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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 :]

hi everyone, i couldnt post yesterday mums laptop was playing up, i stay at my mums at weekends, well yesterday i could the kids out for the day it was good but i was in panic mode yesterday, all started cause i had muesil for my breakfast that added up to 300 calories, i felt ok while eating it but after i felt terrible and that sent me in a down mood. went out last night for the 1st time in months, with my partner, we out for a talk about us, and i am surrprise at how well it went, think he is finaly understanding he listened and said he will do what ever it takes to get me well again, he told me he loves me more then anything in the world and that he dosent want to lose me, as some of might know im thinking of leaving him, so last night went well, the resturant on the other hand was a different story, i had looked on their web site for calories in their dishes, i had planned what to have since thursday and what happens they had run out, so i landed up having a bowl of salad and 3 bits of melon, i felt like dieing when they told me they had run out, didnt think i would ever feel like that. anyway heres what i ate yesterday

B= muesil  300 cals

L= one slice of low cal bread, 1 1/2 slices of low cal turkey slices, and side salad 104 cals

D= at resturant bowl of salad and 3 bits of melon 50 cals

D= when i got home my mum made me eat at 10.30, one low cal sausage and some veg 168 cals

milk for the day 60 cals

total cals 682 not good but had a very bad day, will do better today

im going to the cafe to day, going to have a little bit of a chicken, a few chips and half a roll works out at 350 cals.

will post my meal plan tonight once im all done.

lucyxx

fhchicky4: Well, as a kid I never played any sports which made me kind of overweight, but I feel much healthier now after gaining a little, you probably feel the same way too. Keep up the good work!

xmasbaby1974: I don't dare to eat out yet as restaurants aren't required to have their nutritional information stated here, at least you're making progress on that. Be positive, you know that anything lower than 1200 is very bad for health (but that doesn't mean 1200 is optimal, you should really be getting more than that), thus planning is the key here. As long as you split your meals well, you'll be able to meet at least the benchmark everyday. If you're uncomfortable with eating anything more than 200 calories, make sure that you get at the very minimum 7 meals a day of as close to 200 calories as you can. Arrange accordingly.

agruskin: I'm not very sure about my weight as I don't really have a weighing schedule. For rests, between reps, I just rest for as long as I feel I need to recover and between sets, my rest is the time it takes to adjust the gym equipment, record down my previous number of reps and drink water. I guess I could try white too but somehow I've grown accustomed to having lots of fibre in my food. I tracked my first two meals and those alone gave me 50g of fibre!

toasttoasttoast thank you for ur reply, and the addvice, i need all the help i can get at the moment, i am trying to aim to get more calories in everyday but finding it very hard but im not giving up, im enjoying being able to get out of bed and walk round the park with my children, been a while since i was able to do that.

lucyxx

breakfast- 1 english muffin with 2 tbsp. peanutbutter on top, 1 glass of milk. (480 calories)

snack- 1 granny smith apple, 3 tablespoons of cinnamon. (129 calories)

lunch- pb&honey sandwich, 1 medium pear, 1 cup of milk. (448 calories)

snack- cinnamon banana smoothie. (288 calories)

dinner- 1 cup of mashed potatoes, 1/2 piece of roasted chicken, 1 cup of sweet corn, 1 glass of milk. (686 calories)

Total- 2,215 calories

I think i had a little too much of protein and sugar. =/ [102 grams of protein, 130 grams of sugar]

Xmas: You really, really need to eat more. As in, the recommended level of intake is 2500+ for a gainer. Get rid of the low calorie foods and switch them for high calorie. If you mum can cook for you let her do it because you're really not helping yourself eating one low calorie sausage and low calorie bread. Push yourself. It's tough, I know, but you have to break that ED.

I've not been posting here much lately in general because I find I keep getting annoyed seeing starvation post after starvation post. The break is probably good for me, though.

xmasbaby1974: Your welcome, the mentality you should be getting into is: Anything less than (suitable number) kcal is very unhealthy and even worse than gaining fat. When you starve yourself like that, you're just going to lose muscle and feel weak. You will not be shedding fat, you will be losing muscle. You know that you must gain weight therefore halt the muscle lost and start the revival. If you really can't eat enough, go get Ensure Plus or any of those nutritional high-calorie drinks. You are probably malnourished.

lalabanana: She already has children, I don't think we should bother her mother. ><

psychoj: You do not need to feel guilty about not posting. I miss hearing from you but when you aren't around I figure it is because you are busy enjoying life!

