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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 :]

So following my induction, I am now a full time college student again. I'll be retaking Drama, as I want those extra two marks (!) to at least get a C, plus Business, Sociology and Media. My parents really didn't want me taking Health and Social Care as they don't want me to end up doing low-paid, thankless work \: Which was a bit of a harsh way to put it, but I think I still have picked subjects that I'm interested in (key point here, I found Film and English not what they cracked up to be) that will still have me working with people in the long run.

My former head of year was being WEIRDLY nice. She doesn't have a reputation for it, haha! She actually sorted me out with (a) making sure I didn't have too much coursework vs. too much exam-based courses and (b) put me in the tutor of one of my former favourite teachers! Woo! My new tutor is fantastic xD Addicted to coffee and cigarettes, but she's very approachable and always makes the lessons involving and interesting which is really good. So I'm pleased, if not a bit anxious as to how I'm going to fit my eating in! '__' Will have to think on that when the time comes.

Only downside is that I have decided not to go on holiday. The holiday is booked two weeks after courses start, which would be really detrimental, so I've opted out. But my education > vacation right now. I screwed up the last year; I want this year to be better. :x

lalabanana: thats great your a full time college student now :) are u excited to be starting again? im  sure once college starts youll manage a routine to fit your food breaks in an stuff.

charlieuk: thats great u had a nice meal last nite :) i luuv italian food lol. an im sure ul get into oxford next year :)!!

heading up: wow oxford congrats thats awesome :) and i think its a really good idea to focus on recovery now an then go to college when ur better cause then ul enjoy the experience way more anyways without the ed thoughts n stuff.

alysha_ : welcome :) lol your not intrudin on any1 by replyin to what ppl say...like i only joined this forum a little while ago an everyons great...so suppostive an nice an i jus randomly started posting here an ppl were replyin to my posts. were all here for eacother cause we all wanna beat this ed!!

aquaev: so do ur docs folllow a child bmi chart for you ? cause im 17 an my doc usues an adult one but the ed centre i go to said they are using the child bmi chart for me so i dont have to gain more weight than necessary to be in a healthy range. like im aimin for 109 which makes me healthy on the child bmi chart an 17.8 on adults. but once i reach there (long way to go yet) il see how my bloods are an stuff an hopefully my period will return an stuff. mayb cause your 13 they wanna get u to a weight that your periods come?

angeleyes137: omg hun dont listen to that stupid doc....u can fully revoer from an ed an have a completely normal relationship with food/weight etc...ive met plenty of ppl who are proof that its possible....that women is stupid. youll prove her wrong :) oh an go for the dohunt if ur craving it!! thats what recovery is about....listenin to our body an givin it what its craving (in rason of course...like no one is expected to listen to their body is all if wants is dohnuts all dy every day lol) but its not gonna kill u to enjoy it :) an it will prob taste soooo good cause u havent had one in agges!

gibbit: your dinner sounds yum an so creative :)

psyhcoj: glad to hear your feelin so happy an positive about recovery an food meaant for nourishin us :) thats how i try see it too. i see it as were machines an food is the fuel that keeps us going ;)

agruskin: sorr about your fight with your mum :( jus try not think about the comments she made...im sure she will realise in time that u are tryin an well done for enjoyin the bbq an havin more than u usually do :)

as for me, things are goin fine....weighed myself today an since ive had that banana bread ive gone up half a pound....an i kep tellin myself its ok...im jus self talking so the ed doesnt come out an so i dont feel guilty. i know i need to gain but seemin as im so new to it its hard seein the sclae go the other way for once.....:( how did u guys all deal with it when u firs started gainig?

b-cereal n milk-300 cals

s-banana bread-330 cals

l-sandwhich with eggwhite an turkey an corn-300 cals

xxxx

 

 

Aussie: Yeah, I'm excited and anxious all in one. I have trouble when I get overwhelmed by work so I'm hoping I won't end up having any minor breakdowns again in that sense :\ My former head of dept asked me if I'd feel too old with the 16/17 year olds and I was like, "Haha, no, we're there for the same reason!" >>

Arrgh, i am so worried about my weigh in a monday. I have gone from 2200ish calories to 2500 (Monday was 2200, Tuesday and Wednesday were 2300, Thursday and Friday are 2400 and i am going to make 2500 on saturday and sunday) but i am really concerned that i have put loads of weight on. I mean is it possible to put on i dunno..like 4 or 5lbs in a week? I am realy trying my best to keep away from the scales. Every time i go it our upstairs bathroom theyare there, so i have even started going all the way to our downstairs bathroom, wether i am near it or not, just to avoid them. My lower back feels heavy and flabby and my stomach definatly looks and feels bigger and more bloated. Plus i am backed up yet again, and feel so bad.

