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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 :]

Theofournay- Oatmeal is something you can easily add healthy/high-cal things to, like PB, nuts, dried fruit, etc. I have it every morning basically, with almonds, pb, apple butter, raisins, & cinnamon. :D You can even add stuff like protein powder to it, and make it with evaporated milk..

hi everyone

so no one answered me regarding te meat, raw ground beef, about 5oz raw, 4oz cooked?  so i think thats about 330cals? sound rt?

ALYSHA-youre not butting in!  we all had to start posting at some point, keep posting and comming back!  how tall are you?  im aiming for a weight that i think id be comfortable w, be able to live life at, and that maintaining it would not require going to the gym everyday for intense workouts bc i know that that is not realistic.  how many cals are you shooting for again?

T17-if you want to gain, im pretty sure it needs to be 500cals in addition to your maintenance, and thats just to start.  you have to experiment and also depends on your activity level. 

THEO-try adding dried fruit+nuts to cereal, i loke PB+Jsandwiches, yogurt, fruit, cottage cheese, eggs, cheese.  also, add snacks, 3/day, btwn meals.  id jump, i did 500 over night, the sooner the better.

Agru- ahhh thanks. D: I just feel like I have nothing in common with everyone. I don't know. >< except we DO all have one thing in common: we're all trying to get healthier! :D hahaha... I'm 5'1" approximately, and for the past few days it's been a constant 2700-3000 cals D: though I originally was shooting for 2500. I agree, also, that getting to a weight that you can easily maintain without having to work your butt off would be an excellent idea- I wish I could do that myself, but unfortunately I still see fat everywhere. :( And since I'm short, I can easily change clothing sizes for every 5-10lbs! So that means more clothes, and I'm out of money... ahhh!

Also; I think 4oz of raw regular ground beef (not the extra-lean kind) is about 250 cals, so 250 divided by 4 times 5 = 312.5 cals, so you were right on :)

ALYSHA-THANKS FOR THE HELP W/ THE MEAT! LOL  im just under 5'4 myself, so im no giant either..  i think my "happy weight" is more like upper 130s-140s.  im not going to have the time to excercise everyday, or make gourmet healthy foods etc.  i need to be honest and do what is realistic for the long run.

thurs so far/planned-

bagel, 1.5tbspns PB, apple, cheese, some raisins ~460

cereal, milk, trail mix ~200

cheese sandwich w/ avocado, sweet potato, lettuce+tomato, stonyfield blueberry, ~TSPN pb, some veggies, fruit ~ 480

ice cream, fruit ~ 220

hamburger+bun, (plus ketchup...), veg salad w/trail mix~550

yogurt, apple, chocolate bar ~330     ~2250ish (yesterday about 2000)?????

psychoj- Ah sorry for ignoring your post before Jess! Thank you! You should be so proud of yourself though! It's great that you no longer identify w/ your ED!

lala- Blah yeah, I think once I'm able to start doing the kind of exercise I like again I'll accept weight gain a little more. I'm only 13 so technically I'm not underweight, but if you go by an adult BMI chart I need to gain like 20 lbs! Ah I hope my weight redistribute soon! I get it on my stomach also, but more on my butt! It scares me to think about how big of a difference I'm going to see in the mirror when I go back to ballet in the fall...

angel- Good luck times 4598546098! You've been doing great so it shouldn't be a problem.

gibbit- The almond butter was super yummay! I didn't add honey to mine this time, just oil. I'll be sure to try it next time. I guess it would be sort of a good thing to get up to 120 for a bit, because as soon as I start eating maintaining the weight is probably gonna fly off anyway.. which will put me at a weight that I'm more comfortable at. Have fun out with your aunt!

agru- Thanks for the advice. I'll probably listen to my doctors as long as they don't suggest anything outrageous like 150 lbs! It just annoys me that they won't even listen to me! They're like "Hmm, well, she's anorexic, therefore we can't trust her to make decisions about HER OWN BODY!" Good luck at the interview.

theofournay- I second oatmeal! You can make it really really high cal, and it doesn't even take up much space in your stomach! You could also try whole milk yogurt w/ granola and dried fruit.

headingup- Let me know how the bread turns out! I feel exactly the same way. I ate so badly pre-ED, and I feel like if I'm much more than that I'll feel slob-ish and relapse.

alysha- You aren't butting in! Your food looks great today.