theo: Liked the quote. As for professional literature, there's a ton I could recommend but it is all teaching-related, not sure if that's in your sphere of interest. If so, let me know and I'd be happy to suggest some titles. Not sure how to spell it (have to ask my father) but I find the Italian equivalent of the f-bomb a rather satisfying substitute.

toast x 3: A language purist, eh? Do you read much?

dragonfly: It's weird how similar are experiences have been. One of the times I was hospitalized dumb Dr. Hinds (whom I promptly dubbed "Dr. Behind") would not let me eat as he felt it would be "too much of a shock to my system." Despite being tube-fed, I was ravenous. I begged to be allowed to eat, tried to talk my parents into sneaking me food (they didn't, they're rule followers) to no avail. Finally, after six days he relented and allowed me food. I couldn't even bring a fork to mouth I was shaking so hard from hunger.

I don't think you are eating too much protein but you may not be eating enough carbohydrates and fats. There are two main problems with too high a percentage of your calories coming from protein. First of all, protein is pretty satiating so it may fill you up thus hindering your efforts to increase your intake. Secondly, if you do not eat enough carbohydrates you run the risk of sending your body into ketosis, which is very dangerous especially because your organs have already been compromised.

I began taking birth control when I was in residential treatment but I was on weight gain at the time so don't know if any of the weight gain could be attributed to the pill. The dietitian had me stop taking it to see if I would get my period on my own (I didn't) just prior to my discharge. As I reverted to my old behaviors fairly quickly any loss of weight would be hard to attribute to the cessation of the birth control.

fhchicky4: Keep up the hard work! What position do you play!

xmasbaby: You can do this! Sometimes increasing in small increments works for me but at other times, I have found it far easier to just jump in head first and eat way more. (You know how much harder it is to sloooooowly inch into a cold lake? When you jump right in your body seems to acclimate sooner. I think it is like that with the food.)

relena: Welcome home! Please take good care of yourself.

Not counting yesterday did me some good. I was far less neurotic about the size of this plum versus that plum and measuring my food. I still had a general idea of how much I ate but not such a rigid count. Didn't eat quite enough so I do need to be more vigilant today. Despite feeling like I no longer need to gain an ounce I began the day with a rather high cal breakfast as I'm determined to f-ing get this crappy phase over with already!

Finishing up yesterday:

dinner: wholegrain pita stuffed with pinto beans in tomato sauce w/ olive oil and a bit of yogurt (for creaminess)
veggies w/ eggplant hummus
orange juice, cantaloupe
snack: nonfat yogurt w/ mixed berries
watermelon

Today thus far:

breakfast: big bowl of shredded wheat n' bran w/ almonds, ground flax, prunes, and nonfat milk (I've dubbed this my "super pooper" bowl
orange

AHHH. My mom completely ruined our good computer yesterday afternoon by clicking on a fake pop-up ad and then turning off the computer. My dad said a virus has been loaded on to it. Grrrr. So now we have to bring it somewhere to get it fixed and I am stuck on this ancient computer that we've had since I was seven or something and has a monitor the size of a microwave. And the virus is probably going along and deleting every file on our good computer right now. Including iTunes! I'm supposed to be getting a new ipod in the mail soon, and now I can't do anything with it because all my songs will be gone. Arg that woman.

Anyway, not doing much today. I need to go get my glasses fixed because one of the lenses popped out. And the glasses store just happens to be near Whole Foods. Heh. I'll try to post replies over the next couple days but I don't know how well that'll work :\

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

Snack- Almonds probably

charliebo: Not really. I like to read books but always fail to find books that interest me. I like to watch films very much though. My tastes are weird though and sometimes I watch films that I shouldn't be watching (Pulp Fiction is great, but I would like to say that no, I did not go around cursing like a retard in school and did not memorise the quotes, I like to think of myself as less imprssionable as that). To tell the truth, I don't know why I'm very rigid about language (mostly grammar, for vocab, I use "say" and "nice" whenever I'm too lazy to think of a better symnonym), but I guess it's because my family converses almost exclusively in English and society here is mostly billingual.

aquaev: Switch to Firefox and get AdBlock. You won't ever see those ads again.

Hey everyone! wow, I missed a day and now I'm way behind on posts. I've read through but would have to write a novel to respond. My retreat was sooo much fun! Not the best eating day but I'm sure I managed maintenance and didn't count and it didn't matter. I had almost given up on going because I couldn't find anyone to ride with coming home last night and I really couldn't leave the kitten alone but last minute I found out one of the other girls was driving home. so I had like 15 min to pack and leave. And I was really apprehensive about it because I finally had it out with that friend of mine I was angry with last week, and she was supposed to be going too.

