Those trying to gain weight...

Do you allow yourselves a treat everyday? I was having a terrible over indulging on sweets problem when I was about mid-way through recovery..i wasn't eating enough on my meal plan, i was stressed out about work and moving, and just gneerally i guess my body was messed up from restricting for so long. I still over indulge - but my version of that is just a normal day for all my friends. For example, I'll eat two cookies and cry about it. Or i'll eat a big bakery cookie, then maybe a bowl of frozen yogurt at night, and feel like I've over done it. People have told me that isn't over indulging, and I AM trying to gain weight...anyway my nutritionist told me it was a good idea to work those kinds of treats into my overall calorie intake for the day (she was smart though, and just ended up increasing my calorie intake! Like i didn't figure that out...)

I just wanted to know - does anyone else out there eat a couple treaty foods everyday? Is this normal? I haven't done this in a long time...i guess i just don't know what "normal" is anymore :(

I had a 3 Musketeers today.  It's my all time favorite candybar and I don't do too much on sweets unless I'm close to my cycle.  I think it's absolutely normal and okay to have a little sweet tooth.  You get into trouble when you eat an entire bag of Oreo's in one sitting, other than that, one slice of cake isn't going to kill ya.  In fact, dark chocolate is reccomended in moderation.  It's actually heart-healthy... just look at the French.  They endulge in good chocolate and wine and are concidered a healthier nation than the US.

I have a treat of some sort everyday - it is part of my recovery since I had so many things I felt were "bad" foods for so many years.  It has been vital to my recovery.  I just started seeing a therapist after I realized that after years of being strongly in recovery I'd never fully giving up the rigidity/control thus remaining underweight by about 10-15 pounds but still highly functional.  I realized last week at my 1st session that I say things like "I allow myself treats all the time" - implying things are still good and bad in my mind.  I'm working on that.  Getting more to your question:  I have something like cookies, muffins, ice cream, nutella on a bagel, etc. one time everyday (my night snack after the kiddos are in bed and I have some "me" time).  Some people, like my husband, don't have a sweet tooth so for them their treats might be chips, cheese and crackers, etc.  I think you need to go with what you honestly like (not what the ED tells you to like).  Hope that helps.

I just eat whatever I want really. I tend not to eat sweet things (like cookies or whatever) very much, but that's really only because they make me feel sick. I found that the longer I'm eating healthier foods, the less I want to eat foods that are less healthy, like chips or chocolate bars...they just don't taste very good to me after a while.

But if I walk past the cookie jar and think, "I'd like a cookie", then I'm totally going to have one!

I "treat" myself every day, sometimes more than once.  I do agree with amsafko and find myself calling foods "good" or "bad".  I think it's perfectly normal to eat several treats a day, especially since you are gaining.  I typically have a small bowl of ice cream every night and sometimes I follow it up with 2 small cookies, not including the piece of dark chocolate that I have during the day. 

Hang in there... you are doing so well!!  You are definitely under very stressful situations (i.e. moving - huge stressor) and it's easy to latch onto the ED during those times.  One important thing to remember, guilt is a wasted emotion.  I have to remind myself that every day, sometimes several times of day.  Focus on your goal, to gain weight.  Live it up, if you want a cookie (or 2) go for it, just balance it with some fruit or nuts later to balance everything out.  Plus, it might make you feel a little more comfortable.