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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 :]

agru- Hmm, anything similar.. well, I got these bars at Trader Joe's the other day called Kind fruit and nut bars that look, um natural. They're just dried fruit and nuts which is sorta like an eat natural. Also Clif Nectar bars. I had a penpal from London when I was like 8. I should write to her and say "Hi! You probably don't remember we but will you send me some Eat Natural bars?" haha

trigirl- Thank you! Yep, ED sucks a lot. But remember that no one asks to have it. Darn it I had a really good speech in my head last night now I can't remember it lol. You are not fat! You just escaped from being put in inpatient. You are not going to like weight gain one bit, but it is necessary for you to be healthy and happy! Good luck

lalabanana- What are hot toddies? And yes, I do love you for that link. But 20 pounds for shipping??? Thanks anyway and have a great day at the beach

Breakfast- Oatmeal with PB, mini WW bagel with veggie cream cheese, organic peach, egg

Snack- String cheese and assorted berries

Lunch- PB on WW potato bread, chocolate mousse yogurt, TLC PB bar, carrots

Snack- Pudding, carrots, berries, Yoplait kids, Boost smoothie

Dinner- WW spaghetti with pesto sauce, slice of semolina bread with butter, glass of whole milk

Snack- Almonds, orange, Clif Nectar bar, strawberry banana shake, Ben and Jerry'

 

hi everyone-

THEO- hi!  all of LALAs suggestions are great, i too think i need to make the change from nonfat to lowfat, eventhough im scared.  wow, lots of alcohol! lol.  since i started w/the ED i saw alcohol as a "waste" of cals and stopped drinking, not that i was ever a big one, but now even a drop of wine is so intense to me!  keep posting!

LALA-thanks for the link!  i agree w/ AQUA, sort of expensive!  i so want weetabix also tho, like the chocolate or fruit ones look so good, and magnum ice cream, so jealous!!  lol

AQUA-hmm, i know you eat the cliff bars, ive never had one bc theyre higher in cals than other bars.  my brother lives in israel, sort of europeanish, i wonder if he has the bars and weetabix cereal there. 

2 job interviews this week-all the more reason for me to continue gaining so i dont look like a weirdo anymore!!!  going food shopping alter too-any suggestions??

have a great day everyone!

breakfast: mini wheats cereal+ half glass orange juice + 1 rye toast with nutella 300 cals

snack: cocktail juice+ peach yogurt drink 300 cals

2nd snack: 1 rye toast with peanut butter(2 tsps) with a handful of red grapes 200 cals

lunch: smoked tuna pasta salad + fruit salad(1 small mango +  handful grapes+ granny smith apple)700 cals

that's all for today...still not enough cals..i know. i also burned 1000 cals..feel like slipping back everyday.i do have problems exercising..i just find it hard to stop burning more and more cals

 

RELENA-im confused, why do you stop at lunch?  does that mean youre not eating the rest of the day?

because i eat "lunch" at about 5 pm!! so it keeps me full for most of the night..sometimes i eat some crackers or a glass of skimmed milk or a toast , something which doesn't really give me the bloaty feeling much..also, because i do most of my exercising during the night up till 2 in the morning so i'm not really concentrating on upping my calories during that time.. do u think i shoould eat more at night? i don't like to because then in the morning i'd feel full and bloated and everything..u know that feeling.

thanks for your responses guys!

relena- i know that this is hard to hear, but beleive me, you want to recover.  you should eat about every 3 hours, yes, even at night.  you need to cut down on the excercising-2am? where?  how old are you again?  look at what the other ppl posting here are eating, take some ideas from there.  i eat every 3 hours, bfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack.  no, im not bloated in the morning.  you really need to eat throughout the day and to eat more.  not eating after 8pm or wahtever is a myth, you can eat whenever you want.  plus, once you start to eat more, youll have tons more energy and be so much happier.  try drinking ensure if you dont want to eat real food, but really, eat throughout the day.  keep posting!

hia all sorry i havent posted since i got back...ive been sooo tired from my hols  but have had no time to get to the net!!