I'm actually really proud of myself for doing that because once I set my plans for the day I can be really rigid about it, and I had started assuming I wasn't going to go so I hadn't started worrying about planning lunch or packing snacks or anything, but I didn't really ahve time to think about it. Lunch I just made a quick salad and ate a ton of carrots on the way out. Then we drove to the beach where one of our directors has a beach house and he had gone all out for us. He bought tons of food so we were snacking all day on m&m's (omg i ate m&m's!!! I'm proud but feel a little gross still) a fruit tray, and a veggie tray. We went out on his boat and jet skis and went swimming. I wore a swimsuit!!! and didn't feel weird in it, at one point I felt kind of fat :\

But my friends said they loved my suit and I looked sexy in it :) the rabbi told me the ever triggering "you look like you've been able to put on weight in the last 6  months" but I know it's a good thing so I just said I actually had put on over 10 lbs, and he asked if I was still trying to gain more. I said I was still aiming for maybe another 5 lbs but wasn't as concerned with it anymore, and i guess him asking that means I don't look like I need to gain that terribly anyways. The girl I'm no longer speaking to only showed up for like 30 min and I tried to say hi and be civil but she ignored me, oh well. I loved everyone else I was with. We went out to an italian place which was kind of difficult since I don't eat meat or cheese. But i had bruchetta because I didn't want to look weird and it was disgusting and greasy. And i ended up  having to order minestrone soup and a sald. Luckily their portions were so huge it was almost a joke, I ended up with a bowl twice the size of my head full of potatoes, beans and veggies.

On the drive home I had a banana and a protein bar, then got hom and mixed soymilk with vanilla ice cream in a big mug and heated it all up in the micro, itw as so good! plus some cookies with pb.

No clue what today's plans will bring! I am "Go with the flow Gaby" again! yay!!! hope everyone has a great day!! I"ll post foods later.

hey everyone!!! today will be an amazing week!  i dont want to be sick anymore! we can all do this!!

GIBBIT-you rock!  i am so happy for you-youre almost there, mind +body-keep it up!

AQUA-lol my mom is the same way w comps!

JAPAN-hi, ive asked before but what are your stats-age/height...youre doing great, i thinkif you get the cals everything else is not important.

TOAST-great attitude about not weighing, i dont like to but ultimately it is the number on the scale which will tell me when im healthy.

FLTCHK-yes, im feeling super positive today too! we can do this, lets push eachother!

sat-

t bagel, pb, apple, trail mix, cheese ~450

1/2 engrlish muffin w/pb~85

cheese, avocado, tomato+letuuce sandwich, fage w/strawberry sauce, cut up veggies, almond butter, plum~450

muffin top~100

tuna salad sandwich, salad w almond butter+trail mix~370

APPLE, YOGURT, 1/2 take 5 candy bar~350 TOTAL~1900

sun-

t bagel, pb, apple, trail mix, cheese ~450

Will properly post later, but just to add to the triumphant mood: 

I ate TWO WHOLE EGGS this morning for breakfast with TOAST!!

then I danced around in my underwear to shakira feeling proud.

ahem

Guys, you're brilliant

Hello,

 Doubt you missed me, but I'm BACK, and I have missed posting. I was having a couple of days compulsively eating and eating and hating myselfd and hating myself and then when mum got back from a party I just started sobbing/screaming and she must of thought I was dying! When I explained, she wasn'y surprised, even though I was babbling on and on about how this wasn't meant to happen to me because I hate eating and it takes so much effort for me to even lift my fork. But she understood anyway.

 So, she's going to make me a fitness/muscle gain programme, seeing as she used to work in a gym, and she's taking food control back (which means my veganism has been temporarily switched to veganism), andshe's going to HELP ME lose my anorexic-gain-weight-quick fat and gain wiry-child muscle. And she even EXPECTS a first off weight loss prior to muscle gain! I LOVE MY MUM!!!!!!

And I had my first ever KitKat yesterday. Sooooooooooo yummy.

I'm not going back to the clinic anymore. They just control me via fear. And my consultant said to me - 'I'm not MAKING you come, I just strongly advise it'. And I don't give a **** for his advice.