Snack- Yoplait kids, raisins, carrots, blueberries, popcorn

Here's what I ate today:

B: kid's innocent smoothie and 50g alpen cereal (260)

( this is sooooooooo sugary but I have to have brekka at the hotel and this is the easiest thing the restaurant has to grab as it's in little packets pre-weighed out so I feel safe about how many cals am eating)

S: Ensure plus orange flavour (330)

L: brown petit pain bread roll with hummus, raw spinach and cherry tomatoes, Activia FF peach yoghurt. (230)

S1: 30g dry cookie crisp cereal (115)

S2: Ensure plus caramel flavour (330)

D: Stuffed marrow ( tomato sauce, onion, mushroom, carrots, courgette, sprinkle of cheese) with white and wild rice and more swiss chard. ( Into the stuffed veggie thing at the mo- stuffed pepper last night!), Raspberries (360)

S: options hot chocolate made with 250ml semiskimmed milk and homemade oatmeal-raisin cookie (300)

TOTAL: 1925ish

heyyyy guys!

agru, yeah its the boca one- it's amazing!

aqua-thank youuuu! :D:D I feel so much better too

alysha, don't be scared to reply to our comments! We're here to support each other, and we are all the same in a kind of way hehe. I also have oatmeal every morning, so there ya go! We even love oatmeal :D

 

So my weigh in at the doctor was ok...but she was kind of blunt about it. She's like, "yeah you have an eating disorder. I'm going to send you to a psychiatrist because this is stuck with you for the rest of your life. It's like alcoholism." WELL thank you, lady. Thanks for the positivism and letting me know that I'll never get over it. BLAH. now you see why I hate doctors.

I'll prove them wrong. @$#%%E$Y I'm feelin downn

hmm-ANGEL, so i know, belive me, i do, how hrtful it can be to hear certain things, especially from professionals and all, but EDs are really tough to battle and conquer.  i pray to gd that im on my way to beating it.  id sugest trying the therapist-im thinking either social worker or psychologist bc psychiatrists are the ones that prescribe meds, they dont talk to you.  great attitude, you will prove them wrong, maybe the physician just wants to watch her back and not get sued, ya know, but mayybe try talking to someone.  i also find these boards to be great support tho, keep up the great work!

HEADINGUP-your dinners always sound soooooooooooooo good!!!!!

AQUA-wow, youre 13?  i completely thought you were maybe 17ish for some reason,lol.  hopefuly after some time youll be able to think over what the doctors have said, maybe a compramise can be found, but still try and remeber, youre not 10 anymore and have now been through puberty and are still growing, therefore, you SHOULD be at a higher weight.  if you werent, then that would be unhealthy, rt?

i need to keep rewriting +editing just so that i know for myself, dont wanna screw it up!!!

thurs so far/planned-

bagel, 1.5tbspns PB, apple, cheese, some raisins ~460

cereal, milk, trail mix ~200

cheese sandwich w/ avocado, sweet potato, lettuce+tomato, stonyfield blueberry, ~TSPN pb, some veggies, apricot~ 460

~2/3 cup ice cream, plum~ 220

hamburger (5oz raw=330?)+bun, (plus ketchup...), veg salad w/trail mix~550

yogurt, apple, chocolate bar ~330     ~2250ish (yesterday about 2000)?????

Agru- no problem. :) I don't know how I'll be able to handle weighing more than I do now... ugh.. I wish I could just be comfortable with my body. :(

Aqua- Thanks! :D heeehhh..

Headingup- where do you get the flavoured Ensures?! Hah... all I can ever find is vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, though I can't buy them anymore because they're quite expensive.. :/

Angel- Yay OATMEAL!! Haha, okay, I'm glad we're all here to support each other. :) I guess I shouldn't be scared to make comments, but I just keep thinking "Does anybody really care what I think?"... guh. I guess I need to work on my self-esteem issues... just a tad... heh..

Foodie edit: I didn't have salmon or the ginger snaps- my mom ATE THEM ALL and I found out that I actually didn't have anymore salmon in my freezer. D: Dang. So instead I had,...

