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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- Nope, it's just oatmeal!

lalabananana- Haha, I know it's just oatmeal! Porridge justs sounds 10 times cooler! Porridge- nice, warm, fuzzy word. OatMEAL- mealy fruit, mealworms, etc.! Ick! I'm so silly.

Lunch- WW English muffin pizza, chocolate mousse yogurt, carrots, chocolate eclair ice cream bar

Snack- Carrots, blueberries, raisins, whole milk yogurt w/ honey, popcorn

Who watched Olympic gymnastics on TV last night?

Charlieuk: Thank you so much for the suggestions!! I have been thinking about the dorset cereals porridge. I love banana oatmeal (porridge) but i cant find it in my local shop. I will have to venture furthur afield. Right now we have the little sample pack of muesli (they can in little boxes and there is one of all the differant flavours).

Meeshmeesh: i have read lots of your posts latley, especially the one on metabolism. You have really helped me and inspired me to push the cals up to 2500 at least. Thank You.xx

Psychoj: I am gonna keep pushing the calories. I think that its the only way i am going to beat this thing.

I am going to Hatha Yoga class tommorrow and i am actually really anxious and nervous. I suffer from really bad anxiety, so much so that i have cancelled sleepovers, parties, going to the cinema with friends etc. I have had this before AN and it just becomes so overwelming. Any one got any solutions or ideas??

hi everyone!  my interview went well but ive come to realize that that doesnt mean anything bc i have no clue what theyre thinking, i have another 1 tomm though!

MEESH-your meals always sound so good!  hows your progress comming along?

CHARLIE-when you have the cadbury choc bars, do you mean the big choc bars?  notsure if its the same as here but i used to love them!  ive seen the green+black choc bars, not granola bars though.

PSYCHO-thats so cool about eating your mother's homecooking, i know waht you mean, i never would even have considared it only a few months ago, and now im wishing my mother cooked more!  a bowl of cereal is never enough for me for bfast, maybe w/yogurt and fruit?!

AQUA-porridge deff sounds better than oatmeal! lol

mon so far-

mini bagel square, tbspn PB, apple ~ 350

brownie thing, cheese (while in the car driving to and from interview and being lost for like 10 hrs!)  ~180

mini bagel square, edam cheese, some avocado, some sweet potato, lettuce+tomato, fage w/strawberry jelly, plum, pudding, some cut-up veggies ~ 480

Hey all-

Agruskin-Yeah, I really should eat more at breakfast. I used to have these huge bfasts. I really need to go back to those...

Butterfly-You are doing so well! Sorry to hear about the anxiety, but I actually think Yoga/Pilates will help! Sometimes you just need to take a moment and breathe. Life is stressful enough on its own and when you are worrying about life and food(exercise, calories and everything else that goes along with food) it can become unbearable. Try and just relax. Hopefully yoga will teach you more about it though!

Aquaev-I am LOVING the Olympics. The Chinese gymnasts are getting on my nerves though. There is controversy about the ages of them. Some are said to be like 12! (the minimum is 16) Gymnasts are supposed to be built, while the little Chinese GIRLS are teeny and not at all muscular....hmmm!

I am very very frustrated. Not going to the gym...I have done my PT exercises. I just cannot do this anymore. I have 0 patience. Uhhh, now I do not want to eat. Stupid stupid thoughts in my head. It is not worry whether my knees are going to get better b/c I KNOW they are. I am just not being patient with my body. It takes time to heal. I feel like in the meantime though that I do not deserve food. I am just beyond frustrated....

butterfly- im glad to hear that, if you have any questions or concerns just message me=]

agru-progress is coming, slowly but surely its coming. i posted a journal entry. and well i haven't been doing any exercise and with the Olympics going on and as a long time lover of athletics im going to do 30 min. of something fun. im probably going to eat more to compensate. but i just miss that feeling of working your body .how is your progress coming agru?

hey guys, I haven't been able to come on for a couple days (work, friends & stuff)...let's just say I really missed you all :-)

Anyway, I went to the dietitian today..and I'm freakin out because I got weighed last week and I was at 94 now 95.5 in ONE week. I'm having an ED moment right now, my mind is telling me,  "STOP eating so much you're gaining too fast". But at the same time I chugged a lot of water today and had quite a lot of food befre I went. Sooo maybe it's all that? I mean I wasn't even gaining at 2000 and now all of a sudden I weigh 1.5 more lbs? I know I feel guilty for having these thoughts but I can't help it.

