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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 - I have only tried the Carrot Cake, Black Cherry Almond, Peanut Toffee Buzz, Oatmeal Raisin Walnut and Cool Mint Chocolate flavours of Clif bars. I found Peanut Toffee Buzz a little too sweet for my liking and the Carrot Cake was not as good as expected (I looove real carrot cake, and was not so sure I even liked this flavour after the first bite of the bar. Once I kept eating it, the more I liked it, though). Now, Cool Mint Chocolate?! Give me one of them babys any day and I'm a happy girl! Love those! (have another one in my cupboard as we speak that just might be gobbled up tomorrow because of you! Thank-you! ).

About the seasonal flavours - I would love to be able to try them! Unfortunately, I do not think they are available to us here in Canada (boo!)

PS - Sorry for not posting yesterday, guys. It seems as if I had come down with something yesterday. Yuck!  Atleast I am feeling much more better today with my lovely appetite back!

Sooo onto today's eats for October 4th!

Breakfast - Vanilla yogurt mixed with banana and peach slices, cantaloupe chunks and Kashi GoLEAN Crunch. 1 cup mango-orange juice.

Snack - Homemade apple strudel (a friend of our family just made her apple and cheese strudels especially for moi! She also makes me some delicious chicken noodle soup. Num num!)

Lunch - Leftover ravioli with tomato sauce from last nights din din with a huuge mandarin orange! 1 cup mango-orange juice.

Snack -  the last of the ravioli (it was just sitting there, waiting to be consumed by someone, so I said to myself "why not?!")

Dinner - Yummylicious turkey burgers on a OneBun with the usual fixins of baby spinach, tomato, pickles, and red onion.

Snack - TBD. I will be watching "Weeds" so what I will let you know is that it will be a yummy one indeed!

Original Post by zebulancherry:

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.

Ooh, thanks for the info Zebulancherry!  Sounds amazing, I'm pretty much stoked right now just thinking about it!  And great job on the mashed taters too, btw!  I had fried potatoes today myself - a first since Ed made his grand entrance into my world.  I'm likin' those spuds!

Agru:  Boo, I'm sorry you've been feeling so under the weather!  That's no fun!  Wrap up in a warm blankie and get someone to bring you hot tea and chikn noodle soup!  And a hot water bottle for your feet!  And warm fuzzy socks for your tootsies!  And then they can sit and read you Shakespeare as you drift off to dreamland!  (unless you don't like shakespeare, lol. . .that just seemed to flow with everything else I was saying)

I'm doing good, thanks for asking!  The intuitive eating thing is going great!  I feel like I'm eating waaaaay more than I was even before to gain, but my body is totally handling it!  It's so freeing and awesome!

agru: i really really hope you feel bettah girl!

petite: i'm with ya on the carrot cake - i lurve it and the bar is sadly no comparison. cool mint chocolate is bomb! heated up in the micro nom nom! it kinda reminds me of a thin mint girl scout cookie taste-wise, no?

rest of today:

Snacky snack: Clif nectar dark chocolate walnut bar (this was HEAVEN, way better than jocolat imo - 160) and an oikos (90) = 250

DinDin: rest of my wild rice (little more than a half cup - 100), brussels (50), 1/2 cup shelled edamame (120) all topped with tons salsa (it makes everything better folks (40). Then I realized this simply wasnt going to cut it as dinner, so I added in a baked sweet p (180) with almond butter (200). A marvy combo! = 690

Dessert: cup of cottage cheese (215) mixed with peaches (65) and more almond butter (200), and topped with copious amounts of cinnamon. delish! = 480

Total = 3290!

have a good night ladayzzzzzzzzz

ahh, ack to work tomm+im thinking back to the Dr, i feel WORSE after the meds that he gave me!

PITT-u r so awesome, like g'damn!!  dessert sounds, odd, lol!

BLUID-that is GREAT that ur eating intuitively, im still ehh, scared, to let go, im jealous! i dont think id even be able to remember HOW to do that!  still think u could deff deff stand to gain a bit, ur other post on the H+S forum sounded like u had a great day!

