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 :]

When I was in IP we weren't allowed internet access except in the school room for work use. CC would have definitely been prohibited - hell the word 'calorie' was practically considered a swear word in front of the nurses.

I wasn't exactly the most co-operative IP though. I remember one day we had a new admission. There was a massive white board in the corridor when you walked in, and on it was written 'Wisteria Ward'... and underneath, 'come as a twig, leave as a pig'

I thought it was athe most hilarious thing EVER... I felt awful when the poor girl took one look and burst into tears. I got in BIG trouble with the consultant..

Another time my friend and I broke into dining room and watered down all the milk. Tasted disgusting the next day at breakfast but we felt rather pleased with ourselves.

Yeah, I was a little turd. But I treated IP totally the wrong way. It was all about fighting the team, keeping ill and at the same time I thrived being in an environment where my peers actually liked me. I'd previously been incredibly shy and at a school where I was ignored or bullied. In a sense, IP helped me realise that I'm not the hideously detestable person that I thought I was. I just wish I'd used it to battle ED more.

But ahem. Anyway. Off topic.

I just ate the most disgusting bowl of oats ever. I had a spurt of 'I MUST DO THIS' and poured a sachet of vanilla Build Up into it.. oh my god it was ROUGH. And over 400 calories. Christ almighty. Never eaten such a big snack and it was absolutely revolting. Now I feel fat and slightly sick. *sigh* Next time, stick to banana and sugar. Damn my rush of bravery. I hate it when you take risks then don't even enjoy it on ANY level.

thanks for all the well wishes lovelies.
And i'm storing all the emails away. The clinic is only 10 minutes drive down the road, yet in reality another planet.
And Mashed i take all what you have to say on experience into consideration. I think the fact we all wanna recover now(Because "I want to recover" and "I WANT TO RECOVER" are very different things.. as you all know). I want to co operatenot just to put smiles on the faces.. but to get the hell on with my life. I'll eat what they ask and do what they ask. I'm gonna find it hard but it's not forever. And the more i fight, the harder they push.

Plus having age on my side probably helps, i hate the fact i'm going to be amongst girls with disorders yes, girls on their third/fourth time in IP. But it's all experience, right?

I am taking a laptop in, but whether or not i can use the wireless connection there.. it'll be sorted. Hell maybe i'll break another addiction! Since smoking has crept it's way back into my day to day life!
I'm trying to use up all my foods.

I know they're not going to be feeding me deep fried onion rings(though i wouldn't mind some) for instance if that oily buttery mess of a kiev was set infront of me at home my eyes would have been on the plate and a voice over would have just said "and thats how it ended... with a buttery kiev bloody mess". But it didn't. Coz i didn't want it to be a fuss. Swallow hard. Literally.

I wanna show you guys the 'plan' we got
"i want to thank you for *list of things*
'NOT CHEWING WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN'
'NOT BURPING AT THE TABLE'(I CAN NOT BURP!! FACT!)
'SMILING ALL THE TIME'

god, i feel mental and i haven't even STARTED the fricken 'leap'
(learning to eat at peace') the name of the course.

Hell, im not gonna lie. I'm kind of sickly intrigued by it all.
I'll keep the journal updated. They can't keep me away from the net. Bastards.

Tears - it's not 'strange' to want to feel that. that is so much a part of ED for me it's not funny. I wanted/needed sympathy.. to be taken care of constantly.. to be supported in everything i did and said. i needed constant recoignition or i'd restrict. it's so simple. it's exactly what a baby does. but darlingheart. you WILL.. get through this. Because you're so far ahead in what your needs and wants are.

Lala - I think i actually quoted a television show whilst AT the restaurant. "this meal is so good, i want to sew my arse shut". TRUE. I would have. Doesn't help i haven't .... 'gone' since hospital. I hope this occurs.

Rebel - i'll miss your little brain with all it's notes.

damn, i don't wanna sound as if i'm saying goodbye.
hell i'll be back.

I grab all your eds by the balls while i'm in there. DO IT FOR THE TEAM.

xxx

Lady: I just replied to your comment on my latest journal. <3


A week of no journals and then I post two in one day. One bummed, and then one super proud.

