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Weight Gainers - What did you eat today? 22nd July - 5th August

RULES: 

• Do not post here if you are not reaching 2500+ calories (3000+ for  boys). We strongly recommend 3000+ to gain.

• 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 ontop regarding higher calorie+denser foods that should be incorporated to aid in reaching calorie goals.

Light 40 minute jog in morning

B: Big big bowl of Special K- 510

S: Yogurt granola bar-150

L: Turkey and cheese sandwich, salt and vinegar crackers-600

S: Banana and a small bowl of grapes-200

D:Italian restaurant, "hell's kitchen chicken" basically chicken rolled in a spicy sauce with sauteed peppers and mushrooms, with green beans, and spaghettini and tomato sauce, Caesar salad, garlic bread- 1200 at the least

S: apple cinnamon cheerios (400?)

Total: 3060

There's 3000 for ya! My only concern is that I'm still hungry. I can't seem to contain my hunger, I was stuffed after my dinner---for about 20 minutes, and then I felt empty again :s

aw, great job Mattjays. CONGRATS for reaching the 3000+ you should be :-)

You are only doing yourself GOOD. Just remember that!

Was out most of today for my parents 25th (26th?) highschool reunion. Tried the new cantina tacos at taco bell, not a big fan of the second corn tortilla but overall pretty good..

Breakfast: small ww wrap with sliced banana and 1 T peanut butter (heated for about 20 sec. in the micro...holly yum!), 1/2 cup grapes, 1 cup Kashi Go Lean, almonds, dried cherries, 1 cup soy milk

Snack: 1 oz peanuts, 1 oz almonds (eaten randomly through out the day)

Lunch: 2 chicken cantina tacos from Taco Bell (- the extra tortillas), veggies, apple, pineapple, cheese stick

Snack: peanut butter crunch Clif Bar

Dinner: 1 can Amy's black bean soup, 1 oz cheddar cheese melted on top, scooped with 1 oz Food Should Taste Good chips, veggies

Planning on: 1 container ff yogurt, homemade banana-nut-protien muffin, and the last of the nuts from before.

Tomorrow we are going to the local farmer's market. I'm super excited!!

B: 1 packet of instant oatmeal cooked in 2/3 c. almond milk topped with "chocolate cottage cheese" (1/2 c. cottage cheese blended with 1 tbsp. almond butter, stevia, strawberry preserves, cocoa powder, 1/8 tsp. xantham gum), a handful of almonds, 1 c. fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries, apricot), and 1 tbsp. flax seeds

L: 4 Gardein chicken nuggets dipped into 2 tbsp. of Goddess dressing, 1 Earth's Best mini-pizza, steamed green beans topped with 10 olives, and a glass of orange juice diluted with water.

S: Oatmeal rasin walnut Clif bar spread with 1 tbsp. almond butter

D: Chili's black bean veggie burger (whole wheat bun, ranch, black bean patty, veggie toppings), steamed broccoli dipped in mustard & ketchup, some buttered corn on the cob

S: Apple. Greek yogurt mixed with a handful of walnuts, 1 c. Kashi GoLean Crunch!,  1 tbsp. flax seeds.

B: 1/2 scoop vanilla & 1/2 scoop chocolate jay robb protein powder, 1c soymilk, orange, carrot, banana, 1c kashi go lean, zucchini bread, coffee

S: apricot clif bar

L: AB&J on ezekiel raison bread, 10 olives, 1c milk

D: 1 egg, 1/4c egg beaters, babybel cheese, avocado in a pita, watermelon

S: either pb puffins or french vanilla protein cereal w/ soymilk

mattjays, 3000 is not enough if you are going to work out for 40 minutes. And if you are hungry eat more, being hungry is a good healthy sign of recovery. Listen to your body and eat more calories.

Yesterday's eats:

B1: apple raisin porridge 350

B2: Rye bread PB and 1/2 banana 250

L: 1/4 huge Left over taco pie and salad 750

S: Fika with bf's grandma 300

D: BBQ with bf's parents 400

D: testing homemade biscuits with bf's parents 150

S: 4 cookies 300

Total: 2500

Going to a restaurant today, makes me nervous, I hate not knowing what goes in my food. I have promised bf that I will have whatever sounds best and not worry about it though :)

Breakfast: Large bowl of crunchynut cornflakes 500

Lunch: 2 sushi rolls and a large fruit salad smoothy 700

Snack: Oreo AND mnm mcflurry, bowl of porridge and sultanas 600

Dinner: Turkish takeaway, fried turkish bread, hommus dip with chicken, all the skin and dark meat.. a bit intimdating, but damnn it tasted good. 1000 at least.

2800

Blegh, not a good day, but reached 2,700, which I should be happy about :)

Today:

B1: kaviar on knäckebröd (100) + russinkaka (50) 150

B2: apple and raisin porridge 350

L: Salmon and kaviar salad on knäckebröd 500

S: kanelbulle and cookie 200

D: Restaurant, creamy fish soup in massive bowl with practically 2 whole fish, at LEAST 1000

S: kokosboll (coconut bun thing) and biscuit thing for desert, probably around at least 500

Total: 2,700

Brekkie sultana bran and soya milk (300), orange juice (100)

Snack apple (60)

Lunch innocent mushroom risotto veg pot (280), belgian chocolate tiffin square (200), bottle of regular sprite (220)

Snacks cinnamon and raisin bagel (215), cherry and coconut flapjack (500), piece of chocolate cake (hmm was homemade with icing and cream in the middle..300??)

