Gaining weigh-ins!!

Let's all post with putting our gaining weigh ins and stats!

What are you doing to gain?? How much have you gained?? And what is your goal??

I am 5'7 and currently 118-122. My lowest was 94 so you do the math!!!

My nutritionist says that 130ish is where I should be..anyone else?

Hello everyone. I've just started a slow gain process. It isn't exactly voluntary...but I could use some support.

Height: 5'7

CW: 105

GW: 115

WOW!!!

I weighed in midweek and saw a big gain, but held off to my official "on week data point" to get too excited...

LW [end of '08]: 91.0
Last week:      &nbs p;  92.5
Couple days ago: 94.5
Today:      &nb sp;          95.0!!!

I'm not at goal weight [far from it], but I have never had such consisten progress in all my attempts to gain!  I'm really gonna make it...

5'5"

LW: 101 lbs.

First GW: 108 lbs.

Last weigh-in: 105

Today's weigh-in: 107

Woohoo!  Eating 3000 finally caught up with me.  :)  It looks like it's a good week for gaining for both of us, Tears!  Keep at it! ^.^

I'm happy because for once I'm making real progress, not just talking the talk.  Now I'm walking the walk!

i havent posted in a while butt im doinggg great :)

5'6

lowest: 100

gw: 118-120

current; 115-116

so congrats to everyone taking their lives in their hands and choosing to get healthy and have a chance at living life but im just curious, why are some of your goal weights still underweight amounts??

I'm 5'3 and 100.  I would like to be 115.  I haven't ate too much today, only an ensure.  Hopefully with eating the foods they have on this site I'll gain weight at a good pace. 

CW: 133

gw: 145

is this a healthy weight for me or is it to much?

Ok all, so i hate to bring the mood dowm here, but im REALLY having a hard time.

I had my usual weigh in on friday and i felt like i had gained abot 10 pounds (ok a bit of an exadgeration) from eating over 3500 cals........i had the shock of my life

last friday:95.4

this friday:95.5

i gained hardly a THING! granted, i think some of it was due to the fact that i was severely dehydrated, but STILL!!!!! whats the deal!?!?!?!?!im nearly completely sedentary and im eating until im about to explode! people just think i must be lying and/or vomitting (i never have, nor ever will) but really, is this possible? why arent the numbers skyrocketting? AHHHHH im about ready to loose it here

Agru: That might be a first goal weight. Not a final. Don't jump to conclusions.

Alex: Yes, that's perfectly healthy a weight to aim for. As you have been told a few times.

4hgirl: Yes, it's possible. Your body is responding positively to finally being fed. You've a choice - you can increase by another 500 (at that calorie amount this is usually easier through liquid calories) or you can continue at 3500. Don't be discouraged.

So i could realy use so sort of support/explanation

this week (by complete accident) i ate a little less than ususal due to large amounts of stress. I also went back to school and was moving more (walking to school etc) but my weight went up MORE than when i ate more and did little more than lounge on the sofa. I'm really confused....what the hell?? Could it be water, sodium? I know it isnt constipation beacause i hadee a bit of a.... ahem.... dodgy stomach 2 days before.

5 7''

lw 94ish

last week: 117lbs

Today: 119lbs

Well, those are all things that could cause your weight to go up, and if you were having a bit of a dodgy stomach in the days prior - it is quite possible that your body held onto some extra fluids to make up for what it lost. There is also a possibility that since your body is approaching a healthy weight, it could be "preparing" itself to start menstruating. I'm an inch or two taller than you and my period has always returned well before I was considered to be an actually healthy weight (i.e. I had barely gotten up to about 94 pounds) Fluid fluctuations and all that happy nonsense can easily make your weight change.

Do ask yourself this though; if you had not been weighed - would you be obsessing about where/when/how you might have possibly gained two pounds? You probably wouldn't have thought twice about whether you may or may not have gained this past week. So is two pounds - two unnoticable pounds on a very, very slender 5'7" frame- really worth worrying over? Especially if you are on a gaining diet, and you know next week the scale might not go up at all since our metabolisms get kind of funny like that.

My weigh-in...

Last week (well, 5 days ago) : 87 1/4 lbs

This week: 88 pound

Thanks rebel. I definatly see the logic in your writing. My mum is considering not weighing me for a few weeks just to give me a break. She hates sending me to school after about 1 and 1/2 hours of hysterical crying and shouting.

