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Go4theGold:
So I'm curious about gaining weight. I'm skinny myself, though I find the thought of having my own round, jiggly belly interesting. At the same time, I am satisfied with how my body is now, and worry that if I decide to gain, only to end up not liking it, that I will not be able to lose the weight. Who else been in a predicament like mine, and what advice do you have for someone like me?

Razz:
I was at a "perfect" weight, I felt very good about my body because of what society says, etc. I eventually gave in to the curiosity and allowed myself 5 lbs at a time for a while, like others have said.

I noticed the effects of the "one step at a time" approach, about 20 lbs in. Your first real choice is somewhere around there. Everything until then is definitely reversible, quite easily.

When clothes that you've worn for a while start to get tight though, do you make a plan to stop overindulging and maybe get some cardio? Or.. do you buy the next size up, knowing that leaves you some room to grow?

Slippery slope, someone told me before I got fat that there was no off switch once you start to allow it. I didn't believe it at first, yet during none of my reevaluations as I've gained, do I feel like I want to lose weight at all. Funny how that works, lol

Razz:
I was at a "perfect" weight, I felt very good about my body because of what society says, etc. I eventually gave in to the curiosity and allowed myself 5 lbs at a time for a while, like others have said.

I noticed the effects of the "one step at a time" approach, about 20 lbs in. Your first real choice is somewhere around there. Everything until then is definitely reversible, quite easily.

When clothes that you've worn for a while start to get tight though, do you make a plan to stop overindulging and maybe get some cardio? Or.. do you buy the next size up, knowing that leaves you some room to grow?

Slippery slope, someone told me before I got fat that there was no off switch once you start to allow it. I didn't believe it at first, yet during none of my reevaluations as I've gained, do I feel like I want to lose weight at all. Funny how that works, lol

J8o8h8n:
That slippery slope aspect does have a bit of an appeal to it though lol. I've been thinking I might do another 30 day gaining challenge myself, but promise myself not to hold back at times like I did on my last one (if I'm thinking of resisting the urge to eat something fattening, I'll make sure I have into the urge and maybe eat something extra lol).

Razz:
I was at a "perfect" weight, I felt very good about my body because of what society says, etc. I eventually gave in to the curiosity and allowed myself 5 lbs at a time for a while, like others have said.

I noticed the effects of the "one step at a time" approach, about 20 lbs in. Your first real choice is somewhere around there. Everything until then is definitely reversible, quite easily.

When clothes that you've worn for a while start to get tight though, do you make a plan to stop overindulging and maybe get some cardio? Or.. do you buy the next size up, knowing that leaves you some room to grow?

Slippery slope, someone told me before I got fat that there was no off switch once you start to allow it. I didn't believe it at first, yet during none of my reevaluations as I've gained, do I feel like I want to lose weight at all. Funny how that works, lol

J8o8h8n:
That slippery slope aspect does have a bit of an appeal to it though lol. I've been thinking I might do another 30 day gaining challenge myself, but promise myself not to hold back at times like I did on my last one (if I'm thinking of resisting the urge to eat something fattening, I'll make sure I have into the urge and maybe eat something extra lol).

Munchies:
Well that's dumb. The reason you ended up holding back is that you made yourself sick. If you decided to do that again without holding back, you'll either end up going to the ER or having to tap out earlier than your challenge.

Razz:
I was at a "perfect" weight, I felt very good about my body because of what society says, etc. I eventually gave in to the curiosity and allowed myself 5 lbs at a time for a while, like others have said.

I noticed the effects of the "one step at a time" approach, about 20 lbs in. Your first real choice is somewhere around there. Everything until then is definitely reversible, quite easily.

When clothes that you've worn for a while start to get tight though, do you make a plan to stop overindulging and maybe get some cardio? Or.. do you buy the next size up, knowing that leaves you some room to grow?

Slippery slope, someone told me before I got fat that there was no off switch once you start to allow it. I didn't believe it at first, yet during none of my reevaluations as I've gained, do I feel like I want to lose weight at all. Funny how that works, lol

J8o8h8n:
That slippery slope aspect does have a bit of an appeal to it though lol. I've been thinking I might do another 30 day gaining challenge myself, but promise myself not to hold back at times like I did on my last one (if I'm thinking of resisting the urge to eat something fattening, I'll make sure I have into the urge and maybe eat something extra lol).

Munchies:
Well that's dumb. The reason you ended up holding back is that you made yourself sick. If you decided to do that again without holding back, you'll either end up going to the ER or having to tap out earlier than your challenge.

J8o8h8n:
Oh no, I'm not talking about when I was overdoing it to where I felt sick. I'm talking about days where I felt fine, but held back and didn't eat that much at all.