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Weight Gainers- What Did YOU Eat Today? Oct 3-Oct 17

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

wooooo first post!

here's the rest of friday's nums

Snack: Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Clif = 240

Dinner: Cornbread (95) with earth balance (35), black bean chili (210), brown rice (70) mixed with carrots and broc (40). Plus a sweet p (180) and a pear (100) = 730

Dessert: Oatbran (welcome back into my life! 160) cooked in almond milk (40) plus jam (35) and pb (200) = 435

Clif eaters - what's your favorite flavah? i love oatmeal raisin walnut, but i can't wait for the seasonal flavors!

B: oatmeal (pureed pumpkin, 1/2 banana, spices, soy, oats, walnuts and cranberries)

S: Green Smoothie (spinach, homemade almond butter, 1/2 banana, mixed berries, soy - first time not measuring the milk for my smoothie!!!)

L: Sandwhich: Light rye panini with avacado, fetta, thick slices of grilled eggplant, tomato and ham

S: pretzels dipped in peanutbutter, apple

D: chilli tuna sauce with 'spinach soba noodle' spaghetti and steamed greens

S: glass of soy, 2 biscotti

.....and mum and i went to some thingy at a farm sale so random tastings of wood fired bread, jams/jellys, chilli olives (so good!) and olive oil

Happy today:)

Breakfast: coffee, muesli with vanilla yoghurt and blueberries

Snack: Lifesaver Icypole while walking my dog along the river:) Ensure

Lunch: Big salad made with rocket & spinach, home-grown cherry tomatos, cucumer, capsicum, 1/2C ckd cous cous, boiled pumpkin & crumbled LC cheese wedges...YUM!

Snack: Will be a bowl of weetbix with soy milk. Ensure

Nighttime: Something quick and easy like a toastie (with lotsa filling!), alcohol - i have a pack of pineapple flavoured Cruisers, and Sky Blue; Peach Iced Tea flavour :):)  yuuuumm. I'll bring a protein bar clubbing too hahah.

Gotta love Saturday's

MMM sounds yummy guys! New thread already?! Woah, time flies when your having fun... eating(:

breakfast- oatmeal made with milk, 2 toast with flora & jelly

snack- tall pumpkin spice frappuccino (drank this with goobyb in mind) 

lunch - itsu tuna and salmon sushi, strawberries on vanilla froyo

snack - apple with PB

dinner- chicken, broccoli, carrots, lots of rice! mint choco chip ice cream... HEAVEN?

snack- muller fruit yogurt

I just want to say, I am very sorry about my post on the last thread if it did trigger anybody that is not what I wanted, I was just feeling very depressed and fragile and needed to talk about it.

Thanks so much for all of the kind comments everybody, rationally I know you are all right, I am still underweight and it is just ED playing with my body image to make me relapse.

I'm going to try and pick things up again today, if anything, last night showed me that I don't want to panic and freak out everytime I go to a party.

Tessa I think you are right about trying to be normal too fast, two nights with friends in a row was too much for me, I'm just scared of my ED taking them away again.

Today's plan - back to 2500

B: 150g of cereal +milk + teacake with butter

L: chicken salad and mayonaise sandwich + snack a jacks + 55g of chocolate cake

D: Tandoori chicken + rubarb cobbler and custard for dessert

S: Mullar corner choclate digestive yogurt

Again I'm so sorry if I triggered. I want to help and support people not bring them down.

B: ½ cup muesli, ½ cup bran, 1 cup skim milk, 3 tbs natural yoghurt, 1 tbs honey

L: 1.5 wholemeal sandwiches with avocado, tomato, ham, lettuce

S: Small handful of mini cheese crackers

D: 6 slices of roast beef, 1 cup mashed potato & parsnip, 1 cup steamed vegetables + 1 glass of white wine 

S: Bowl of fruit salad

S: 2 squares of dark peppermint chocolate + 1 snack size mars bar 

Hey Emma dont worry about it, we all struggle at times and need someone to reach out to for some help and you've been a great support to many people here so Im sure they are just as happy to help you back.

