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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 :]

slr: Nuts... all are good for you generally. Almonds, pistachios, walnuts, brazils, cashews, and peanuts are very good ones - as long as they are unsalted.

Oatmeal... oh, lots of things. A sliced banana warmed with the oats is lovely. Peanut butter works, chocolate powder/cocoa powder works well, and fruit nuts and honey are all yummy too.

Rice... Try to buy brown. It's a better grain in general. Basmati or not, I don't know, I don't know the difference. D; I eat long grain brown rice.

Strength is very good for gainers. Try asking in the Fitness forum for people to help you plan a routine out. I lift three times a week on a split routine, though I will get to use decent weights soon so will ideally see more results. Still, ask in Fitness - they're very good with these things!

sayuri-mio: Thank you for all your support and encouragement. Well done on the avocado! When I was 12 my family hosted a Japanese exchange student from Tochigi Prefecture. Have you heard of it?

agruskin: Awesome attitude with the pizza and salad with avocado and eggs. I hope your spirits are up today. I think my appearance has cost me jobs as well. Guess it gives us more motivation to beat this thing, huh?

psychoj: I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so crummy. Your attitude is really positive though. Hope you are healthy soon!

slr101: Way to go with the full fat dairy products! Pb & J = yummy! Pb & banana is also terrific. All nuts have nutritional value so it's good to eat a variety. Walnuts are notable for their omega-3 fatty acids (as are flaxseeds and pumpkin seeds.) Peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, and sunflower seeds are all high in vitamin E. Most nuts and seeds also offer fiber, potassium, selenium, protein, folate, zinc, calcium, and magnesium. I like cooking my oatmeal with milk. You can add protein powder to boost calories and flavor a bit. Any nuts or seeds you like make a crunchy addition. You can also stir in peanut or almond butter. Berries, diced apple, banana, or dried fruit add sweetness. Some people add dry cereal such as Kashi or granola for a texture contrast. White rice is okay. Yes, brown rice has more protein and fiber but if white rice is a fear food, go for it! It doesn't matter if it's basmati or jasmine, short or long grain, they are all pretty comparable. You should eat more carb than protein especially when trying to gain weight because protein takes longer to digest thus keeping you full for longer.

Yesterday I still felt like poo. Has anyone experienced dizziness, sweating, nausea every time they ate? I don't know what's going on with me. I'm too lazy to post my food but I ate a bit over 2200 calories yesterday. Drat! Sooooooo nauseous. On the plus side, I went to the acupuncturist and though I still felt sick afterwards I was able to sleep in until almost 3:00 a.m. which is a bit of an improvement. I feel a bit less puky this morning so I'm optimistic the appointment helped. No matter what, I am determined to meet my 2500 minimum today, nausea or no nausea. If anyone has any idea what these symptoms indicate I'd appreciate their insight. Thanks!

Today, thus far:

breakfast: smoothie (full fat unsweetened vanilla soy milk, protein powder, oj, strawberries, blueberries)
Ezekiel bread w/ almond butter
orange

Hi, me again! sorry I just keep posting at bad timing(I mean I post  often but write little) and dont write to all people here. I just take maybe dubble time than you guys to read  and understand and write, also too busy studying and going to school so I just can answer to pepole who wrote to me at the moment. I will write to others when I find the time!!

agruskin; I hardly exercise compared with some people here. I go to school from Tue- Fri  and have no time to do exercise except only 10 min danbel in the morning when I have school. When I dont have school and have enough time, I go for a walk around 1hr andgo grocery shopping.( I wanted to start running but I dont have enough muscle and get out of breath soon ,so stopped. Im lazy!!) I dont do any big exercise, but try not to be in the house all day. In japanese ,  if someone is staying in the house all day every day, we say ' Don't be so lazy being in the house all the time, you will have 'root' grows from you in the house! hehe.

