of slices of garlic bread and salad. (1000+?)

S: 100Grams Milkybar. (546)

D: Grilled pita bread w/ mixed chicken and veg + potato wedges. (570)

S: Slice of carrot cake. (355)

Total: 3494

Mmmm sugar. Haha.

PORTLY-hi, congrats on ur progress thus far! do u get a natural period? yes, a bmi of at least 20 and a natural period are good goals, im over a bmi of 20 but no period so ive decided to start gaining again, good luck!

B1: Apple and raisin porridge (350) and an apple muffin (185) 535

B2: 2xToast(200) and cashew butter (200)  and cake batter while baking (150) 550

L: smoked deer pasta 520

S: Lingon cake (400) and 2 biccys (100) 500

D: Crispy cheese and bacon stuffed chicken (350) with potatoes (175) and veg (50) 575

S: galaxy hot chocolate (from England!) (100) with toast (100) and cashew butter (100) 300

Total: 2980