I keep trying to tell myself that i need to get over 2500 to recover my metabolism but so far its not working. All i can think of is that i have gained a shedload of weight. Help!

headingup- Yeah, but at the clinic I go to there are girls (and boys) as young as ten! I think that they probably don't even know about calories, they just refused to eat. I feel so sorry for them, they always look really sad. They can't even have a normal childhood now because it's going to be focused on weight gain and food! Haha I was so very happy when Nastia won last night! I really didn't want China to win every gold.

charlieuk- I lurve Italian! What did you get? When I was in Italy I think the best thing I got was risotto.

aussiegirl- I have no idea what kind of BMI chart my doctors use. On a child BMI chart I'm a healthy weight, but they keep calling me "So, so underweight" which makes me believe that they're using an adult one. I wish my doctors were like yours. I could just stop gaining right now if that was the case. I was 12 when I got my period, but I've been missing it for seven months now. I only weighed 105 when I got it though, so I shouldn't have to weight to much to get it back. Anyway my doctors say it could take years for it to come back. But no worries, I don't miss it!

butterfly- It is possible to gain 4 or 5 lbs in a week, but it's most likely not REAL weight. It's probably water weight. Anytime you eat more you're going to feel flabby and bloated though. You are not going to gain a ton of weight! Once you hit 2500 your metabolism will speed up, so even if you see a big gain at first, you'll start gaining at a slower rate.

Breakfast- SNB on WW mini bagel, oatmeal w/ pumpkin, egg, nectarine

aqua: Thanks for the suggestions. I am considering switching to a higher fat dairy product. I went for years not eating any fat and just recently started adding it in but I still shy away from dairy fat. Not quite there yet but giving it consideration is better than only a week ago when I was dead set against EVER eating anything like that again.

lalabanana: broccolini (also called baby broccoli) is a hybrid of broccoli and asparagus. It doesn't taste at all like asparagus to me, it's got sort of a milder flavor than broccoli with a thinner stalk. Yum!

charlieuk: Congrats on the stellar marks! I love reading your posts as they inspire me. Thanks!

alysha: I can relate, I consider myself socially inept but find this site very safe and supportive. Also in the "shortie" club, 5'1 1/2" or 5' 2", somewhere 'round there.

psychoj: Awesome! It encourages me to hear you are JESS not an anorexic. Yah!

angeleyes: Dumb doctor! I used to attend OA meetings because the residential program I was in stressed their importance. OA operates on the same premise as AA, that once an individual has an addiction (food, alcohol, drugs, etc.) they will forever have that addiction and must remind themselves of this fact daily. In fact, at meetings, you are required to introduce yourself as a compulsive eater (as opposed to being Angel or a teacher or a dancer or sister, mother, whatever.) About a year and a half ago I went to yet another new therapist who told me this was simply NOT true. It is possible to recover completely, we are not anorexics, we are human beings! She herself has fully recovered and is living (re: enjoying) life. For the first time in years I felt hope. Before, operating on the OA principle, I felt kind of like I was assigned the toughest assignment ever, told I MUST put all my effort into it, but that I would NEVER receive an A, no matter how well I did. I no longer think that way. Full recovery IS possible, we aren't doomed to a life of food preoccupation.

