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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 :]

hey aero! it's good to hear from you? How is disney? I hope you've found the food issue not as bad as you had thought. Being busy is a really good thing for us!

agru- yay for high cal chocolate! That's exactly what you need and I'm so proud that you're brushing it off like that! And no we will not restrict! I sort of didn't eat as much this afternoon but not because I didn't want to, I really tried and just didn't feel well and by the time I started getting hungry it was dinner time. The rest of the day has been good though!

decempt- I'm sorry your aunt makes this so difficult! It sucks when someone isn't supportive and you have to be around them all the time but just keep in mind how much more important your own health is and keep doing what's best for you. If anything you can look at her as an example of what you DON"T want to become because she's obviously not healthy and not happy. You will feel bloated a lot when you first increase. Try and do it by eating very often and calorie dense foods. At first I was eating every 1 1/2 hours because I couldn't stomach very much at a time. eat a lot of nuts and nut butters, add extra olive oil or margine to foods, and you can buy milk powder or protein powders to add to milk when you drink that or oatmeal, cereal, soups. Drink fruit juice too. It will help you get in calories without filling you up and give you a lot of vitamins you might be lacking. Adding honey to oatmeals or on top of fruit also adds calories. of course buy all full fat foods. I had to trick myself into eating more calories at first by doing these things.

so my day went like this:

b- oatmeal with dried figs and almonds. a LOT of kefir yogurt with a peach, soymilk, another cup of cereal, more almonds, cinnamon and mollases on top.

s- protein powder mixed with strawberry banana juice.

l- spinach salad, giant sushi roll that I again had to eat with a fork. It had a full avocado, carrot, and way too much rice that actually caused it to burst open before I even had a chance to try to cut it. Ate the extra rice on the side.

s- ok, stomach really hurt all afternoon. I tried to have some blueberries and strawberries, and drank a lot of tea. Poured honey all over the fruit and in the tea to add calories that wouldnt affect my stomach.

d- stir fry sort of thing with mixed veggies, squash, soy beef crumbles, potato. ezekial english muffin. strawberry banana juice.

s- not too sure, I think I want to try to make a bread pudding type thing out of cake. soy milk, almonds, maybe ice cream and most likely some sort of nut butter.

Decempt- I know, I'm the same way. :[ I was convinced for years that my metabolism is MUCH slower than anyone else's, and that I didn't need to eat more because I was short and had a small frame. But look at me, I'm at about 3000 calories now (been on this for about a week). :D If you need to talk to anyone, feel free to message me. <3 Sorry to hear about your aunt, also, but I wouldn't pay much attention to her anyways; she sounds like she's very unhealthy, so why should her opinion on your own health matter? :(

Linny- Yesss, I made it myself. :D Easiest recipe ever: 12oz chocolate, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, butter. Melt in a pot, stir in chopped nuts (I chose almonds, mmm)... then spread onto a cookie sheet and refrigerate! :] I saw it on the food network the other day. MMmmm chocolate. You should let yourself have some fudge once in a while. D: This is my first time having fudge in years, because I always thought that it had like 50g of fat for each tiny piece. Now I just have to try and not eat too many pieces! Hhaha. Also, salmon is the best fish ever. <3

Agru- Thanks :D I haven't had fudge for a lonnng, long time, so this is definitely a treat. <3 I think the next thing I'll try is reeses pieces... heh. I haven't eaten one of those for years, but then again it's basically the same thing as eating a piece of fudge and putting PB in my oatmeal, so HA! =] I hope you had an awesome birthday, from the sounds of things it seems like you did <3

Gibbit- I love wine. :] Last week I had a bit of a problem with some bacardi, haha.. I got a 40oz bottle of it and it lasted many, many days. Eventually I gave the rest to my brother (who is even younger than me, btw), because I found that I was getting terrible gas pain and nausea the day after drinking, but not like in the morning, it only came at NIGHT. So weird. It's like Alcohol sitting in my stomach + food = chain reaction of gas and terrible pain! :P It's good to let go and have some fun sometimes, I totally agree. Hope you had a blast.