relena congrats on deciding to make a change but, if i may put it bluntly, to get anywhere with recovery you need to change your habits!! as agruskin said, you need to eat more often i think youll find most people on here eat every 3 hours or so. i do this and dont get bloated...hell i eat a pre bed snack at midnight and im not full by morning...if you begin to eat later, your body will get used toit and youll stop bloating just give it time :) also i hate to break it to you but you really are going to have to cut back on the exercise!! if your trying to gain you should stay away from cardio, atleast until youve gained a bit, could you try some light weight lifting?? for me weight lifting has really upped my confidence and made me more positive about the gaining (it reassures me im not going to become a fat blob lol)

sorry that thats a bit long...i just want to help and dont mean to nag :D

hey everyone complaining about no eat natural bars....i want some fibre one...and cliff bars.....and all your different flavours of ben and jerrys...and cool whip!! (we should do a swap ya know :) )

heres today...with times to help you a bit relena ;)

breakfast (10am): oatmeal with an apple and strawberries and a strawberry milkshake

snack (12pm)<--is it pm or am??: chocolate fudge cereal  bar and a orange and mango smoothie

lunch (2pm): roma vine tomato quorn fillets with a wedge of spanish omelette and salad

snack (5pm): glass of milk and greek yogurt topped with oats and honey cereal

dinner (8pm): homemade vegetable moussaka (potato, lentils, tomatoes and peppers topped with aubergines and bechamel!) <--being influenced by my time in greece :) with a olive feta and tomato salad

snack (havent had yet but about 11pm): strawberry and banana milkshake and some toast with pb!

hi everyone-

CHARLIE-omg, seriously, im drooling reading your meal plan! lol  i want the eat natural bars, if youre talking about fiber 1 bars-theyre ok, the cereal i love but i add a aton of trail mix and sugar and stuff to it.  i want the magnum bars!  theyre sooo good!  how in the world do you make moussaka?  and the smoothies, you make them?  what do you use?  lol, and the quorn fillet, omg, i wouldnt stop eating if i lived in your house!  greece must have been amazing!  choc fudge cereal bar?  im dying!  oh, its 12 noon=12pm.  so how is maintenace going? 

mon so far-

thomas' bagel bread, tbspn PN, big apple, hardboiled egg~430

protein shake, 1cup all bran, 3/4 c.milk, ~tbspn trail mix~ 260

hamburger bun, tuna salad(w/mayo), some veggies, yogurt, plum, 2 big spoons of fluff~430

hi, ok im new and this is what ive been having, the night snack is a guilty one from doing too much exercise. my other post explains this better but..:

i know it's not great but...:

Breakfast: porridge made with 150ml alpro light soya milk and hot choc powder, 45g bran flakes with 200ml alpro light soya milk, sultanas, mixed seeds, pear/strawberries  = 420ish kcal

 

Snack: alpen bar, pear = 160kcal

 

Lunch: quorn chicken fillets with lemon juice and herbs, wholegrain rice, cabbage/broccoli/carrots/mushrooms = 250ish kcal

2 non fat yoghurts, 2 crackerbreads with butter and chicken = 150kcal

 

Snack: 40g bran flakes, 200ml alpro light, raisins, mixed seeds, 2 easy peel Clementine’s = 210kcal

 

Dinner: WW pita bread stuffed with chicken and salad, strawberries, yoghurt, snack a jacks salt and vinegar flavour = 420ish kcal

 

Snack: 2 crackerbreads with cream cheese = 60kcal

 

Snack: porridge made with 150ml alpro light soya milk and hot choc powder, yoghurt, 2 easy peel Clementine’s, options hot chocolate, small bag of malteasers = 380kcal

 

*night snack* : porridge made with 200ml alpro light soya milk and hot choc powder, WW food doctor bagel with spread+4 slices of lean chicken = 420kcal

 

me x

agruskin- I don't usually eat regualr Clif bars, with like 240 cals. I eat Mojo mountain mix mostly, which are the same cals as a Luna. And all Clif Nectar bars are even less. You can look on clifbar.com.

suzyroo- You are off to a great start! The first thing that jumped out at me is that you are eating "light" and fat free food. To gain weight, you need fat, so you should try switching to full fat everything. Cheese, yogurt, cream cheese etc. There also aren't too many good fats that I can see. Do you ever eat nuts or use olive oil to cook? Both of those would be great to add cals. Hope this helped!

Everyone is doing wonderfully!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!

Aqua- Thank you for all your help!!!!! I can't thank you enough!!! I see the adolescent medicine doctor tomorrow and hopefully I can get some exercise back in. You are doing so well and seeing your progress has really helped me. I hope you don't mind me asking, but do you play any sports?

I'll post tomorrow to tell you guys about the appointment. My fingers are crossed!!!!

hey everyone

SUZY-much of waht i said to relena would be applicable to you as well i think.  when excercising that much it will be very difficult to gain weight.   i would really try to reduce the excercise if possible and AQUA had great food suggestions.  good luck and keep posting!