Breakfast:  english muffin (120) with 2 TB peanut butter (190);  yogurt (200) with trail mix (170) = 680 calories

Snack:  luna bar (180) & box of raisins (130) = 310 calories

Lunch:  Turkey sandwich [2 slices ww bread, 4 oz turkey] (300), carrots (40) in hummus (50), yogurt drink (220) = 610 calories

Snack:  pear (80) & nature valley granola bar (180) = 260 calories

Dinner:  stir-fried chicken & veggies (200?), rice (200), grapes (110) = 510 calories

Snack:  1/4 almonds (170), 1/4 c raisins (130) & 1/2 c cereal (70) = 370 calories

total:  2740 cals

Got work and school tomorrow, so I'll be outta the house by 7.30am and be back (hopefully) by 8pm. Here's what's on the menu for tomorrow...

Breakfast Oatmeal made with: oats, soya milk, wheat germ, almonds and fresh frozen raspberries. Oh, and a Venti ANYTHING Latte from Starbucks :)

Snack Strawberries, grapes and mixed nuts with yoghurt.

Lunch A PitaBreak OneBun with much, much almond butter.

Snack Kraft Dinner Creamy Alfredo.

Snack Kashi Island cereal with yoghurt and flax.

Dinner Carrots, green pepper and broccoli with tofu. Mixed in some hummus for flavour.

Snack Chocolate Chip Clif Bar (WE DON'T GET SEASONAL FLAVOURS HERE! PUMPKIN SPICE ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! ).

Tomorrows gonna be fuuuun

Breakfast: 1 c. Kashi Heart to heart honey toasted oat in 1/2 container of Lucky Layla Farms drinkable pina colada yogurt topped w/ pistachios and blueberries. 2% strawberry Carnation instant Breakfast

Lunch: Mixed veggie tofu stir-fry drizzled with 1.5 tbsp of melted peanut butter and soy sauce. 2 Bocadillos (Colombian guava paste dessert). Fortune cookie, of course :D

Snack: 1 oz. almonds

Dinner: Grilled cheese sandwich (2 slices ww bread, 4 slices american cheese) dipped in cream of tomato soup, 1 plum, and the rest of the Lucky Layla yogurt container

Dessert: Pumpkin pie ice cream!

Snack: 1 c. chocolate soy milk and 2 chocolate toffee protein cookies with 1 kiwi

B: attempted french toast... falied miserabley so to comfort my depressed stomach

oatmeal (mini apple, oats, soy, dried dates, walnuts)

S: thick apricot loaf with stawberries, ricotta and sugar

L: Sandwhich: soy and linseed bread with turkey, lettuce, carrot, cucumber and this mush i made (avacodo, natural yoghurt, sweet chilli sauce, corriander) ... last week my obsession was coconut now its avocado :)

S: Smoothie (glob of peanutbutter, banana, soy) topped with heaping of granola

D: eggplant, tomato, onion and herb sauce with cous cous, chickpeas, spinach and parmesan (my sister made this for me and when frying the onions literally covered the entire surface of the pan with oil.....  but i didn't grab a cloth and wipe it up like i usually do... yay! and she just poured in the cous cous no measuring.... there was enough to serve 2 but i ate it all!)

S: frozen raspberries with dark chocolate and cinnamon almonds

B: 1/2 cup muesli, 3/4 cup skim milk, 1 banana, 1 tub yoghurt

S: 1 fruit and spice english muffin with margarine

L: Light rye sandwich with avocado, chicken, beetroot, tomato, carrot, lettuce + 200mL orange and mango juice

S: 1 choc chip muesli bar + 1 apple

D: 2 beer battered fish fillets + 1.5 cups oven fries + Salad (spinach & tomato)

S: 1 scoop of caramel / vanilla ice cream in mini cone

Original Post by agruskin:

BLUID-that is GREAT that ur eating intuitively, im still ehh, scared, to let go, im jealous! i dont think id even be able to remember HOW to do that!  still think u could deff deff stand to gain a bit, ur other post on the H+S forum sounded like u had a great day!

 Agru: Thanks!  Yesterday was good, full of challenges for sure!  And don't worry about the intuitive eating, when the time comes it will fall into place.  Not gonna lie, the first week or so was scary as heck, but I persisted with it and I'm starting to get back in the groove.  I actually get some hunger/ fullness cues now!  If you truly give your body whatever it asks for, it will take care of the rest.  You don't have to remember how you used to do it, your body will be happy to remind you:)

Ziggy:  Pumpkin pie ice cream!  Ahh, must needs go to the stooo o r e e e. . . !!