Psychoj- Thanks. :D I love go-carting too, hahaha, it was so scary at first because the cart bounces and shakes when you turn corners at full-speed, so it feels like you're totally going to tip over. :] but I'm ALIVE! Hhahaha! I DEFINITELY want to do that again. I went with my mom, brother, mom's boyfriend and his two kids- who were kid of weird. They didn't really say anything to me at all. :(

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Foodies today:

Breakfast: Oatmeal with 2 tbsp. pb, 5 prunes, soymilk, cinnamon & allspice, and a smoothie with whey, bananas, and more soymilk.

Lunch: Pasta salad with rotini (I need to pick up some wholewheat pasta, DANGIT), red bell peppers, tomatoes, olives, onions, red wine vinegar & olive oil as dressing, plus parsley, basil & salt + pepper. Also, a grilled chicken breast on top. <3

Snack: Baked sweet potato chips with brown sugar on top, hehe; TWO pieces of fudgeee, mmm.

AND THEN ALYSHA PASSED OUT FOR 4 HOURS. D':

Dinner: Mr.Sub turkey sub with honey mustard sauce & a bunch of veggies & cheese; about 12 prunes; milkshake with a whole cup of ice cream, whey, and a splash of skim milk (out of soy D:..)

And that puts me at.... 3100?!? Crap. >< I feel so flaabbbbbbYYYYYYYYY! *slaps ED out of my head*!

This morning I weighed myself- down two pounds?!? But that could have been because I hadn't gone in DAYS (ahem, sorry for TMI) and then this morning, well.... yeah. :] So blaahhh. I don't know what to do about everything. I feel gross from the ice cream.

Sorry. D: I tend to not make sense when I don't think about things before I type them. Lmao.

my spinach cake does not make a very nice texture for bread pudding...oh well, still tastes good and I spread pb on the extra slices :)

alysha- I'm so proud of you!!! That's an awesome food day and it sounds like you had a great relaxing day!  I love sweet potato. Really, i just have a fondness for all orange foods lol. I wish I could take naps, I really can't no matter how tired I am. I try and I can't fall asleep because I just feel too unproductive and get really restless. You're def not flabby, especially if you dropped 2 lbs! Maybe your metabolism is speeding up.

Gibbit- thank you!! :D You don't know how happy it makes me to hear someone said that! And yes, I had quite the relaxing day, as per usual for my summer break :].. I don't even know why I fell asleep, I decided to read some f my book and then WHAM, my mom woke me up about 4 hours later to tell me she bought subs. ^__^ Also, I just feel flabby because for some odd reason, any weight I gain goes directly to my butt and thighs- like, my stomach doesn't even bulge anymore, I just have these huge thunder thighs, lol! But I've always been a pear, so I guess I should be used to it by now, hmm. =[ I really hope my metabolism is speeding up, however I think the 2lb drop was just because I finally "went"- can that actually weigh 2lbs though? LOL! I also took in about 4000mg of sodium yesterday, so I was expecting water weight, but got none. Hmm.

I really want to try spinach cake. :] Spinach is so bland on its own- I've put it on burgers instead of lettuce, and I've had it in a salad, but I just can't stomach it any other way. Mind sharing your recipe? :D

Today I ate:

Breakfast:
Whole Foods Maple Oatmeal-150

Lunch:
Pasta Puttanesca-200
Salad with dressing-100
Beans-100

Snack:
Trader Joe's Chocolate ice cream cup-300

Dinner:
Indian chicken-200
Pasta-200
Salad with dressing-100

Snack:
3/4 Peppermint Stick Luna Bar(my dad stole some of it)-150

I have only eaten about 1,500 calories today, so I need to find a way to get down some more calories before bed. Trouble is, I am so full I feel like I am gonna puke if I even try to eat anymore, or even drink something! How can I start feeling hungry quicker after meals?