Regardless of this, I have kept on eating..

b-egg whites, veggies, hummus, pepper jack slice. 2 cups of puffed corn cereal, soy milk, cinnamon. coffee w/ soy milk again

s- english muffin, 1 oz trail mix, 30 crackers. ugh

s-kamut & quinoa spirals

l- tofu, nutritional yeast, veggies, hummus, salsa, veg gravy

s- cup greek yogurt, crushed ice, 1 cup of bluberries & blackberries

(This is when I went to the dietitian..)

s-kashi pb bar

and i was just CRAVING chocolate when I got home. I had a baby banana, thenn: oatmeal, cocoa powder, carnation instant chocolate, and a vitatop deep chocolate brownie ALL mixed in. heavennnnn.

I feel like a pig todayyy :-( Help meee block these negative thoughts!

Also been away- visiting Granny for 24 hours! Eek how stressed out do i get going away from home, away from my routines, my stuff, my cooking etc. completely thrown from my calorie aims. It's horrible, i just felt soooo tense and like i wanted to go home straight away even though i had my mum there and stuff. I hate feeling like this.

Butterfly: I know exactly how you feel with the anxiety, have often cancelled on friends as i just don't feel emotionally up to it. Also if something is slightly wrong (like someone gives me the wrong spoon at dinner or something stupid) it easily sets me off in a panic, stress builds and then non-stop crying, maybe anger....horrible horrible. I don't really know how to deal with it, counting backwards has been suggested and deep breathing but it's like when i feel like that i can't shake it off, almost as if i don't want to.....

A food suggestion for the supermarket in the UK is:

Higgidy pies! Delish, try the morrocan vegetable and feta or spinach and mushroom

Mind totally blank right now so can't think of anything else sorry!

want an early night so here's today's eating quickly:

B: 30g fruit and fibre cereal (rubbish start)

S: Ensure plus

L: small pc  cheese and tomato quiche with salad and half corn on the cob, Activia peach yoghurt

S1: 50g dried mango

S2: Ensure plus

D: Butternut squash nut roast with couscous, spinach, and tomato sauce, Nectarine

S: Options hot chocolate made with 250ml semiskimmed milk, homemade oatmeal raisin cookie.

TOTAL: 2020!!!! (I MADE IT OVER 2000! YIPPEEE!)

 

 

 

hi everyone!

i got one of my certificates in the mail today, im becoming certified in 2 diff states sop i got the NY one today and its so cool, like im really an adult, sort of, just need a job!

the olympics-i really think some of my ED started 4 yrs ago during the last summer olympics!

PSYCHO-i hate that!  i wasnt even an athelete but i get the feeling, well im not doing anything today-sitting at the comp or whatever, so i dont need food, butttt, its not true, what about the resting metabolic something or other, our body needs fuel just tp function!  maybe go for a walk and then come back and have a little bit of ice cream or something?

MEESH-yea, as i said above, the olympics does weird things to us all i think!  motivating yet stil need to find that balance i suppose.  i kniw the feeling, maybe take a walk or do you do any weight lifting?  like free weight type stuff?   im going to take a look at your journal in a bit.

ANGEL-so we all have those terrible ED moments, im just curious though, what does the nutritionist say regarding rapid or low weight gain?  great attitude about the gain and you know what, isnt that the point?  the sooner we gain and become HEALTHY, the sooner we can be done w this!  whats kamut & quinoa spirals?  i love vita tops!