I'm not going to be 'fat' anymore!!! (And I didn't say overweight, but my bodyfat percentage is particularly high... It feels like it anyway). My own mother is going to help me fight the wobble. I'll just say it again - I LOVE MY MUM!!!!

sorry that this si a very me me me post. There's about 5 pages of posts to read (you guys to it so much!), so I'll talk to you all when I familiarise myself with everyones recent plights! Good luck!

hey everyone, back from the nutrionist an she said what im eating is good but to try have a snack b4 bed every night even if its jus a glass of milk to keep the metab up an that we will slowly increase. i told her about my metab worrys etc anthat i heard about eating a big amt of cals to speed up the metab in the long run an she said mine will definetly be fixed/back to nomral and what im taking in at the mo is good...so i guess il jus stick with what shes saying for now an see how i go? cause shes recovered from ed herself an said her metab is so fast an cause im eating every 2.5 hrs that mine shud speed up as my bodsy starts repairing.

b-oats n more cereal n milk -350 cals

s-nature valley oat bar, banana-300 cals

l-scrambled eggs (1 whole an 1 extra white) on soda bread with sliced ham and turkey -300 cals

s-fortisip-300 cals

d-chicken an carrots an broccoli-150 cals ( i know not good..shuda had a potatoe too...i jus really didnt feel hungry at all)

trail mix througuout the day-120 cals

s-yogurt an granola-100 cals

total= 1620

i still dont wanna gain on jus 1620 but wanna listen to the nut. advice cause she has after all been thru this herself an knows what shes talking about an cause im aimin for a slow weight gain like 2/3 pounds a month mayb taking in 3000+ cals isnt right for me? so confused right now.....

peanut butter: if your recovering is it now a bad idea to try loose weight? cudnt it jus set u back down the same path as b4? jus be careful ok?

theofournay: u like oats n more cereal too :)? i loove it lol ive had it every day for breakfast for like a year lol....im cereal obsessed! yay for the 2 eggs woo :)  well done.

agruskin: great attitude hun :) yeah we can all defo do this!! we deserve to be happy an healthy an not sick!! keep the positiveness up!

gibbit: yay for not planning stuff an being ok with it :) well done...i know how hard that can be. but it sounds like u had an awesome time overall...an this girl is being so immature ignoring you so id say ur better off without her and her silly drama. an thats great people were commentin your great figure :) keep up the great attitude to it all !!

aquaev: ahh thats so annoyin about your comp. hopefully itll be fixed soon enough....same thing happpened to ours a while ago an it sucked. hope ur having a nice weekend.

charliebo:yeah my nut. doesnt want me taking the pill cause she thinks if u get ur peroid naturally its a good sign your bodys working better an the pill gives a false perception that your bodys functioning again when it may not be. yay for not counting yest :) well done. your bekkie sounds yummy :) kee up the gr8 work.

xmasbaby: hope ur doing well today and tryin to increase :) you can do it....jus slowly an consistently so your bodys not too shocked. everyone here has alot of knowledge an good advice so im sure ur gettin lots of useful tips an help.  

toasttoasttoast: thanks a mill for your replys :) they were really helpful. you seem alot older than 14..i wudda guest college aswell. your meal plan u posted was a really good one so im gonna keep it in mind for sure. an well done on uppin this week :)

dragonfly: yeah its hard to know with nutritionists but mines had an ed an is recovered so i think she seems to know what shes talking about . i jus want my metab to speed up now lol...oh well il hang in there. nah i not taking birth control cause my nut. didnt want me too cause if u get ur peroid back while on it its hard to know if your bodys workin again or if its jus cause of the extra estrogen an studd. protein wise i think i get jus about enough...like milk at beakfast...ham slices/turkey slices at lunch an some form of chicken or fish at dinner.

xxxx

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having an AMAZING day!

Theofornay: yes we are rather similar! Though i never really exercised until now... (if a bit of walking counts hah) man, i guess im lazy... youve been doing awesome food wise! I dont know how much i should be eating... your dr sounds pretty dedicated to do all that research for you! Are you still exercising?

Aquev: sorry to hear about your computer! I hope it gets fixed fast!!!

likear0ck6: hmm im not sure what percent of my diet is protein... but i think it probably is quite a bit... aww that's too bad about the pill because i was hoping maybe it would cause a greater gain in the ahem “chest area” as i could really use it!

Argu: i know that you guys wont be mean about my food.. im just still a bit shy about it i guess... eventually i intend to change my habits and then i hope to begin posting.. it's hard... im always like k today i will and then i chicken out... making changes is tough!