Feel free to read up, but, basically, I broke a horrible rigidity problem I have had since starting recovery. I'd always get tetchy about "little bites" of things. Like eating a marshmallow off of a hot chocolate or having a piece of my sister's cooking to try it and that sort of thing. For a few reasons, but largely because I used to have binge troubles and I connote "a bite" with what used to be the start of this big downwards spiral of "too much".

But I ate those little things today and I'm really proud, because I didn't care about the calories in them, and I knew when to stop.

Also, I just finished the rest of the potatoes with some leftover chili because I think I came out lower than I thought anyway, and, hell. I love baby potatoes. @w@

Oh, how I hated levels. I was stuck at Level 1 in my "first" IPH last January nearly the whole time I was there. I kept breaking rules ^.^ It was hysterical really. Even when I bumped up a level, it wasn't like anything changed (didn't use the phone since I was in a different state, didn't watch TV, wasn't permitted for walks since it took so long for me to gain) So their threats never phased me. They did make me laugh though. Which didn't help the situation really, but at least it was entertaining.

Mashed; I'm sorry the vanilla protein powder didn't work as well as planned. mine tastes pretty darn good all things considered. Course my friend did spend about $50 on a 12 pound bag of it. So...yeah. When I was still using instant breakfast, which has a bit of a funky taste, I found mixing in a bit of syrup and some fruit really helped with the taste. Best combination was vanilla protein + strawberry syrup+ strawberries. Though maple and blueberries worked out pretty well too. BTW - it helps if you mix the packet with water first and heat it up the oats in it. As opposed to dumping the powder on top when its all cooked. If you do that, it will get a bit grainy/thick/weird texture.

Soo today was kinda hard because I had a weigh in and I only gained a pound. And I'm supposed to be aiming for 2 pounds every 5-7 days. And part of my head was like "Well one pound in 5 days is close enough, if it had been 7 days, you could have very well gained 2 pounds. Its okay!" But then the other part of my brain was like "No. You did your calorie target, and you should have gained more than a pound in 5 days. 2200 to gain a pound. You've been eating more than that. Your metabolism must be speeding up. Add something quick silly!"

Soo... today was as follows::

Breakfast: Carmel-apple oatmeal with walnuts. (oats, chopped apple, vanilla protein powder, carmel creamer) Thats right something new I've invented. Twas quite good too, if I may so myself. And alongside that was a tinned fruit cup and plumberry juice.

Snack: Greek yogurt with honey and flaked coconut. Raspberry-chocolate-almond bar and apple juice.

Lunch: PBJ pitawich. Cup of raw veggies. 2 clementines. Cherry cobbler with some whipped cream.  ^.^

Snack: Vanilla yogurt with ground flax, chocolate chips, almonds and sultanas

Dinner: leftover "Italian style" tuna casserole, broccoli with hummus

Snack: will be my usual pumpkin pie oats with coconut and cranberries. ^.^ hey comfort is not always a bad thing...right? oats before bed = I actually sleep through the whole night.

 

Hey everybody! Hahaha, I'm so glad it's the weekend and I'm bacl at my grandma's house. Yay, back to food heaven! Today for dinner, we ordered out this GIANT 16' fresh baked piiza from the store... it was super EXTRA cheese and had 5 different cheeses on it!1 It was literally like boiling over! But it was absolute pure deliciousness, and I ate 1/4 of it! And I just enjoyed it!

I've been enjoying life a lot more lately, and I almost completely stopped counting calories altogether. I find that it's much easier for me that way because I was starting to get very obsessed with it. Now, I just tally up at the end of the day, and so far my calories have been good each day. But lolz, I've been eating tons of junk food still, silly me :P

Oh, I found another addiction I have. Dry-roasted edamame! They are so dang good, but I think I ate way too much of them today. I had this HUGE container from Costsco of them, and I think I ate about 1/4 - 1/3 of the container in one sitting... Oopsiesss.... But I was snacking on them out of boredom and it kinda just accidently happened. They're addictive though, but I think at LEAST 6 or 7 servings of them... Lolz, plenty of healthy fat and protein.

But yeah, man am I stuffed. That pizza was so good... My grandma's house is my new favorite place to stay, she always has such yummy food. Well, can't think of anything else to say for now. Gonna go grab some french silk ice cream. Bye-bye~~!

Hey guys Im trying to add a few pounds and I was wondering if you could tell me if my diet so far is ok or if im lacking or need to hold back in some areas.

