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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

PITT-sounds like such a great day!! what bagels do u buy?  i ussually get either Thomas' or store brand, otherwise bagels from a bagel place, which ill have sometimes, r much higher in cals.  when u eat out, how in the world do u figure out the cals? i mostly just call it a day or have no clue.

Update...

Dinner - Spinach turkey meatloaf, garlic and olive oil mashed potatoes (with other ingredients too), peas, green beans, kidney beans, and a bell pepper.

Mashed taters for the first time in years! Awesome!

I haven't counted a single day of calories in about three weeks, so I thought I'd do one just to check...

Breakfast- 2 c. Frosted Mini Wheats (400) with 2 c. 2% milk (240).
Snack- 2 Kashi dark chocolate and cherry bars (240).
Lunch- Grilled 2% cheese sandwich (300), and celery with 1/4 c. peanut butter (400) and 1/4 c. raisins (120). Ants on a log, woohoo! :)
Snack- 1 c. 2% Greek yogurt (200) with 1/4 c. chocolate chips (280) and strawberries (15).
Dinner- Stuffed bell pepper with 3/4 c. seasoned TVP and veggies roasted in 1 tbsp. olive oil, topped with 1 2% cheese (500).
Snack- 1 c. Moolenium Crunch ice cream (400).

Total = 3100

Not too bad... I was guessing I'd been eating 3000-3500 a day.

Congratulations on the mashed potatoes, zebulancherry!

B: My 600 calorie Choco-PB-blueberry protein smoothie, 1 set of mini waffles with a 1/2 tbsp. of Brummel & Brown 

L: An organic All American Classic Boca burger salad with mushrooms, 1/4 c. shredded mozarella cheese, 1 oz. sunflower seeds, mustard, spinach, carrots, tomatoes, and a slice of Ezekiel bread.

S: 1 Apple & 1 oz. almonds

S: Approx. 12 oz. 2% milk

D: Mushroom & 1/2 c. Quinoa with Tofu chunks Stir-fry (using 1 tbsp. olive oil) with 1 oz. Alexia aged cheddar waffle crisps

S: 1/2 c. oatmeal cooked in 1/2 c. 2% milk, 1/2 c. Kefir yogurt, cinnamon, and one nectarine

S: 1/2 c. Chocolate Soy milk

Edit: included more specific amounts and added the soy milk before bed

well done zebulancherry i loved ,ashed potatoe , sounds like a good day pittgirl , well done on all the effort bluberry lips. hope your getting into the swing of things ziggy

breakfast porrage with milk 1 ww thick toast spread cheese a banana

snack 2 crumpets and jam

will update later

agruskin, yeah i have become more active but none of it is stuff i don't want to do, i am diong this for my fun and i am eating to compensate don't worry. the only thing im worried about is that the weight i gained isn't actually weight its just my body catching up with the amount of muscle strengthing i've been doing... if that makes any sense at all....

drivenlass, i've always wondered what do you do with the nut oils... do you just lick it off the spoon or mix it in with your muesli... ooh and your dinner sounds pretty darn delicious!

aah today was horrible.. .day light savings so i lost an hour and had work from 11 - 3, right in the middle of lunch!... didn't have my lunch til about 4 cause mum needed groceries after  work, but other than that pretty wonderful otherwise.

B: oats soaked overnight in pureed pumpkin and soy, morning topped with corn puffs, glob of peanut butter, banana and dried cranberries

S: apple, walnuts with dried paw paw and apricots

S: (at work) chocolistic bar (heated in microwave-the australian equivelant to a jocolat bar)

L: soy and linseed roll with turkey, avacodo, ricotta, tomato, cucumber and lettuce

D: Beef stirfry with fresh rice noodles, various veges and a marinade of various asian herbs, spices, sauces and chilli

S: thick apricot toast with homemade apricot jam, ricotta and stawberries, glass of milk

B: 1/3 cup each of muesli, bran, wheaties + 1 cup skim milk + 1/2 cup greek yoghurt + 1 tbs honey

S: 1 snack size homemade sausage roll

L: Bowl of minestrone soup + 2 pce wholemeal toast with margarine + 1 snack size mars bar

S: Yoghurt covered fruit and nut bar

D: 200g tofu, 1 cup steamed veg, 1 cup egg noodles, 1/3 cup cashews + 1 glass wine

S: 2 scoops caramel vanilla ice cream in a cone

Weigh in this Friday so need to make it a good week....

