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Weight Gainers-What Did You Eat Today? Nov 2-Nov 15

I am taking the liberty of starting a new thread.  This thread is for those of you looking to actively gain weight for whatever reason.

Requirements- If you are a male you need to eat at least 3000 calories, females must eat 2500-this is so that your body can begin to now only gain weight, but also for your internal organs to begin to recover, this takes fuel/calories.

It is NOT suggested that you excercise while underweight.  Excercsie is often an addicition seen with those with eating disorders. Try to stop cold turkey, IF you excercise, 2500/3000 is NOT enough.  You are only harming yourself+prolonging the illness by excercising.

If you are struggling to reach the necessary amount, and we all did, then please post a seperate thread w/ questions.  It is harmful for ppl to see posts that are under the food reuirement amount.  There are suggestions on this forum ontop regarding higher calorie+denser foods that should be incorporated to aid in reaching calorie goals.

A new thread will be started every two weeks, anyone can start the thread when the time comes.  Please start the thread by copying the initial post or two.

(copied from previous thread)-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 :]

 An example of when i was a ctively gaining weight, i was 25 and sedentary (female)-

B: Bagel, 1.5tbspns PB, yogurt, HB egg, apple, trail mix~750

S: cereal w/ milk+trail mix~360

L: 2 slices WW w/ cheddar, avocado, +sweet potato, Fage 2%, a Pepperidge Farm cookie, a plum, carrots ~700

S: ice c ream w/ trail mix~250

D: veg salad w/ trail mix+tbspn alomd butter mixed in, chicken nuggets, corn on the cob~460

S: apple, yogurt, 1/2 Chocolate Candy Bar ~410

Total ~2930

FLASHINGLIGHTS-hi! so uve come along way, congrats! r u still gaining? often ppl need to increase OVER 2500 to CONTINUE to gain at a good pace, if u dont gain 1 week, id suggest adding 250 cals daily.

FRUIT-hi, so i totally suggest a much much larger bfast! think bagels, pb, eggs, whatever-all of the above!! 

ill post later tonight

Hi all-

I've been following this forum for a while but have just made an account.  I was in recovery from an ED for a year but relapsed again, so now I am gaining back up to my healthy weight range.  This was my day today:

B: brown cinnamon sugar poptart (210), captain crunch (110), banana (100), 2 T peanut butter (200), 2 hard boiled eggs (140), 8 oz 2% milk w/ one vanilla CIB packet stirred in (260), dried figs (110)

L: 1 cup chicken salad (400) on 2 slices hearty whole grain bread (220) with lettuce and tomato (--), bag of sweet potato chips (210), plum (30), two packs oreo cookies (320), lemonade (120)

S: 2 nature valley honey wheat granola bars (180), stonyfield farms peach yogurt (160), cheese stick (120), ensure plus (350)

D: 1 cup white rice (210), heaping of beef chili (300), salad (--) with french dressing (200), dinner roll (160), 8 oz berry juice (140)

S: 3 rice krispie bars (270), 2 fudge brownies circles (260), 8 oz 2% milk w/ strawberry CIB (260)

=4920 (!)

This is the same meal plan I followed in ip, and it seems to work well for me.  It's based on an exchange system, so I don't usually calculate out calories--just this once.  Hope it's a good plan.

STARTOWERS-WOWOWOW! that is impressive! can i ask, what r ur stats? welcome!

Thanks for the welcome agru :).  I'm 5'2", 93 pounds, trying to get to my goal of about 105 (I'll reevaluate to maybe gain more once I get there).  I've already put on 12 pounds since my relapse, so I'm actually exactly in the middle of the whole gaining process.  I've been reading these threads for a while now and they have really helped me to stay on track; thank you guys so much for keeping this forum up and running.  It has meant alot to me to be able to feel like I'm not the only one going through this. 

hi STARTOWER! glad ur remotivated to get healthy+live life! i hope 105 is more of a 1st goal, rather than a final goal, im not sure but it doesnt seem like a bmi of 20-siggested minimum.  5000, r u active? how old r u? thats awesome!