My average calorie intake is around 2500 a day and it usually consist of

2 eggs, oatmeal, toast, and grape juice for breakfast

mac n cheese with tuna added in and noodles for lunch

chickenbreast with can of tuna and more noodles for dinner

and snacks I eat mix nuts,peanut butter sandwiches, and I usually have one choc. shake at night with a scoop of whey protein added in.

And my indivudal totals are 93 grams of fat, 636mg cholest, 2.8kmg sodium, 200 grams of carb, 72 grams of sugar, 11 grams of fiber, and 125 grams of protein

Original Post by lalabanana:

Lady: I just replied to your comment on my latest journal. <3


A week of no journals and then I post two in one day. One bummed, and then one super proud.

Feel free to read up, but, basically, I broke a horrible rigidity problem I have had since starting recovery. I'd always get tetchy about "little bites" of things. Like eating a marshmallow off of a hot chocolate or having a piece of my sister's cooking to try it and that sort of thing. For a few reasons, but largely because I used to have binge troubles and I connote "a bite" with what used to be the start of this big downwards spiral of "too much".

But I ate those little things today and I'm really proud, because I didn't care about the calories in them, and I knew when to stop.

Also, I just finished the rest of the potatoes with some leftover chili because I think I came out lower than I thought anyway, and, hell. I love baby potatoes. @w@

Ditto. I  never had binge problems until I had anorexia, but my fullness cues are coming back.  Huzzah.

I do still control my eating too much--times I eat etc.  And I still count cals too much.  Christmas was good because when you're snacking on Christmas treats etc you lose track of the cals, which I did.  The only thing I made sure of was that I was eating the cals I needed to gain--anything extra could only be a bonus. 

Oh, and I ADORE baby potatoes.  Potatoes in general, for that matter.  Spudtacular!

Love Mel. xox

random input for ladydanger-I was oncein Princeton EDUand everyone over the age of 18 had full internet privileges if they brought their own laptop. umonitored.

potatoes potatoes potatoes tee hee hee.
I've slept with two irishman and im as green harted as they come so im alowed to poke fun... right?

I ATE MASHED POTATOES FOR THE FIRST TIME THE OTHER NIGHT

AND THEN CHIPPIES LAST NIGHT

AND TONIGHT..... BUM BEEMM BEAAMMMMM*dramatic music* i had POTATO SALAD! It was LAST new years day to the DAY i had it. I remember being so hung over at work and texting mum to make it coz its ALL i wanted.

But sour cream/onion/(light.. but mum made it) french dressing and potatos with she put in some sweet potato for me aww it was purple! but it was so aweosme.

the whole family came around and organized a bbq for me and cooked me salmon and roasted veges on the bbq.. it was just the best, my nephews brought me a little mummified teddy thing.. its called 'sumo' and its a keychain thing to keep with you and its slogan is 'to help you love your everything'.
but its called sumo! it made me laugh so hard. Its never leaving my side.

im kind of excited.
Mashed/Rebel/Anyone else.
What kind of foods am i expecting.. i know its different everywhere but.. from your experiences?
And what kind of things did YOU do when not ... eating/being watched.

?

xxx

Glad you had a good time at your BBQ, Ms Danger.

Potato salad is awesome, I must say.  My mum made this really good pasta salad at Christmas too, with eggs, dressing, and garlic chives. 

And I'm sure the Irish won't mind if you make a wee joke or several at their expense.  I've never slept with an Irishman, so I have no excuses.  I did have a crush on Bono in my teens though.  Still love U2's music--have all their albums and most of the singles from 1990 on. 

Say hi to Sumo for me! 

Love Mel. xox

Fender: You're eating too little for a guy that is, to my awareness, working out to bulk up. To gain weight well you'll want at least 3000 calories. Your balance looks okay, though.

Mel: Aren't they awesome?! I agree with the Christmas treats thing, though I found I was still getting anxious at that time.

Sophie: I really like edamame! :D Perhaps not enough to eat a quart of a tub, but, hey. xD

Lady: I'm half irish. Hahaha. I don't know if you were aware. P: I've never quite liked potato salad. Then again, I have bad memories of spoilt and cold and limp salad on a buffet bar in someone's backyard BBQ... ew...

MASHED, I have made a VITAL discovery on the bar front.