AQUA-so funny, tomm morning i have an interview so i have to be up and out early so im having the mountain mix bar and an apple einthe car i think, hope its good!

i bought a new yogurt that i might try tom, it has oats in it or something, dunno.  also, im getting up at 7am, noramlly 9, so my schedule is all out of whack tomm which  sort of scares me but i also see it as a challenge and aplace for me to improve and succeed. 

keep up the good work everyone~

mon -

thomas' bagel bread, tbspn PN, big apple, hardboiled egg~430

protein shake, 1cup all bran, 3/4 c.milk, ~tbspn trail mix~ 260

hamburger bun, tuna salad(w/mayo), some veggies, yogurt, plum, 2 big spoons of fluff~430

~3/4 c.ice cream, apricot~230

roll, cheese, salad w/lots of trail mix, plum~300

yogurt, apple~250

hey again!

that's  what i'm having today..i'll go out and do some shopping coz i'm always running out of my fave food..

breakfast: 1 buttermilk pancake with 1 tbsp honey + fatfree yogurt 350 cals

snack: crackers with 1 tsp smoked cheese 150 cals

lunch: 4 pieces chicken spin rolls + apple juice 450 cals

any ideas for night snack or dinners?

Relena: You need some more fruit and veg, for a start. For your night snack, perhaps a banana on a couple of slices of toast? And dinner... how about making a stir-fry? You could use a meat of your choice (eg. prawns, tofu, chicken, beef), some noodles (buckwheat soba are amazing if you can get them, but obviously any will do) and then some veg like mangetout, baby corn, mushrooms, peppers and edamame beans...

Still, I suck at ideas, but I've always found http://whfoods.org/recipestoc.php#recipes <-- this website very helpful for healthy, balanced meal ideas. Try and shoot for at least 1200 today! :] With your current planned foods you'll be at 950, so it's completely possible with dinner and an evening snack too! You can do it!

Aqua: LOL, I didn't see that shipping fee! I think they ship in bulk, though, wonder if that'd work out any cheaper... haha.

Suzyroo: I agree with everyone else in what's being said about switching up light for half or full, and you could swap out crackerbreads for toast, but you're on the right track - and over 2000! :] And yay, someone who eats porridge as much as I do sometimes! Heh. \o/

Agh, therapist appointment today, wish me luck. :Z

agru- I remember you said you were looking for Weetabix in the US. I've actually seen them in my grocery store, but just the original kind. The website for the US is weetabixusa.com and you can find out where to buy it. Is the yogurt brown cow brand? I've seen those I think.

lala- Hm, I don't think it would work if I asked my mom to buy me 50 eat natural bars to lower the shipping price lol. Good luck at your therapist appt.

trigirl- No problem :) You are doing really wonderfully. I USED to do sports, but now I have to sit around and be a slug all day. I'm allowed to do yoga three times a week. I do ballet and modern dance, volleyball, and field hockey too. But those have been put on hold for a little while.

Breakfast- Oatmeal with pumpkin, WW mini bagel with SNB, nectarine, egg

Snack- String cheese and Smooze passion fruit and coconut fruit ice

Lunch- WW English muffin pizza, Stonyfield Farms WM yogurt, Kashi TLC bar, carrots

Snack- Carrots, berries, homemade ice cream (!), Yoplait kids, Boost smoothie

Dinner- 2 tacos filled with soy crumbles and cheese, refried beans, Smooze fruit ice, cheddar bunnies

Snack- Almonds, orange, berries, strawberry banana shake, Luna bar, Ben and Jerry'

hi guys , a windy one today!

aqua - thanks for the suggestions. my problem is being brave enough to switch to full fat ect. im weird - i prefer more food at lower cals. eg, 2 non fat yogz in place of one (making the same calories) I do actually eat peanut butter but from the jar! same with random ice cream from the tub!i'm terrible - i probably eat much more than i log lol! btw - do you see any1 like dieticians etc? are you from the uk 2?

argu - thanks aswell. my post in the forum explains my exercise problem. i know i need to greatly reduce my activity. do you do any exercise?

lala - I am a porridge..heck - carbohydrate addict! i could absolutely live on anything bread/pasta/cereal like! i love food doctor bagels (ever tried them?) also bran flakes/weetaflakes/clusters/alpen... i think i have a problem lol!

it's scary, i love/loved food so much. my family/friends cant believe i suffer from an ed. i want to feel ok about loving food again..

anyway, today went like this:

Breakfast: porridge made with 150ml alpro light soya milk and hazlenut hot choc powder, 45g bran flakes with 200ml alpro light soya milk, sultanas, mixed seeds, pear  = 420ish kcal