Hi everyone, still not feeling well, the antibiotics from the Dr did not work too well!  im super conjested, does anyone have any reccs or suggestions as to what helps them?  i only hit 2300 yesterday so i didnt post, i do take lots of fiber powder supplemets that i add to foods but not sure how thats factored in, i havent added it thus far.

ERIN-hi, is the greek yogurt rugular, low fat? i feel like bc of lunch u may be a bit low+ again, add to ur meals, remember?

LINEYLINE-great that u enjoy ur WOs, ur still burning tons tho, u said u were at the gym 1-2 hrs i THINK, thats a ton!!! more than u think! lol be careful and deff monitor that weight w all that activity!

ZIGGY-hi, i could be wrong, but i dont see how that comes to 2500 cals, the minimum to post here.

Thanks so much bluidechic, that's just what I needed, an anti ED talk. I do have a problem with perfectionism and feel that if I have one bad day in recovery I may as well give up, I hoping I can learn and change that.

I've been back on 2500 yesterday and today since my slip up. Today (done brekfast and lunch so far):

B: 100g Special K substain + milk + fruit + Plain bagel with half a tablespoon of nutella

L: Chicken sandwich + cheese and chive snack a jacks + 2 large pieces of flapjack

D: Fries, chicken nuggets + garden peas (I eat readymeals 5/6 days a week as I have a real problem with homecooked, unknown food, even if I try to work out the calories - I worry about the salt etc but my dietition said at the moment it's fine as long as I am eating)

Fruit sponge + custard for dessert

S: Crisps (chips US)

im sorry your not any better agru i wish i could help . well done emma on getting back on track.

lunch jacket potatoe corrination chicken salad a yogurt a fudge bar

snack nutrigrain a milkshake a apple

tea chicken stuffing gravy potatoes and veg sunday tradition a mullerice

supper will be readybrex milk and some biscuits oj

Liney line: I mix the oil with my muesli or into my porridge, u cant taste it, and it gives the porridge a creamy texture!!

Today was ok: ive been so busy working at an event that time flew by!

Breakfast: Oats, mixed with soya milk, almond oil, wheatgerm, ground almonds, and a kiwi, glass of oj and tea with honey

Snack: Ensure

Lunch: Tub of hummus and salad of seaweed, sprouts, carrots, beets, cabbage, peppers, greenbeans adn lotsa seeds (on the go)

Dinner: going out with my dad to a fancy burger restaraunt.

Dessert: Apple Crumble, (Homemade!) with soy cream

thanks TESSA! how r u doing?

DRIVEN-i hope u have fun out w ur dad! remember, ur gaining, NO ipper limit, better to underestimate ur cals rather than overestimate at the restiarant, also, get what u WANT, not what u think u should have.  it seems like ur day is lacking in substance in terms of actual food, did u have lunch? id add some bread, its just veggies really, try+think, is this how ud like to eat in the future?

Original Post by agruskin:

thanks TESSA! how r u doing?

DRIVEN-i hope u have fun out w ur dad! remember, ur gaining, NO ipper limit, better to underestimate ur cals rather than overestimate at the restiarant, also, get what u WANT, not what u think u should have.  it seems like ur day is lacking in substance in terms of actual food, did u have lunch? id add some bread, its just veggies really, try+think, is this how ud like to eat in the future?

 im doing good thanks my stomach seems to of settled now ive been off the antibiotics for a few days so my eatings bk on track

driven im so pleased you are going out with your dad hows it going any better?

Original Post by agruskin:

ZIGGY-hi, i could be wrong, but i dont see how that comes to 2500 cals, the minimum to post here.

That is my fault, it was midnight and I didn't bother to specify amounts or which products I used.