today-

B:cereal+trail mix w/milk, greek yogurt~400

S:ounce of  brown cinimmon sugar almods,1 prune! lol~200

L: chocolate PB muffin, trail mix, carrots, grapes~400

S:cereal+golden raisins+chocolate chips w/milk, peach, giant apple, grapes~500

D: salad w/lots of trail mix+fruit, veg cheeseburger, corn on cob~550

S: trail mix, PB, apple, yogurt, Pay Day Candy Bar~550

B: cheerios; ensure plus=580

L: WW flatout w/ 2 slices swiss melted on top and lettuce(250); 1/2c. cottage cheese w/tomatoes(110); 1/4 pear(30); healthy choice bar (100)=490

S: milk and SF hot choc.(180); biscotti(110); apple(110)=400

D: chicken tetrazinni(huuuuuuuuuuuuge FF for me...load of pasta smothered in buttery sauce......but......it was pretty great! if not for unpleasant times, i would have actually enjoyed it!:)(about 490); baby carrot(80) w/raspberry vinegrette(30); ochango juice w/psyllium(180)=780

S: 2 c milk(240); WW english mufin (130)w/blackberry jam(110); walnuts(200); 2 packs SF peach oatmeal(260); 2 small plums(60)=1000

3250

Original Post by myvalentinesquest:

B: cheerios; ensure plus=580

L: WW flatout w/ 2 slices swiss melted on top and lettuce(250); 1/2c. cottage cheese w/tomatoes(110); 1/4 pear(30); healthy choice bar (100)=490

S: milk and SF hot choc.(180); biscotti(110); apple(110)=400

D: chicken tetrazinni(huuuuuuuuuuuuge FF for me...load of pasta smothered in buttery sauce......but......it was pretty great! if not for unpleasant times, i would have actually enjoyed it!:)(about 490); baby carrot(80) w/raspberry vinegrette(30); ochango juice w/psyllium(180)=780

S: 2 c milk(240); WW english mufin (130)w/blackberry jam(110); walnuts(200); 2 packs SF peach oatmeal(260); 2 small plums(60)=1000

3250

 do you mind me asking how active are you h x

so random once again...

11/4

breakfast - egg w, apple, 1/2kiwi, oats, honey bunches, turkey w/maple syrup 

lunch - chicken morning star pattie on pita 

dinner - kashi frozen entree, carnation IB milkshake 

snack (at work) - berry almond luna bar ( do NOT recommend ) 

dinner 2 - turkey wraps, HUGE apple, carnation IB milkshake 

snack - trail mix, honey bunches w/milk, PB banana, yogurt w/sf jelly

valentine/crazy/agru - hey! thanks for your feedback... im trying really hard to spread out the cals more but for some reason thats a HUGE fear of mine. especially breakfast...today was hard for me and my breakfast was only around 350 calories. im not sure wht im so scared of.. but its makes me really anxious to eat more than like 1200 cals before dinner...

FRUIT-hi, what was ur calorie total for the day? i saw in another post+i replied to it as well, that u did not gain this past week?  this menas u need to increase ur calorie target and should be aiming for 2750, ur very underweight, u need to get this going and not stall, ur doing great so dont lose momentum!  maybe set a certain calorie amount to each meal+snack, preplan it so u dont think about it during the day and wont realize ur at 1600 or whatever b4 dinner, that way u just "do it" but dont get anxious about it.

Hey hey! long time no post. 

Breakfast: 1/2 c. oat bran cooked in vanilla soy with cinnamon and mashed 'nanner, 1/4c. golden raisins,  2 scoops coconut flakes, 2TBS PB. Coffee with cream and sugar

Snack: Plain greek yogurt with chopped apple, honey, 2TBS peanut butter

Lunch: 1c. brown rice with 2TBS hummus, broccoli, roasted red peppers, spicy baked tofu and almonds. 2 snack-sized 3 musketeers.

Dinner (before work): Whole wheat tortilla with 1/4 cup tuna, 1/2 an avocado, spinach and sun dried tomatoes.

