Lifestyle tips

After a hiatus, I've been struggling with the contradictory characteristics of wanting to remain extremely athletic (in my abilities)
while also getting fatter.

It does not feel very common on this website; understandably so it feels almost impossible in some ways to balance... but I wanted to know if there's anyone on here that would like to share/discuss tips on how they handle this, if you're going through something similar, or if you're an athletic fat person.

I also do that thing where I try to guage if I'm getting too big by how difficult its getting to perform athletically, but some weird part of me wants to continue to become visibly very fat but still somehow be able to do things I could do back when I had abs.

Also those eating habits are goals.

I literally have noticed increased joint and leg pain with my weight gain, trying to impliment more stretching to alieviate pain, but I will absolutely consider more anti inflamitory foods, this was all super interesting, thank you!

I have gained thirty pounds since retiring from the military reserves ten years ago. I run every day, even though I have been actively though causally gaining. As I have gained I've worked to gain five or so pounds, I get used to running at this weight. My last gain from 230 lbs. to 235 lbs. I transitioned from using an elliptical in the winter to running on the street. The first day I got winded and had to walk twice over a mile and a half route. The second day I was fine, not needing to rest/walk at all. This has worked for me as I gain. I hope this helps.

For me, I want to be as healthy as possible so I can get as fat as possible, if that makes sense. It's not so much about being able to do stuff (although I certainly do), it's more about how big I can realistically get.

The healthier I am, the longer it'll be before I have to stop gaining, because I plan of getting pretty big. I'm not doing great at it yet, but I'm try to learn more about how to gain fat and be healthy.

I do worry that it's not a particularly "sexy" mindset though. 😅😅

Don't worry about if other people find it sexy or not. If it makes you happy and you feel sexy, then do it. Besides, long-term gains are better because you get to enjoy them for longer.

Oh, I fully agree! I meant more in terms of dating. But, the same certainly still applies either way

While it's important to keep yourself groomed, I feel that certain aspects of appearance are overblown. Yes, you want your potential SO to find you attractive. However, a good partner will love you as you are. Don't gotta be a Chad or Stacy to land a loving partner who thinks you're the bee's knees.

This is why communication is key. You won't know anything until you talk about it.