Charliebo: i sent you a message.. at least i think i did.. im still learning how to use this site properly so let me know if you didnt get it and ill try again...

aussie: yeah i probably wouldnt be on the pill either it's just that i need to because of my osteoperosis... staying off is probably the best for most anyways... im not sure how ill determine when im healthy...

thanks everyone for the protein replies! Im thinking that i probably dont need 200g a day and that i probably should cut down and eat more carbs and fat instead.... I hope everyone is having a great day... and argu is right! This week is going to be a happy week :D SMILE EVERYONE!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tiggy

Wow, I love this thread, it's proper distracting....

Dragonfly: You sound happy today...I'm glad!  As for your protein, I think you should listen to what your body tells you - for example, I have days when my body CRAVES carbs and nothing else, and some when it craves Veg, etc, I'm sure it all evens out in the end!  The exercise I'm doing at the moment is advanced sivinanda/power yoga or pilates 5 times a week for an hour - doc says when my bmi is 16.5 I can start going for short hikes again - hurrah! It's driving me crazy though - actually sat outside the gym today and had to makes myself not go - how pathetic am i?!

Hey aussiegirl, how are you doing?  What my doc said to me is that while all anorexics have the same metabolism worries(!) no anorexic's metabolism is the same, it's the one thing we can't control and just have to trial and error it which is bloody scary.  We're all there with you hon!

Peanut_butter: your mum sounds awesom, and I'm SO glad you're feeling better about it: keep it up, anyway you can - your determination is nothing short of awe-inspiring!

agru: way to go with the positive attitude

gibbit: go you all sexy in a swimsuit!  That's fantastic, I'm so pleased for you!

Charliebo: yeah, any literature really interests me, I would be so pleased to get some recommendations - also, I've got a suggestion for the intro, will message you it later.

Okeys...my day today....started off well, with the eggs, and thenhad a snack between breakfast and lunch, but lunch went dooooooown - got the lowest calorie sandwich I could...on the other hand, ACTUALLY had two whole figs later on, even thgouh it WASN"T my snack time!! and I had a snack again.  still under though...somehow need to eat 1000 calories in the next two hours, so not going to happen.  Maybe I'll modify it to 2.700 and try and hit 3.000 tomorrow.  

Also, apparently the other night sent a drunken text to the boy I like saying, and I quote: 'If one were to find oneself 8 feet off the ground, having climbed a tree under the influence of several glasses of red wine, how would one go about removing oneself from aforementioned tree?  Send your replied on a postcard care of Roughton House'

hmmm, am destined to remain single forever.

Foodies:

Brekkers: 2 WHOLE eggs on a crumpet

Snack: Apple and raisins

Lunch: Chargrilled vegetable wrap

Snack: Stir fry vegetables and halloumi tortilla

Snack: 2 figs (Still gorging)

Dinner: Chili con carne without the kidney beans (for some reason ULTIMATE fear food), and bulgar wheat.

Pudding: Zabaione with kahlua

Snack: (insert something with super amounts of calories yet low low volume here....peanut butter maybe?  Mixed with vanilla ice cream? and raisins?  and rum?)

And my usual hot milk and whisky

Guess I'm just digging for support to help me get through this roadblock...still afraid of being fat.  Booo

Wow...essay styleee...Also, can we keep posting on the support recipes forum...Still no idea how to make it a sticky!

you guys are my rocks (I sound cheesy....but it's true!)

hi guys

so i got a B+ in the analysis for my food today, i never got that before and am wondering why? i never look at anything other than the cals to see im eating enough, what did i do wrong?

Fat - 28.4% (67 grams)
Protein - 19.4% (104 grams)
Carbohydrates - 52.2% (278 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,936 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 138 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 75 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 21 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 44 grams

sun-

t bagel, pb, apple, trail mix, cheese ~450

strawberry shortcake ice cream bar ~180

cheese sandwich w veggies, ~tspn almond butter, fage w/peach sauce~370

plum, fage, trail mix~200

planning-

boca burger w bun, veg salad w/tbspn almond butter, trail mix, cooked broccoli+cauliflower ~470

apple, yogurt, muffin~340 TOTAL~2000+

i got my nails done today w my mom.  ofcourse everytime i go the person always comments on how thin i am, whatever.  i just sit there w a mirror facing me while i get it doen and i looked awful.  just sick, no color, boney, bad.  i felt bad as always but also sort of embarassed for my mom who was talking to d\some random lady there w her daughter, who was younger than me but pretty, and normal, and  i just felt so bad.  i ned to gain, id really much rather be big and more over weight than how i am now.

now to respond to ppl-

THEO-i love how you talk, it just sort of reminds me of bridget jiones.  this may be too late but id go for PB+J sandwich, chocolate, i like sweets.  great job w the eggs!