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/fra meset/brand/LARA.html

YESSS. 16 divided by makes 1.29 a bar which is about right. Still, YESSS. I have a means of ordering Larabars if I want them! In turn, they also stock nak'd, Eat Natural and Trek bars but not so many in bulk. And just curious, but what's Banana Bread like? :\ My local H+B only stocks Apple Pie, Cocoa Loco and Berry Cheeky.

Also! If you ever see these: Orgran Fruit Filled Blueberry Bar
Orgran Fruit Filled Apricot Bar
Meridian Peanut Oat Bar

DEM'S TASTY.

It's hilarious because I used to not really like cereal and fruit bars and now I am LOVING these babies. They're so convenient.

Lady; It is different every where. In my very first IP, at 16 - I was allowed to be vegetarian and they also let me pick three foods that I disliked and would not be served. My second program gave me that too, but the third place I was in had a no vegetarian rule. Fourth hospital also permitted vegetarianism, once you got to partial trays/full trays. There, anorexics were generally started off with vanilla Ensure plus and juices six times a day, then you recieved 1 slice of toast with jam or butter three times a day along with your Ensure and juice, then you got a partial-meal three times a day plus one snack along with the Ensure and juice...and then finally they took the Ensure away for the three main meals and you got a full tray. And the snack before bed always consisted of some sort of foodstuff, juice and your Ensure.

Actual food-wise....things I always got no matter where I was: bananas, apples, oranges, tuna-salad sandwiches, veggie burgers,fish, chicken, pasta, corn, potatoes, rice, poor-attempt at baked ziti or other Italian dishes (which I deemed to be nothing more than noodles with cheap Ragu tomato sauce) granola bars, boxed cereals, french toast, waffles or pancakes, bagels, peanut butter, butter, muffins, side salads,cooked veggies, cookies, pudding, occasionally pie or cake, ice cream. They typically try to introduce to you a variety of foods that you may or may not be afraid of. Some hospitals have a more limited menu, others have much more variety. In my last IP, we actually had burritos, vegetarian shepard's pie, vegetarian meat loaf, twice baked potatoes...bunch of stuff I'd never seen or heard of before honestly. It was interesting. The one before that was really repetitive, granted it was a medical hospital ward....ate a lot of peanut butter and cottage cheese there. Also had pizza once a week.

I know we all make it sound like the worst place in the world to be. And its certainly not somewhere you want to be. But to be honest, it isn't as bad as most people make it out to be. They do save lives, afterall. You'll be fine, I promise. You won't be caged up or forced to eat food you dislike. If you really, really dislike something, they will let you have a replacement shake or two instead, or if its just one part of the meal, they give you an equivalent amount of said shakes. And honestly sometimes the shakes really are tastier than the food (One time I traded about 2.5 cups of white rice for an Ensure....how could anyone seriously eat that much plain white rice? Honestly now.)

Sophie; edamame is awesome, isnt it? I used to make pitas stuffed with edamame, veggies, and hummus before they stopped selling it at my grocery store. That was a sad day.

Lala; I know whatcha mean. The ease of bars makes life easier. You get two or three things packaged into one little space. I used to not want to eat them either, but now I find myself loving them again.

Lala - I love me the Irish. Being a McManus and all i kinda have no choice. But i am all Tartan and English Rosey Poses. First Generation Australian with a scu-wiff accent. Man i really WOULD love to see us all at some fancy pants restaurant comparing 'well once i had to eat THIS...' everytime i read edamame (and try to pronounce it out loud) i just think of Seaweed.. I think because of Sea Anenenenanamiaes. So i think tuffs of green fur. Num Num nicey tummy.

"it's my last night at home... i'm over 2500.. and stuffed... but i have to clear the fridge/pantry/freezer(which surprisingly.. and spookily... EVERYTING ran out together, today.. no planning.. just did.... even down to 2500 cals...) and their are two 60% lindt balls left.....and a white fererro rochur thing left... **** it.. i'm eating 'em all slowly with a cuppa tea."

I sat there smiling to myself. Since emergency i think my seizure stroke-like shake shook most of ED from my heed anyway.

Woo.

Rebel - Thanks so much babe. I've got my whole family and friends supporting me. And i know this is for the best. I'm actually/kinda looking forward to the experience more than anything. Fact is, because it's under the mental act if i don't go to THIS IP(the only one in my town) Then i'd be going to the ROyal Melbourne where i would be Bed Rest 24/7 and tube fed No questions asked.