Did my own food shopping today, without my mum, it was nice to be trusted to buy what I needed.

B: 105g Rice Krispy mulitgrain shapes cereal + milk+ orange+ teacake with butter

L: Chicken sandwich (white bread) + snack a jacks + chocolate cake

S: Kelloggs chocolate oat bake bar

D: Cajun Chicken tagelleti + 200ml of Lyle's golden syrup ice cream for dessert

S: Crisps (chips)

Breakfast: 1/2 c. oats soaked over night in milk/plain yogurt. Added 1/4 cup dried figs, sliced banana, 2TBS each  peanut butter/almonds/granola in the AM. One cup of coffee with creamer.

Snack:Whole wheat bread with 2TBS White Chocolate PB, 2TBS coconut flakes. half cup cottage cheese with chopped apple and cinnamon.

Lunch: 1c. bulgur wheat mixed with hummus, walnuts and some sweet corn. 2/5 tofu stir fried up with broccoli and red peppers. (ate this during class)

Dinner: Avocado and hummus sammich with spinach and sundried tomatoes. Snack baggie of almonds. (eaten at work)

Snack: Pecan Pie larabar

Snack: Vanilla yogurt with Nutella, chocolate syrup and strawberries (also eaten at work)

Snack: Peanut butter and honey sandwich (upon return home from work at 10:30 PM)

Bluidechic, aren't they awesome? I had not eaten "white" potatoes since ED and I am glad to have them back? What's not to love - they are tasty, easy to cook, versatile, and they have loads of potassium and fiber if you eat the skin, which to me is the best part.

Ziggy, they have pumpkin ice cream out now? Mmm... I need to look for it! And man, now I want grilled cheese too! With FOUR slices, hahah. Perfect fall comfort foods.

Liney, what went wrong with the french toast? Did your bread fall apart on you? Next time try using a dense, thick bread (like Ezekiel) or a nice slightly-stale French bread, which is the traditional way to make it in the first place. I'm sorry it didn't work out this morning though!

Rebel, I can relate with the eating on the go thing. Probobly four out of six meals or more are eaten out of my house and have to be packed and prepared in advance. It makes things a little challenging, but you seem to be doing great! That white chocolate peanut butter and coconut sandwich sounds amazing. I never thought to pair them together like that. They be good in oats too I bet... or for me, pancakes. ^_^

Here's what I had yesterday. I had to fit in a lot during the end of the day since I had church in the morning and couldn't get in much. Everything today is yet to be made (other than breakfast).

Breakfast - Banana pancakes with creamy almond butter, an egg white omlette with black pepper, and fresh strawberries.

Snack - Plain yogurt mixed with cottage cheese, brought into church before service.

Lunch - Turkey patty melt on Ezekiel bread with a thick slice of Jarlsberg Swiss cheese, green beans, peas, kidney beans, a bell pepper with salsa, and some pistachios.

Snack - Container of Greek yogurt (I found this kind at Whole Foods called Voskos and they come in eight ounce containers instead of the puny Oikos ones!), a bunch of mixed nuts (pistachios, almonds, cashews, peanuts), and some fresh blueberries.

Dinner - Asian rice salad (Kashi grain pilaf, cooked ground turkey, diced bell peppers, scallions, peanuts, grated carrots, soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar), green beans, black beans, and peas.

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

I will be eating lots of turkey and it's not even Thanksgiving yet. I'm completely out of chicken and tuna, and all I have it a bit of ground turkey left in my fridge. Time to go to the store later.

Right, I am beginning again at the beginning.  I am holding myself accountable.  I am eating 2.500 calories a day and also I am going to try something scary each day.  

Breakfast: porridge with vanilla yogurt and honey

Lunch: home made scotch broth and toast

Snack: SOMETHING SCARY: 1 pckt wasabi peas that I have NO IDEA how many calories in!  could have been 4, could have been 4 BILLION!

Dinner: Roasted peppers stuffed with bulgar wheat, lentil and tomato pilaf

1 large glass of macabeo and bramble (incongruous, but matt was making them, and they're matt's baby...)

Pudding: Panettone bread and butter pudding with a glass of hot milk.

Snack: I am now in pygamas and watching emma (costume dramas rule OK) and am having hot chocolate and chocolate hob nobs.

