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Weight Gainers: What did YOU eat today?

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 :]

I increased, finally, today by 200 calories so im up to 2200 cals a day. Weigh in this morning...exactly the same weight as last week. I am so scared eating this much.

Breakfast: Oatmeal made with semi skimed milk, 2 tbsp peanut butter and sliced banana. 200ml glass orange juice

Snack: 3 ryvita with light cream cheese. Apple

Lunch: Tuna salad sandwich on whole wheat (2 slices whole wheat bread, small tin tuna, tbsp light mayo, lettuce and tomato). Activa forest fruit yogurt.

Snack: 30g almond oats and more cereal with 7 chopped strawberries, 25 blueberries and Total FAGE yogurt.

Dinner: tuna steak with 1/2 cup brown rice and veggies

Snack: tsp Bournville cocoa powder with 200ml semi skimmed milk.

Also made (well..in the process of making) some whole wheat pancakes for brekkie tomorrow. Would this be an ok breakfast?

mshellokitty: x__x Sorry. Heh. A lot of people in this forum are recoverers - but the advice can still apply either way if you're just generally struggling with big portions at once. [: Ironically, before my ED came around I was a REALLY fussy eater too (I'd have periods of eating the same food, every day, because I just didn't want anything else) but I've suddenly found I have so much more variety and differing tastes now. o_O Wierd.

butterfly_in_the_sky: Whole wheat pancakes would be a good breakfast, yes. After all - they're whole wheat! To make it balanced... you could probably get away with all the food you have with your oatmeal now, really. Drink the milk by the side, spread the PB on the pancakes. Also, have you ever microwaved a banana? It is SO good. x3  You only need to do it for about 30 seconds to a minute depending on your microwave strength, but if you zap it whole and then cut it up... yuumm. Or grilling them, that's really nice too :D

Apparently, buckwheat pancakes are also tasty. We have buckwheat flour here, and I'd make some if I could \: I wish I could get a chance to bake again, but with my anxiety problems now I freak out whenever my dad is near me, and he practically lives in the kitchen (IT IS THE MAN'S DOMAIN - apparently) so I don't really get to cook as much as I'd like beyond dinner and lunch preparation. My mum has some time off in a week, though... I might be able to bake with her in the day, then. Yay. :D

\o/ I had tuna steak today too! Woo!

hey everyone!

i figured out that i need to eat most of my cals during the day bc i get scared at night.  also, i bought ice cream today to have as past of 1 of my snacks, but im scared ill be getting too much fat in my day, the ice cream, PB at bfast, cheese at lunch  and dinner?  im going to weigh either tomm or the next day, deff feel as though ive gained.  when you guys do gain weight, do you still increase or keep it the same?

BUTTERFLY-mmm, pancakes, i asked on another post but how dod you get the PB in the pancakes?  like LALA said, you can also spread pb on it and have yogurt and fruit w it to round it out.  i also feel like im eating a lot but like, we need to gain, period, end of story and i suppose we just need to keep reminding ourselves of that.

VESNAR-australia, wow!  have a great day!

PEANUTBUTTER-what do you mean w cals of cereals?  they all have diff amounts.

Agruskin - Gosh! we are similar. I also need to eat all of my cals in the day cause it scares me to eat at night. I part of my eating disorder was and very much still is, being very strict with eating times. The worst rule is not eating after 6.00pm and having dnner at 5.30.pm. I really struggle with overcoming this and flip out if i dont stick to routine.

As for the pancake's, i make the thin, traditional english old-fashioned style pancakes. There fore you can actually role them. I spread the PB on the pancake, fill with whatever ele i want (planning to have Total FAGE, banana and PB tommorrow) and fold them in half.

Yay for you on the ice cream!! Dont worry about the fat you are consuming. Your body needs it! Focus more on the nutrion in food i.e protein, calcium. iron etc instead. Also i get weighed once a week, on monday, by orders of my T and my Doctor. My mum weighs me but i am allowed to see. It is done at the same time, same place, same day every week.

How are you doing mentaly at the moment? Your food looks good and you have really progressed siince your first post. You are doing a great job!!

Mmm, pancakes sound good!  I might just have to whip up a batch tomorrow!

So it's been a while since I've posted.  Here's what I've had/am planning to have today:

Breakfast:  1 cup lowfat plain yogurt with 1/2 cup Fiber One cereal; 1 cup strawberries; 1/2 scrambled egg whites with 1/2 medium avocado

Snack:  smoothie with 1 cup rice milk, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, 1 large banana; 1 tbsp almond butter

Lunch:  2/3 cup vegetarian refried beans with vegan cheddar cheese; handful of baby carrots; 1/2 cup boiled edamame; 3 mini pita pockets

Dinner:  1 cup asparagus risotto; 1 large grilled portabella mushroom cap; 1 ear of corn; mixed greens salad

Dessert:  smoothie, same as before

So I've been back at home for 2 days now, and my parents haven't asked for an exact number on my weight yet - hopefully because they can see I'm eating a lot more than I was at the beginning of the summer.  Unfortunately, I'm having a hard time sticking to the eating schedule I'd developed when I was living by myself and so now I'm eating about 600 calories less per day than I should be... and when I weighed myself 2 days ago I was still 9 lbs away from where my parents want me to be... ugh!