Dinner veggie risotto with grated cheese (my sis made it and twas delicious but don't know exact cals..400?)), piece of lemon meringue pie (200), small chocolate (50)

Total 2825

Wow, everyone is doing so great!!

Weavedribbon: yay!! so nice to see you here and with such a great menu!xx

B: oats with tahini, dates, honey and oj

L: spinach carrot and celery soup with sourdough bread and butter

S: 2 roses chocolate, sample of 5 different types of cupcakes, (sample was the size of mandarin orange!) pb chocolate chip, banana walnut, raspberry cream, lime and courgette, and white chocolate strawberry , tea with lots of honey

D: Potato/Chickpea burger with carrot fries, salad, roasted peppers. with creamy garlic and herb dressing

S: Bowl of crunchy nut bites with warm custard instead of milk, mmm-childhoosd comfort food, glass of rice milkxx

You guys are doing so well! Such an inspiration. I haven't actually eaten all of this yet as it's only 2:30, but I will eat AT LEAST this much..

Breakfast: 2 XL poached eggs on english muffin, 1 cup soy milk w/ Kashi Honey Almond Flax cereal, pineapple, grapes

Snack: Banana nut muffin, 1 T almond butter

Lunch: PB&B sandwich (with farmers market bread, yum! and grilled - woo elvis), apple, cheese stick, veggies sauted with 1 t olive oil and parmesan cheese *swoon*

Snack: Chocolate Chip Peanut Cruch Clif bar, 1 T almond butter

Dinner: Mom's famous spaghetti with meat sauce (super excited) and extra parm on top, veggies (from farmers market, yay!)

Snack: ff yogurt, 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean, almonds

I love farmers markets..

B: 30g oats, 2 slices ww toast with jam

S: 135g pot of chocolate custard, handful of caramelised almonds

L: toastie - 2 slices ww bread, 5 slices of ham, tomatoes, 2 tbsp red pepper relish, side salad

S: bowl of bran flakes with ss milk

D: 3 thick slices of roast beef, 6 roast potatoes, large helping of carrot & parsnip mash

Dessert: large slice of apple strudel with 220g custard

S: toasted plain bagel with butter

B: 1/2 c. oat bran cooked in 1 1/4 c. almond milk, 1 tbsp. almond butter, a handful of almonds, 1 c. fresh fruits (strawberries, blueberries, peaches), 30g assorted protein powders (hemp, Spiru-tein fudge crunch, Veg vanilla bean, Spirutein peaches n' cream), and 2 tbsp. flax seeds

L: Morningstar Farms sesame chicken & noodles whole meal, an omellete (1 whole egg, 1 white), green beans w/ 1 tbsp. Smart Balance

Dessert: Dreyer's Fun Flavors cookie dough snack cup! (OMG huge huge huge fear food. I conquered it!)

S: 1 slice of Ezekiel bread spread with a layer of almond butter, 1/2 c. cottage cheese mixed with strawberry preserves

D: 1 toasted hemp bagel spread with 3 tbsp. hummus & topped with 10 olives. Steamed asparagus and sesame garlic tempeh stir fry on the side

S: Pink Lady apple. Chocolate chip cookie dough Larabar (Wow sooo good!), 1/2 oz. walnuts, Greek yogurt sweetened with honey

yesterday..

B: belgian waffle, yogurt, strawberries, 1tbsp macadamia nuts, some trail mix, coffee

L: shrimp fajita: shrimps, cheese, peppers, 10 olives on a whole wheat wrap, 1oz cinnamon pretzel chips

S: red delish apple w/ 2 tbsp DCD PB

D: crabcake&hummus on whole wheat bun dipped in some cocktail sauce, corn on the cob, cucumbers

S: 1c kashi go lean, 1/2c kefir, 1c blueberries

Great job everyone! Goodness you all eat so healthfully and that is awesome! I am curious as to how you all feel about salt. I've been craving it lately - it is so delish! I even salt my apples (try it!). However, this craving has kind of come out of the blue and I'm not sure its something I should be worried about. What do you think?

Anywhooooooz, here are yesterdays eats!

B-fast: 1 1/2 c. shredded wheat, 1 1/2 c. banana, mango, blueberries, 1 c. almond milk, 2 tbsp. sunbutter

Snack: Grande soy misto, 1 hard-boiled egg with 1/4c. hummus

Lunch: 1 large ear of corn grilled with 1 tsp. coconut oil, 1/2 c. green beans, 1/2 block tempeh with hot sauce and 1 tbsp. peanut butter

Snack: 1/2 steamed sweet potato, 1 large apple, 2 tbsp. peanut butter

Dinner: 1/3 c. dry quinoa, cooked with 1 large zucchini, 2 tbsp. each of raisins, almond slices, and dried coconut

Dessert: 1 c. coconut milk ice cream

Original Post by pittgirl88:

Great job everyone! Goodness you all eat so healthfully and that is awesome! I am curious as to how you all feel about salt. I've been craving it lately - it is so delish! I even salt my apples (try it!). However, this craving has kind of come out of the blue and I'm not sure its something I should be worried about. What do you think?