I think having full fat products is what you need especially because you are on weight gain.Once you reach the maintenance, you can switch back to low fat product( Youll still need lots of energy even after you get goal weight, so avoid no fat things. And we all need certain amount of fat to be HEALTY!) My dietitian says I can have low fat product once I reach the goal weight but I should be flexible、for example; when you go to cafe and if there is no 'no fat' milk available, still you can have full fat milk instead. I think thats normal ppl do.  Choc bar I have is called 'Freddo' from Cadburry's.It's Frogs shape and half of it is white choc and the other half is milk choc, So yammy!! And pikelet is just a pancake. Im sure aussiegirl should know too! ( does anyone know if we call ' pikelet'only  in Australia??)

charliebo-hmm that's strange, maybe you're just sick? Try and get some rest and eat easy on the stomach foods for a while. Congrats on sleeping til 3 am! That's awesome, I was actually able to sleep through almost the whole night last night too! it was amazing, I woke up for the first time at 6 am! and then slept in again til about 7:30. But no waking up to go to the bathroom, no 3 am snacks, sooo great :)

slr101- I think charlie answered all the questions. for nuts, they all have their strenghts and are good for different things. My fave is almonds but I mix it up too. Just eat what you like! A good thing to put in smoothies would be oats, pb, or protein powder, or all of the above. PB+J is wonderful at any age, use a good hearty bread, and honey and pb were made to go together! oatmeal can have anything like people have said, use milk to cook it, you can even use condensed milk or coconut milk, dried fruits and nuts, bananas, any berries, I think there have been topics started on this too.

saykyoku- you should probably pull your friend aside as someone who's experienced an ed and talk to  her, I'm sure she could use a friend. It's sad that your friends throw around the word "ano" like it's some sort of fad, it's offensive whether you have one or not, and it's a serious illness, it would be like saying "you look like you have cancer" or "you have more cancer than I do" it's just not right.

relena- sounds like you're really trying hard! I know your mom means well but I really think you should talk to her, and she should be serving you a bigger lunch than just fish. I can udnerstand the concern since it's common to go from anorexia to bingeing but going that long without food is usually what leads to the bingeing later on, so it turns into a cycle. You shouldn't have to sneak food behind her back because that's perpetuating the messed up relationship we have with food. Maybe you could have her talk to a nutritionist? or show her some of the articles meesh has posted on here about recovering anorexics. I'm glad youre finding a new studio!

SOO, I'm still doing well, but I weighed again after a week of going over 3000 cals and I'm down .5 lbs. I know that's not much and probably doesnt reflect anything, but it's still something to think about considering I gained 2 lbs on 2500. Like aqua had mentioned, it's sort of satisfying to see the scale go down...that's bad. it's not really because I want to lose weight, but it makes me feel better eating so much because I feel like I have this cushion, if my metabolism is working like this then one day when I no longer care about calories or what I eat, I most likely will not turn into a giant blob. I guess I'll just keep eating as much as possible.

but I have something terribly ED and shameful that I have to admit on here because I know I can trust you all to hold me accountable for my actions. There's an event for one of my school organizations tonight and I've been lying to my friends about not being able to go. It's at this place called the chocolate bar, and it's $5 for all you can eat chocolate cake. These are like massive gooey, buttery, sugary, decadent layered chocolate cakes. And of course every normal person is sooo excited for this event and it would send off red alerts in every direction if I didn't pretend to be excited about chocolate cake. But honestly, just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm about to ahve a panic attack. I've overcome tons of fear foods, and I've done cake and cookies, and desserts before, but not like this one, this is like the cheesecake factory of chocolates but with larger slices. So every time someone has asked me if i'll be able to make it I say I don't know because I need to take my parents to the airport, even though they technically left yesterday. I'm just not ready :\

I'll post food later, I'm just dissapointed in myself now.

hi everyone :) thanks a mill for all the comments they were all really encouraging and nice!!

so today i went an looked arounnd my new college campus with my mum to find out where to go on my first day an stuff an we were soo lost lol. its huuugge with like a zillion buildings and we were there tryin to find our way around by using a map. im so gonna get lost alot haha. and today i bought a differnt bread for a change an per slice its 111 cals instead of 80 like the one i usued to buy(which i thought was 100 cals perslice but i was wrong so i was over estimatin lunch every day an not actually gettin in 300 cals there) so that means by jus switchin to that bread i get an extra 42 cals in at lunch :) easy peasy changes help lol. and ive also added in some extra almonds into my trailmix an im gonna try addin more everyday...like 1 extra a day so by the middle of next month il be eating loads of nuts lol.

