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Your doctor didn't give you a plan or anything to follow??
Eat a lot of carbohydrates, bread, pasta, muffins, bagels.. They are very calorie dense. Add peanut butter, jams, cheese, etc

If you've been eating say less than 500 calories a day and you just jump up to 2000 calories...or another way to put it is if you haven't been eating anything at all and you just stuff yourself - you are going to get sick and that can cause medical problems too. Either see another doctor or nutritionist to help get you up to where you need to be safely.

Start slow...it would be hard to go from 500 to 2,000 overnight.Maybe you can add a few 100 calories on each week till you get up to 2,000.At my job we give the underweight patients Ensure(the protein shake for older people).

The suggestions you've been given are good. I just wanted to say good job at deciding to live, and your stomach will "stretch". It will probably only take a week or so to physically get used to eating more. Just keep trying.

I would suggest milkshakes. And full fat specialty coffees like peppermint mochas go down easy and pack a lot of calories. Yum.

Back in middle school, when my mom found out about my eating disorder, she would take me to McDonalds every day. She'd force me to drink a milkshake, and we wouldn't leave until I ate the whole thing. I remember it hurt, and I was so scared at first. But eventually my body and my mind adjusted. Maybe not the healthiest way for me to gain the weight, but it got the job done!

You can do this! I am 22 and fully recovered. I have a great relationship with food. You'll be there someday too!

It might help to eat little but often. Eat as many meals a day as you can from the lists the other people have given you. If you wake up at night even, go and eat something. No holds barred here. Just eat whenever you can. Good luck to you. You can do it

You really need to be medically supervised. It makes me sad that your doctor hasn't given you the tools/info necessary to help your recovery. To tell you to just eat 3000 calories a day? Not helpful! I'd find a nutritionist who specializes in healthy weight gain. And I would find another doctor

I second this!!

If you can eat nuts, then devour them. Also peanut butter - either on bread or just spoon it into your mouth (it sounds odd but I could devour a whole jar if I didn't have to count calories).

Also, try the likes of Complan, Fortisip etc - very high energy, nutritious drinks normally given to people who can't eat much.

pizza

cheese cake

more cheese cake

more pizza

oh man...a pizza then cheese cake

heaven

I want to start by saying I'm not a dietician or a nutritional specialist, and, from looking at your food diary, you may want to get in touch with a Dr. who has that backround. Having said that, though, here's my two cents.

While you're looking to take in high-calorie food, I think you want to be fairly balanced in your approach. Yes, high-fat and high-sugar foods are a surefire way to gain weight, but they're not the healthiest way to do so. Granted, eating some ice-cream, fried foods and candy, even on a daily basis will not hurt you in your situation, but I would reccomend eating real food. Breakfast, for example, can be an egg or two, scrambled or pan-fried, with bacon or sausage, and/or whole wheat toast. Drink whole milk, rather than skim or 1%. Lunch can be a PBJ sandwich on whole wheat bread, or a bagel sandwich- another commenter mentioned avacado- phenomenal idea that works great on all sorts of sandwiches. Dinner can be a burger with all the fixings, or homemade mac n cheese, Grilled Chix BLT pasta….

As others said- you're not going to be able to eat 2000-3000 calories right off the bat, your stomach is too small… but, as you eat more (say, smaller meals more frequently) your stomach will expand. As mentioned in another post on a different topic- try planning out your meals; figure 6 small meals a day, and plan them out, at regimented times, if necessary. it will help you stay on target, and also help you get in the calories you need.

one last thing- I know a commenter reccomended soda, but I would suggest, if you want to drink your calories, try 100% fruit juice, like V-fusion, Bolthouse farms smoothies, etc… you get the sweet and the calories, plus nutrients.

Good Luck! And, if you'd like some great recipes, please feel free to message me!

Eat natural peanut butter sandwiches every day and you'll soon hit your goal. Very fat (good fats) and its also calorie dense.

Please listen to your doctor and follow the plan he/she provided if there is one. The long term health effects from ED are serious. Use MFP for support but follow the plan.

All of the advice you have received on here, besides from the people referring you to a doctor or specialist, is absurd. the recovery part of an ED can be the most dangerous (refeeding syndrome is a real risk) and you should be CLOSELY medically supervised. An online forum is not the place to get this kind of advise. Please find a good team that includes a doctor, an RD, and a therapist and don't listen to a bunch of strangers on MFP telling you to drink soda and eat peanut butter.

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Best advice so far!! ED is not to be taken lightly, remember Karen Carpenter??? PLEASE see a specialist ASAP and follow their plan instead of a bunch of well-intentioned but misinformed posters.

I would suggest a Registered Dietician, ED support group and a doctor to monitor your progress so they can get you to an ideal weight with back up support from MFP as a sounding board. :flowerforyou:

Good Luck.