170g shrimp, a few mushrooms, sauteed in EVOO with dill & stuff.. then I had a bowl of granola with yogurt, banana, apple butter, raisins..... mmmMMMm.

But that puts me at 3000. D: Yikes.. it's getting harder every day to eat this amount. x___x I feel like I'm gaining like 1000lbs a day and my shorts are tight at the waist and butt... GAAAH why can't it all go to my BOOBS INSTEAD *has none* !!

:C

Gibbit-It is the greatest feeling! Hmm, I might just have to try sushi! Too bad about it being kind of low cal though. What do you suggest?

Theofournay-Yay! Go screaming all around the neighborhood :] I love being Jess again! I did read and see on tv that about Michael Phelps. I can understand why he needs it though. He is truly amazing. The best Olympian of all time deserves to eat!

Aquaev-Oh it is fine! Hope you have a good night. But how did that therapist app. go yesterday?

Angel-That popcorn looks amazing! I cannot wait to go grocery shopping on Saturday or whenever we go. Thanks again! Are you serious that your doctor said that?! That is completely ridiculous! I honestly cannot believe she would say something like that! Is she saying that an alcoholic cannot recover and that an eating disorder-ed person cannot either?! I am not going to live my life that way. I am going to be a healthy normal person. I am NOT going to die an anorexic. That ticked me off. Give me her phone number and I would love to give her a piece of my mind! >.< WE ARE GOING TO PROVE THAT PESSIMISTIC DOCTOR THAT SHE IS WRONG!! LET'S DO IT! (excuse the bold! :] )

Well I went to that Greek/Med. place for dinner.(agruskin!) It was really good and I had the norm. Yummy, healthy, and filling! What could be better?

Snacks: Organic apple, string cheese

Dinner: Whole wheat pita w/ grilled chicken, lettuce, some sauce thing, and tomatoes, etc. Also a small greek salad and little serving of hummus!

 

alysha- lol, i know, i wish it could all go to my boobs!! It's going straight to my midsection which is really weird since I've never had a stomach before. And yes, oatmeal is awesome! I make 1000 calorie oatmeals for breakfast or snacks, especially at night when I want to try to cram in as much as possible. I hate the taste of ensures and you can actually make really good calorie packed smoothies at home that taste better and will of course not have all that preservative-y stuff in them. Please keep up the comments! I love to hear what you all think, and I think we all have self esteem issues to work through and that's what we can help each other out with.

angel- I'm sorry the nurse was inconsiderate :\ if they have a good counselor or psychologist or someone to talk to I would take advantage of it, it might help and if it doesn't then you don't have to go back. I've considered talking to someone, but I'm not very open with my feelings and haven't really come clean about my eating disorder to anyone so I'd be kind of embarrased asking to go see someone. Don't be down! Take that positive kick butt attitude and show everyone you're up to the challenge!

aqua- I also didn't realize you were 13, you sound so mature! :) This is probably why the doctor's want you to aim for higher since you're still growing, so try to accept your new womanly, sexy self! And when you go back to ballet look to the older healthy ballerinas for inspiration, they're usually really strong, have a ton of muscle, and they're beautiful!

snack- I had a homemade berry coconut waffle with a ton of almond butter and honey (omg sooooo good) , sliced peach dipped in cashew butter. glass of v8 berry juice.

d- so my aunt hasn't called me and I'm going to need food soon so I've started dinner already. it's going to be a lentil, rice, carrot and coconut milk soup, quinoa with olive oil and whatever spices I feel like putting on there, corn on the cob. Probably more juice but I'm running out.

s- planning on making a cherry cobbler and topping with some tofu ice cream I made!!! lots of protein + no dairy = very happy tummy 
 http://deliciouswisdom.com/2008/05/09/cinnamo n-chocolate-tofu-cream.aspx although I used extra honey lol

:D:D you all made me feel so much better *hugs*. I guess I'll talk to the shrink to see what he has to say, but I honestly don't think I have a huge "emotional" problem anymore. I'm a happy person, and I want to gain weight!

alysha- yesss we all care what you think haha. talk to me whenever you wanttt!