Snack (at work): Cashew cookie larabar

Snack (at work): Vanilla yogurt with 1/2 c. granola, strawberries and 2TBS walnuts

Plus tea with honey and a few jolly ranchers to soothe my currently sore throat.

Yesterday:

Breakfast: 1c. Shredded wheat with vanilla chai protein shake, sliced banana, almonds, coconut and PB. Coffee with creamer.

Snack: Cottage cheese, chopped apple, raisins and PB

Lunch: Two slices bread with 1/4 c. tuna, 1/2 avocado, hummus and spinach. Yogurt with 1/2c. trail mix, peaches and PB.

Dinner:  Bowl of homemade lentil soup, toasted tortilla with hummus and tofu

Snack: Almonds, raisins and a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie (I love my mommy)

I think I'm doing so much better with the variety thing these days. I'm so happy haha.

rebelchick its grt to hear from you , im so pleased you are happy h x

Original Post by rebelchick1017:

Hey hey! long time no post. 

Breakfast: 1/2 c. oat bran cooked in vanilla soy with cinnamon and mashed 'nanner, 1/4c. golden raisins,  2 scoops coconut flakes, 2TBS PB. Coffee with cream and sugar

Snack: Plain greek yogurt with chopped apple, honey, 2TBS peanut butter

Lunch: 1c. brown rice with 2TBS hummus, broccoli, roasted red peppers, spicy baked tofu and almonds. 2 snack-sized 3 musketeers.

Dinner (before work): Whole wheat tortilla with 1/4 cup tuna, 1/2 an avocado, spinach and sun dried tomatoes.

Snack (at work): Cashew cookie larabar

Snack (at work): Vanilla yogurt with 1/2 c. granola, strawberries and 2TBS walnuts

Plus tea with honey and a few jolly ranchers to soothe my currently sore throat.

Yesterday:

Breakfast: 1c. Shredded wheat with vanilla chai protein shake, sliced banana, almonds, coconut and PB. Coffee with creamer.

Snack: Cottage cheese, chopped apple, raisins and PB

Lunch: Two slices bread with 1/4 c. tuna, 1/2 avocado, hummus and spinach. Yogurt with 1/2c. trail mix, peaches and PB.

Dinner:  Bowl of homemade lentil soup, toasted tortilla with hummus and tofu

Snack: Almonds, raisins and a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie (I love my mommy)

I think I'm doing so much better with the variety thing these days. I'm so happy haha.

soo proud of the variety Tori! your amazing! should be so proud+ u are so inspiring too :)

 

Not been feeling 100% latley, health-wise. Not ED health or weight or anything, I've just been having the snifflies and a bit of a sore throat. Hello winter weather! Other than that, everything's been great though. Except last night when I realised I was out of bananas, which is pretty much the end of the world as I know it. Hahah. There weren't even any in the freezer. GASP.

Breakfast: Oatmeal made with milk and cinnamon, ginger, raisins, a cooked honeycrisp apple, apple butter, raw cashews, and walnuts. I had a big egg white omlette on the side.

Lunch: Asian chicken and rice salad with peanuts, green onions, bell peppers, tamari, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. On the side I had black beans, peas, green beans, and an orange bell pepper.

Snack: Peanut Butter and Jelly Lara Bar (so glad to have found these FINALLY) and a cup of Greek yogurt.

Dinner: TBD. Something warm and tasty! I'm all out of meats except canned tuna, Italian chicken sausage, or frozen mahi mahi, so I guess it will either be fish, pasta, or vegetarian then. I bought an Amy's meal at the store so maybe I'll just have that with a zillion add-ons. Hahah. I love Amy's.

Snack: Yogurt and cottage cheese with flaxseed, and a small banana. Hurrah for grocery shopping!