For years I have avoided calorie counting in favor of following an exchange system. But I realize this is not working for me. I feel trapped by the exchanges as though I MUST eat certain things. It also makes it so that I fear eating more than what is considered a serving size. It is far too easy to meet the exchange requirements yet still shortchange my body when it comes to calories. Right now, my body just needs calories. So, I'm going to start calculating my daily calories again, while still paying attention to balanced eating. I think it would help me be freer to start to listen to my body, on those rare occasions when it does speak, and feed it what it asks for. For instance, I was vegetarian for 8 years but I eat some turkey and fish now. Lately, it is making me gag but I feel like I have to eat a meal containing protein, starch, veg, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, I still want to eat in a mostly balanced, healthy manner but if I feel like having a plate of pasta and sauce have that, rather than a smaller (and thus less caloric) portion of pasta and some unappetizing sounding meat. Or a thick smoothie and toast. (Okay, you get the picture...)

I think I got somewhere between 2200-2300 yesterday, aiming for at least 2500 today as I have been eating about the same amount for around a week now, it's time to bump it up. I know I eat a lot of fruit but I'm not going to worry about it too much right now so long as I'm able to eat enough calories. I worry enough about plenty of other things. Here's yesterday's food:

breakfast: 1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill Muesli w/ 1/2 scoop whey protein powder, 1 cup nonfat milk, blueberries, and strawberries
Ezekiel bread w/ 1 tbsp. almond butter
orange
lunch: veggie soup and pea puree w/ olive oil
2/3 cup brown rice
salad w/ 4 oz. turkey tenderloin, eggplant hummus, sunflower seeds
snack: smoothie (yogurt, oj, soymilk)
2 bran-a-crisp crackers w/ 1 tbsp. peanut butter
1 piece Elev8me bar
plum
dinner: Amy's Organic light in sodium meal: lentil loaf w/ tomato gravy, mashed potatoes, corn/pea medley (I can't remember the last time I had a TV dinner!)
steamed veggies
couple cubes of cantaloupe
snack: 1 heaping cup nonfat yogurt w/ 1 1/2 to 2 cups mixed berries
nonfat soymilk w/ cinnamon
few pieces cantaloupe and watermelon

Hey everyone..so maybe I will start posting more on here! I love reading this thread.

Lala- that is wonderful that you are starting school again. I know that planning and having classes can be a real issue sometimes. Just remember to bring healthy snacks that are portable. People use to call me the snack queen because I would always be eating fruits and clif bars and almonds during class.

Aussie- you are such a sweetie. Please don't worry about the small little gain. I gained a pound over night last night. But I keep telling myself it was all the sangria and sculpting that was creating muscles. Fool your mind and ed, not your body!! Gaining at first is difficult, but I use to aim in increments of 5 pounds, like I can get to 100, the 105, then 110, it was like reversing the disordered thinking.

Arguskin- fights with parents always suck. You just have to think that they are here to help and to just let them have their own opinion sometimes ya know. My parents use to make comments when I first started eating like "god you are stuffing yourself' and it that wasn't triggering I don't know what is ...ha...

Psychoj- stay strong...you deserve happiness, and it looks like you are on your way

Gibbit- I love your pics. Your meals are always so amazing sounding. Do you plan things daily?

Angeleyes- some people do not know how to treat those with eds. My therapist completely made me semi relapse just from saying the wrong things like that. I think the best thing is to maybe get another doc, or tell her how you are feeling about the way she says things.

Aqua- I had no idea that you were 13. I definitely think you should continue upping your cals though. Way to go coming this far though girl, I always am proud!

Alysha- welcome hun! Feel free to message me anytime you need to chat!

Heading up- oxford sounds fantastic!! Just think how your life is becoming so much better the more that you think and live healthy thoughts. You will have tons of fun there!

Charlie- I miss the UK, I always look at your postings to see your menu...god I love London's food!! Anyway, the italian food I had there sounds exactly like the type of place you went too. It was soo amazing...first time I actually didn't care about the cals! HAA

Me- today I made pumpkin pancakes for breakfast alongside a packet of almonds and 2 cups of coffee. I am at the maintanence phase and last night I didn't hit my maintanence number, yet I gained one pound....ughhhh...I guess it could be my muscles?? Not sure, anyway, I am doing great. I plan to have left over tilapia for lunch with a sweet potato and maybe some sushi or something for dinner!

hi everyone-

i have an interview today so quick responses for now, yesterday was about 2300 cals!!!! tomm is my bday!!!--

HEADINGUP-yea, its all number w/ my parensts as well, telling them what or how much ive eaten means nothing, thanks!