b-cereal and milk-350 cals

s- nature valley oat bar and fruit salad - 330 cals

l- seedy multigrain bread with turkey, eggwhite, relish and sweetcorn-310 cals

s-fortisip -300 cals

d- omletter with mushrooms and ham and half red onion( one egg and one extra egg white) -150 cals

s- hopefully yogurt with some granola mixed in-100 cals

trail mix-110 cals

total-1650

ahhh earlier i was so havin an ed moment it. ok so id already been walkin around the campus for like over an hour an then wen i was at home i was tryin to decide wether to excersise or not an i didnt feel like it but then part of me was like oh i shud cause its so nice out an the i realised it was the ed thoughts pushin me to excersise an i got all upset an talked to my mum an then she helped me by sayin u shud jus relax today...you dont wnna go for a walk cause uve already been for one ...the is the ed so jus ignore it an do somethin esle..an funny enough cause she helped me clear up the fact that the ed was tryin to take over i was ok...i didnt go for  a walk...i jus relaxed. does things like this hapen to anyone else?

il comment in a little whilesorry i didnt get to yest but i promise i will today xxxxx

hi everyone-feeling like i need to do a lot of self talk today.  i weighed  myself this morning after having 1 cup of coffee, but then being able to finally go to the bathroom, and it showed me up 2.5lbs from mon and since i began eating 1900-2200cals ~1.5 months ago, ive gained ~3.5-4lbs.  i know this is good, i know im still underweight, but ofcourse im struggling w the gain.  im a bit under 5'4 and ~95lbs i think.  i dont measure foods and dont add random extras so i may be off w my cal totals but i dont think i hit 2500, maybe 2200ish.  just feeling a bit lost, i know ave maintenance for most is 2000 and if i want to gain i should eat more, 2500? its just hard.  i also know i want to be done w this, that im now closer to my goal of not having to stuff myself, having to count, all this garbage, but its still tough...

GIBBIT-im assuming youre jewish? iam too, deff have those bagels at those club meetings! ugh-the cushion, its nuts!  ok, the cake event, i hear you, i also feel panicky when i know in advance theres some food event that im scared of and ya know what, weve all come really far but sometimes there are things were not ready for, like this maybe.  how about, not going to the event but conquering another challenge or fear today?  having a bagel or some bread, going out w another friend...youre doing great!

SAYURI-whats danbel?? i dont really have much of a life these days and no job, altho if i dont get a real job soon in my feild, then im thinking of getting some dumb retail or something job just to fill my time.  i get plenty of fats, pb, ice cream, chocolate bars daily, so i dont think im too low. i never heard of the pickelet or the cadbury one you get, im in the US so everything is diff.  i see you have 2 candies a day or so? are you having the whole bar? i just get nervous that im being really unhealthy, especially compared to other ppl's menus on the site.  yea, my mother suggested yesterday that for 1 wk i switch to everything full fat, but im scared. so does flexable w/full fat foods mean only when youre out and theirs no option, or that youre going to switch to full fat foods at home? i dont have a nutritionist or anything and am doing tis on my own.  sounds like youre doing very well and very motivated, id say  switch to full fat! altho easier said than done i know.

CHARLIEBRO-Ugh, its great motivation to gain, wanting a job adn all, but i feel soooooooooo self conscious and just so bad.  im sort of scared that if i dont get a job my parents will somehow insist on some higher level ED treatment that i dont want.  maybe you have a cold or the flu? have you taken any meds? i forget if i asked, but hows your progress been while having ~2500 and how long have you been at this intake? i hope you feel better-try and take it easy!

thurs

t bagel, pb, apple, cheese-400

i want everyone to keep trying their best, remember you wont turn into a blob overnight, even if you went overweight, which would likely take years, you could work it off.

remember the body is a remarkable thing and can take a lot of abuse that people throw at it, enjoy your food and try not to think about things tooo much, it would be heaven not to think about calories, does anyone remember not knowing/caring what a calorie was. them were the days.

tackle your fears and worries, dont make food the central part of your life, ED is all about control if you go too far in the opposite direction you still have a problem, but as long as you're not undereating being obsessive isn't too bad.

i know you all need to get enough cals to gain but thinking too much about it can just drive you crazy !

ramble over

woops-didnt see the previous page so some more responses-

T17-great attitude- i cant even remember what foods i used to like or how i ate or being carefree.  i think its denial/ED bloking my memories. 

GIBBIT-i HATE when i see or hear of ppl not eating enough, it also drives me so crazy and makes me restrict bc i think, theyre not eating, i dont have to either! so bad.

FLTCHKY-way to go on the bakery cupcake!  i also have the endangered choc bar thing, so good!! i think i eat like 4 peices at a time? its so rich!