 I think salt is awesome. Okay, so yeah, too much salt is not such a good thing, but after severely restricting my sodium intake during my ED I have stopped worrying about that. Everyone NEEDS it to function properly and keep their body in balance.

B: 30g oats, 2 ww slices of toast with jam

S: Butterkist toffee popcorn snack pack

L: 2 Portobello mushrooms stuffed with 1 can tuna and 2 tbsp mayo, side salad with dressing, 2 tbsp sweet relish, 1 toffee cereal bar

S: 30g porridge

D: Quesadillas! - 3 flour tortilla wraps, 1/2 pack chicken breast slices, 2 big handfuls cheddar cheese, BBQ sauce, onions

Dessert: 1/4 chocolate fudge cake, 200g custard

S: 1 toasted plain bagel with butter

As I'm back from a relapse I find myself going through the same emotions I did when I started recovery for the first time. i.e. I'm trying to be quite careful during the day so as to "save calories" for dinner time. Then at dinner time I usually go all out with portion sizes and dessert. Is this OK as long as I'm getting 2500+ a day?

Today is the day I said SCREW ED and ate the way I wanted to. I also bought a cart-load (literally) of fear foods at the store and I'm going to eat every single one of them. If you go on my formspring you can read about my reasons for changing so suddenly. I am taking back my life one meal at a time starting today.

B: Almond butter and banana sandwich on Ezekiel bread (two slices please), a bunch of sliced organic strawberries, and a container of Greek yogurt with a few tablespoons of Vega blended in. I had a multivitamin too, for all that accounts for.

S: A juicy local peach that my grandpa brought me (not an apple again), cultured organic cottage cheese, and some of my homemade almond-vanilla granola (oats, red quinoa, hemp seeds, roasted almonds, wildflower honey, cinnamon, banana, vanilla, canola oil, sea salt).

L: Huge taco-style salad with romaine, assorted chopped rainbow bell peppers, shredded carrots, black beans, red onion, fresh salsa, a crumbled Sunshine "breakfast" burger, and a big handfull of tortilla strips. Green beans on the side. This lunch was less volumous and more veg-centered than my usuals but it actually had more calories!

S: Homemade pistachio bar (pistachios, dates, cashews) with a container of Greek yogurt.

D: Lentil and walnut burger (my favorite recipe), a big salty batch of kale chips made with extra virgin olive oil, roasted sweet potato wedges, and a whole bell pepper sliced and served with hummus for dipping.

S: Big challenge... Nut and Cranberry Luna bar with peanut butter, a cup of unsalted cottage cheese, and a small banana. What's that? Added sugar? Soy? IN A WRAPPER? Holy smacks!

 If you didn't notice, I also didn't consume two pounds of chicken and a bunch of whey protein either. I am freaking tiredof ED's protein obsession. Guess what? My macro nutrients were not ED's "perfect matches" either. I tossed those recommendations out the door. If you didn't already know, I was a vegetarian pre-ED and that was how I wanted to eat. I am super sick of eating all this chicken, tuna, whey, etc. and I just want to eat foods that I like and still get enough calories! By the way, I happen to like just about anything (other than loads of meat, thanks very much)... ED just likes to tell me otherwise. But there again, who gives a crap about what ED says? SHUT UP!

Zebulancherry: Well done!

Horray for eating what you want. C:

Today:

I've started to eat between 3000-3500 consistently now. (I'm male). Usually I'd eat 2500 and occasionally eat over 3000. ( and post here whenever I did), but with a little help from users here I've realised that eating 2500 probably isn't enough to repair a male body, but only enough to really gain weight. I had been gaining about 3 lbs a week on 2500, but I think if I consistently eat 3000+ my metabolism is going to rev up in a few weeks, so I'll probably end up having to eat more to gain haha.

I've also stopped weighing things in the past couple of weeks. I felt that weighing things really pulls me down and make me obsess over the food, plus, normal people don't weigh things. People that are watching their weight weigh things and I'm gaining so what the hell haha. So, basically, I don't know the measurements of my food, I'm just going by how much I want, so it'll be rough estimates on the calories.

Enough rambling, today's eats:

B: Oatmeal W/ raisins, cinnamon, strawberry yoghurt + granola sprinkled on top. (400) + Cinnamon + raisin bagel w/ Nutella. (300)

S: Eat Natural bar + 2 apples. (297)

L: Pita bread stuffed with mexican fajita chicken + hot 'n' spicy chicken w/ veg + hummus spread on. (300) Packet of crisps. (117)

S: 100G Milkybar. (546)

S2: 2 crumpets spread W/ nutella. (230)

D: Bean burger w/ veg + couscous. (350)

S: Toasted PB and banana sandwich. (360) , Bowl of granola + yoghurt. (210), bowl of kettle chips. (107)

Total: 3217