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Weight Gainers-What Did YOU Eat Today?? 9/3-9/17

I am taking the liberty of starting a new thread.  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.

A new thread will be started every two weeks, anyone can start the thread when the time comes.  Please start the thread by copying the initial post or two.

(copied from previous thread)-I am copying the many times copied thread, "What did you eat today?" in hopes of helping some of those who are just starting to gain and have no clue what to eat. I know that when I began weight recovery, I was eating tons of low-cal foods just because that's what I was used to. I learned the hard way that dense foods are essential to weight gain when you have high caloric requirements (at one point I needed 4500 cal to maintain my weight on BEDREST). Perhaps newbies can get some ideas if we post our weight gain meal plans! Even if you're not gaining anymore, grab an old one and post it!:]
Please note that every body is different and some will need more or less calories than others to gain. This thread is just so that you can get an idea of what you need.
Oh, and yes, I'm breaking the "no calories, no portions" rule, since it is pretty helpful in this case. If you want to post cals/portions you can. I just ask that you don't post if you're not eating enough, though as this is a weight gain thread, I would hope none of you are undereating.;]
I'll start....
Breakfast (875 cal)*

• 1/2 cup oatmeal (150) cooked with
• 1 cup evaporated whole milk (300)
• 1 mashed banana (100)
• 2 tbsp peanut butter (200)
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed and cinnamon to taste (50) 
• 1 hard-boiled egg (75 cal)

Morning Snack (300 cal)*

• 1/4 cup mixed nuts (200)
• 1/4 cup dried apricots (100)

Lunch (660 cal)*

• 1/4 cup rice cooked in 1 cup chicken stock (300) and
• 1/2 cup canned or cooked chickpeas (145) and
• 1/3 cup shredded cheese (150) and
• 1/4 cup each onion, peppers, and tomato (30) cooked with
• 1 tbsp olive oil and curry powder to taste (120)

Afternoon snack (390 cal)*

• 1 serving baby carrots (35)
• 1/4 cup hummus (155)
• 1/4 cup mixed nuts (200)

Dinner (875 cal)*

• 1 cup of my insane Mac & Cheese recipe (515)
• 2 cups tossed salad (45)
• 2 tbsp rasins (60)
• 2 tbsp sunflower seeds (105)
• 2 tbsp dressing (150)

Evening snack (480)*

• 1 cup plain whole milk yogurt (180)
• 1/2 cup homemade granola (300)

About 3600 calories :]

 An example of when i was a ctively gaining weight, i was 25 and sedentary (female)-

B: Bagel, 1.5tbspns PB, yogurt, HB egg, apple, trail mix~750

S: cereal w/ milk+trail mix~360

L: 2 slices WW w/ cheddar, avocado, +sweet potato, Fage 2%, a Pepperidge Farm cookie, a plum, carrots ~700

S: ice c ream w/ trail mix~250

D: veg salad w/ trail mix+tbspn alomd butter mixed in, chicken nuggets, corn on the cob~460

S: apple, yogurt, 1/2 Chocolate Candy Bar ~410

Total ~2930

Agru: the scone is store bought, so the calories on the label is 270 but the shapes vary in size so i rounded it as 300, my yoghurt is usually 200 but there was fruit pieces in it so i figured even if i was overestimating it would average out. for most meals i underestimate calories by 20 - 80 so i probably do eat more calories than i think but that doesn't bother me.

B: oatmeal: 1 cup soy, 1/3 cup oats, apple, dried paw paw and pineapple, walnuts, cinnamon- 500

S: Berry Cocoa Oat Pancakes (1/3 cup oats, 1/4 cup wholemeal flour, 1 egg, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp cocoa, 1 tsp baking powder, cinnamon, mixed berries), frozen yoghurt - 500, next time i'll probably put real dark chocolate

L: vietnamese chicken wrap: wholemeal wrap, roasted chicken, lettuce, sweet chilli sauce, pickled vegetables (radish, carrot, cucumber in vinegar and 1/2 tsp sugar) - 450

S: smoothie: banana, 1/2 cup buttermilk, fresh pureed pumpkin, topped with dried cranberries, apple and cinnamon crunchola - 500

D: Sesame seed crusted chicken breast, soba noodles and boy choy cooked in oyster sauce - 450

S: TBD.....  total so far 2,400

S: ginger dark hot chocolate (1 cup soy, 4 dark chocolate pieces, grated ginger), biscotti and stawberries for dipping- 300

total - 2,700

when choosing my snack i thought well i could have peanut butter but all i ever eat is the good fats a little saturated won't hurt so i indulged in a pure hot chocolate, the biscotti was just for fun :P  .....   weigh day tomorrow. yikes!