I've never refused to eat. I just didn't want to do the suppliments anymore.
i was doing three a day.

Now i want food.
And i'm not gonna fight them, i want to recover now more than ever before. I could have died in my sisters and mums arms on the toilet floor(ON ELVIS PRESLEYS BIRTHDAY MIND YOU!) No thanks, i want to start working again so i can travel and get beefed up arms to get tattooed again. Half done tattoos on what look like wet spaghetti noodle arms.... aint a good look.

I'm putting songs on my ipod and crying over my cat.
I've never slept away from him since i got him. i spoon him.
Numero Uno reason this whole thing is so fecking ****.

You all getting sick of my goodbyes yet?

It's 1.12AM, 9 hour countdown peoples!

x

Lauren - My IP situ was very similar to rebels. A typical day for me on 4000 cals was

Breakfast - 2 slices of toast, 2 pats of butter, 2 sachets of jam, 2 weetabix, 200ml semi skim milk, 2 glasses of 200ml of juice

Snack - cheese sandwich with 40g cheddar and 2 pats of butter on 2 slices wholemeal, nesquik milkshake made with 2 tsp chocolate powder 200 ml milk

Lunch - cooked meal, usually 'simple' food - 3 veggie sausages, 2 ice cream scoops mash potato, 1 spoon vegetables, 200ml juice, 'light' pudding (ice cream sundae or similar)

Snack - chocolate muffin, 2 digestive biscuits, 200ml nesquik drink as before

Dinner - hot meal (similar to lunch, we had loads of different ones on a monthly rotation) 'heavy' pudding - apple crumble with custard, cherry pie and ice cream etc. once a month it was chocolate fudge cake! - 200ml juice

Night snack - fortisip drink, 2 digestive biscuits, 1 choc muffin. (this was at the very highest I was on - normally it was just a hot chocolate and 2 digestives)

But I was on a very high diet due to not gaining.. weird body, me. Same thing with the supplements - it was something like 3 300 calorie shakes to replace dinner, 1.1/2 shakes if you ate half the dinner etc. And if you didn't have the shakes it was the tube - but I KNOW that wont be happening for you because you are too strong and brave :) They start you off on about 1200 minimum depending on what you were eating before, then up to 1800 then 2800 then finally 3000 is the max most people reach. After that it gets sort of sketchy but yeah.. I was nearly 4000 but that is because my dietician hated my guts and my metabolism is whack.

Honey, you will be FINE I promise - OK you will probably cry yourself dry the first night (I did on all of my admissions) but people will generally be super friendly and it will be nothing to worry about. The more you work, the more freedom you earn.

The only word of warning I would give is that you WILL be in an environment with some people who desperately do not want to get better. Whatever you do don't get drawn into the competitive anorexic competition because it's a total nightmare and really held me back. I was so determined to be the 'best' anorexic compared to all the other girls I totally forgot to focus on my own goals and achievements - hence 2 years of IP. YOU are number one YOU are most important.

No loo-dying for you. Only loo-living. Toilets are for healthy bowel movements, urinating and occasional escape from creepy men in bars. Oh and makeup application. Not dying.

I love you loads chica, PM me your IP addy? I wanna write to you :) I do good letters - sequins, drawings, the lot.

BUY A CROSSWORD BOOK and take loads of mags for the first few weeks - bed rest = no fun if bored. OK not much fun anyway, but we weren't allowed computers and so books, magazines, wordsearches and jewellery making became favourite hobbies.

I think that's all - I'm rambling like mad but there's so much I want to say.. I just wish I could give you a big hug.

Mashed; Your meal plan sounds nicer than mine was...not as many supplements. Granted, the highest I was on was about 4500-5000 depending. By the time I left every other day they were giving me an extra can of Ensure "just to see if it would give me a boost." Then I'd gain, and they woulld take the extra can away (because that much Ensure was deemed inhuman by the dietician) and then I wouldn't gain, and the Ensure came back the next day...oh it was a mess really.