SAYKYOKU-hey! how are you doing? oh boy, w your friends, if you feel ok about it, let them know how youre feeling.

continuation of my post, please read my above one too

agruskin: defo do some self talk...it always helps me. just remeber your goal of being healthy an recovered an dont let the ed make u think otherwise. i struggle with the gains too...i think we all do after wantin to loose weight for so long but try turn it around an get excited when u see a gain even if u feel sad..jus fake it and you start to feel ok after a while about gains...thats what ive been doin an at first i always feel like crap but lately ive been feelin alot better about it. i wanna be done with this too..it sux but we can an will recover k so jus keep up the intake :)

t17: awesome post...really inspirational an motivating :)

gibbit:yup routines are borin but soo hard to get out of..i think its a bit to do with ocd from the ed....damn the ed an all its strings attatched *shakes fist* lol. and doint feel ashamed to admit the ed is makin it hard for you to go to that cake thing. hell id be worried about it if i was in the same position too...i think most of us wud with eds cause its such a fear food event. but i bet if u went u wud be so proud of urself an ud defo be kickin the eds but :) so mayb try go an eat a bit of cake? then u can always make an excuse an leave? and well done on eatin 3000 cals :) i wish i cud achieve that.

sayuri-mio: yep i know what picklets are :) there really yummy.  omg i miss freddos they are so yum....i always usued to get them when i was in australia lol. yeah i agree about the full fat products on weight gain..it makes it easier to switch to low fat when ur i maintenance too so you dont have to cut back on the amt of food ...jus switch to less fatty stuff. so how are u gettin on with the food? has your doc asked you to increas or anythin? seems like ur doin really well :)

charliebo:2200 is still really good yest :) hmm thats oddd your feelin like that when you eat. has it been happenin alot? good luck on gettin 2500 im sure ul do it !!

slr101: all nuts are good...my favs are alomonds an cashews....but go for unroasted non salted ones. i dont do strength trainin yet cause my weights too low but im gonna start when i reach mayb 95 lbs. oh an brown rice is best. but basmati rice even white is better for you than nomral white rice...lower gi. and if your gaining you need a good amt of both protein an carbs an fat too!! i eat a ton of cabs...i cudnt live without them.

saykyoku: you shud tell your friend what your noticin an that your worried about her. your jus bein a good friend and its important that she knows shes not alone. shes lucky to have somone so nice lookin out for her!

relena: surely if ur mum knows u had an ed shed let u eat when u want. an if not then she has some problems of her own an mayb u shud tell her to go to a doc who can explain the eatin recoverin anorexics need to do. twice a day is defo not enough. u deserve to get better an she sudnt stop you! hope ur ok :)

aeropink161: welcome back :) hows work going then?? can u try have stuffat your desk to nibble on??

likearock6:we jus need to push ourselves outta the zone were used to an i think itll get better . well done on bein flexible an buyin a snack u hadnt planned too :)

theorournay: haha i love that movie an that line...ben an jerrys...soo yummy :)

You're all so inspiring! thank you so much. I'm not really hungry today but I know I really just need to suck it up and do this. And I nkow it's going to take a lot. I had about a 700 cal breakfast and now it's only 11:30 but I'm going to school so I'm having to eat again since I won't be home til after 3ish.

Agru- I'm eating bread! I almost never have bread with lunch, not sure why, so this is hard for me, but I toasted an english muffin, even spread margarine on it! and am having it with a soft boiled egg. I also had to have some carrots with salsa because I don't feel complete without vegetables. I'm sure I'll eat a second "lunch" when I get home too.

as for the chocolate bar, I'm just going to accept that I can't do this right now, and I might not ever truly enjoy decadent things like that the way I used to. I know too much about what goes into it now. Before I was clueless. If I went I'd feel really self concious about only taking a few bites and I'd feel really panicky about even those few bites. My friends woudl think I was weird, and I would really not enjoy myself. I'd rather bake my own cakes at home and know what I put into them. Instead I think I'm going to focus on eating a lot on my own today and go out with a friend to watch some slam poetry tonight. Something non food related :)

Just a quick update on food so far for today, and then I'll be gone for the weekend - I'm going to the beach with friends...  Totally spur of the moment so taking lots of granola bars and dried fruit and nuts with me because I have no idea what we'll be eating (and it's sometimes hard to find restaurants with good vegetarian options down here!).  A little bit nervous about the food aspect of the weekend (not to mention being the beanpole in a bikini!), but for now I'm just going to focus on how much fun we're going to have!