psychoj- or should i say jesssss! hehe. THANK YOU youre amazing! let's kick some ED butttt

gibbit- thankkk you. I know it's hard for me to say, "yeah, hi I'm anorexic". I'd rather keep it to myself ya know. It took me months to even realize I was. I just thought I was superrr healthy. omg I'm drooling over your tofu ice cream and cobbler! I abs love tofu in desserts

Okk, and I know I'm a health nut but today I'm cravingggg a donut. Guys, I never eat sweets/bakery goods/treats/desserts..pretty much anything sugary . I developed a fear of them along with my ed...I never was a huge sweet tooth, but I just can't eat them now at all. My definition of "dessert" is oatmeal with cocoa powder, fruit, and sweetener.Or those greek yogurt smoothies I make every day (they're sugar free). I'm not even kidding..  :-( I want a donut though. Think I should get one tomorrow? I dunno if I'm ready, it's like...I'll feel the guilt trip. but my other voice says, "omgg it's just a freaken donut!" Sigh.

anywayyy, here's me for the rest-

s-pb kashi bar (140)

d- seitan, kamut&quinoa spirals, broccoli, spinach, green beans, marinara, tomato soup, spices, a little rice (350) . mannn i was like ROARR I'm hungry (my dad made me wait for a late dinner)

s- ALYSHA haha speaking of oatmeal- (by the way, example of "dessert" for me) oatmeal w/ pb, diced peach, and cottage cheese all mixed in -(310?)

I'm SO full haha. Still have like..200-300 to make it to 2200 at least. Waiting a few.. :p

Angel-Thanks! You are so amazing as well! Oh and you are craving a donut, get one! If it helps just do not have the donut alone. It might help with the "You do not deserve this!" etc. thoughts. Maybe have a donut and an apple or something. Plus donuts are not insanely caloric. You can do it!!! What kind do you want? Mmm...

I honestly feel like lately I am really recovered. Food is food. It is meant to nourish us. I love eating healthy, but a little white noodles never hurt anyone! I no longer stress out about what we are going to eat, and when. Okay I am going to stop babbling now :D

hi everyone!

adding a few cheddar cheese potato chips to my dinner-so good!!!!! 

ANGEL-im glad youre feeling better!  so other ppl have said, and i really have to agree, its important to have fear foods and challenges nearly everyday, i think you should deffff have the donut, go for it!

GIBBIT-ugh, i hate waiting to eat when im hungry and others arent ready yet!  the cocunut waffle and almond butter snack sounds out of this freakin world!  are those diff butters sweet or salty?

JESS!-Still so jealous of your healthy greek rstaurant, mine tasted amazing, but so not "grilled" or healthy or anything, lol.  do you count in oil from foods at restaurants? 

ALYSHA-ha, last nite my parents ate the entire box of fishsticks and i didnt even get to try one!  so annoying!  i love shrimp tho!

Agruskin-Yeah, I actually thought about the oil in the salad. The salad is really small sized. The little box it is in is only a little bigger than a deck of cards. I had a small ED freak out but I was like, oh yeah I am going to worry about some healthy olive oil! So I dismissed it and ate it! And enjoyed it without worrying about the calories :]

JESS-awesome!  i think im going to make a routine of having at least 1 meal out a week where i just have whatever, and log it as a whatever meal/day, and not be all ED about it.  good for you!

the burger was awesomeeeeeeeeeee-5oz of beef-mmmmmmmmmm

angel- Sorry your doctor was so rude. Doctors suck! She's not right though, if you put out an effort you can beat this ED! We all believe in you :)

agru- Yup, surprising how early these ED's can strike right? Hm, I guess that makes sense, but I was pretty much at the end of my growth spurt when my ED started. I may have another inch to grow. Ah I'll figure it out some time!

alysha- Um, you're welcome? I don't even remember what you're thanking me for because this thread gets so many posts! Ah I hate it when people eat my food. I get really cranky and scold whoever ate it, like they were supposed to know I wanted it! And ah I wish some of my weight would go to my boobs! I have the same problem. Some day...

psycho- Hope you have a good night too! My therapist appt. went pretty badly. The therapist called me emaciated after I poured out my feeling to her about how I think gaining way past what I'm comfortable with might make me relapse. Mmm, Greek food sounds good now.

gibbit- Thank you! Haha, sexy? Considering how my weight is just accumulating on my stomach and hips I don't think I should be called that yet! The funny thing about me in ballet is that during the worst of my ED I was using some of the older girls in my class as thinspo, because they were slim but healthy looking. But then I saw a picture of me in my recital and I look dead, and I'm the skinniest one in a class of ballerinas! Just shows how ED's screw up your perception of everything. That waffle sounds delish!!