HEADINGUP=the butternut roast, is that something you make?  like you just put the veg in the oven mixed w the couscous?  i know waht you mean about wantting to get back to routines and a comfort zone i suppose, traveling and being away from my norm is toguh for me too.  great job today!

mon so far-

mini bagel square, tbspn PB, apple ~ 350

brownie thing, cheese (while in the car driving to and from interview and being lost for like 10 hrs!)  ~180

mini bagel square, edam cheese, some avocado, some sweet potato, lettuce+tomato, fage w/strawberry jelly, plum, pudding, some cut-up veggies ~ 480

~3/4 c. ice cream, tbspn trail mix ~220

PLANNING-

2 boca cheeseburgers, bun, veg salad, trail mix ~ 410

apple, yogurt, 1/2 100 Grand Bar (the choc candy bar) ~330  1870?????/  i must be forgetting something??!!

Agruskin-Thanks so much! I am feeling much better now :] Great job with the candy bar girl! Off to go watch the Olympics!

xxx

Will post again later :D

hey everyone, gald to see your doing so well :)

aqua the choc bars are the normalsized ones, about 45g i think! i actually have a 1kg bar :O haha it was a prezzie from my sister i think shes trying to fatten me up!

breakfast: oatmeal with pb and soy milk and a mint hot chocolate

snack: 1 packet of fox's mini organic butter biscuits an apple and a chocolate fudge granola bar

lunch: ww bagel with cream cheese and some strawberry milk

snack: marmite rice cakes, a mini flapjack and a strawberry banana milkshake

dinner: garlic and corriander tortilla stuffed with salad, falafel and a sliced vine tomato quorn fillet

snack: a pint of strawberry milk and oatmeal with melted chocolate and soymilk

angeleyes- You are not a pig! You are beautiful and remember there is no such thing as too much food when you're gaining weight! And that oatmeal idea is making me drool...

agru- Great job w/ the chocolate bar! That's what I mean when I say to treat yourself.

charlieuk- Chocolate bar? I think maybe you got me confused w/ agruskin lol! Looks like you're doing well too, how many cals are you up to?

Dinner- Whole wheat spaghetti w/ pesto sauce, slice of rye bread dipped in olive oil, glass of whole milk

Snack- Banana, Clif Mojo bar, Ben and Jerry'

 

ha-yea, im awful at math, i miscounted, so its more about 1970 for my total today.  so give or take id say 2000 since i estimate everything.

MEESH-i went to walgreens today bc i wanted a cadbury fruit+nut choc bar, ofcourse they didnt have it, but i think i saw these maui loa choc nut type things, is that what you were talking about?  im going to weigh wed-1/wk, but ive been averaging 2000 cals i think, i just dont know how to increase other than thru candy and junk.

CHARLIE-yea, i think i was the one asking about the choc, i really want the cadbury fruit+nut one but they didnt have it!  do you eat the whole thing or break it in half?  keep up the great work!

AQUA-lol, treats, i seriously dont know healthy and think i now know why i used to be sort of overweight.  i had pudding, ice cream, and the choc bar today.  mmm, dinner sounds great!  im thinking of making baked ziti tomm actually.

ANGEL-youre not a pig!!!!  i had so much junk today, and dont think im going to stop, im just not a healthy eater!!  youre "creations" sound so good!

thanks agru & aqua. I feel better now. I mean I obviously can not look fat at 95 lbs or even 105 (gw)! well, my dietitian thought it was the faster the better. I dont have to see her again till next month :-). But now that I've calmed down I'm pretty sure it's water retention because there's no way I gained 1.5 lbs in a week. I usually gain steadily..

agru-kamut & quinoa spirals are like pasta, butttt more protein? I just tried them for the heck of it, I don't think they have gluten. They're yummy. And you're doing so good haha it doesn't matter what you eat I just have this "clean eating" thing in my head still- I wish I didnt

anyway, I went out with friends after that. Came home, had another banana. like 6 cups of popcorn (plain), and a cup of pumpkin w/ cinnamon & cottage cheese. I probably just made it to the 2000 cal mark today, but I really don't feel like counting. Today just wasn't my day..

