I don't know if it would work with you, with your struggles with anorexia, but fat habits are key to how most people get and stay fat.
That is, it is really hard to remember to eat extra all of the time, especially when your body isn't expecting it. But if you make habits that cause you to eat more then it happens more automatically without thinking about it as much.
For example, planning a mid-morning snack. A muffin, a bagel, a banana, nothing too crazy, but have it about the same time every morning and make sure to still have lunch at the usual time, and after not too long your body should expect that snack and then to have lunch. You can do the same thing for other snack times.
Another is adding some extra calories in what you are already eating, the taste may not be what you like at first but again you will get used to having it that way. Have coffee or tea with sugar and cream. Have toast with lots of butter and heaps of jam. In recipes substitute milk for cream, or add some extra oil.
A third is getting a few more calories into each meal. Add a bit of fruit to your breakfast, add a drink of milk or juice (or even soda) to your lunch. When you are cleaning up after dinner always have a bit of the leftovers, or get a piece of bread and mop out the pan, or have some dessert at the end of the meal -- basically just train your body to finish what you put on your plate, and then to expect a little bit more.
Any of those habits will add some calories to your day, and the great thing about habits is that once you have established one it is easy to maintain so you can put your focus on building up another habit.
Good luck with getting to where you want to be!
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