Lifestyle tips

When picking something up off the floor I prefer a modified squat versus bending over as the weight of the belly can take you off balance. Also when boarding a plane ask the flight attendant for a seat belt extender the moment you board.

I guess it is all in how your fat is distributed? For me when getting something off the floor these days it is usually spreading my feet out to either side, wider than shoulder width, then bending from the waist. The spread legs give room for my belly when I bend. If it is heavy enough that I worry about picking it up that way I will squat. Although I try to avoid having to lift anything at all heavy up from the floor if I can, just too awkward. Like if I'm bringing in a box of canned tomatoes from the car, after groceries, I used to put it down on the floor in the kitchen along with the rest of the groceries, then later take it to the basement. Now I'll either take it all the way down to the basement when I come in, or put it on the stove until I'm ready to take it to the basement.

I've had occasions, while wearing too tight jeans, that I've had to unbutton them in order to bend enough to reach the floor. It is the weirdest feeling to bend down to pick something up, and simply miss because you don't end up bending down as far as you expected to.

The lifestyle change that impressed me the most about loving a fat person is the nudity.

She's stopped wearing clothes at home when she doesn't have to. She used to have dangerously low body temperature and need to wear girdles to keep her belly warm so she didn't get intensely sick. But she's put on so much blubber now it literally keeps her warm all the time, and it's more comfortable for her to let everything hang out. She has to spread her legs wide open just to give her gut room to hang down. Besides, it's now a lot more hard work getting dressed for her, so she doesn't when she doesn't need to go out and meet people anymore.

Change of Mentality in my case.
I used to want to show that fat men can still hold their own fashion wise and break the negative stereotypes.
Over time I learned, some would give compliments but don't want to appear like their are 'endorsing obesity' etc.
Being on the higher end of DXL; it's harder to piece outfits together, plus more priority over comfort and practicality.

With confidence building; wearing white more especially during the summer, get more daring wearing smaller tees/shirts/jerseys as its lighter than the added weight of the bulkier ones, along with the fact that after a certain size there is no more 'hiding'.
With lotions/body oils..life doesn't end when tees or shirts rise up or when buttons strain.
It's a great feeling to be more comfortable in your own skin, knowing you look fire.

a little after I started gaining I started feeling uncomfortable with my pants zipped up whenever I was sitting down. It just feels better to let my belly hang out, at least at home.

I see a new problem. My stomach hurts sitting at the table. I cant quite reach the plate, because i have to sit very far back. A nice feeling.

I personally usually eat in a recliner, but when my belly pressed into a table so harshly, I'd turn sideways to give it room, turning my head to eat. It makes it awkward, but also kind of hot to have trouble.

Oh yeah, I also do this. I also belt my pants before they go on.