Next step after weight-restoration?

So I have been eating around 5000-7000 calories daily in order to gain weight. This morning I weighed in 2kg above my goal weight, so I figured I would be at my goal more or less, taking into account food weight and all that.

So I got to thinking, what now? I don't think I could go straight into maintainance calories without setting myself up for some heavy-time bingeing, so I'm a bit lost? Should I stop with the full-fat milk now? and the supplements and all the calorie-dense foods? What is the next step after being weight-restored?

Thank you very much for your help :)

Original Post by pearsnapples:

So I have been eating around 5000-7000 calories daily in order to gain weight. This morning I weighed in 2kg above my goal weight, so I figured I would be at my goal more or less, taking into account food weight and all that.

So I got to thinking, what now? I don't think I could go straight into maintainance calories without setting myself up for some heavy-time bingeing, so I'm a bit lost? Should I stop with the full-fat milk now? and the supplements and all the calorie-dense foods? What is the next step after being weight-restored?

 

Thank you very much for your help :)

i'd say that now would be the time to make the small changes that will decrease your cals, so switching to low fat/skim dairy. maybe cutting out a snack or 2, smaller portion sizes, but keep all of your meals there so that you dont set yourself up for binging. as you adjust, slowly cut back until you're at maintenance range. maybe eat less nuts and the calorie dense things, but don't cut them out altogether. definitely stop the supplements for an easy reduction in calories. what is a typical day like for you right now? that would make it easier to make recommendations.

Original Post by chrissy1988:

Original Post by pearsnapples:

So I have been eating around 5000-7000 calories daily in order to gain weight. This morning I weighed in 2kg above my goal weight, so I figured I would be at my goal more or less, taking into account food weight and all that.

So I got to thinking, what now? I don't think I could go straight into maintainance calories without setting myself up for some heavy-time bingeing, so I'm a bit lost? Should I stop with the full-fat milk now? and the supplements and all the calorie-dense foods? What is the next step after being weight-restored?

 

Thank you very much for your help :)

i'd say that now would be the time to make the small changes that will decrease your cals, so switching to low fat/skim dairy. maybe cutting out a snack or 2, smaller portion sizes, but keep all of your meals there so that you dont set yourself up for binging. as you adjust, slowly cut back until you're at maintenance range. maybe eat less nuts and the calorie dense things, but don't cut them out altogether. definitely stop the supplements for an easy reduction in calories. what is a typical day like for you right now? that would make it easier to make recommendations.

Thanks for the reply chrissy :)

well, i'll tell you what I had today for example:

BF: Bagle with cream cheese and a chocolate supplement milkshake with full-fat milk, baby cereal and almonds (around 900 cal altogether)

S: Toast with olive oil, and granola with greek yoghurt and honey (600 cal)

L: Chicken breast with avocado and grilled cheese, wild rice with tomato sauce and more cheese. Desert was (i go a little overboeard with dessert always, for some reason I can't stop myself) cottage cheese with maple syrup, 2 bannanas, 150g of hazle-nuts with 125g of raisins, 2 yoghurts and a large piece of pumpkin pie (lost track of calories there)

S: bag of pop corn, 2 PB&J sandwiches, 3 full glasses of milk and then just finished the PB jar which was almost full (around 2500 calories there)

D: Haagen-Dazs milkshake with full-fat milk, baby cereal, a few digestive biscuits, ice cream and supplement shake (lost track of calories there too)

I know it may not be the most balances of menus, I started off better, but once I could not cope with the fullness all the time, I turned to PB, biscuits, dried nuts and baby cereal, my saviors. I must note though, I still look like I am 7 months pregnant, but oh well, keep eating right and it will redistribute, right?

Thanks so much!

some changes that i'd make

BF: Bagle with cream cheese and a chocolate supplement milkshake with SKIM milk, baby cereal and 1/2 CUP WW CEREAL (around 600 cal altogether)

S: Toast with 1 TSP BUTTER, and granola with greek yoghurt (400 cal)

L: Chicken breast with avocado and grilled cheese, wild rice with tomato sauce and NO MORE CHEESE. Desert was (i go a little overboeard with dessert always, for some reason I can't stop myself) cottage cheese with maple syrup, 1 BANANA , 28G HAZELNUTS with 28g of raisins,1 YOGURT and a SMALL PIECE OF PIE (lost track of calories there)--THAT'S ABOUT 600 CALORIES OR MORE LESS

S: bag of pop corn, 1 PB&J SANDWICH, 1 GLASS SKIM MILK  (around 1000 calories there)

D: Haagen-Dazs milkshake WITH SKIM MILK, baby cereal, a few digestive biscuits, ice cream and NO SHAKE (lost track of calories there too)

 I still look like I am 7 months pregnant, but oh well, keep eating right and it will redistribute, right?

