Getting used to eating higher calories?

johunt615 wrote: »

Peanut butter 190 cal per tbls
Vegan butter 100 cal per tbls
Coconut oil 117 cal per tbls
There's almost 400 without adding volume.

I can't help on the mental aspect. I'm not there yet.

Thanks!

The problem isn't the things I'm eating though (my meal plan is very specific as to what type of food and what amounts I'm meant to be eating- I don't have a specific calorie goal, I'm just meant to eat the things on my meal plan), it's the feelings of physical and mental discomfort from eating the things and the amounts that I don't get a choice in. Sorry if this wasn't clear in the first post, I hope I cleared it up a little!

comptonelizabeth wrote: »

That does sound tough! My goal is to gain weight (I was underweight )and obviously I've had to up my calories but I've had choice in how I do that. I have a small appetite so I've found it easier to eat little and often rather than do it in 3 big meals. I did feel bloated and uncomfortable at the start but it does get easier.
What kind of foods are you meant to be eating?

This is my meal plan (I hope it's vaguely clear):

Breakfast: 1 serving carbs (eg two slices bread), 1 fat (eg 1/4 avocado or tbsp peanut butter), 1 calcium rich food (eg 200 ml soy milk)
Morning snack: 1 serving fruit (I hardly ever manage to eat this one)
Lunch (1 carb, 1 protein (eg, 200g tofu or beans, or 30g nuts/nut butter), 1 fat, 1 fruit
Afternoon tea: 2 snacks (eg 2 biscuits and 30g nuts) or one double snack (eg banana smoothie or 3/4 cup muesli with milk)
Dinner: 1 carb, 1 protein, 1 fat, 1 fruit/veg, 1 snack
Two evening snacks: 1 calcium rich food, 1 snack

I have big lists of exactly what makes up each serving of carb/protein etc. The ones I provided above are just examples

comptonelizabeth wrote: »

To be honest that sounds manageable but we're all different. I do find carbs are more likely to fill me up and therefore make me bloated though. So I tend to make up my calories with more protein and fat and fewer carbs. But if you're following a diet plan you probably have less flexibility. If you don't mind my asking,why has the dietician suggested this? Is it for a health condition ?

Thanks for your input
This meal plan is to gain weight in eating disorder recovery.

comptonelizabeth wrote: »

Ah,ok,I see. In that case I wouldn't want to suggest anything which would contradict that! Maybe speak to the dietician? It IS hard at first- I struggled with the feeling of fullness but as you get used to eating more,it does eventually go.

Thank you

Yes, I talked to her today and she says it's likely that I have delayed gastric emptying caused by years of restriction, which explains the feeling of being uncomfortably full.

Unfortunately I stayed exactly the same weight as I was last week on this meal plan so I hope I gain a bit next week otherwise it might have to be increased even more!