 

responses first-

angel- I know how you feel, I've felt really "fat" today too. i feel like I've been eating sooo much plus I haven't exercised, and I don't feel like I"ve really exerted myself much at all in the last several days, so it's hard to justify eating. Even though I know I'd be happier with my body if I gained weight. I'm also stuck in clean eating mode. I doubt you've gained that much especially since you were weighed later in the day, but if you did, then congrats!

headingup- your food sounds sooo good!! I also get a lot of anxiety being away from home and my routines. If something upsets me I'll sometimes also get really worked up about it and I think part of the reason we dont want to shake it off, at least for me, is that it would mean admitting that my feelings are irrational and I just get kind of ashamed.

psycho- i know! the chinese are so tiny, they could pass for 8 year olds! The americans are much more muscular and healthy looking :) it really makes me want to get back in shape.

butterfly- i also have always had anxiety issues, but never too bad until this ed. I think the best thing we can do is force ourselves to go out and get past it, the more practice we get, the easier it becomes. Yoga really helps me, it's very relaxing. I've gone days just letting the tension build up, or even been on the verge of a full on panic attack and 20 minutes of yoga will leave me feeling completely renewed. HAve fun!

So I had I think a terrible eating day!! I've been desperately trying to make up for it now that I'm finally home but I was out all day so it was hard. It just makes me so nervous too to not have eaten enough. I went to a movie with my family and couldn't concentrate because I just wanted to come home and eat. I'm still not counting and trying not to estimate, so I have no idea how far under I am, but I usually aim for 3500 at least and I know I'm no where near that. Ugh, stupid ED never lets me relax!

b- started off well with a lot of greek yogurt, cereal, almonds, banana, lotsa grapes, honey. cup of soy milk.

l- 1/2 ezekiel english muffin and carrot sticks with hummus, kale spinach and sprouts sald w/ olive oil, vinegar. apple juice.

s- I was running errands with my mom all afternoon so I grabbed some yogurt and strawberries in between, but since I was at my paren'ts house, it was nonfat vanilla. Non fat tastes pretty gross to me now, so I poured in some strawberry banana smoothie too which made it a bit better.

d- went to chili's and I hate chili's so I had a salad and side of beans, and stole the guacamole from my cousin's fajitas.

s- making up lots of calories!! I filled a tall glass with straight coconut milk, and some apple juice. two slices cranberry nut bread, poured on honey, then added cashew butter and apricot jelly to one, and sunbutter and apricot jelly to the other. Handfuls of almonds....and I might try to cram in some other stuff before bed.

edit: yes, I've entered semi binge mode :\ I'm just really panicky about not eating enough, so now I've grabbed several more handfuls of almonds, few handfuls of cereal (all standing in front of the pantry) and now I'm dipping dried apricots in pb. But I'm stopping at this. I cannot make myself sick before bed! How do you all deal with this? I'm panicked that I haven't eaten enough and now that I'm "making up" for it I feel like I'm eating too much. AAAAAAAAAAA this is so frustrating!

edit #2: ugh, I am losing it today. I logged calories, I just had to know, and as it turns out I did manage to make up for what I thought was a low calorie day. Now I'm well above 3000 with over 45% of that being fats. Oh well, I need to just go to sleep and start fresh tomorrow. Sorry this post is so insane!

today's gonna be tough!! i'll be off to 2 classes in a raw from 3:30  pm till 10:00 pm and i'm not allowed to eat during that!!! i have one hour break in between, but i'll not be going home but to a supermarket with my mom!!! how hard is that? how am i supposed to make it to 3000 cals this way? also, the reason mom is going to the supermarket is because the house is out of food so i can't really have something prepacked..

breakfast: 450 cals

-fruit n fiber cereal with skimmed milk and honey +orange juice+2 prunes+frozen vanilla yogurt.