Its at times that your doing really well that your ed will try and bring you back down, you have done really well so far it will just take time for it to all feel normal again properly, just take it one day at a time.

Thanks Laura, you are definetly right, I think the progress I've made has scared my ED. This is always the point when I end up relapsing so I need to be extra strong.

IM BAAAACK! And back to high cal low volume to gain again

Breakfast: Muesli (Oats and wheatgerm) (165) tbsp flaxseed mix (170), papaya (30) and 2tbsp almond oil(270), oj (100), tea w/ honey (60)=795

Snack; ensure= 250

Lunch; ww pitta (100) w/taramasalta (400)and salad w/ tbsp sesame seeds and dressing (160)=660

Snack: Hotchocolate=210

1915 so far

ill update later

xx

Emma: Oh don't feel bad hun!  You have been so positive and such an encouragement on here, which is awesome, but DON'T let Ed make you feel guilty for needing support for yourself sometimes!

It is normal to have ups and downs (no recovery is going to be all forward progress), but the important thing is to take the little "slips" and make them a learning experience.  Mess-ups aren't "bad" if, in the end, they help you make progress in your recovery!  So choose the perspective that, "I'm glad this happened, because now I can learn how to better handle that situation if it ever comes up again."

Think about this paradox that Ed tries to 'feed' us:  When in my eating disorder, I had to be the "perfect" anorexic.  So then when I started trying to get well, I had to be the "perfect" person in recovery = no bad days.  Once I realized how foolish this mindset was, I was able to stop pretending that everything was fine.  By admitting that I still had struggles, I was able to deal with them and really truly begin to get well.

It's all part of the process, but I am sorry that you had to go through that:(  You can get back on track right now though!  Don't let that "guilt cloud" hang over your head for another minute!  Gain strength from your experience and put the rest behind you!

You're an amazing girl!  Keep your chin up, ok?  Sending hugs <3

emma dont worry about it , i hope you are feeling better today. driven thats what i like fighting talk so glad you are back

breakfast oatmeal milk 2 toast spread jam

snack nutrigrain a banana cup of milk

lunch quorn burger on a bun salad bag of skips yogurt

snack toasted tea cake cappucino

tea will be breaded fish mash and peas mullerice

supper cereal milk and biscuits

hi everyone, glad uve found the new thread!  ive been sick+still feeling sick, got the flu shot yesterday too!  again, please ensure ur at 2500 minimum to post!

HELEN-hi, how r u?  just hoping that ur NOT overestimating ur cals and doing a dis-service to urself in that way.

LINEY-hi, uve reintroduced activity rt?  make sure to eat lots more to continue ur progress, as in the initial cal burn of the activity plus the afterburn!  sounds like uve become very active already!

SOPHIE-glad ur happy, is that 2500 cals tho?

DRIVEN-hi, please update asap!

agru: Hi!, what would u like me to update?where ive been? well, at college, and not eating over 2500 so couldnt post!, Ive also been maintaining and not gaining, so im back now to gain and eat over 2500 again. As far as my eats for today, I havent had dinner or any more snacks yet, but ill post later when I do.

xx

agru pretty certain i am ive totted it up and mums helping me and im getting good portions how are you doing ? hope you are feeling better

MEWOOOO

Original Post by pittgirl88:

Clif eaters - what's your favorite flavah? i love oatmeal raisin walnut, but i can't wait for the seasonal flavors!

No way!  Are you for realz?  Seasonal flavors?!!

Oh boy-oh boy-oh boy!  I cant wait!  Surely. . .they would have to have something in Pumpkin!  *shivers with anticipation*  I hope!

I really like the banana nut muffin. . .and the peanut butter crunch. . .and the blueberry crisp and oatmeal raisin and carrot cake and maple nut and. . .

Ok, this would be simpler.  I don't like: peanut toffee buzz and chocolate almond fudge

:)

Updating from earlier:

I made my own dinner, and it was yum!