Today wasn't so good eating wise I don't think... any comments on whether it looks good/bad?

I have a feeling it wasn't a good eating day cause I had a really busy day at work and am also moving... going for a better effort tomorrow...

B: 2 thick slices of raisin bread with butter (was out for a work breakfast meeting)

S: Vanilla (low fat yoghurt - was all I could get at the cafe from work) + 1 choc chip muesli bar

L: Mixed sushi pack (5 different types of fish nigiri (large bite size rice/fish), 2 large slices of california sushi roll (slices of a large hand roll), 1 plain inari (rice in a bean curd pocket - large bite size)) + 200mL orange & mango juice

S: Time out chocolate bar (bit like a kit kat) (this was my challenge snack and was yummy!) + 1 apple

D: 5 skinless sausages in 5 pieces of grain bread (sausage in bread is an aussie thing - think mini hot dogs but with better quality meat and in a slice of bread rather than a bun) + 1 beer

eringo - makin me proud with your dinner, very aussie indeed ;)

Agru: Things are progressing beautifully!  Only about seven more pounds to go!  And I just started school last week, going for my RN!

Soooo, yesterday was my BIRTHDAY!  I broke every rule in Ed's book!  I had lasagna for dinner (huge fear food), and then had cake with frosting PLUS ice cream on the side!!!  And earlier in the day, in a true display of 'normal eating', I licked the frosting beater!

September 3

B:  1/4 cup oatmeal + 3/4 cup milk + 1 Tbp pb + brown sugar + cinnamon, banana, 1/2 cup cottage cheese  ~480

S:  maple nut Clif Bar  ~240

S:  1 mini box raisins  ~45

L:  Pb sandwich (2 slices cinnamon raisin bread + 2 Tbsp honey roasted pb), carrots, 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce + cinnamon, 1 snack bag kettle corn, 1 cup milk  ~750

S:  1 frosting covered beater!  (just the frosting, not the beater, lol)  ~100

D:  1 huge piece of lasagna (pasta, ground venison, tomato sauce, zucchini, onion, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese), cucumber salad (cucumbers with ranch)  ~600 (at least)

S:  1 piece of apple walnut cake with homemade cream cheese frosting + 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream  ~800? -no clue, not that it matters:)

Total: 3015!  Oh holy mackaroli!  I've never gone that high!  And I feel amazing!  Yay!  I think I'll even be helping finish off the leftovers in the days to come!

Bluidechic, you're my new role model. Hahah. That's AWESOME! I know I don't "technically" know you, but I'm so proud of you and so happy that you were able to do that! I want to be able to lick the beaters too. :)

Breakfast: Peach oatmeal pancakes with almond butter, some strawberries, and an egg white omlette. I had peaches to use up before we leave on our trip today so they turned into pancakes.

Snack: Apple with peanut butter, cottage cheese mixed with plain yogurt, and some whole wheat pita bread.

Lunch: TBD. We're going swimming before we check in to our hotel so I'll be packing something to bring along. Probobly some sort of chicken salad with pita chips and the usual veggies.

Snack: A Lara Bar with Greek yogurt and Ezekiel bread. Not sure which flavor yet though since I'm just going to have to grab-and-go. Probobly will be Apple Pie.

Dinner: PF Changs! Don't know what I'm going to order but I'm not going to just get steamed veggies and rice like I used to! Maybe I'll get some kind of shrimp dish and a side order of veggies and brown rice. I will probobly end up splitting with someone since their portions are HUGE!

Snack: Probobly a pack of white tuna, a banana, and some raw nuts. Wierd I know. I will be at a baseball game late tonight and can't really bring much. By the time we get back to the hotel it will probobly be 10:30 or so.

Have a good holiday weekend guys. I'll talk to you all on Monday!

Again, CONSISTANCY, no day but TODAY!!

IF YOU HAVE TIME TO WRITE YOUR MEALS, YOU HAVE TIME TO EAT IF YOU THINK YOU ARE LOW ON CALORIES!

BLUID-amazing, great job+happy bday, gl in school, need to be healthy to be a nurse, rt? ull be great! i did the same on my bdays but dont backtrack now, keep going, if u want 3000, have it!! u still have a ways to go so WORK IT!!

ERIN-eat more, plan, bring whatever u have, sandwiches, bars, freeze yogurts, buy something out, u cant keep putting it off to "tomm"!!

LINEY-great job!!