snack: 250 cals

-white chocolate frozen yogurt+special k bar

lunch: 400 cals

-leftover pizza + lettuce

1st after class break: 200 cals

-1 granola bar+ apple juice

after 2nd class..home!! -250 cals

-pistacho icecream+2 figs

hardly even half the cals i'm supposed to be getting plus i exercised and burned about 300 cals bad on so little food..anyway, a couple days ago i started to think about my maintainence cals i will be getting soon and i was like i'm eating close to 3000 cals a day now easily, how am i going to be eating half of that to maintain?!GOD I'LL BE CUTTING DOWN A LOT OF FOOD! then i was worried thinking i'm so used on this much food and okay with it so i won't be able to stop myself at only 1500 -1900 cals which is CC recommending..anybody has this prob? i guess not!

anyways, hope you guys are all doing well...good luck!

hiya girlies :) hows everyone doing today?

todays planned meals

b-  cereal oats n more-   300

snack- 2oatcakes with p/b and nutella ( omg so good..my fav snack ...an its healthy :) except for the nutella lol)   and fruit salad  (banana, melon, strawberries, rasberries, grapes)-    320

l-  usual sandwhich - 300

s- fortisip- 300

d- salmon and green veggies - 280/300?

s- throughout the day 3 almonds, few pretzels, 2 cahsew nuts, corn kernel things from health shop - 150

total- 1670

i dont know how u guys all manage to get up to 3000 or higher...im struggling to reach what im getin to now...i found fillin a small container with nibbles like nuts n pretzels an picking throughout the day got in an extra 150 cals . any suggestions? i dont wanna feel too full an bloated but am always so full after each meal!!

edit: relena- i worry about the samw thing like gettin used to alot of food to gain weight an then havin to cut back alot or what if im not able to etc...i think thats whats partly stopping me eating more. mayb that fear will disapear after some time? or mayb once a healthy weight is reached our bodys ajust to a normal intake? oh an mayb u cud try go to a shop b4 your classes an grab an energy dense fruit and nut bar or something? to eat between class or ask to go to the bathroom an step outside for a sec an eat the bar? jus a few suggestions!

gibbit- sorry ur havin a bad nite hun :( jus try to go to bed and not think about whats jus happened....or jus think once ur aleep next time ur awake it will be a new day and u can start fresh :) dont see it as a binge...jus think of it as eating a little more than what your used to. youl be ok in the morning so jus try stay strong an dont let the ed win!!

xxxxx

Aussie: Suggestions for easy ways to get the cals up are:

• Have a glass of juice at breakfast (100cals)
• Try having something for dessert at lunch and supper even yoghurt and/or fruit- still healthy if you're worried about that but just a little extra.
• Evening snack before bed, I find a mug of hot chocolate made with milk not too difficult to handle and have recently added a homemade oatmeal-raisin cookie to it every night.

Well done for the nibbling container idea! I do that too! I have a bunch of little bags with measured out cereal or nuts or dried fruit and if i know im gonna need the extra cals then i have one of them throughout the afternoon.

Agru: Yep the butternutsquash nut roast was something i made ( got the idea from something i saw in the supermarket- hehe copycat me!) I grated carrot and parsnip, diced up some squash, bit of olive oil, breadcrumbs, peanut butter, cashew nuts, almonds, peanuts, mushrooms, and chickpeas shaped it into a patty and then baked it in the oven. I had the couscous and spinach on the side. It was yum!

Gibbit: Thankyou! Your food always looks delish to me too. don't worry about yesterday, today is a new day, anyway you were eating healthily even if you felt out of control with it. By  the way checked out your France pics, it looks fab!

psychoj: What are your favorite Olympic events to watch? It is cool to see people with strong, healthy bodies using them for good rather than destruction. Gymnasts used to be much smaller but, in recent years, there has been pressure on gyms to relax their training regiments and ease up on weight restrictions. (It was common practice for top coaches such as Bela Karoyli (sp?) to weigh athletes and berate them for any slight gain. I can totally relate to the feeling that I must "earn" my calories through exercise. Though I have cut back I know that I still do far more than is healthy for my body. I am trying to put the weight/calorie issue aside and remember that recovery/rest time is necessary in order to gain muscle. As someone who has severe osteoporosis, I can tell you that too much exercise actually decreases muscle and bone mass. Not good! Additionally, people are able to exercise more effectively when they have had a period of rest. Now, if I could only keep this in mind myself!