THE WEIGHT DOES REDISTRIBUTE AND YES, KEEP EATING. SMALLER PORTIONS...KEEP NUTS TO 1 OZ AND DRIED FRUITS. HAVE SKIM MILK, NO SUPPLEMENT SHAKES, 1 PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY, 1 GLASS OF MILK, USE LESS PEANUT BUTTER AND TRY BUTTER BLENDS WITH OLIVE OIL, SMALL PORTIONS OF COURSE. ALL YOUR MEALS WILL BE INTACT BUT THE CALORIES ARE ABOUT 1/3 LESS THAN THEY WERE, SO ABOUT 2000-3000 CALORIES INSTEAD OF THE 3000-5000 CALORIES YOU WERE EATING. JUST DON'T RESTRICT TOO MUCH AND IF YOU ARE HUNGRY THEN EAT, BUT MAKE THE EXTRA FOOD FROM FRUIT LIKE APPLES, GRAPES, ETC. START EATING LOW FAT YOGURT AND REMOVING ADDITIONS LIKE HONEY, AND ADDED SWEETENERS. HOPE THIS HELPS!! DON'T GO BELOW 2000 CALORIES THOUGH, MAYBE SHOOT FOR 2500 FIRST SINCE 2000 WILL PROBABLY BE MAINTENANCE. 

Thank you so so so much for this Chrissy :) In terms of how many calories I should be eating though, how do I know? I guess it would be different for someone recovering from an ED than for someone normal trying to put some weight on right?

I am completely sedentary, and I wouldn't like to gain much more weight, I think 2000 calories might be too many? Should I just give it a try for a couple of weeks and see how it goes?

Thanks again:)

Original Post by pearsnapples:

Thank you so so so much for this Chrissy :) In terms of how many calories I should be eating though, how do I know? I guess it would be different for someone recovering from an ED than for someone normal trying to put some weight on right?

I am completely sedentary, and I wouldn't like to gain much more weight, I think 2000 calories might be too many? Should I just give it a try for a couple of weeks and see how it goes?

Thanks again:)

Tati, as of 5 days ago, you were only 93 pounds...you definitely havent gained 17 pounds in that time fram to get to your goal weight so please enlighten me. you are still underweight...severely undereweight. so why are you asking about maintenance? you should keep at your current diet since you have yet to achieve a healthy weight.

Height: 5 foot 4 inches (160cm)

HW: 125

LW: 84

CW: 93

GW: 110

How are you guys coping??

Original Post by chrissy1988:

Original Post by pearsnapples:

Thank you so so so much for this Chrissy :) In terms of how many calories I should be eating though, how do I know? I guess it would be different for someone recovering from an ED than for someone normal trying to put some weight on right?

I am completely sedentary, and I wouldn't like to gain much more weight, I think 2000 calories might be too many? Should I just give it a try for a couple of weeks and see how it goes?

Thanks again:)

Tati, as of 5 days ago, you were only 93 pounds...you definitely havent gained 17 pounds in that time fram to get to your goal weight so please enlighten me. you are still underweight...severely undereweight. so why are you asking about maintenance? you should keep at your current diet since you have yet to achieve a healthy weight.

Height: 5 foot 4 inches (160cm)

 

HW: 125

LW: 84

CW: 93

GW: 110

 

How are you guys coping??

Do you mean most of it is water weight then? It's what the scale reads! And eating that many calories, they had to go somewhere right? I don't know, I will take advice from you as you are more experienced. All I know is what I eat and what the scale reads. I don't know what happens otherwise. Should I continue gaining weight then? 

How will I know when I have reached my goal then if the scale does not read the true reading? Argh I am so lost. thank you

Original Post by pearsnapples:

Original Post by chrissy1988:

Original Post by pearsnapples:

Thank you so so so much for this Chrissy :) In terms of how many calories I should be eating though, how do I know? I guess it would be different for someone recovering from an ED than for someone normal trying to put some weight on right?

I am completely sedentary, and I wouldn't like to gain much more weight, I think 2000 calories might be too many? Should I just give it a try for a couple of weeks and see how it goes?

Thanks again:)

Tati, as of 5 days ago, you were only 93 pounds...you definitely havent gained 17 pounds in that time fram to get to your goal weight so please enlighten me. you are still underweight...severely undereweight. so why are you asking about maintenance? you should keep at your current diet since you have yet to achieve a healthy weight.

Height: 5 foot 4 inches (160cm)

 

HW: 125

LW: 84

CW: 93

GW: 110

 

How are you guys coping??

Do you mean most of it is water weight then? It's what the scale reads! And eating that many calories, they had to go somewhere right? I don't know, I will take advice from you as you are more experienced. All I know is what I eat and what the scale reads. I don't know what happens otherwise. Should I continue gaining weight then? 

How will I know when I have reached my goal then if the scale does not read the true reading? Argh I am so lost. thank you

what does the scale say? not likely the 110 that you posted as your goal. in 5 days, you might have gained 1-2 pounds tops...not more than that. so i'd say YES it's water weight if it says any more than 95 pounds, and yes you need to continue gaining. if in 2 weeks the scale says the same thing then i'd believe it but 5 days is no where near enough time to gain 17 pounds, thats 3+ pounds a day, or 10500 calories OVER maintenance, impossible. does that make sense?