 

Snack: alpen bar, pear = 160kcal

 

Lunch: smoked trout fillet, new potatos, cabbage/broccoli/carrots/mushro oms = 250ish kcal

2 non fat yoghurts, 2 crackerbreads with butter and chicken = 150kcal

 

Snack: 40g bran flakes, 200ml alpro light, raisins, mixed seeds, 2 easy peel Clementine’s = 210kcal

 

Dinner: WW pita bread stuffed with quorn ham and salad, pear, yoghurt, snack a jacks salt and vinegar flavour = 420ish kcal

 

Snack: 2 crackerbreads with cream cheese+ marmite = 60kcal

 

Snack: porridge made with 150ml alpro light soya milk and vanilla hot choc powder, yoghurt, 2 easy peel Clementine’s, options hot chocolate, small bag of malteasers = 380kcal

 

 

 

 

hi everyone-

im having a crappy day, mainly bc i havent gone to the bathroom which just pisses me off to no end, and i wanted to weigh myself today but i couldnt bc i dont think it would be accurate.  i have IBS-C so this happens every so often, but has stopped lately since i started to eat more, hopefully i go today o i can weigh tomm morning, sorry to be so graphic.  the pos thing is that in the past this would have caused me to restrict, instead, im like more ravenous than ever, and im eating.

RELENA-I like simple foods, sandwiches, cereal, quick and easy, always a good meal or snack.  try yogurt, cottage cheese, cereals, trail mix, anything, tuna, chicken...but eat more and through out the day, deff dinner and snacks.  good for you for going out to stock up!

LALA-thanks for the site and good luck w/ the therapist!  i still hate to cook though, sadwiches and cereal like rule my life! lol

AQUA-So i ve seen weetabix too, but only the plain original one, not the chocolate or fruit varieties ive heard of in the boards, oh well.  yea, brown cow chocolate, i got the 150 cal one, but i think they have creamy ones that are like 250.  which stonyfeild yogurt do you get?  i had the mojo trail mix or mountain mix, dont remember, it was ok, i think i like sweet more than salty bars though-suggestions?  does your mother cook dinner every night or you make your own?

SUZY-Im the same, wanting more volume for less cals bc im scared of going hungry and running out of cals.  im starting to make the switch though bc as i need to eat more, im getting too full.  i do a moderate free weight routine 2/wk which i love!  do you walk for 6 hours every day?  anything else? 

tues so far-

cliff mojo bar, apple~300

cereal, milk, trail mix, plum~250

roll, cheese, veggies, LIBERTE SIX GRAINS yogurt, peach, 2 tsp PB~450

hia all

agru yea i meant the fibre one cereal..ive been to the US 5 times but havent tried it :O ialways head for the lucky charms lol and moussaka is just a tomato lentil and veg sauce topped with a layer of aubergines and the topping is a bechamel sauce with an egg in to make it set and you bake it :P

eventhough im 'healthy' with my weight (just) im not maintaining (well trying not to) because i still dont have my period and tbh. i still think my shoulders are a bit bony!! but ill find out on friday when im being weighed :O

breakfast: fromage frais with rhubarb and apple and a strawberry milkshake

snack: cadbury chocolate bar and a mocha

lunch: pitta with falafel and salad and a activia yogurt

snack: bagel with honey <3

dinner: veg. curry with veg. pilau rice, popadoms and mango chutney

snack: oatmeal with pb and banana and honey shake

argu,

i agree totally - i eat lots of low cal food but this makes me feel full, more guilty and compelled to exercise. i shoot myself in the foot really! sometimes i'd give anything for a round of cheddar cheese on toast!

yeah, unfortunately i usually walk an average of 6 hours a day. it really is killing me. i dont do anything else as im not strong enough really. It hurts as when i was fit i was SO active - played badminton/tennis/swam/played crikect/rounders/hockey. i love all sports. id love to swap some walking for weight training but dont know how to do it!! do you have a trainer? how long have you suffered with an ed?

 

hi charlie, i'm new but have followed these boards for a few months now. What part of the uk are you from? are your services for ed's good? mine are rubbish, we only have 1 adult clinic and it's run by temporary staff!!

Hi everyone!!!! I am so excited!!!!!!!! The adolescent medicine doctor is letting me do sports!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work everyone!!!!

Aqua- I'm so sorry they aren't letting you do sports. *Hugs* That's how I've lived for the past few months too. Just keep trying and use the sports as motivation to gain weight. That's what I did. I completely understand. You're doing a great job!