LINNY-deff post here!  stop weighing daily!!!!

CHARLIEBRO-great attitude!

BUTTERFLY-i feel the same way!!  like im eating tons, gaining, and so backed up-why????!!!! ditto everything!

AUSSIE-dont weigh daily!! keep up the good work!

CHARLIE-the burger was great, glad italian was fun!

fri-

bagel, pb, apple, cheese

fiber one bar, plum(in car)

 

I think I'm at my maintenence  weight now, and I feel so bloody AWFUL. Erm, how do you go about toning etc and 'swapping' fat for muscle. Because I've been intensively gaining due to being a minor under a cruel eating disorders consultant who ran the in-paient place i was in, I feel the gain has been so fast an fatty that I'm having problems acepting it.

Any help anyone. And I can't join a gym til I'm 16 :(

good morning!

linny- please do start postingmore! it's good to see you can still have things like pumpkin pancakes while maintaining. I don't really plan very much, usually for dinner it's a combo of what i'm in the mood for and what I have so I wait til I start getting hungry then start digging in my kitchen. Cooking has been a hobby of mine for years so I think it's all about experience, I don't really follow recipes anymore because I have it sort of built in now what goes with what and how much, etc. I follow recipes sometimes if it's something new or with baking, but even with baking I hardly use measuring cups anymore.

charlieuk- I love authentic italian food! it really helped me get over my fear of pasta this summer because it was too good to pass up. I think the best is gnocchi.

agru- I'm sorry about the fight with your mom! I used to get in fights like that with my parents all the time and of course it would make me want to stop eating. I think once they began to trust that I really did want to take care of myself and started seeing results they calmed down a bit, and also realized it was counterproductive to try to force me. Just give it some time!

lala- congrats on going back to school! Hopefully it will help you with recovery, I'm looking forward to being busy again and getting my mind to think about something other than food. Plus, like linny said, remember you have to stayhealthy to succeed! People always make fun of me because I'll have more food in my backpack than books and have to dig through all the food stashes before I can reach a notebook lol.

butterfly- good job avoiding the scales, that's so hard to do! I know how you feel with the bloating, that only eases up in time because your stomach has to get used to the heavier load, and some days are still better than others, I've been really bloated for days now, but you won't be doing yourself any favors by eating less. Think of your digestive sistem of a muscle you need to work out to get it moving faster and more efficiently.

aussie- i went up half a lb this week too! that's a good thing! It may be real, it might now, but who cares? You're enjoying your banana bread and getting healthy. It is hard at first to see the scale moving up because we're used to ridiculously low numbers but you have to realize that's not normal. I remember I cried the first time I passed 100 lbs again and felt really depressed for the day but then I began to see how stupid that was and how dangerously low that number still was. the ed is the part of us that's getting upset over this, when we should logically be happy. And as we gain we get stronger not only physically but mentally and it gets easier to see this clearly.

headingup- I actually posted a bunch in the vegetarian forum under the topic vegan blogs, check them out!

I'll post some food stuff later. I feel like baking today!

Thank you all guys, I really appreciate the kudos :] I'm unsure of how my eating should go when I do start going back to college, though - it's a three mile walk (there and back, 1.5 either way) so I'll have to account for that, plus I may take up swimming a couple of times a week again (need to see how my timetable looks first though) as well as weights a couple of days too! I already eat so much, it'll be killer! Lol.

B- muesli, milk, some prawns

S-3 eggs @ 10:30 ish

went out shopping and didnt have anything to eat til i got back at about 4, apart froma bite of a danish my mum got.

so lunch/dinner was. a tin of tomato soup a tin of tuna (half of which made a sandwich) with 2 sclices wm bread, tomate (from my garden :)) cucumber and half a jarred red pepper.

anyone else like those jarred red peppers in vinegar?

charliebo- I know it's scary to switch to full fat dairy. Maybe you could try switching to lowfat first, and then once you get used to that you could switch to full fat. This post shows that full fat is really beneficial.