ohh, so BUTTERFLY- YOU FILL IT W/ A TOPPING after it is cooked?  traditional english pancake, lol, no clue what that means, haha, i guess you just make more pancakes out of the serving of batter?  i eat at night and still plan on continuing to have my same snack, i just know that if i eat a lot during the day, ill be less likely to eat a good sized dinner so i need to make up for it during the day.  im hungry every few hours, doesnt matter if i ate a lot or a little, so i still need my dinner and snack.  i think mentally im alright.  i know that i need to gain, plus my parents are asking how much i weigh, talking about diff treatment places all the time, which scares and is threatening to me so its like, i just need to gain, so questions.

ok, so i weigh myself same time and all, im just not sure if i still increase, if ive gained weight, or do i keep the same amount of calories?

me again!  so right now im eating edys ice cream--so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!  im a little scared that im like going off the deep end and eating a ton of fat and stuff, i had a 60 cal pudding at lunch, yes, only 60 cals, but it is pudding.  i dunno, its like im either all 0 cals, or all fat. 

Hey everyone, sounds like everyone is doing well!! I am a bit freaked at the mo, staying with my bf's family for a few days and they eat...well.. very badly! even before the ED I felt really uncomfortable with their meals when I stayed here...basically they eat tons of fat sugar and carbs, like creamy pasta dishes loaded with sodium, chips, chocolate, pizza - and huge amounts - their idea of a salad is a piece of lettuce with mayo? its freaking me out, the thing is none of them are overweight but its because they are all exercise obsessed and do at least 2 hours a day - not something i even want to consider at the mo! I brought a lot of food along so I can eat my own more healthy stuff mostly but some meals I cant really avoid eating with them and its so awkward trying to avoid eating that stuff. I dont even like it! I find it really unhelpful because i feel i need to restrict the rest of the day to be able to eat that stuff....what to do??

vesnar-i rsponded to you on another post.

feel like i ate a ton today and am scared of getting used to eating so much and then having to reduce, and of starting to like food too much that i will gain too much.  i deff feel like ive gained, i might weigh tomm morning since i increased last wed so almost 1 wk.

mon-

1 thomas' bagel, tbspn PB, small apple

protein shake, 1 cup cereal, 3/4 cup milk, tbspn trail mix

roll, cheese, fage, plum, pudding

2/3 cup ice cream, plum

roll spread w tomato sauce, then cottage cheese, then tuna salad, topped with lettuce and baked so it go melty-soo good, its like im pregnant w the things i eat, lol, ALSO, a veg salad w/ trail mix

apple, yogurt

Agruskin, thats exactly what im scared of! getting used to eating so much and then having to reduce, the thing is i am petrified of being hungry. its funny that while losing weight i was never hungry because i just got so good at making low-cal big-volume foods, in fact all i did was eat, and now i feel i should eat "normal" food but im scared after i get to maintenance stage I will eventually have to eat so much less than i was when i was losing weight if that makes sense?

PS. I love hummus! i rediscovered it today! it brings lots of joy!

I had a horrible dream last night: that i gained no weight today and had to go to the Phoenix centre for the summer. Thus I've eaten about 1/2 my daily calories already and it's, what, not even 9am?

So, today I will have(in total):

1/3 cup oats, 1/3+1/4 soya milk, 2 tbsp trail mix, 1 capful maple syrup, 450kcals maltloaf, 3.5 falafel, salad (lettuce and carots), 5 olives, 5 big handfuls cheerios, 5 prunes, 10 jumbo raisins, 140g baked beans, 140g potato, carob and seed wholebake bar, handful mixed nuts.

Yesterday I was so frightened about today that I ate 2300 kcals - way over my norm! I'm going to turn into a compulsive obese eater, I just know it.

It's way to funny, I just got done making pancakes for bfast and that is one of my "no no" foods. I made mine with the heart healthy complete bisquick mix that is light and fluffy. I added pumpkin spice and cinnamon. I was going to do blueberries but we ran out last night. I thought about adding pineapple chunks, but I didn't want to screw it up haaa! They were amazing...and I even had syrup on the side to dip them in.

PB: you are not going to be an overeater. That is what all anorexics believe. This is just not the case. It won't happen. And maybe your body and mind are trying to tell you (from your dream) that eating more and more is what you need right now! Good luck!

So I think I am going to go to the YMCA and do strength training right now and then when I come home I can't wait to make something amazing for lunch. Possibly a turkey wrap made with mushrooms and spinach with honey mustard. I think I might you garlic and basil wraps too!

I also have been adding almonds as a side item lately for lunch or a snack. I think that it is great for all of us to focus on protein levels to strengthen our muscles!