angeleyes: Every 8 oz. fluid is equivalent to 1/2 pound. So the fact that you got weighed after eating and drinking makes it likely that much, if not all of that weight, was food/water. During one of my hospital stays I was weighed on a daily basis. Some days my weight would shoot up half a pound, other days it went down. Over the course of the week though I gained at a small, steady rate. Weight fluctuation is normal! There are so many factors to take into consideration. Keep up the good work. It helps me to see other people continue to act in a healthy manner despite the dreadful ED voice.

relena: I echo your worry regarding maintenance calories. However, I have read numerous articles on the subject and, in most cases, the bodies of recovering anorexics still required  a high number of calories just to maintain.  A lot of that energy (a.k.a. calories) is going to  repair  organ/cellular damage.

meesh: You are such an inspiration! Thanks for motivating me to kick my recovery into a higher gear!

gibbit: What type of internship are you beginning? Best of luck with it!

I appreciate all the discussion in regards to eating more actually increasing the appetite. I decided to try it out as my appetite is usually sluggish, at best.  Especially difficult for me is the period between breakfast and lunch. It takes me hours to get hungry and I really want to be able to add a snack here. I have been trying to eat through the lack of appetite in the hopes that I will be able to retrain my body to desire food. Well. yesterday it paid off, I actually had an appetite. Tres exciting! I'm hoping to feel that stomach rumble again today.

Yesterday's food:

breakfast: 1/4 cup mixture Kashi Go Lean/simply fiber, 3/4 cup shredded wheat n' bran w/ 2 tbsp. almonds and pistachioes, 1/2 scoop whey protein powder, 1 cup nonfat milk, handful of blueberries
slice of Ezekiel bread w/ 1 tbsp. almond butter
orange, kiwi
snack: small glass of oj
lunch: veggie soup puree w/ 1/4 cup peas, 2 tsp. olive oil
2/3 cup brown rice
salad w/ 4 oz. turkey tenderloin, eggplant hummus, sunflower seeds
plum
snack: 2 bran-a-crisp crackers w/ 1 tbsp. peanut butter
smoothie (oj, 1 scoop protein powder, nf plain soymilk)
2 chunks watermelon
dinner: 3 1/2 oz. turkey tenderloin
1/2 eggplant/ brown basmati rice wrap topped w/ salsa and 1/2 oz. soy feta
veggie medley w/ hummus
1/2 glass oj (same meal as I had the night before but it looked sooooooo much bigger  this time. I HATE it when that happens!)
snack: 1 cup nonfat yogurt w/ mixed berries
glass of plain nonfat soymilk w/ cinnamon
2 hunks watermelon

relena- We're all scared of the same things as you. That our bodies are going to be so used to having 3000 cals, that we'll feel hungry at maintainence. But meeshmeesh posted some articles about how recovering anorexics need more cals to maintain than most people do, so you'll probably end up maintaining on more than 1500. And plus, you can just switch out dense things for lower cal stuff that fills you up more. Like real fruit instead of juice.

aussiegirl- Sorry to hear that you're struggling. I agree w/all of headingup's ideas. And if you have peanut butter or something, double the amount that you usually have and it won't bloat you.

Breakfast- Acai apple granola in whole milk yogurt, oatmeal w/ pumpkin, egg, nectarine

Snack- Almonds, raisins and blueberries

Mmh, guys, mind if I ask something? Where I've really cut back on exercise I find it easy to get "you're so flabby" thoughts, but I also get very tired easily because of my anemia as well as not wanting to do too much lest I lapse back into over-exercise and not wanting to eat too much more back (I eat so much already!). But I'd like to keep trim, maintain a good bf% while doing this. I was wondering, how often do you work out? And how much do you do of what? It's a bit dumb of me to ask, but I don't really have an idea of how much exercise is "normal" and keep panicking this will all come on as flab... one extreme to the other: "I'm so tired/you're worrying too much" to "agh, I can pinch skin here!" and so on. =-='