TESSA-if u say so!!

PETITE-great job!!

hi guys i havnt been posting as my meals are very sinilar each day and i thought it would look a bit dull i tend to eat sandwitches at lunch and meat fish or veg at tea perhaps its comfort and something i need to change but im progressing which is the main think my theapist and dietician have 3 weeks off so im a bit lost

todays eats

breakfast oatmeal rasons  1 toast spread cheese a glass of milk with nesquick

snack a cinnamon bagel

snack a calipo although it made me nesh

lunch 2 ww bread salad chicken carved off a fresh chicken with stuffing a yogurt

snack a large milkshake 2 fig biscuits and a bunch of grapes strange combo i know

tea fish in parsley sauce new potatoes and veg a mouse

supper with be cereal milk and perhaps a cereal bar i added and it was around 2500

Sorry didn't post yesterday - didn't realize the thread moved!

Blueide: way to kick some bootay! you are a true inspiration girl - now i wanna bake something so i can eat the batter!

Zeb: at PF Changs they do a sauteed eggplant dish that is DA BOMB! i know you're not veg, but this dish is good (yes it is cooked in oil, but oil is good, keeps your mane shiny as Rachael Ray sez!)

Thursday:

Bfast: 2 cups Nature's Path flax flaky things in Almond milk (305) with raspberries (50). Bottle of OJ (180). = 535)

Snack: Latte (165) and Clif Nectar bar (140) - I heard they might be cancelling these? = 305

Lunch: Large SweetP with Promise and AB (330). Celery and carrots with 1/2 tub hummus (220). = 550

Lunch Dessert: Dried apricots (100) and dark chocolate (110) =220

Appetizer: friends wanted to go to Panera but I knew whatever I got wouldn't be enough, so I treated it as a pre-din snack) Black Bean soup with whole grain baguette = 420

Dinner: Stir fry action! chicken, edamame, peppers, and those baby corn things over brown rice cooked in canola (500) plus an orange (70) and a cup of tea with milk and honey (50) = 620

Dessert: Glass of milk and two Kashi cookies = 330

=2980

I think I ate wayyyyy too much fiber today because my tummy was hurtin' and I was soooooo full all day! gonna hafta cut out those beans! small sacrifice in the name of health haha!

Going home this weekend! What I'm looking forward to: stovetop oats and scrambled eggs!

will try and post today's eats later - have a killah friday ladies (and gents!)

Everyone's doing so well!

Zeb- I challange you to get your snack at the baseball game!! Hotdog? Prezel? I KNOW how scary it is to try something unhealthy but I swear it's so freeing to be able to eat less than perfectly at least once in a while ;)

absolutely argruskin - no more excuses - thats the promise i made to myself at the start of the week. Today we are moving house so I am looking at this as my fresh start and very much looking forward to stocking the pantry! :)

great menus guys - bluid - happy b'day and great job on facing your challenges.

all of you are doing so great and it keeps me inspired!

just wanted to congratulate all of you for taking the time to cherish and nourish your bodies. you all deserve to be healthy and food is not our enemy!! i think it's so wonderful to bite into a warm and delicious brownie which was impossible for me a year ago. the freedom and life that you're giving yourself is so much better and bigger than food!! congrats and if anyone needs support please PM me :)

thanks for your support and understanding chrissy h xx

thanks chrissy,

bluidechic: woo hoo love cake batter. a while ago i made banana muffins, the recipie said yields twelve, only eight made it into the patty pans. what happened to the rest of the batter??? ....  mmm it was good batter =P

i think im a tad descriptive with my logging so i'll just make it simpler

B: oatmeal (oats, soy milk, stewed plum, wlanuts, dried cranberries) - 500

S: apple and cinnamon buttermilk oat pancakes, greek yoghurt, peanutbutter- 750

L: stirfry with 300g fresh seafood mix, tomato and carrot udon noodles, broccoli and cabbage, mix of asian herbs and sauces  - 500

S: smoothie: banana, stawberries, blueberries, soymilk, frozen yoghurt, apple and cinnamon crunchola - 500

D: subway 6 inch roast chicken on wheat (its like the only sandwhich i 'trust', too much behind the scenes and well sauces are either too sweet or just not good. my opinion only if you love subway i say go for it.) - 350

total - 2,600

I am doing one meal at a time today because it helps me to keep eating to gain at each meal because I am aware that I did it at last meal. Weird but I need to!