Have a great day everyone....xoxoxo!

hey everyone, i weigh myself tomm, i really think i gained.  my parents are threatening me w diff treatments and im going to see a Dr tomm or fri to "talk" and weigh and stuff.  so annoying, they dont see my efforts its just results w/ them. 

yes, scared of getting used to eating more and then having to reduce, i guess i just need to try and not worry about it.  also, eating out, i hate not knowing the cals.  today i was thinking of going w/ my parents to a restaurant and getting a grilled chicken wrap w/ french fries, but then we had the convo so i decided i didnt want to. 

tues-

2 slices toast, tbspn PB, apple

yogurt +fruit shake, 1 cup cereal, 3/4 cup milk, tbspn trail mix

roll, cheese, fage, plum

toast+tspn PB, fruit salad

loaded baked potato w/ tuna salad and cheddar cheese, veg salad+tbspn trail mix

apple, yogurt

EDIT-i forgot, at bfast i also had a laughing cow cheese and at night a few bites of a kashi bar.

agurkin-I am so sorry that you are feeling that way. Do not let that get you down. Prove them wrong! You can so do this girl. You are doing amazing and I love seeing how much progress you make each day. Treatment may be necessary, but just keep on fighting. You are awesome and a big inspiration!

xxx

oh wow, thanks PSYCHOJ!  thats really sweet of you.  well i weighed myself this morning and found that eating an ave of 1850-2000ish cals the past week, ive gained 1lb.  so my q is, do i continue to shoot for 2000 this week since im not sure that i hit it every day?  thats what im thinking, not sure?

have a great day everyone

 

 

Way to go agru that's awesome, (although it's pretty difficult to know for sure that you are actually gaining weight until you see consistency, i.e. the weight goes up regularly for a few weeks) I would maybe stick to 2000 for another week and so how you get on, unless you feel like you can increase which of course would be great!

As for me, I've decided to give up some control to my Mum, I am just not doing this on my own and feel pretty unable to- It took quite a lot to actually say to her, please just put the food on my plate for me, but I know if i actually want to move forwards it's necessary! She knows I want to eat healthily and is v.understanding so hopefully it's gonna be ok. I'm sick of this misery i'm living in and NEED to get better!

On another note- what do you all do to occupy yourselves- It might just be me but I'm still very much isolated from my friends and can't deal with other people's company that much, I have a part time job waitressing which helps but the rest of the time i find myself utterly fed up as i have nothing to do/feel lazy not achieving anything, I was thinking of maybe getting some craft kits or starting a patchwork quilt or something....that might sound a little lame!

Hope you are all staying strong xx

Agruskin: Way to go!! i would continue on 2000 for another week and see what happens. If you dont gain next week you ovbiously need to increase.

Heading Up: i think a big Well done! is in order for you too. Giving up control is sooo hard. I would recommend you and your mum check out the 'Around the dinner Table' forum and read the posts on there. I think it would be helpful to you.

Breakfast: oatmeal made w/semi skimmed milk, 2 tbsp peanut butter, 8 chopped strawberries and sliced banana. 200ml orange juice.

Snack: 3 Ryvita with light cream cheese. Apple.

Lunch: 2 slices of whole wheat with some marinated tofu peices and some lettuc and tomato. Activa Forest fruits yogurt.

Snack: Eat Natural Almon and Apricot bar

Dinner: 2 Quorn pepperd steaks with 1/2 cup brown rice and veggies

Snack: Homemade banana flapjack!!! :0

hi everyone-

HEADINGUP-unfortunately due to the ED im in the same boat as you i think, except no job.  also, asking your mother for help-huge!  i know asking for help from someone is very hard for me to do.  unfortunately, my parents dont know healthy, my mother seriously uses cups to pour oil into food she cooks.

BUTTERFLY-wheres the around he table forum?  sounds like youre doing great, keep it up!

as for me, went to the dr earlier.  i hadnt been since last jan and i told him that i really want to recover now and that before i wasnt wholeheartedly invested in it.  i told him that the past week i had been averaging btwn 1800-2000 and he asked why i count at all, why i dont just eat what i want.  i tried explaining that i cant, that if i dont know the cals of a food and i eat it, ill restrict later and ultimately not eat enough and that right now i want to gain, so im sticking w familiar foods mostly.  when i told him i use 1 tbspn PB he asked why i dont just use 5.  i understand that im still struggling w/ the whole control aspect of the ED, but i cant just eat like he said.  when i try to listen to my body, it doesmt talk.  yes, i can have whatever i want for dinner tonight, what do i want?  i suppose just what i planned bc i really cant think/decide on anything else.

ha, and its me again.  i feel like i dont know waht to eat, like im just eating and eating to rack up calories but its not structured and dont think i eat healthy or balanced or wahtever.

wed-

2 slices toast, tbspn PB, apple, laughing cow cheese

1 cup cereal, 3/4 cup milk, tbspn trail mix

roll, cheese, fage, plum, pudding

3/4 edy's light ice cream, peach

boca cheeseburger, bun, tspn PB, veg salad+1 1/2 tbspn trail mix, 2 tbspns cottage cheese

apple, yogurt

hey just a suggestion... why not give up the laughing cow light cheese and go for real cream cheese... and real ice cream not light... and are u vegetarian b/c a real buger has a lot more density than the boca thingy... easy way to up cals w/o eatting all the time! i found real food not light food is way easier to meet cals, and admit it it tastes soooooo much better