It freaked me out that one week i was eating 3000ish cals and only gained 1lb then the next i gain 2lb despite eating a little less and walking to and from school

I have been trying to drink more water too

 have a weigh-in today w the school and thursday at the hospital. i'm so stressed and scared and yesterday i was so full to the point where i was at the toilet ready to throw up before bed and after dinner so i couldnt get any of a night snack in, reached for a few almonds though. and woke up this morning and my stomach's all messed up and just went to the bathroom for the first time in 2 days (couldn't have held out a couple hours longer? jeez) so i'll probably weigh less and even though i've really upped my calories so mch this week i just dont know if its been long enough to see results.

sometimes it just takes your body enough time to realize you're trying to make it gain butterfly, don't worry, calm down, weigh-ins suck so much but just think that once you're healthy you never have to own a scale or hear when you're up or down a pound but live completely without the numbers, knowing you're being healthy and normal and lucky enough to have been through the hard partxx

Last weigh in: 105lbs
Current Weight: 107lbs! WOO!
Goal Weight: 116lbs

Height: 5' 7.5"

LW:  117.6

Current Weight: 117.6 (one week @ 2500 calories)

Goal Weight:  130 lbs

Looks like I need 3000 calories or more.....

LW: 91.0

Sunday: 95.0

Today: 91.0
+gradually worse to massive flareups and feeling like a sick invalid again.

How can I undo so much hard work so fast :(

weigh in went okay and they said i'm finally going in the right direction after losing for the past month.

truth is that i may be fooling the scales a bit and i feel horribly guilty. hopefully i did actually gain weight and i'll find out tomorrow when i weigh myself but i dont think my calories are high enough yet and ugh i think i'm  going to just go have myself a dramatic cry- sorry lol i just feel horrible. i always think about how horribly i treated my parents in the past because of my ed and whn i called her today and told her it went ok she was so happy and i broke down right in the middle of the cafeteria deciding what i want for dinner because i was still full from a big lunch i had before the doctors and still depressed for hearing that i gained because it scares me so much even if its real or not. god i am still scared of recovering after ALL THIS. i am going to gain i just dont want to hear about it. i dont want to be rewarded or commented on. right now my stomach is exploding and i cant fall asleep because i'm so full and i ate a normal amount today its just all the refeeding dammmmit. i'm going to knit, read and pass out with a klonopin.

sorry for the rant i'm just a bit down tonight. the food is catching up to me and i'm extremely body conscious which is something i fear i'll never shake. i was body conscious with a 12 bmi thinking i was the fat one in treatment. none of the therapists knew what to do with me and they still dont. i guess i'm going ot have to get over this one myself.

okay, goodnight for real this time;)

Well, the moment has arrived.  I'm 58 kg again today, at 170 cm, which is a healthy BMI. 

I'm dropping my gaining cals gradually to a maintenance level.  After eating 3000 to 4000 cals for so long, my maintenance needs are going to be a little tricky to work out.That way, I shouldn't lose any weight, but either maintain or gain a little more.  If I do lose any, I'll be upping my cals instantly. 

I'm not saying I'm completely recovered.  That would be dishonest, and frankly ridiculous to expect so soon.  I'm not going to deny I've had bad moments mentally, but there's been far more good times than bad.  The mind takes a while to recover too, as does the metabolism, so I'm taking that into account when I have bad moments, and I ride them out.  They always pass, leaving me wondering what the big deal was.

Thanks so much, everyone, and don't give in to ED.  You'll be much happier and healthier for it. 

All the very best.

Mel. xox

Mel: Gradual decreases. Only lower by about 200 to 250 a week. A rapid decrease will likely result in a rapid loss and can end up in relapse. Congratulations, though, on reaching your goal. It's hugely inspiring. :D

Ngemma: Warm teas: peppermint, fennel, ginger, liquorice. You can also mix chamomile with peppermint for a sweet combination that'll help soothe nerves, too. Try slow walks, if you feel you won't start trying to burn calories off powerwalking doing that, and warm compresses/hot water bottles to help with any bloating or digestive discomfort. I envy your ability to knit; stuff like knitting and any other calming activity is good, too. Don't feel down, but don't feel bad for ranting either.

A tip. Pay attention to how you think of yourself. Do you call yourself names in your head? Do you put yourself down and not look for the positive? Do you actively encourage yourself or are you overly negative? Look to affirm your own actions and have confidence in yourself. You're really smart, and you give so much good advice to posters here - just remember that recovery is a selfish thing and you have to heed your own advice too and look after yourself. :]

A good start is making a list of stuff you like about yourself and sticking it on your mirror, having it to refer to when you start to get self-conscious. Focus on what you like, not what bothers you.

mel- congratulations! you've been so inspiring and upbeat this whole time, and I know how difficult that can be. Be very careful trying to maintain though! I also was eating 3-4k to gain, and then tried to stop thinking as much and maintain, gradually lowering to about 2500 and lost about 4 lbs, so I'm back to regaining those and back to 3000 cals for now. It's very tricky to work out, but the good news is that now we're experts at this gaining thing! So I'm right here with you trying to find a balance with living my life and maintaining a good weight. Best of luck!