Original Post by missmagill

Dairy fats aren't going to kill you, especially in a case like this. Every doctor I've spoken to has suggested full-fat dairy as having important fats for recovery. Saturated fats are very important for our current needs!! Because of what happened to our bodies, they need different nutrients than the average Joe's. Besides, if we want to keep our body fat at an adequate level/get our cycles back we can't be going around eating practically no fat at all.

The other thing is that diet food aren't going to be as easy to gain on; that's why they're weight loss foods! We need "real" versions of food if we want to eat enough for gaining without feeling sick. If it's hard to get in your needed cals each day, be sure to examine your eating habits and replace the "diet" and "low-fat" foods.

I can relate to feeling afraid of these types of foods, but they are essential to a good recovery. If you allow ED even the tiniest slip, he can come back to destory everuthing you worked for in recovery. He's the one who wants you to avoid "scary" foods--but we hate ED, don't we? Why listen to that jerk?

positivelinny- Please do post more! I love this thread. And thank you!

agru- Good look at the interview! Have you figured out what you're going to do for your bday yet?

Snack- Apple, green tea

Lunch- Baked sweet potato with cheese, sour cream and black olives; WM Stonyfield Farms yogurt, TLC PB bar, carrots

I'm excited! Me and my mom are going to the county fair tonight. We usually don't go on the rides or play the games b/c they are horrendously expensive! But we're going to the agriculture part w/ animals, biggest vegetable contest, and FARMERS MARKET! My mom wants me to share a funnel cake with her :\ If I do that'll be my dinner. If I don't feel up to it the farmer's market always has lots of healthy yummies!

t17: Are you talking about Karyatis roasted red peppers? Lol! My mum buys them all the time for her salads and things, they're SO yummy! I don't eat them too often because I get wary of salt (for some reason, it only takes a very small amount to make me puff up like a balloon) but they're just the right amount of sour and soooo good. Also, prawns at breakfast? Interesting. It doesn't like you have a lot on your plate today though, though as far as I remember from reading through you're in the UK too so there's still the evening yet, ha.

Aqua: Oh my god, ten? That's so horrible. I'm still very anxious about any group therapy I may end up having because I always compare myself... but ten? Mm. It would make more sense for them to be fussy eaters over calorie counters at that age, but I can't begin to think how hard their upcoming years will be if just thinking of the last half a year for me is tough enough... I remember reading a newspaper article about a girl that was nine and in a centre, though, aware of calories and stopped eating because she was taunted for being fat. Horrible.


I had chickpea dahl at lunch. It was goooood. :DD I want to start thinking of foods I can make big pots of at the weekend and take into college for lunch, though. Any ideas?

so ill post my food later but i just thought id rely to some posts

aussie thankyou!! and its nice to see someone has faith in me haha my dad was so shocked at the results before he said there wasnt much point in applying to oxford! and its great youve started gaining, half a lb is nothing to worry about. as for dealing with it, i have a silly litle thing i do where i mentally psych myself out to see like a 5lb gain, which never happens so when i see that its less i feel ok, kind of satisfied i guess (which probably isnt really good :/) but youll get uesd to it, its healthy and natural :)

aqua i love italian too!! i got wild mushroom gnocchi and it had blue cheese in the sauce (i love blue cheese) it was def good, and i shared a tiramisu with my sister for dessert! i agree that risotto is really good too!

charliebo thankyou!! wow ive never been described as inspiring before :) i think its great that youve stopped using the exchanged because theyre making you eat less, that shows that you must be committed to recovery and i agerr that EDs can be beaten and completely go away! keep it up :D

linny you miss the uk, i miss the US haha whenever i come on holiday i eat such a variety of cuisines i love it! and i miss the cheesecake factory....when i came last summer i was just starting recovery and i decided that id just eat a ton one night, i had this huge bowl of pasta and a piece of white choc raspberry cheesecake, that has to be my favourite meal ever! pumpkin pancakes?? recipe please! ive never had pumpkin as a sweet thing :O

gibbit i love gnocchi too, when at home if i have it for dinner i eat like 2 portions (they say 150g per person, rediculous)

lala im glad youre getting to do the subjects you want to this time :) im in college, and the best advice i can give you is, when you have a break of free lesson EAT!! haha im always eating, i take little bags of garnola, nuts, dried fruit etc that are calorie dense and can be munched on in a lesson without attracting too much attention! 