Dinner: Curried Morroccan Chicken a la Fiona,

Chicken (120) cooked with chilli, garlic, ginger with a coconut oil/milk sauce (200), 3 chopped dates (60) avocado (120) and chopped tomatoes and spinach=500

Snacks: 2 strawberries, strawberry soya milkshake with rapsberry sprinkles=150

adding all that onto earlier post (1915)=

2565

glad everyone is doing well!  on my side, im still feeling sick.  its a holiday for me and part of it is sitting outside for meals in something called a sukkoh, the best way i can describe it is a sort of tent but bog enough for a table+to sit+eat.  so last night we went to another family for dinner+sat outside, it was a fight bc i already didnt feel well but my mother started calling me crazy for not going so i eventually went.  suffice to say, i now feel even more sick thanks to eating outside last night.  ill post my foodsat the end of my day!

DRIVEN-good job getting 2500+today.  id still suggest adding more actual foods rather than add ins, think of the future, do u want to eat foods or lots of oil+seeds+what not? i dont know many of the foods u eat but good job.

BLUID-how r u doing?

HELEN-alrt, glad u have some support!

Original Post by bluidechic:

No way!  Are you for realz?  Seasonal flavors?!!

 For the past few years they have made...

• Pear and Apple Strudel
• Pumpkin Pie
• Iced Gingerbread

If you're a Cliff fan I'm sure you'd like them! They are way too sweet for my tastes, but they would be a great treat for the holidays.

Breakfast - Banana oats (oats, banana, bran, flaxseed, cinnamon) topped with a mound of almond butter, with an egg white omlette, fresh strawberries, and some plain yogurt.

Snack - Toast with peanut butter, a HUGE honeycrisp apple, and cottage cheese mixed with plain yogurt.

Lunch - Big mound of salad made with lettuce, a whole bell pepper, red onion, fresh (hot) salsa, ground turkey, black beans, and feta cheese. Had some green beans, peas, mixed nuts, and pita chips on the side.

Snack - Chobani yogurt mixed with Nancy's cultured cottage cheese (so good and tangy), piece of toast, and two mini Lara Bars (one apple pie and one cashew cookie).

Dinner - TBD.

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

bluide: yup, zeb listed those marvy seasonal flavas! pumpkin pie is my fave of course, and i know you'll love it too my fellow pumpkin princess! (hello alliteration! english 202 what whaaaaat)

So today was spentabulous! my mama came to visit me and we spent the day together, so i didn't have a "meal plan" but as im logging now i realized i made over 2500 today, so here goes:

Breakie 1 (w/out momz): bagel (240) toasted with laughing cow (50) and an OJ (110). plus the rest of my rasps (50) = 450

Breakie 2 (mama was starvin when she got up here, so we made a beeline to the local fave diner. you know, the one thats open all through the night for the truck drivers and students) i got two eggs scrambled (200) with home fries (150) and a fruit salad (60) plus some undocumented bites of my vegan mama's rye toast....hehe. plus mucho coffee with milk (obvs) = 430

Lunch (was more snacky considering my two breakies): almonds (120), kashi granola bar (140), apple from the farmers market back home (80), a banana (130) with pb (120) and snowpeas (40). = 630

Dinner: (took advantage of large restaurant portions - they work in our favor boys and girls!) side salad (30) with balsamic vinegarette (100), steamed veggies (i love love love steamed veggies, but my mom pointed out that she couldn't pay me to eat a sweet p when i was 5 - ha! 60), cup o' wild rice pilaf (200), and the most delicious bbq tofu (200) = 590

Dessert: Decaf cappuccino (70) and an oatmeal raisin cookie the size of my face (300) = 370

later on i'm gonna try to get in some more fruit. i like to think of my meals as what healthy things can I add to them as oppose to what foods do i need to take away. probably mixed with some oatbran and pb, so im looking at around 400 cals

total = 2870!