Breakfast: 2 boxes cereal with 240ml milk, apple, 1.5 oz packet PB, 240ml juice, 1-2 slices toast with 1 pat butter

Snack: 425ml Ensure Plus

Lunch: cooked meal (example: veggie burger on bun, 1 serving cooked veg, tater tots) side salad with dressing, 240mL juice, 240mL water, lower-fat fruited yogurt, apple, sometimes a dessert like a sugar cookie

Snack: 425ml Ensure Plus

Dinner: cooked meal (example: very large burrito with about a cup of beans, cheese, salsa, sour cream) serving of cooked veggie, small salad with dressing, apple with PB, low fat fruited yogurt, 240ml juice, 240ml water or another 240 of juice or milk (I usually traded my milks for juice, thus I often had yogurt 2-3 times a day because the dietician knew I didn't like milk), and sometimes a dessert here as well. depended on the day which meal had dessert.

Snack: 425ml Ensure plus, and a vanilla ice cream cup, or cheese and crackers, or grahams with PBJ, or rice krispie treats.

And how, I loved it when I got the extra cans of Ensure after I was switched to full trays. It meant 545mL of Ensure in those last two snacks. At least when it was partial trays and I had the Ensure six times a day instead of three, there was more to spread the extra 240mL out into....BTW a partail tray would have consisted only of the entree, and possibly a salad or piece of fruit depending on the meal. So at breakfast, I would get 1 box of cereal with milk and an apple. Or just two waffles with syrup. That sorta thing.

ugh got a bit drunk last night, went out after dinner, came back around 3 am and totally ate a huge bowl of oats,peanut butter, cottage cheese (and then some) and who knows what else. felt so guilty i hate it..and then woke up around 930am hungry so i let myself have a bunch of strawberries and grapes...went back to bed and now, 1130 i'm having oats, cc, and some dates but i feel awful. 

i dont know whether or not that would have happened had i been tracking yesterday or not. do you guys think that tracking/not tracking leads to binges?

i guess this kind of correlates to lala because i had the same problem with a little something here and there. ah so annoying, today will be rough.

enough about me though.. i need to read and see what you guys have been up to... i'll edit laterxx

speaking of meal plans mine was actually quite alright:

breakfast: either my choice of cereal, granola or oatmeal; milk; juice; blueberries and craisins; cottage cheese; almonds

snack: 2 granola bars; dried apricots; peanut butter; juice

lunch: veggie burger with cheese, avocado, side salad with dressing and an apple; juice or gatorade

snack: 1/2 cup granola, cup of yogurt, raisins, gatorade

dinner: ah so many different things... usually something like tacos, pizza (!), veg lasagne, or soup and salad whichc was my favorirte. some nights we ordered out and every other thursday we had to go to a restaurant- i was in such a bad place mentally and physically then that i quite seriously near had a heart attack at the first time at the restaurant but it saved me getting used to eating socially.

oh yeah and lady, when you sit down to meals and some girls are being all weird and staring and crap just do your own thing, think your own distracting thoughts and feel cool about eating and not crying about it.thats something i had to learn. girls were ridiculous competitive at eating slow, looking at plates whatever whatever but just do your thing girl and it will keep your spirits up. what are they going to say about someone who is kicking butt? just that they're jealolus you're strong and ready to liveeexxlove ya

Omg ngemma the slow eating thing! We had set limits for meal times (30 mins for main meals, 15 for puddings, 20 for snacks) and these girls would drag out eating a yoghurt for literally the whole 20 minutes. I like to eat slow but jeez. I have to admit I was guilty of this - I didn't want to be a 'bad anorexic' and eat normally at a normal speed. And the eating habits! Smearing stuff all around the plate.. I remember my Dad picking me up to take me on leave and nearly crying because I was covered in butter that I'd tried to avoid putting on my toast, it was all up my arms. My brother saw me and said 'you smell like sour milk.'

God I was messed up.

Lady: Edamame are just baby soybeans, or soybeans picked early. Like petite pois are peas picked early, and baby carrots, baby sweetcorn, new potatoes... same vein. It just means they (a) are usually somewhat sweeter in taste and higher in natural sugars and (b) may POSSIBLY contain more nutrients and stuff because they're still "young", and so were growing more at the time they were picked. Like how people rave about the nutrition of sprouts and shoots and things because they are literally the thing that a plant breeds new life from. Personally, I think shoots taste of water and nothingness.

Again, not been in IP, but I've heard of the dangers of competitive behaviours in hospital so yeah, be wary of that. Remember this is for YOU and to not get sucked into that all.



Bwahaha I just bought a load of Larabars from Sainsburys.