lala yeah those peppers or other brands, are lovely, especially in a sandwich, but you have to eat it right away. i'm really bad with salt intake, and i i have prawns/tuna/whey at breakfast for extra protein.

supper was chicken breast baked in a tomato/oregano/garlic/basil sauce w/courgette+mushroom. and porridge with nuts and raisins, (yes i like to have my carbs as a bowl of cereal with meals when i can! coz i love cereal) (pb works better than whole nuts in porridge)

lalabanana: yeah good mindset about how the age thing isnt an issue for you...like who cares what age the ppl are around u, ur all there for the same course so. bring on the learnin lol :)

butterfly_in_the_sky: im sure you havent gone up 5lbs in a week on pure weight gain...if the scles does end up goin up alot 2moro it cud be alot of water retention cause of the cal increase. oh an if you need the bathroom that will add weight too. so keep up the good work with gettin to 2500 :)

aquaev:the ed recovery place i go isnt so much a medical place an they are more alternative medicine sorta place but there is a nutritionist an they have a regular meeting with docs for any help with refeeding etc but they basically do the whole weight gain thing extremly slowly , like ive been goin there for therapy and gruop for 1.3 years now an have remained at my weight of 86lbs (altho was a few pounds lighter b4) and they only are bringin up the weight gain thing now so its hard in a way cause at least in a more medical reovery place they really give u good instuctions on gaining...but in the place i go they dont use numbers to avoid the whole obsessin about cals thing which makes it hard to know how much to have.....so in a way the place u go sounds more helpful...but at the end of the day they dont wanna make u fat...they wanna help u get better :) so try kep that in mind when there suggestions are annoying!!

positive linney: yeah ur gain cudda been water retention or even muscle gain an thats always good :) yeah im jus focusin on the whole small gains at a time...like right now im aimin for 90 an then wen i reach there il go higher etc. your breakfasts alwys sound yum :) i want some of thoose incredible pancakes lol.an i know this post is great right? helps me eat more lol . 

agruskin: good luck today :) let us know how u go!! oh an happy early b day :)

peanut_butter: how fast was the gain? u cud try power walkin or jogging and weghts at home? or excersise dvds? jus make sure to eat back the cals so u dont fall back into loosin.

gibbit: thanks for the advice :) yeah wen ever i get annoyed at the sclae i say to myself thats the ed not me, i wanna gain weight an be healthy an then im usually ok after a few min .

charlieuk: thanks for that idea about psyh yourself up...i like it...im gonnna try it lol :) i jus need to get outta that mindset about gainin=bad ya no...stupid ed lol.

t17: your dinner sounded yum, oh an i absolutely love cereal lol :)

ok so went for an hour long power walk with a friend an came back feelin shacky...low blood sugar mayb?? i didnt feel hungry so ??? but i had my afternoon snak after the walk anwayys jus to refuel :)

snack-fortsip shake-300 cals

dinner-wholewheat pasta with veg sauce -400 cals at least prob

mum was at me about eatin more so i pushed myself into havin pasta an i felt horribley full after which wud usually triggger gettin sick but i forced myself to keep busy an came here an now i feel ok :) yay me ...haha in your face ed lol. an thanks everyone for makin me feel ok about the gain....its jus hard seein the scale go up....makes me feeel like aboslue crap cause ive lost in total probs 55 pounds cause of the ed an im jus scared of gainin it all again...even tho only wantin to gain 22 in total

xxxxxx

 

 

Hello everyone!! I haven't been able to post because I had to take a test in the morning, now I'm going to the airport to pick up my bf!!

I gotta be quick cause I'm leaving. Soo I'll reply to your posts later tomorrow. And today I'm not counting AT all. I can't, I'm on the run. But I'll eat as much as I can :D

But thank you all- i'll miss you! (for a day) haha.