AUSSIE-hmm, so im hoping when i go wed to my nutritionist for the 1st time she tells me to eat lots sort of bc i want to and not have to be scared that in the future ill gain on what im eating now, not always terribly more than 2000 which i still believe is maintenance for many women.  youre doing great and if you want that slow gain then i suppose the cal amount youre at now is ok. at least your metabolism will be ok so maybe you will be able to maintain on a lot more, im hoping to be able to.

mmm eating more is getting a little easier, and i'mt rying to learn indian cooking to distract me and up my cals :)

b-- massive smoothie [300]

s- yogurt, dried apricots, apple [300]

l- two slices of homemade garlic naan (bread) steamed broccoli with olive oil, parmasean, chickpeas

[300]

s- 1% milk and cereal [200]

d- lentil pancakes (extra crispy) LENTIl curry (whole new kind) chickpea curry, plain yogurt. [600]

s- mango lassi (indian mango milkshake) mmmm :) [300]

oh my god.. over 2000.. first time in like 6 months

:D
!!!!!

++ went grocery shopping today and had tons of fun buying new food for recipies and stuff and didn't head to the fat free section like i usually do :)!

edit: grocery shopping bought some of my top fear foods.. Bagels, Fibre1 cereal (not afraid of that but was afraid of high-cal cereal in general), higher cal oatmeal, ingredients to bake browniesss :)!, chili, veggie burgers, and those vegetarian fake lunch meats to boost cals at lunch. also bought a bunch of differetn kinds of bread (enlgish muffin, tortillas, etc), might inspire more experimenting

Slr-Great job! Eating is fun, isn't it? Indian food, hmm! Never really had it! Is it really yummy? What are the major foods of India? Like what is a typical meal like that you make? Sorry, lots of questions!

Agruskin-As hard as it is, I think that is a really good thing that you realize how badly you look. That was something that I never realized until late in my recovery! I just wanted my life back and weight gain came with that obviously. I love getting my nails done! I actually painted my nails/toenails today :] All sorts of crazy colors because they make me happy! Do not worry about the 'B' average. We should not get too caught up on that. It does not know our bodies all that well anyways. Only we do!

Theo-Great job on those eggs! I remember when I was deathly afraid of them too. Only like one at a time. But now I am just fine with eating 2, maybe even three, but that might be a bit much egg smell ;-) I think you rock too!

Dragon-Yeah, although I was not one of those people to reply about the protein, you definitely DO NOT need that much. I have heard like 1/2 your weight in protein, but that is for adults. (I do not remember how old you are sorry!) Also protein can be very filling therefore it might not be best for weight gain. Carbs are probably your best bet. Screw that whole "Low carbs and loving it" mentality. That is a pile of crud. :-) You seem to have a very positive attitude and I love that!

Aussie-Glad to hear the nutritionist went well! That seems like a very good idea. Just adding a snack or two and that can easily add like 500 calories!

Peanut_butter-Of course we missed you :-) Kit-Kat...haven't had one of those in a while! I do not remember them being my favorite anyways. Gaining and building muscle. Cool! I have been trying to do similar things with my legs. I have gained a lot more strength in them so I am happy :) You were never and are not fat, but I hope you find a new found happiness in your body by working out! Good luck!

I am doing pretty well today. I have gained around a pound and half, but 1) I probably need it since my body is growing! and 2) I had a lot of salt yesterday b/c we had like nothing here but rice cakes and regular peanut butter and pretzels, so no wonder I am retaining water/salt! But we went shopping today and I am back to my natural peanut butter and fruits and veggies, etc. so all good :) No worries. No need to get all worked up over a number on the scale. I am happy and healthy so NOTHING to worry about! You all are amazing, just to let you know! You are so positive and helpful!

Oh and I worked nursery today after my Sunday school class at church. It was so much fun! We had around 12 babies and that was not even the whole class! I have the 12-16th month olds :-) I love kids...Have an awesome night tonight you all!

Today SO FAR-

Breakfast-Two whole grain waffles w/ cream cheese and organic blueberry jam/spread...grapes and strawberries

Lunch-Broccoli cheese soup, piece of organic bread w/ BUTTER

Snacks-Organic apple, Fiberone yogurt

Dinner-Peanut butter sandwich w/ A.N. pb and WW bread, Kashi crackers, and grape