Fhchicky: I suggest, first up, you try buying some nuts and dried fruit to mix in your oatmeal, as well as perhaps to snack on, and have larger servings at dinner and lunch. Also try making smoothies with full fat dairy/dairy alternatives as they go easy on the gut with less bulk. It will bring up the calories without much density.

Right now your hunger signals will be totally out of whack so you just have to bring yourself to eat. You also need to learn when to tell someone that they can't pick at your food because you really need all of it right now.

Soo..had my weigh in this morning. I put on 3.2lbs in 1 week! My head feels like is going to explode with all the thoughts raging inside it. I can deal with 1lb or maybe even 2 but not three. I can feel the fat 'sitting' on me and in feels so uncomfortable and disgusting. I can even describe the hatred i have towards myself right now. I know you are all going to say that 3lbs is good but for me its to much. I feel like i am going into some sort of melt down and really dont know what to do. I cant even have a shower because i dont want to look at myself especially my stomach or lower back.

Ontop of that me and my mum had a HUGE blowout about everything yesterday. We went food shopping and got back late so she would let me go to yoga. She said if i put on weight i could exercise. I feel i am being punished for nothing. I feel horrible about not exerciseing yesterday and cant even tell you how awful our argument was. I dont like fighting with my mum but if she stands there shouting at me then i am damn well gonna shout back. I told her how fat and horrible i feel and she just didnt (and never does) offer me any support. I am so alone right now. At least that is how i feel.

Breakfast: oatmeal made with semi skimmed milk, tbsp peanut butter, 7 chopped up strawberries and sliced banana.

Snack: 4 oatcakes with sundried tomato and basil houmous

i'm back!

how are you all? hope you're doing fine. remember me?

so, as lela told you i was threatened by hospitalization until yesterday when my father took me to be checked and, guess what? they won't take me in because i'm at a good weight and "nowhere  near danger" as the doctor said! he weighed me and i was 98 lbs which he said i should try to gain like a lb or 2 but even if i stayed like this i'm still "okay" as long as i  keep getting my period. my parents freaked because they knew i wasn't eating well but the doc said that even if i restricted agin, my body will go into starvation mode and resist losing weight. so i can eat 500 cals or less and maintain? isn't that just stupid?

he also said that they don't get patients in unless they are below 86 lbs. so that was such a relief for me and such a nightmare for my parents. we got home and my mom told me that "she" was going to feed me. went out for shopping and returned with nutella, milk, yogurt, peanut butter, cheese, icecream and tons of pasta and olive oil and chocolate. she said that she was going to monitor me eating and watch my weight every week...

ok,ok..this is taking too long. anyway, i have no options really. i'm forced to eat by my mom and myself coz as i said before i don't want to be unhealthy again..i just need  a BREAK for a while..but even that i'm not allowed...

what i had today..

breakfast: 350 cals

fruit and fiber cereal with milk and honey+orange juice

snack:250 cals

2 toasts with emmental cheese +1 forkful of mom's brownies"yeah she made them for me so that i take a little everyday.."

2nd snack:300 cals

caramel popcorn

that's for now.no idea what's for lunch or dinner..this will be long so don't read if you don't want to get bored.

this is how my family eats: breafast + lunch+late night snack and sometimes dinner...seriously, i once calculated the cals for my 14 yrs old sister and the didn't pass the 1200 cals and she's no way thin, 5ft2, 116 lbs. do u guys beleive this? my sisters watch me eating as say  "how can you eat all that  and not become OVERWEIGHT??!'

even though my 9 yrs old sis is overweight.. i eat more than she does. so, to mom, it's not the cals it's the FOOD. she believes if i eat 1600 cals of fatty stuff i'll gain weight!! i want to tell her that it's not enough to get my body out of starvation mode and i should eat more but she refuses! and says that i have to eat what i'm given only -which she believes is more than enough-and she doesn't want me to become fat like my sisters. yes, she believes mys isters are fat and that i'm too skinny and probably need to put on 30 lbs!! SHE IS WEIRD!! what should i do? eat more behind her back? she'd think that i'm binging or started to binge-purge.

this is so horrible...anyways, i'll stop now and update later in the evening..sorry this took way too long!!