AGRU happy early birthday girlie <333

 

Hey sorry I havent been posting for  a while, I was working yesterday. Doing invoices/sorting papers/answering angry customers hah.

 

Yesterdays menu wasss.

Breakfast=bear naked chocolate granola 2/3’s cup(390)cup of plain whole milk yogurt(150)sweetened with 2 tbspns strawberry preserves.(100)cup of peach-mango juice(120)

 

Snack-plantain chips 2oz.(300)macadamia nut butter(210)carrot juice(90)

 

Lunch-vegan tofu pesto wraps [so delicious!}(420ish)sliced tomato(30)odwalla chai soy drink(320)

 

Snack-root beer float: root beer one bottle(160)a giant scoop of vegan ice-cream (estimating 250 ish.eek or maybe more)slice of vegan strawberry cheesecake(300ish?)

 

Dinner-rice(150)egg(60)avocado(90)salad(20)st rawberry mango passion juice(120)an ounce of pumpkin seeds[pepitas](150)

 

Snack-coconut milk ½ cup(230)and soy milk(130)blended with banana(90).with Dried cranberries mixed in(260)

 

So helping out at my dads shop has its perks. There is a vegan restaurant down the street with absolutely delicious food. sooo good!

Aquaev-funnel cake sounds so good. The first time I had it was at Disney land and it was like heaven in my mouth =].

 

Gibbet- how is not counting going for you. I think I may try it aswell. Theres just too much food and the numbers are so high and the gain is so slow its getting annoying. I don’t know I just feel like it will be a lot less stressful.

 

Charliebo- that amy’s kitchen brand has such good food!

 

Hmm well ive been contemplating on not counting calories, I know I just started weight gain about a week and a half ish to two weeks. But its coming by to slowly, its starting to really bother me. Ive heard people going on all out binges and that helped then start a weight gain, but I don’t want to do that. Or maybe my body wants to stay at this number? But I think it may be low-ish. I never weighed too much in my life. I think it might also be hereditary, my father was so skinny growing up my grandmother made him drink ¼ cup of cod liver oil after breakfast and dinner. And he ate like a horse. She even took him to a witch doctor (my family is from peru) to see if anything is wrong with him lol and to see if there were any spirits that were trying to stop him from gaining weight and growing faster .ive seen what he eats and its like 3000-4000 which I think is insane because he doesn’t do any sports. Just soccer for 2 hours on Sundays. Granted he does fidget a lot.  But anyways I don’t think my weight looks too bad on me, but I did notice that soccer and running did start to become painful. It felt like my bones hurt and they were falling apart.also my friends and family became very worried and thought I was sickly looking and skinny. I do think I should gain. I don’t know, im also an extremely impatient person I want everything fast,fast,fast. I m going to continue to gain for about 2 months. But maybe stop counting? Any suggestions.

AGRU: happy birthday girlie - hope you have a great one! 

Angel Eyes: how did your test go?

hey, headinup, which oxford college are you applying for?  I had an interview at merton a couple years ago and ended up in a screaming match with the professor...meeep!

aussiegirl: wooo - well done for eating pasta, you did so well!  Just remember your mum's only pushing you cause she's worried about you - don't think anyone outside of an ed can really understand what its like, they just see you and think you should eat more!  I had a huge row with my mum where i told her I hated her and she told me I looked like a concentration camp victim!  

Charliebro: I think your attitude is really brilliant - intuitive eating and all that, eating what you feel like, fab....

Guys......TODAY I MADE OATMEAL!!!!and i had it with honey and i swear it is everything that's good and beautiful in this world, I wonder if one could eat it three times a day...I want to try it with peanut butter!

I also had

Snack:tropical fruit salad

Lunch: roasted tomato and onion sandwich with a balsamic vinegar dressing

Dinner: Sweet potato and pork cassoulet

Pudding: not sure, I have some strawberries in the fridge, might have strawberries and ice cream and more OATMEAL before bed!!

We're making a pond in the garden and I dug a big hole - there is something VERY therapeutic in mindless digging!  

hey, does anyone else feel really nauseous quite a lot of the time? when I'm hungry, when I've had too much to eat, when I've had too little.  Sucks out loud....

hugs