Breakfast:  2 slices high-protein whole wheat bread with peanut butter; fruit salad; homemade blackberry juice

Snack:  glass of milk (pitiful, I know, but I got sidetracked after class)

Lunch:  minestrone soup; cup of white rice with sauteed broccoli and tofu; tomato, cucumber, and avocado salad

Snack:  guanabana (!!!) yogurt with granola; baby carrots

And then who knows!? 

gibbit:  I feel you on the desserts...  I always seem to be the one who passes up the slice of cake or the brownie.  Unless I make it myself, I just don't even have the desire to try it.  It makes me feel self conscious too, and I feel like I've come up with an arsenal of excuses to avoid the stuff - like, "I'd love a slice, but chocolate gives me migraines."  It makes me sad, but it's also ironic considering what a foodie I am - I love to cook and bake and try new foods and recipes and combinations... but most of all when I'm in control of it!  Have fun tonight!

alrty, responses and food update-

GIBBIT-i think its awesome that youre challenging yourself in so many ways today, having the EM and going out maybe w a friend tonight is great! i can never find nonfood related things to do around here.  also, sometiems doing certain things that other ppl considar normal, is not for you, now, or ever.  doing something that you dont feel ready for is sometimes a great idea but sometimes may prove more harmful than helpful, you may feel like you need to later on restrict or excercise it off or whatever, the guilt could be too great, so i think its a great idea what youre doing.  also, i know there are many things that i could be challeneged by so if you have any suggestuons for me, im open!

AUSSIE-thanks, that really helped me!  i want to be donw w this already! are you thinking of increasing your intake?

thurs

t bagel, pb, apple, cheese-400

cereal, milk, trail mix ~200

planning-

bagel w/ tuna salad from bagel place, a fruit ~600

fage +fruit ~ 180

boca burger+bun, loaded salad, fruit~350

apple, yogurt, choc bar ~350   TOTAL ~2100

breakfast: 1/3 brat, ezekiel grain english muffin, PB, apple, soy milk

snack: gatorade, fruit snacks

lunch: roast beef and cheese sammy, salad with dressing, soy milk

snack: Edy's fruit bar, nature valley bar

dinner: like half a pound of tuna salad on ezekiel grain bun, salad with ranch, soy milk

snack: red candy (to celebrate the return of my period...ahhahahaha)

Mrahhh you guys! Chill on the posting a bit please! This hurts my brain. I'm just doing this page today because my brain is slooooow today.

relena- Please keep posting! I didn't mean to sounds cruel or harsh or anything like that, but I just don't want you to slip back in to old behaviors. I second gibbit's idea of talking to a nutritionist, or showing your mom some articles above recovered anorexics. Stay strong!

gibbit- I feel exactly the same way! Like if I can prove to myself that I can eat this much and either lose weight or maintain, than I won't have to be afraid of eating what I want in the future because it won't make me fat. Don't feel ashamed about the cake thing! It's fine if you miss it. You've beaten so many fears lately and have been so great with not counting that it doesn't even matter if you miss this one thing. Step by step is the way to go, you don't want to push yourself and have a panic attack.

agru- Self talk is a good idea. Just focus on the big prize, your body will thank you once you gain enough weight!

Sorry I haven't been too involved with CC over the past few days. I'll catch up this weekend. Eh, school was okay today, nothing special. I hate lunch though! All my tiny friends (well not really friends, acquaintances that I just sit near) them eat diet food during lunch, and I'm wolfing up this huge lunch.. one of my friends had a fruit cup for lunch. Seriously, a FRUIT CUP! One didn't have lunch at all, and the other had two 100-calorie packs and same grapes. It just makes me so self conscious to eat in front of anyone but my family. Ugh I feel like crying just thinking about how much I hate out lunch.

havent been hungry all day but forcing myself :|

b- smoothie with full fat yogurt and milk [400]

s- 2 tbsp hummus and carrots [150]

l- indian protein pancakes and veggies, yogurt, butter  [850]

dinner havent eaten yet but.. pb&j sandwich with cup of nuts and full fat yogurt hopefully :|

and evening snack of oatmeal or granola?

god this is hard for me :|

Edit: dinner was a home-made veggie delite sub :) on herb and cheese bread but with full fat cheese, mayo, and home-made south-wstern chipotle (spelling?) sauce,

500 - odd cals not sure maybe more :)

'around 1900 today and im absolutely stuffed :S feel like I ate too much and that im gonna burst or something but ill be okay just gotta adjust slowly :S

later on gonna have granola and yogurt or nuts, gotta work on this increasing thing slowly. but im pretty proud of myself

gibbit: I completely understand about the cake situation. It's hard to know where the line is between being diseased and making healthy choices. I guess it's all about the intention behind it. But, the poetry slam sounds like fun. Good idea as life needn't revolve around food.

agruskin: No, I haven't taken any meds. I don't feel as though I have a cold and, despite the nausea, I haven't actually thrown up so I don't think it's the flu.

