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Has anybody else started gaining after moving out of their parents house? I feel like this would be relatively common but I don’t see it talked about all that often!

Since turning 18 I have moved out into an apartment of my own and for the first time in my life weight has started really piling on, and I’ve found it thrilling after a lifetime of being skinny so I’ve been itching to talk about it somewhere.
I’m only 110 pounds but a few months ago I was 90, and now all of my pants are super tight and give me major muffin tops when I sit :’)
I don’t think I’ll be slowing down anytime soon, with all of the eating and drinking I’ve been doing and with McDonald’s only a minute walk away I’m eagerly awaiting another ten pounds at least!

For sure. It was the same for me. I think it's a natural progression, without having parents around you can indulge in food and fantasize without judgmental comments or prying eyes. I put on twenty pounds the first time I left my childhood home. The only thing that sucks is the food is WAY better at home during the holidays, so if you wanna remain stealthy, wear baggy clothes (only works up to a certain weight!)

I'm glad you are no longer underweight.

I used to be super underweight. I put on about 50 lbs on purpose and noticed my health significantly improved. I went from getting sick at least 2 a year to very rarely.

I do see post from new gainers talking about how they gain from people who just moved out. However, I've noticed most of those people don't stick around for long.

Some of them come back for good. Most of them are serial deleters. Best I can tell, most of them feel overwhelmed about gaining and go back and forth about whether or not they want to commit it gaining.

I'm not sure exactly how common it is, but I've heard the story many times. Seems like as soon as they're on their own they start eating way more without even thinking much about it.

It’s called the Freshman 15 when young people move out and start eating on all-you-can-eat meal plans at college. First time away from home.

Well in my case it’s just happened. Regardless if I was with my parents or not. I started to pile on pounds only recently, mostly from all the COVID restrictions at 2020

Exactly what happened to me. Gained about 30lbs within 9 months or so of moving out almost by accident really. Just ate whatever I wanted and had loads of snacks, really easy when there's tons of fast food around and nobody to stop me xD

I've definitely gained the most out of my friends, but it's not just me- quite a few people I know seem to have put on 10lbs or so. Does appear to be quite common

It didn’t happen the first year after I moved out. Then my habits and lifestyle started to change and I started gaining weight.

Since this thread is getting popular again I’d like to give the update that I’ve gained another 25 lbs since this post! More fast food places keep opening up near me and all I’ve been doing is smoking and eating all day lately! I only have one pair of pants that fit me from last year so I’ll have to get a new wardrobe. I’ve gotten a few comments since the gain is quite noticeable as I’m rather short and most of the weight going to my belly.
Its fun hearing how so many people have similar stories to mine

It’s the same for many of us. I didn’t get out of my own until nearly 30. Started cooking my own meals and drinking a lot of beer in my single days :-) My ball belly got bigger and bigger.