YES I can do this.  I am TOO THIN and it is NOT GOOD.  why should everyone else deserve to eat and not me?

Also: Baron is a ****.  A complete and utter ****.  You write a theory in the 1950s and just because you've written a theory everyone's like 'oh well done you.  That's a theory, isn't it?  You must be so proud.  Hurrah.'  It doesn't make it RIGHT, PEOPLE!  No.  Bollocks to the Baron thesis.

Breakfast - Buckwheat pancakes with creamy almond butter, an egg white omlette with black pepper, and fresh strawberries.

Snack - Plain yogurt mixed with cottage cheese, peanut butter toast, and a honeycrisp apple.

Lunch - Amy's low-sodium lentil soup, a grilled turkey and cheese sandwich (it was a "soup-and-grilled cheese" kind of day today), green beans, peas, and a bell pepper with salsa.

Snack - Voskos Greek yogurt, blueberries, and some mixed raw nuts.

Dinner - Going to make right now. What should I have!? ARGH!

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

tfouray pj are good i think we should dedicate one day each year called pj day where we relax and sit in our pj s allday , good theapy saying that perhaps one every week :)

breakfast porrage ww toast cup of milk a banana

snack 2 crumpets jam

lunch 2 ww toast beans mushrooms carrot cake a glass of mil

snack porrage and milk

tea fish in breadcrumbs jkt potatoe veg mullerice

supper cereal milk 2 biscuits horlicks

helen, i love your meals soo much! breakfast is my favorite! my family always eats dinner together, but if we didn't i would have breakfast for dinner everyday. i really don't like rice, pasta, beans, casseroles, that kind of thing, but that's all my mom ever makes. :( desserts are the next best, then snacks, and lunches are medium as long as they don't resemble dinner. sandwiches/salads/burgers/wraps don't don't pass as dinner at my house, sad. lol!

October 5th:

Breakfast - Vanilla yogurt mixed with Kashi GoLEAN Crunch! and sliced strawberries. Honeydew melon and a vanilla soy milk tetra pack/box on the side.

Snack - Cool Mint Chocolate Clif bar! <3

Lunch - Leftover turkey burgers on a OneBun with the usual fixins of baby spinach, tomato, pickles, and red onion. Mix of fruit (honeydew melon, cantaloupe, strawberries and grapes), and cup of mango-orange juice.

Snack - Pistachioooos.

Dinner - Chicken nuggets and raw veggies.

Snack - Cool Mint Chocolate Clif bar and a handful of Annie's honey bunnie grahams.

Snack - Usual protein shake (soy milk, vanilla yogurt, strawberries and whey powder).

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

S:almonds+prunes~200

L:tuna salad sandwich, grapes, trail mix~400

Ss: peach, giant apple, 1/2bagel w fruit preserve, chocolate banana chunk muffin top~450

D: salad w/trail mix+strawberries, pizza crust, veg burger, corn on the cob~450

S:trail mix. pudding w/chocolate chips mixed in, few bites of pizza, yogurt, apple, prunes~600

plus lots of benefiber during the day

Zebulan and Blueide: YES! Pumpkin pie ice cream, I literally jumped and squealed in the middle of the frozen section at my grocery store when I saw it. Ahhh <3

Breakfast: 1 c. cottage cheese, 1 tbsp. PB&Co DCD peanut butter, 1/2 c. blueberries, 1 oz. pistachios, & dark chocolate Carnation Instant Breakfast (700)

Snack: Pumpkin Breakfast Muffin (recipe on my blog which is linked on my CC profile), Coffee (140)

Lunch: Quorn chicken cutlet cooked with 1 tsp. olive oil, 1/2 c. quinoa, mom's homemade butternut squash soup, 1 kiwi, 1 c. 2% milk (550)

Dinner: 1 c. pinto beans, 1/4 of a butternut squash drizzled with 1 tbsp. almond butter, 1/2 Thomas double fiber english muffin, 100 calorie pack of guacamole (550)

Snack: Other 1/2 english muffin, Pumpkin pie yogurt: 1 c. Stonyfield low fat yogurt, 1/2 c. pumpkin, 1/2 tsp. agave, 1 stevia packet, drizzle of maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and 15 g. almonds (310)

Snack: Apple, 1 tbsp. peanut butter, vanilla soy milk (270)