BigBallBellyGirl:
Among those of us who are very heavy, has anyone gone up a shoe size or had to buy wide width shoes? Are any of you, like me, no longer able to wear enclosed shoes at all? What are your options?
I have to settle for a certain kind of slipper style because my feet have grown so fat this year. This also makes it easier to put shoes on, because there's no way I could reach my own feet.
I’d posted recently about the same subject, though I’m not in the super-heavy category.
For years until recently, I wore a size 10 medium shoe. But since I’ve gotten past 200 pounds, I’m more of a 10 1/2 wide. I just bought a pair of sneakers not too long ago that’s ended up being the wrong width. Bought a 10 1/2 regular when I probably should’ve bought a wide size. I simply pull the laces apart fairly loose before putting them on.
My wife has been in the SSBBW category for years now and has gone back and forth between a size 5 and 6 depending on the style and brand. Her feet and hands are small; matter of fact, to see just her hands and feet by themselves you’d never guess she was up to 355 pounds now.
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Cece811:
It may not always be true, but people who suddenly gain weight seem to have odd proportions. Like they gain in their stomachs or legs and also have skinny or normal sized areas. Those of us who have been fat our whole lives are big everywhere. This obviously has to do with genetics and will only be true for a short amount of time after a large gain.
True indeed about heredity dictating how, when and where we gain.
Most of the men in my family have big beer/food guts and I’ve joined in that category in recent years. My wife has been north of 300 for many years now and her belly and figure overall simply follows most of the women on her dad’s side. Interestingly, her sister follows her mom’s side and is skinny as a rail.
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For ball belly types like mine, it has a more of a hard feel to it. It has become pretty tough to hide even in XL shirts. I’d say once I got up to 200 it has really stuck out, ha.
Course, at just 215 or so at present, I have a lot of eating to do until I can match bellies with my fellow friends here :-) Dinner time is always right around the corner 😁
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I was truly excited when I began to grow a belly and grow out of the body of my skinny youth and look more distinguished with a belly. Loved the way it pushed my pants down farther, even though it’s more of a ball than anything else :-)
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My family and friends don’t seem to care, since many of them are also fat themselves 😁 I wear slightly oversized work shirts that don’t show how big my ball belly is, ha. My wife’s pretty much the same. She’s been over 300 pounds for a long time now, so it’s all good. She was tiny in her teens, though. Once said if she visited her old hometown no one would recognize her because she’s gained so much weight since then 👍
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Wish I could make mine bigger; they’re barely there. Most of my gains go straight to my ball belly, so at least there’s that 👍😁
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HappyBigBelly:
I always love telling mine and my wife’s gaining story — always love seeing these “origin story” threads :-)
My first memory of encountering fat was a regained memory told to me years after the fact by my mother. I would play with the arm fat of any female relative when I was a toddler and was being held. I’m told my grandmother slapped me one time for doing it.
In young adulthood, I felt the attraction to chubby girls starting in middle school and on into high school. I didn’t have a girlfriend until I was out of high school (wasn’t ever part of the clique, as they say), but nothing turned me on like a pair of chubby cheeks, chubby upper arms or big thighs. Chubby bare feet still turn me on as well :-)
My first steady girlfriend wasn’t all that fat to start out with, but over five years we ate well enough to fill out the both of us. Her arms and belly puffed out mightily; probably gained at least 50 pounds being with me.
Another five-year relationship followed when I moved to another state. She was already heavy, about 5-6 and anywhere between 220 and 270 over the course of that time. She was insecure about it and, along with being bipolar and in denial about it, never really relaxed and enjoyed her own existence, much less her luscious figure.
I met my wife 10 years ago now, at a concert. Mutual friend of ours made sure we were both there. The friend figured we both needed to stumble upon each other after going through such rough previous relationships. I can still remember the first time I saw her short, 5-3 figure walking upon the rest of our friend group to meet up. A black blouse cut low to emphasize what I would eventually find out were 46 DDD breasts. Cute, chubby face and such a soft touch with everything. I was smitten, though it was another year before we started dating officially.
I was slowly but steadily getting a big ol’ ball belly during these years. A big, hard visceral fat basketball belly! She sure hasn’t minded, being a big girl herself for so long now. She was actually a tiny teen, just with out-of-proportion breasts for what was then her figure. I just recently saw pics of her at 13 that I hadn’t seen before. It’s truly amazing how petite and skinny she was before puberty and the rest of her teen years.
She had her first child barely out of high school and, according to her accounts, gained between 80 and 100 pounds between the pregnancy and health-related issues with certain meds’ effects on her. Three years later, she had the depo shot for birth control and got pregnant (and fatter) anyway with her second child. Wish I’d have known her then so I could have witnessed her body change. Her waistline and belly just exploded in size :-) She stopped wearing underwear at a certain point and her back is big and broad with luscious layers of fat all 300+ pound ladies seem to have. Her butt also grew into a full-fledged “buttshelf” during that time. This is as good a point in the story as any to mention her bra band size was only in the low 30s entering her 20s. So that’s more than 12 inches gained just in her middle since then :-)
We had our first child together three years ago now. She was already just at 300 pounds, so she didn’t have to gain but maybe 20 during the pregnancy. Today, I’m at 205 after gaining some weight back that I lost after a cold. She’s a proud 353 pounds with a spirit that’s just as soft and tender as her skin :-) We’d have each other no other way but fat and happy :-)
FatVixen:
That is so wonderful and congrats on the little one. I can feel all the admiration in your writing for her. She seems so soft and spicy. Yeah lol 😆 its hard to see my back my husband loves it good thing for lots of mirrors. Glad you 2 "found" each other.
Ha, thanks indeed and for reading 😁❤️
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People in my age range might can appreciate a Delta Burke reference. She was on Designing Women in the ‘80s and on a football-centered series on HBO called “1st and 10.” I remember the tabloids gave her hell when she got plump by Hollywood standards. Looking back on it, she simply got more beautiful!
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Morkattack:
Only 5,000 calories, huh? That's like twice the average person's daily calorie allotment and that's your rest day.
What all did you eat?
BigBallBellyGirl:
It ended up being a little more than that, but I definitely consider it a light day for me:
1 bowl of chicken tortilla soup - 320 calories
2 glasses of cranberry juice - 210 calories
1 grilled cheese sandwich - 300 calories
1 green apple - 80 calories
1 peanut butter sandwich - 245 calories
1 cup of tea with honey - 60 calories
1 Chipotle loaded burrito - 1,500 calories
1 32 oz. Dr. Pepper - 340 calories
1 entree Southern Fried Chicken salad - 960 calories
1 Ensure - 500 calories
1 32 oz. Sweet Tea - 360 calories
1 cup of Dannon's strawberry yogurt
1 Big Mac with cheese - 580 calories
1 can of Diet Coke - 0 calories
Total: ~5,900 calories
Still quite the tasty menu 👍😁
3 weeks
We all love before and afters here, but my favorite are when you know the person loves it and is confident in a new shape.
I was so skinny and bony as young adult it would be garish to show the befores next to my current ball-gut 😁 Overall, I’m up about 65 pounds since the early part of this century.
My wife’s would certainly fall into the category of barely recognizable, especially if you go back to just after high school. She’s easily gained 200 pounds since then.
I’ve told mine and my wife’s story her me a few times in the forums and have updated the link recently with our current weights. I pass along before/afters to people we trust 👍
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