I'll edit that now that I am awake and alert haha :)

agru: ahh, bagels. my one true love. oh wait, there's almond butter, pumpkin, lattes, hummus...eek i'm one bizzay lady! this time i bought thomas's hearty grain bagels but i must admit i was not a fan. they are too "bready" for me i guess. i like the thick, doughy bagels. i like to get the mini ones from my grocery store brand since they seem to have that type of texture. i just toast up 2, top with nutbutter, and i'm swingin'!

as for counting restaurant calories. many list counts on their websites, but if they don't i just log what a can physically see (a piece of tofu for example). i know what cups/oz portions look like now for the most part. if i can tell something's been or in a sauce/oil, i add a tbsp of veggie oil and call it a day! i know a lot of places are notorious for using wayyy more than 1 tbsp of fat for cooking, but i'd rather underestimate and be safe, ya know?

onto today's eats so far then? alright, lezzzzzzzzzzzgo!

Break: Fage (130), almonds 170, and chopped apple (80). 1/2 pita (75) with mighty maple (90) = 545

Study break: Pumpkin spice latte (holy deliciousness - 200) and a kashi tlc bar (140). = 340

Lunch: Ww pita (150) stuffed with guac (100), laughing cow (50), and baby spin (20), plus some flax/soy tortilla chippies (200) and salsa (25) plus baby carrots (35). Another juicy apple for dessert (80). = 660

Snack: 1.5 cups Kashi Autumn Harvest (285) with almond milk (40). = 325

can you sense that i love love love fall?

hey agru - greek yoghurt was regular not low fat. I always seem to eat better during the week so lucky it is Monday today I guess! :)

Sorry you aren't well. Something that always works well for me with congestion is being in a steamy room - seems to help a bit. Sometimes steamy rooms aren't easy to find though but make the most of your shower :)

Back from dinner: Cajun Chicken salad with guacomole and pinenuts, with apple crumble for dessert

Agru: I eat what I eat, I dont think are eating wants match up?I dont like having chips with my lunch or eating loads till im stuffed cause Im gaining. I just dont. Maybe were from different back grounds?noone around me really does that. I dont mean to be rude, but no matter what I eat, you criticse, yea I know that I eat quite a few add ons-thats how i gain. thats how I am eating at the moment. There is no one way to gain. We all have our different paths. Again, dont mean to be rude.

hi all!

DRIVEN-i just meant that u eat mostly veggies+condiments, add in type foods, ur rt, to each their own!

ERIN-yea, i took 2 showers yesterday but it didnt help! glad ur doing well!

PITT-i too love love bagels!  past 2 days for bfast ive been having the mixed dried fruit bagels from Thomas' but i actually like the shop rite store brand more, both 250 cals i think.  regualr bagel shop bagels here r massive, and delic, and high high in cals! lol im terrible w guestimating food, well not so bad, i just find meat hard to estimate actually.  have a great day!

although i have reached 120 pounds i keep flucuating and losing weight even though i am eating 3500 calories and NO exercise..my dietician still has me on a weight gain diet, so i'll keep posting here..

breakfast- veggie sausage patty, banana, almond butter, oatmeal made with a cup of 2% milk

snack- my 500 calorie shake- 1 cup ice cream, 1 cup 2% milk, 1 cup blueberries, 2 tablespoons cashew butter

lunch- 2 cups lettuce/cabbage, 1 tbsp ranch, cashew butter and jelly sandwhich, 1/2 larabar, fage 2% yogurt w/ honey

dinner-6 pieces of brown rice sushi, edamame, 4 shrimp, fortify plus

snack- oatmeal made with 2% milk, candied walnuts, fruit juice

Breakfast - 60g cocopops with 1/2pint whole milk. 2 wholemeal toasts with nutella and unsalted butter.

Snack - hot chocolate made with whole milk and 3 chocolate digestives.

Snack - 50g tortilla chips with chunky salsa. 100g chicken thin sliced breast.

Dinner - sausage roll with pasta salad [marks and spencers]. chocolate brownie square.

Snack - 300g raspberries mixed with whole milk 1/2pint.

Tea - roast beef, yorkshire pudding, vegetables, stuffin, gravy, potatoes.

Dessert - 1 can rice pudding with strawb jam mixed.

Supper - 300g full fat greek yoghurt with 1tspn peanut butter + 2 weatabix.

Snack - 100g rice cakes with 2x whole milk hot chocolates.