 

Relena: Oh... dear. That sounds like Maudsley gone wrong. (Maudsley, if you don't know, is when the parents become carers of sorts and initiate refeeding, making very high-cal meals while working with a therapist and nutritionist and such).

Your mother thinks that 116 on 5'2 is fat? ... Wow. Um.

I would go with eating more behind her back because you're right, you do need more to sort your metabolism out. Is there any way you can do that without her thinking you are B+P'ing, though?

relena, good to see you posting again, and good to hear you're not too much in the danger zone. i know what it's like watching people eat 'normally'' seems like they starve themselves in comparison, no one else seems to get enough cals but still complain about gaining weight (anyone else think this) hah, older people have it tougher though, my mum doesnt really understand too much but she tries.  but i really think eating frequently does a LOT for ones metabolism,

i also understand what you mean about taking a break, try telling your mum that you just want to take it easy and not be so strict about an eating regime!, try to eat when you feel like it, even if you dont gain/lose at least you're listening to what your body wants, i know after/during ED its hard for your body to tell you what it wants and when because its confused from deprivation/overloading.

as i say, just try to do what you feel and dont make everything revolve around food, i find i'm more comfortable eating when i'm hungry as opposed to strictly eating every 2 hours. but from doing the 2 hour thing thats about when i get hungry anyway :)

yesterday

tuna, porridge/honey, orange

2egg, beans,2toast,small apple

tuna, gherkin,pickled onion, jarred pepper,

bowl muesli

roast chicken with peas,sweetcorn,brocolli, stuffing, roast potato, carrots. (i find it hard to know when to stop at sunday lunch, it's so good i dont know if i would just be eating for the sake of it as opposed to hunger, coz i could eat the whole chicken :))

then fromage frais/nuts&raisins mix

today tuna, porridge/plum (i am a broken tuna record)

(might try a vanilla whey+banana milkshake later, maybe with PB in it too :))

heyy everyone!!

yesterdays food:

breakfast: oatmeal with apple and soy milk, 2 actimel yogurts and pb on toast

snack: 1 packet of ryvita minis and a muller yogurt drink thing (wew were out)

lunch: ww pita bread with grated cheddar, apple and carrot with mustard dressing

dinner: main, a huge plate sized yorkshire pudding filled with veggie sausages, roasted squash, potatoes and parsnips and green beans, dessert, apple crumble and a glass of wine :P

snack: ww toast topped with homemade hoummous and 3 quality street

snack: strawberry and banana shake and oatmeal with honey

gibbit please dont let me make you feel lazy, if anything i feel weak reading your posts, you manage to eat more and not exercise where as im not that strong!

headingup it was me who decided to start running again!! i didnt talk to a GP or anyone, but my parents are ok with it (they pay for gym membership haha) and my dad is a GP so he can keep an eye on me haha, but i didnt start until my weight was above 90lb (im 5ft3-4...not sure)

hello :) hows everyones monday going?

 i got accepted to my 1st college of choice today :) im soooo happy all my hard work last year paid off an ow i get to go to ucd ( university college dublin) im gonna do a bachleors degree in arts ( is a mixture of subjects with a broad degree for loads of jobs but il prob go on to major in a specific area i jus dunno what that is yet) im super excited lol. orientation is in 2 weeks. i get to start fresh ...no one will know me as lauren with the ed an i can make new friends too :) an the social aspects are gr8 they have the best balls/dances/parties. oh an amazin gym facilitys an yoga an kickboxin an soo many classes an clubs.......wow sorry im jus excited lol.