Brekafast: Oatmeal(150)with 2 tbsp nutoil (270), 2 tbsp flaxseed mix (320) 1tbsp honey (60), 1/2 pear (20)(heated in micro and added) and big glass of oj (100), tea with honey (60)=easiest 980 Ive ever had!

Eringo: Remember, when you're moving around all day, eating back what you've burnt and then some is important. Otherwise, it all sounds yummy! I love Time Outs..are you in Australia too? =)

Bluidechic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR YESTERDAY! And well done on conquering the fear foods and on hitting 3000! So you bloody SHOULD lick the beater. That just makes the cake eating experience all the more tantalising..like a little "preview" of what's to come, ha.

Helen: You're doing great so far. Perhaps you can begin with switching around when you eat the sandwich, when you eat the meat and veg, etc? But like you said, you are progressing which is the main thing right now. Keep it up!

Chrissy: You're always so full of encouragement and support. =) Thank you and seeing how far you've come also serves as an inspiration.

BREAKFAST: Bagel with tablespoon cream cheese and slice of cheese; Black coffee = 440

LUNCH: Wrap with veggie burger and hummus; Baby carrots and more hummus for dipping; Sweet potato rounds; Glass of milk = 690

SNACK: Natural yogurt with a small banana chopped into slices, dried apricots and honey = 260

DINNER: Veggie burger with salad and spicy mayo in a bun from Nando's; two handfuls of Vita Weat grain snacks with a tablespoon of semidried tomato dip = 700

SNACK: Peanut butter sandwich  (toasted multigrain bread); Glass of milk with 4 teaspoons of Milo = 540

=  2630

Zeb:  Haha, oh thanks!  Although I must say you are pretty awesome yourself, and you can lick the beaters!  Go for it, it's a scrumilicious experience! =)

Agru:  Yes yes yes, you do have to be healthy to be a nurse, which has been a huge motivation for me!  And I'm so looking forward to getting my fully functioning brain back!  I definitely need it for these classes I'm in!

Liney:  Mmm, banana bread batter is the best!  I love to put walnuts in mine!

September 4

B:  1 cup cheerios + drizzled honey + 1 Tbsp sliced almonds + 1 small banana + 3/4 cup milk, 4 oz yogurt + 1/8 cup granola  ~530

S:  1/3 cup tuna salad with crackers  ~300

L:  Egg salad sandwich (2 slices bread, 1.5 hard boiled eggs, celery, onion, lite miracle whip), carrots, apple, 1/4 cup peanuts, 4 oz pudding, 1 cup milk  ~750

D:  Lasagna, 1 ear of corn on the cob with butter  ~600

S:  Mooore apple walnut cake with vanilla ice cream:)  ~700

Total: 2880

Having a bad afternoon: Lunch: 1/2 cup cooked brown rice mixed with 1 chopped tomatoe and 2tbsp walnut oil, with salad of carrots and mixed leaves topped with 2tbsp of sunflower, pumpkin and pomegranate seeds, 1 piece of lindt dark chocolate and milky tea with honey=600?

Grrr dont like ed today

Hello! My appetite is much better at the moment, now that my chest is better so I'm posting on here :-)

Yesterday:

B: Porridge made with wholemilk, 2 tbs crunchy PB and some brown sugar (600)

S: An apple (Had to rush and have late lunch due to hosp appt.) (80)

L: A pot of delphi cracked wheat, kidney bean and chargrilled veg salad with evoo. Yum yum - at least you can get something nice from onestop shops now! (250)

S: Glass of milk with 2 tbs cream mixed in, and a carrot - haha (250)

D: Homemade pesto (basil from the garden, evoo, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan and spinach) on wholewheat penne, with sauteed chicken, spinach and garlic. Cherry tomatoes and extra parmesan (700)

S: A few squares of dark chocolate, tea, and a hot blackcurrant (200?)

Overnight feed - 1600kcal

about 3600

Original Post by agruskin:

Again, CONSISTANCY, no day but TODAY!!

IF YOU HAVE TIME TO WRITE YOUR MEALS, YOU HAVE TIME TO EAT IF YOU THINK YOU ARE LOW ON CALORIES!

BLUID-amazing, great job+happy bday, gl in school, need to be healthy to be a nurse, rt? ull be great! i did the same on my bdays but dont backtrack now, keep going, if u want 3000, have it!! u still have a ways to go so WORK IT!!

ERIN-eat more, plan, bring whatever u have, sandwiches, bars, freeze yogurts, buy something out, u cant keep putting it off to "tomm"!!

LINEY-great job!!

TESSA-if u say so!!

PETITE-great job!!

 what do you mean by that .? well done everyone on there hard work h xx