gaining weight too fast! anyone?

hi, im a recovering anorexic for many months, but it wasnt fast enough, so i was placed in a hospital day program where i have 3 meals and a snack. im on a 2600 calorie diet. my first day, it was awful, i felt so sick, it was more like 3000 calories. over the weekend i probably had 1800 per day, because i felt sick and i dont know... i came back monday morning and had gained half a pound! before, i had been losing on 1700ish a week before. why am i gaining so fast?! will this continue? how will i maintain my weight when i reach it? btw im 5feet 2.5 inches, 93.5 lbs, and 15 years old. thank you! any similar situations/what happened? how did you deal with it? thanks! please help and tell me your story!!!!!

 i totally understand that anything other than losing feels like a huge gain.  but a HALF pound, is nothing, sister. i gained 14 pounds in my first week of 1200.  i continued gaining about 5 pounds a week on sub-2000.  then i increased again and gained another 19 in the past two weeks.  no kidding.  it's been insane.  this is not to scare you.  you just need to understand that in the beginning of refeeding all kinds of factors are involved...and there's generally a lot of water weight. not that a half pound is a whole lot of anything. my experience isnt normal... i dont know for sure what i've got going on now...something is out of balance...but in the beginning my gain was due to very bad edema.   try not to panic and look too far ahead.  your body will figure things out and your metabolism will increase and you will need to get your calories higher in order to gain. 

okay, well you had several high calorie days prior to your 1700-1800, but regardless of that fact, you gained less than 1 pound in a weekend, that's only 1-1.5 pounds a week which is nothing and not fast at all. i know you're scared but calm down, seriously. 5 pounds is barely noticeable for most people so a half pound is like drinking a couple cups of water...literally. you could have peed out a half a pound. please try to think rationally and put things into perspective. that gain is minimal and nothing to be worried about.

that is nothing , you need to trust the team working with you nobodies aim is to get you big just to restore your health, you will still be thin but not unhealthy. i totally understand where you are coming from being scared , you need to battle on ,it will get easier . youve a long way to come my sweet but your on the right road , try not to focus on weight, just restoring your health . there will be so many rewards in the end a happier life is waiting for you , you need to just battle on to get to it. thinking of you h x

thank you so much everyone really this support is great i really appreciate it. for the first time, this week, i have stepped on the road of serious recovery, to get my life back finally. but i still cannot dispel certain fears. for one thing, it wasnt over a weekend, as i underate over the weekend, it was just one day of 2600 calories. another thing, they are saying i have to be 110, which is not thin. im trying to care less about this, i know it is so vain and selfish and people are soo worse off and in terms of brain and talent i have a lot going for me, but its not as if i can say "bye ED, its time for you to leave" and he'll leave. but im willing to fight him with more strength. its just really hard, and seomtimes i need more encouragement and support than im getting. this site is a really good resource, especially as i have helped people too! thank you all!

Oh sarah hon, you can do it... You really can. I understand the fears, the difficulties, the seemingly insurmountable obstacles - but they ARE surmountable. You had a life before this ED manifested itself. And you can have one beyond it. Keep going, and keep coming here - you're right, it can provide a wonderful support network, especially in addition to the one you already have in place :)

Hey there,

Congrats on the start!  I'm 5'2 and at the moment i weigh about 114 pounds (52ish kg).  At my lowest i was about 86-87 pounds (39ish kg).  I never went to hospital, but i did have a 'light bulb' moment when i realised i was miserable and was skinny as all hell (i found it hard to sleep cos i could feel my bones!!)

 
At the moment for the first time in a long time, i actually feel comfortable in my skin. It did take a while, but you do get there!!! I know there are always things that you may want to change, but so long as you are happy, that's all that matters... the guys seem to like me when i look healthy!!!

Oh, and even at like 114 pounds, you can still fit into an Australian size 6-8, which i think is a US size 4-6? Anyways, you may gain weight, but if your like me, you'll still stay small, just healthy small!

First of all, well done. :)

Second, at 110 you'll probably look amazing, thin and healthy. Also, very importantly, you're 15. You're still growing. So if you reach their goal weight and manage to maintain a healthy balance, by the time your reach your final height you'll look different, even better, but that's one more reason to make sure you provide your body with what it needs.

Good luck! :)

Don't worry! I gained 11 lbs the first week of 2000. After a little while (it's different for everyone) your metabolism will kick in and you'll find it a lot harder to gain weight. Hopefully that's encouraging to you, but then you'll probably realize that you wish it weren't so hard to gain weight! Remember that you have to reach your goal weight eventually. It's an uncomfortable struggle getting there, but you'll be a lot happier once you make it. So why wait? The sooner the better. :) 

Good luck! 

now im gaining a pound a day, thats not possible on the number of calories im on, im confused. i dont want to gain anymroe i feel fat, and i have my period so why do i have to?

Whats your mealplan?Id love to be gaining that fast. The way I look at weight gain is, I want to recover, I have to gain weight, Im going to have to do it sometime, so why not now?at least when Im physically better Ill be able to dance again-another part of recovery. Your weight WONT go out of control, read up on the set point theory. Your health is your wealth, your body is your temple, you only get one, and all that jazz!!.

well, it differs, but ill give you examples:

breakfast 8 30: 3 bowls of cereal with whole milk, banana, 8 oz apple joice, scrambled egg, muffin

or: 2 bowls oatmeal, banana, cottage cheese, milk, 8 0z juice, eggs or muffin

or: 4 pancakes, cereal, syrup, milk, juice, orange, egg

lunch 12 30: 2 slices bread with roast beef or turkey or cheese or ham or peanut butter (3 to 4 tbl) or a combination, a fruit, vegetable, juice and/or milk, sometimes cookies.

or 2 slices of pizza and juice

snack 3 00: muffin and juice, m&ms and milk, banana and milk, cookies and milk, nutrigain bar and juice...

dinner 5 00: example 1: 2 large scoops mashed potatoes, corn, buttered green beans, juice, milk, graham crackers, ice cream and 3 0z chicken

example 2: baked ziti (plate full), milk, juice, ice cream, graham crackers, chewy bar, pudding

example 3: turkey sandwich, plate of rice, juice, fruit cup, orange, oreos

example 4: 2 servings tater tots, grilled cheese, corn, potatoes, millk, juice, and fruit cup