i feel like im really moving forward with recovery an im ready to start upping my cals slowly...like i chcked the scales an i was sorta hopin it wud go down a bit an that ast week wasnta gain ...that it was fuid or whatever but i think i did gain 1.5 lbs...danm that banna bread i bet it was higher in cals than i thought but u know what...i realsied after gettin annoyed at the scales for a few min an gettin upset...i dont need this anymore im sooo sick of it...so i went downstairs an ate some of my trail mix !! oh an last nite i had a small dinner of like 1 tiny piece of chicken ( 30 cals) an some veggies( 60 cals) so very small dinner but its what im used to...but then at like 9pm i was like i didnt eat enough so i went an had some ben n jerrys baked alaska ( omg yumm my fav flavour ) with some granola on top to make up for also not eatin the trail mix yest!! im really startin to realise that if i wanna get better i need to gain weight......

an my therapist who works with nutritionist etc said i mite not even have to reach a healthy bmi...they go by blood tests so if my periods comeback an my bloods are back to normal ( there im provin each time i get them done yay) it doesnt neccesarily matter if im a little under my bmi. an therapy went so well....only 2 more weeks with double session then cuttin back to one session a week cause im doin so well mentally :) 

b-cereal and milk

s-nature valley oats n honey bar ( loovee them) and banana and melon - 320 cals

l- (will be) wholewheat tortilla wrap with eggwhite, tuna, extra light mayonaise and cucmber -300 cals

s-(wil be) fortisip-300 cas

d-willbe- chicken stiry fry with brown noodles -300 cals

not sure about snack yet!! im really tryin to push myself outta my comfort zone an eat diff food at least once a day...like ive had the exact same sandwhci every day for lunhc pretty much all summer but today...im havin a wrap lol. yay for tryin new foods :) does anyone else find themselves constantly eatin the exact same stuff?

charlieuk:your shake sounds yummy :)

relena:glad your back :) i agree with lalabanana ..it does ound like maudsley gone wrong. i wud jus try to sit her down an talk to her an ask can u make the food choices an she can supervize or somethin so she knows ur still gettin enough cals in? or take her to a nutriotnist or someone who will explain about gainin weight the healthy way?

  butterfly_in_the_sky: your not alone...you have all of us :) im sorry your mum had a go at u...especialy since your tryin hard. does she know about the gain this week? try not to be too hard on urself bout it...cud jus be water retention or anythin...did u up ur intake alot or anythin differnt this week?

fhchicky: unfortunatly its hard to feel hungry when your eating to try gain weight...well for me anyways im never hungry an jus eat at certain times etc an mayb ur the same? b4 bed u cud try some almonds or peanut putter? or a glass of milk or full fat yogurt?

alysha_: glad to hear ur havin a nice relaxing day :) your metab must be speedin up big time if u lost weight....when did u up ur intake to 3000?

gibbit: thats good u were hungry for dinner :) it means your listenin to your body an its sendin signals !! an its totally nomal to not be hungry at one meal an starvin at the next like my sis always says shes only hungry at dinner an she doesnt have an ed.

agruskin: ur attitude about the choc is awesome :) go u!!! an i bet the choc tasted good so who cares about the cals. i hate when others dont eat.,..it really makes me wanna skip too but if ur underweight unfortunatly its not a good idea to skip so jus try push yourself to "nourish" your body :)

heading up: howd the weigh in go? or is it on tue? im ryin to up the intake a bit more now :) an i think cause our stats are similar an we both take the drinks ( even tho ive cut back to oen an replaced the other most days) i think food wise we have around the same, but instead of havin a 2nd an 3rd snack at  the mo i jus have 2 but i do nibble on my own homemade trail mix so thats a snack too. we can help eacother out cause of our similarities :)

xxxxx

 

Aussiegirl17: Thanks. I was eating 2200 cals but didnt gain anything so this week i went to 2500 (also need to get higher to repair my metabolism) but i didnt expect to go up so high. I feel like i am crawling out of my skin.