Oh, and Maya - I tried yours and Eliza's peanut goji oats the other day and they were an awesome recipe! I didn't have pumpkin butter so I used peanut butter instead, which I'm sure was equally good, and it added a nice salty contrast to all the sweet fruits. I'm glad I finally bought some goji berries. I have tried them in the past but I rarely EVER buy them because of the ultra high price factor. I managed to find them "on sale" for $15 a pound though so I nabbed em'...a few ounces anyway. :)

Agru: 105 is definetely just a 1st goal-it's a bmi of 19.2 so I'm aiming to get over 20 after I reach that.  I'm actually not active, not allowed to exercise--my bedrest hospital meal plan was essentially this so adding exercise would definetely slow me down, which is the last thing I want right now.  Here's today:

B: a jumbo costco blueberry muffin (~500?), orange juice (110), a pear (80) two scrambled eggs (140) made with soy butter (100), and 2% milk with 1 packet vanilla CIB stirred in (260)

L: 1 cup pasta (210) with lots of pesto sauce (160) and chicken (200), a buttered biscuit (220), salad (--) with french dressing (200), and a rice dream mint chocolate pie (330--I'm lactose intolerant :))

S: 2T nutella (200) with a large banana (100), a chocolate chip chewy bar (110), and strawberry ensure plus (350)

D: Rice and bean casserole (400) with cheddar cheese on top (110), spinach sauteed with lots of oil (120), french baguette (160), and 8 oz apple juice (120)

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S: 3 black-and-white cookies (300), 12 iced animal crackers = <3 (240), 12 oz 2% milk w/ 1 packet of chocolate CIB stirred in(260)

=5080

STSRTOWER-omg, im sorry, ive just never seen a 5000 cal mealplan, do u have other health issues, i just dont understand needing that amount to gain? have u always been thin? i was not at all suggesting that u excercise, just trying to understnad the calorie goal.

ill post at the end of the night!

today-

B: Bagel w/PB+J, greek yogurt, apple, trail mix~800

S: brown cinimmon almonds+prunes~300

L: chicken salad sandwich, grapes+strawberries~300

S: mint chocolate chunk ice cream~180

D: salad w/trail mix+fruit, fish w/greek yogurt, corn on cob~550

S: apple, yogurt, 1/2 bagel w PB+J~550

2700ish

Agru, there were a bunch of people in IP with me who were on 4000 - 4200 calorie meal plans - I thought that was very, very common, and I'm actually surprised that so many people are on ~2500 calorie mealplans and gaining here! No one was on 5000 when I was in, but I do know a handful of people who require about 5000 to gain (with no other health issues & no exercise) - it's not that uncommon.

Part of it is that they require a faster gain in IP - the place I was at aimed for roughly 2lbs per week, though most people gained more like 1lb per week (on 3000 - 4000 calories).  Part of it is just hypermetabolism - the intro text to this thread says that someone needed 4500 calories to maintain on bedrest.

Agru, there were a bunch of people in IP with me who were on 4000 - 4200 calorie meal plans - I thought that was very, very common, and I'm actually surprised that so many people are on ~2500 calorie mealplans and gaining here! No one was on 5000 when I was in, but I do know a handful of people who require about 5000 to gain (with no other health issues & no exercise) - it's not that uncommon.

Part of it is that they require a faster gain in IP - the place I was at aimed for roughly 2lbs per week, though most people gained more like 1lb per week (on 3000 - 4000 calories).  Part of it is just hypermetabolism - the intro text to this thread says that someone needed 4500 calories to maintain on bedrest.

APPLE- i never did IP or OP, this is all on my own, 87lbs up to 110 back down to 104 now back to 109.5 last week and since i increased this past week, well see on sun when i weigh, im 5'3.75 btw.  i guess 2500 is for a minimum of 1lb per week?  i never went past 3000, i couldnt imagine i would need that.  r u gaining? what is ur plan or ur stats?

Breakfast: Banana pancake stack with peanut butter, a cup of Greek yogurt, and some strawberries.

Snack: Greek yogurt and a "fudge baby" bar made with walnuts, cashews, dates, cocoa, and vanilla (thank you Chocolate Covered Katie!).

Lunch: TBD.

Snack: TBD.

Dinner: TBD. .

Snack: Yogurt and cottage cheese with flaxseed, and a small banana.