Dinner- 2 slices three cheese tomato quiche, slice of rye dipped in olive oil

Snack- Orange, berries, oatmeal with honey and yogurt, Lara bar, Ben and Jerry's

Off to watch gymnastics! The US better whip those Chinese girls' butts!

of course its me again..

had a nasty fight w my mother just now how im not eating enough, she doesnt believe that i actually eat when i say  i do, doesnt think im trying, doesnt believe a thing basically, all on top of the fact that i ate more today than i have in memory's past, and i had a burger and the whole shabang for the first time in so long.  still eating my snack now even though i feel like a pig, and am upset.

thurs -

bagel, 1.5tbspns PB, apple, cheese, some raisins ~460

cereal, milk, trail mix ~200

cheese sandwich w/ avocado, sweet potato, lettuce+tomato, stonyfield blueberry, ~TSPN pb, some veggies, apricot~ 460

~2/3 cup ice cream, plum~ 220

hamburger (5oz raw=330?)+bun, (plus ketchup...), veg salad w/trail mix, peach, some potato chips~560

yogurt, apple, chocolate bar ~330    

total~2350ish much more than ever before, i hate not being trusted

Alysha sorry I forgot to welcome you before! Please feel free to comment on anything you want, the support everyone offers as gibbit says is such a reassurance and self-esteem booster. I'm in England so probably won't make a difference to you but I have the Ensure prescribed by my doctor so luckily for me they are easy to get hold of and free! I know there are probably preservatives and all that jazz in them but I still feel ok about them as they are certainly balanced nutrition and find them v.convenient.

Aqua 13? That's crazy. I'm 18 but feel way younger. Totally agree about the weight gain distribution thing... I've only been actually gaining for a couple of weeks now but already am noticing it heading straight to my tummy and back area above my hips where before my weight was always on my bum and thighs. Love the gymnastics on the olympics its my fave event to watch!

Psychoj Definitely let's prove everyone wrong. I hate it how my Mum is always saying I can't do this at home on my own, and is so insistent that I need inpatient treatment, I think she believes I can get better just not without more support. I don't really know why I'm so resistant to more help but I really want to try and do this myself so I feel like I'm making my own decision to recover etc. you know?

Gibbit that deliciouswisdom site looks awesome, I'm trying to build up a little list of sites i can go to for foodie inspiration. Any other ones you like? Im into the vegan/vegetarian blog sort of ones.

Agru My Mum actually told me she doesn't trust me and won't until i can prove to her that i can do this with the no. on the scale being at least 42kg (92lb ish) I have a little log book though which I write what i've eaten for the day with the total which I let my Mum see every night. I want her to be on my side with this and also it helps me keep strict with myself as she would have to know if i havn't eaten enough.

Keep on fighting folks xx

hey all

so i went out for a meal last night and it was so good,i love italian food and the chef who my parents know is from italy and the food tasted just as it did in rome :)

angel dont worry about talking to the therapist, i saw one once, and i felt the same as you (no emotional issues anymore) so it was such a pointless session she said dont come back because i dont think you need me haha

headingup yey oxford, way to go you!! im only in As year but im applying to oxford in september :) hopefully going to do physics

alysha i can completely relate to you im so comfortable in my skin at the moment, the most comfortable ive ever been, but i know ive got to gain those last 10lb, i just try to tell myself im going to look even better! the problem i have is everyone thinks ive recovered because i look healthy and normal, but my bmi isnt there yet :( but at the moment im eating the most i have during recovery so i guess ill just see what happens! keep it up though youre doing really well :D

agruskin yey wey to go with the burger :) i like the idea of one meal out a week where you dont think of calories, i think thatd help me too!

breakfast: oatmeal with apple and soymilk and an actimel drinking yogurt (250)