I went a bit crazy and exercised for 40mins this morning then about 1.5 hour later exercised for another 40mins. Right know i am doubting that i want to get better or put on weight. My head feels so screwed up.

aussiegirl: Great big congrats on getting into the school of your choice! What sort of art do you intend to study? I majored in theatre which was awesome, though I'm sure would have been immensely better had I been healthy. I also eat a lot of the same foods, partly because I like them and they are "safe" and partly because I live alone. On a limited budget it makes more sense to buy things in bulk so I end up having to eat things for several days in a row. I have compromised by eating the same lunch and night snack but trying to vary the other meals and snacks.

agruskin: Wow! It sounds like you did wonderfully on your birthday! Way to go! What area of education are planning to pursue? Teaching is a blast, hope you like it as much as I do. You asked for stats so here goes: I am female (despite my screen name) a bit below 5' 2", don't weigh myself but I'd guess I'm somewhere in the 60's. Unlike so many others, I do not live in the UK, I'm just a plain old bloody American (though I do have some British genes on me mum's side.) If you click on my screen name I wrote a mini bio, if you want to know more.

aquaev: Glad you had such a successful slumber party! It is great that you are beating this crap disease now so you can enjoy your teen years.

gibbit: The potluck sounds cool. I do not think most people pay as much attention to what others are eating as we do. Also, so many people have dietary restrictions for one reason or another (allergies, gluten/lactose intolerance, religious practice, etc.) so long as YOU know your intentions behind avoiding a food item. Because you do not avoid fat or natural sugars it seems to me that your desire to skip the store-bought cookies is a normal health desire.

relena: Phew, so glad you're back! I caught your post before it was deleted and was very concerned. Please, please, please take care of yourself! I have been battling an eating disorder for more than 20 years. I missed out on so much life and I will NEVER be able to get any of that time back. Additionally, the longer one lives with the ED, the more embedded it becomes, making it all the more difficult, both mentally and physically, to recover. And really, what's the point? What do I have to show for myself now? What are we striving for? Do you really want your obituary to say, "She managed to maintain a petite figure and never missed a day of exercise." Big deal! Wouldn't it be much better to have accomplished something outside of yourself for the benefit of others? Feel free to send me a message anytime you are struggling.

theofournay: God, but I love your sense of humor. Saw a terrific bumper sticker the other day I thought you might enjoy:

Midwives help people out

Planning really helped me yesterday. My body's still playing The Case of the Missing Appetite but I ate anyway. Generally, I do not get hungry during the day and only feel a bit more of an appetite in the evening. Of course, then I pay homage to all those myths about eating before bed causing all the calories to convert to fat (which I guess is the point at this point but...) I know I need to retrain my body to spur those hunger cues so I upped my daytime intake. Anyway, (dang, I write a lot) despite the missing appetite, I did manage to enjoy a mighty tasty challenge snack I had in the afternoon. (Oh, I met my calorie goal. I even went over by a bit because I do NOT want to become rigid about exactness. Plus, the old body needs it right?)

Yesterday's vittles:

breakfast: 1 cup natural raisin bran w/ 2 tbsp. almonds and pistachios and 1 cup nonfat milk
Ezekiel bread w/ 1 tbsp. almond butter
orange, kiwi (600)
snack: plain nonfat soymilk and a peach (110)
lunch: veggie soup and pea puree w/ 2 tsp. olive oil
2/3 cup brown rice
salad w/ 4 oz. turkey tenderloin, eggplant hummus, and sunflower seeds (500)
snack: chocolate banana shake (unsweetened FULL FAT chocolate soymilk, frozen banana, yogurt)
raisin cinnamon mochi "puff" bread w/ peanut butter
kiwi (480)
dinner: curried "cream" of butternut squash and pumpkin soup w/ added oil and veggies
3 oz tuna
Ezekiel bread w/ eggplant hummus, tomatoes, and 1 oz nonfat swiss cheese (Iknow, I know, but I need to use it up)
1 1/2 glasses orange juice (530)
snack: 1 heaping cup nonfat yogurt w/ 2 cups mixed berries and a few shredded wheat n' bran squares
cantaloupe and watermelon (360)

total = 2580

 