I am feeling a bit better today but now I am scared to get to 2500 again. I'm pretty sure I can do it but all these doubts creep in. Like, the reason I feel sick is because I'm eating more than my body needs. I wish I didn't care so darn much! I mean, I need to gain weight so why should it matter if I eat 2200 or 2500? If I need to gain wouldn't more be better? Ugh, so confusing. I can look in the mirror and see that I'm emaciated but I FEEL so solid and thick. I think my weight is still in the 60's (not positive, I'm afraid to know) which I know is abnormal for an almost 5'2" adult woman but the ED voice tries to convince me that weight looks different on me and because of the osteoporosis I have abnormally light bones. I apologize for the negativity but I'm hoping that by voicing (writing) my fears I'll realize their absurdity. If anyone has any words of wisdom for staying committed to recovery I would be most appreciative.

CHARLIE-ok, so when im struggling, i need to remind myself of my goals.  list them, write them, wahtever.  also, preplan your meals, even make them ahead of time so you dont have to think about it.  will scaring you work into eating more, bc i can say scarey things if you want me to! lol.  just want to help.  your body can deff handle this amount of food-im betting it can handle tons more at the weight, to be honest. 

im about 5'3.5 and 95lbs as of today.  im not healthy.  i have no life.  pretty srue no job bc of this DAMN ED.  we need to move on. 

scare yourself, preplan, maybe drink more ensure so its sort of mindless eating.  you can do it!  were here for eachother!  we need to prepare our bodies so that we can live life to the fullest!

AQUA-youre "friends" or whatever are only fooling themselves, i feel sorry for them bc when i was your age i didnt think about 100 cal packs and what not, theyre the ones that will have no energy and be unhealthy, not you-keep up the great work! ignore them!

ILOVECHAI-still so excited for you! what red candy did you choose? i want to replicate your meal plan so that i can get my period.  im a bit over 5'3 and about 95lbs, i think i need to be at least 110 for quite some time before i get mine.  any insight or comments on what im eating?  thanks so much and congrats again!

honestly, rt now, im feeling huuuuuuuuuuuge, mushy, just blah but like, im hungry, i may think im not and then i start eating and bam, im truly hungry bc my body feels good while i eat-thats a good thing, rt?  im so scared, i feel like i eat tons of food times 10, but i THINK im doing the rt thing.

anyone have any comments on my foods? thanks!

thurs

t bagel, pb, apple, cheese-400

cereal, milk, trail mix ~200

bagel w/ tuna salad from bagel place, a fruit ~600

fage 2% w/ sauce +fruit ~ 180

EDIT-

fish sticks, corn on the cob, loaded salad, fruit~350 (didnt wantto be rigid so i changed my dinner to what my mom made)

apple, yogurt, choc bar ~350   TOTAL ~2100

agru: i'm feeling huge too, but we're totally both doing the right thing. i'm not a nutritionist, but i'm pretty up to date of my facts. So if I had to comment on your meal plan example i'd say add milk for your bones (or more fatty yogurt), protein with breakfast, lunch, and dinner (that might mean eating more meat. it truly changed how i function), and getting fat in wherever you can. full fat dressings, oil in cooking, real butter, loaded tuna salad, PEANUT BUTTER by the spoonfuls. you might even need more than 2100 cals, because you might be in hyper burn?

btw um im 5''1.5 and im around 90 pounds, REALLY want to gain but kind of scared :| also im 13,

ILOVECHAI-hi, thanks, ugh, i hate this feeling of feeling huge, i swear i an see myself looking better but somehow thats a neg.  better=bigger i guess.  ok, so i have about 3/4 cup milk w the cereal for my AM snack.  ~1 or 1 1/2 tbspns PB for bfast, my yogurt is 2%.  what protein w bfast?  i dont think i could give up my pb at bfast on the thomas bagel-too good.  i love sandwiches so i can work w diff protein fillings i guess bc i often have cheese-protein tho. 

whats hyper burn?  im not sure im exactly at 2100 or what bc i dont measure my foods really or have  a scale or anything like that.  thank you so much, i def lack in protein tho, i eat like all carbs and fats and feel so unhealthy compared to most of the posts here. 

and CHAI- youre doing amazing!!!