 

Okay, nothing for me to do today. So now I am free to come on here as much as I want!

agruskin- I know what you mean about wanting to restrict because of others. My friends at school hardly ever eat lunch, or if they do they'll have a granola bar or something. It just makes me really nervous that I have to eat like a 600 cal lunch and they eat barely anything. I feel like people are going to look at me and go "Well, NO WONDER she's fat!" We just have to push though it and remind ourselves that they're just screwing up their metabolisms, but we're going to have lightning fast metabolisms when we're done gaining weight!

alysha- You are not flabby! The two pounds you lost might actually be real, because your metabolism has sped up. Or it might be because um, you know. Blah I hate how newly gained weight can't distribute itself evenly! I have the same problem as you, everything goes to my lower body, but nothing goes to my stomach. My ribs still stick out and my arms are like twigs, but my thighs and butt look fine! Grrrrrrrrrr.

relena- Sorry that things are so rough with your family now. I agree with lala, that does sound like Maudsley gone wrong. Also sorry that you had to see such an ignorant doctor! Suggesting that it would be fine to restrict again is beyond stupid! I would eat behind her back because you do need to fix your metabolism. I think you should ask to be taken to a nutritionist who specializes in ED's so your parents understand why you'll need to eat so much. Good luck

aussiegirl- Hey, congrats about getting in to your first choice! That's great that you ignored your ED thoughts and let yourself eat what you wanted! Mmm I love Ben and Jerry's. Glad you realized you need to gain weight to be healthy. Keep it up!

Breakfast- Oatmeal w/ pumpkin, Van's mini chocolate chip waffles with SNB, nectarine, egg

gibbit - Its okay [well, not really but I am used to it!] she has done this for a long time. She makes me feel bad for eating too much or gaining weight, but when I start to lose she makes me feel even worse.
What got me out of my binge/starve cycle was the shock my surgery had on my body [its hard for me to digest alot of things] but after the initial shake I would look at her and become disgusted. Not by her body or HER but by her habits - because thats exactly what I used to do. It makes me so sick and I would never go back to that in a million years.
Thank you for all those tips! Ill admit thinking about following through with alot of those things is a hugely scary thought but I know I have to do it eventually.
That lunch sounds soooo good. Ive only had sushi once but it was like heaven.

alysha - Im so glad you can relate, haha. And thats exactly how I feel! Because Ive been heavy for most of the latter part of my life [age 10+ after previously being a skinny kid] I feel like I must have some metabolism disatvantage. That there is NO WAY that I will ever be able to eat that much.
Congratulations on hitting 3000! Thats so awesome, seriously. Are you looking to gain? Or are you actually maintaining on that :o!
Yeah thats true. I shouldnt pay attention to her but sometimes it just makes me feel so bad /: I will work on tuning her out though. :]

 

 

Also does anyone know if a 'one day off' splurge day is beneficial at all? Or if that would just shock your metabolism and once it goes down hold on to everything else by back tracking?
My friend, we will call him, 'Jon' is an incredibly active guy and when he trains for water polo [which he is right now] his coach has all the team members on strict eating plans but then lets them go wild on Sunday. He hasnt gained although I dont know if hes lost doing this either.

Does that only work for maintenience? Or can you lose weight doing that, OR is it just not a good idea at all.

hi everyone!  today and this whole wk is going to be a real challenge.  were getting the floors in our house redone and have to stay in a motel for the wk.  i wont have any way of cooking, a mini fridge, w/ my parensts nonstop!!!  lots of eating out etc.  ontop of that, i havent gone to the bathroom since sat morning?! last night my stoamch was killing but didnt want to undereat so i forced myself, so not normal but didnt know waht to do?

AQUA-my mother is like anorexic, but not of course, shell eat 1/day then maybe 2 days later eat a ton, but it drives me nuts!have a great day!!!!  lots o ff un!!!

CHARLIEBRO-looks like you did amazingly yesterday!  so for ed, im not a teacher but id actually rather not say, more in terms of support staff services.  im from the us as well.  sometimes i find that i may think im not hungry but once i start eating, my appetite will return.  planning also helps me!

BUTTERFLY-focus!   dont we want to be gone w this ED, not have to focus on eating, not eating, comparing to others?!! you can do this! get back on the horse and et back those cals, you dont want to back track!

AUSSIE-congrats, college was the best!!!!! your attitude about recovery is great, make some more banana bread, add some choc chips!

RELENA-ugh, i know, my family doesnt eat through out the day, sometimes 1/day, i dunno, but still sort of over weight!  it drives me nuts when im eating constantly!

ALYSHA-youre day sounds perfect!  i want it all, lol, go carts, subs, soooo cool!  oh, and my thinghs are a bit thunderous as well.  oh, and howd you finally go to the bathroom? how long had it been? i dont understand, im eating all this food yet cant crap??!!lol

GIBBIT-ugh, my stomach yesterday was killing as well and i forced myself to stuff my face anyways, pretty awful but i didnt want to undereat, its so not normal!

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bagel, pb, apple, cheese~ 400

Hey everyone!

Yesterday:

B- toast with jelly, apple, egg omelet with cheese and ketchup

S- pretzels

L- alfredo with turkey meat

S- strawberries and blueberries with yogurt and cinnamon with fiber one on top

D- chicken wrap with veggies and black beans on the side, honey mustard

S- better n- pb and fiber one and strawberry cereal mixed with soymilk

SO it is great Relena that you are back! Well done!

Aqua- post away my love, I love reading!

Aussie- I am soo proud of you for getting into school and for realizing that as much as you don't want to gain, it is the only way for you to be truely healthy!

Decempt- I never really had just one splurge day during recovery because I was always so scared or whatever, but I did splurge on something new once a day. Like one day I would have chocolate covered pretzels as a snack and then the next day I would have ice cream for dessert. I think it might be beneficial as long as it doesn't lead to binging of some sort!

Agruskin- I think sometimes situations that we can't control (like eating out and with our parents) is what helps push ed over the edge. You will do great this week, make sure to eat enough and to eat often!!

breakfast: tuna+ketchup+lemon, porridge+milk+plum

snack: toasted roast chicken sandwich with basil and tomato

lunch: hake en papillot,w onion lemon tarragon+ooil, on whole wheat pasta with peas sweetcorn and brocolli.

snack: tuna, pear

snack: sliced ham, wm pitta, hummous, fromage frais, nuts

out of interest, how much do people suggest i eat for maybe maintenance/gains at 6'4''/193cm, 19yo, Male, currently around 154lbs/70kg/11stone

so, i stopped at the caramel popcorn noon snack...

lunch: 200 cals

-fruit salad of guava, dates and mango

dinner: 500 cals

-pasta with smoked tuna

night snack: 150 cals

-1 glass skimmed milk + 2 dates

and then my mom came into my room with this big package of " powder milk with added vitamins and fat' DO U GUYS BELIEVE THIS???!! THEY SELL STUFF WITH ADDED FAAATT??

and then she was like,  ''Rel, honey, 1 tbsp of this contains 50 calories and 15 gms fat. i need you to take this 3 times a day infront of me okay?good.here's the spoon.."

so that added 150 cals..

so the total today is 2000 cals