I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

Joined 7 years

Viktoshka:
I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight. After you gained weight, do you regret doing it? If you don't, then share your experience of gaining weight. How did you do it?

Morbidly A Beast:
I starting putting on weight right after quitting wrestling to focus on my school work in college I yo-yo’ed with my weight until my late 20s when I was 300 pounds I kinda just gave up on trying to lose and it’s when I found fat acceptance and later on feedism and it just clicked in me; I was fat liked being fat and I didn’t need to feel guilty for it- after a while I started gaining on purpose and that’s been with me since. I don’t regret it at all, in fact if I were to regret anything it would be not being more accepting of my body earlier

Viktoshka:
It's great that you've found acceptance and comfort in your body! Was there a specific moment when you realized you didn't need to feel guilty about your weight anymore?

Morbidly A Beast:
It was the realization I wasn’t going to lose weight after failing a diet yet again, I was scared being over 300 for a while yet but I learned to love and accept my body now I’m much much bigger

I understand you... Sometimes the realization doesn't come right away, but the main thing is that you found acceptance and comfort in your body. This is inspiring! How did you come to not just accept, but actually love yourself for who you are?

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I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

Finickyfeedee

Joined 6 years

Viktoshka:
I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight. After you gained weight, do you regret doing it? If you don't, then share your experience of gaining weight. How did you do it?

I used to be dangerously underweight to the point I was almost institutionalized over it. I managed to gain to the higher end of the healthy BMI range and have never regretted it at all, although there are a few garments I miss fitting into! It’s also difficult for me to eat enough to maintain my weight sometimes.

The initial thing that allowed me to gain weight after years of trying and failing was a combo of the depo provera shot and appetite stimulants, then after I had gained about 20 pounds from that and had to quit the shot due to side effects, I gained another 30 or so pounds by forcing myself to eat more and drinking heavy cream. Sadly I did lose about 15 recently from not eating enough, but I’m working on gaining it back, hopefully with a little extra.

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I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

Viktoshka

Joined 7 years

Viktoshka:
I understand you... Sometimes the realization doesn't come right away, but the main thing is that you found acceptance and comfort in your body. This is inspiring! How did you come to not just accept, but actually love yourself for who you are?

Morbidly A Beast:
Reading up on fat acceptance and delving into feedism, that and I let my appetite completely out of control during the pandemic food delivery apps allowed me to not feel restricted like I had been now I just eat however I want but back then I’d feel self conscious ordering double entries now I don’t even hesitate even when I’m out to eat

It sounds like for you it wasn't just a change in diet, but a real shift to freedom in the way you relate to food and yourself. What was it like to stop feeling shy and just enjoy what you want?

1 year

I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

Viktoshka

Joined 7 years

Viktoshka:
I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight. After you gained weight, do you regret doing it? If you don't, then share your experience of gaining weight. How did you do it?

Finickyfeedee:
I used to be dangerously underweight to the point I was almost institutionalized over it. I managed to gain to the higher end of the healthy BMI range and have never regretted it at all, although there are a few garments I miss fitting into! It’s also difficult for me to eat enough to maintain my weight sometimes.

The initial thing that allowed me to gain weight after years of trying and failing was a combo of the depo provera shot and appetite stimulants, then after I had gained about 20 pounds from that and had to quit the shot due to side effects, I gained another 30 or so pounds by forcing myself to eat more and drinking heavy cream. Sadly I did lose about 15 recently from not eating enough, but I’m working on gaining it back, hopefully with a little extra.

Thanks for sharing your story! It sounds like your journey wasn't easy, but it's great that you were able to reach a comfortable weight and don't regret it. How did you feel when you were gaining? Was there a moment when you realized you were actually feeling better?

1 year

I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

Someguy98

Joined 1 year

As someone who’s trying to start their thin to fat journey, it’s all about taking control over myself. Of course I love fat bodies as well but a big factor in it is deciding what my body is like outside of any outside pressures. Plus big butts are in vogue so why not lmao.

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I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

TubSlug

Joined 3 years

I was about 120 lbs when I started college, but got busy sophomore year, worked out less and was less restrictive about what I ate. By the end of the year I was about 30 lbs heavier. I decided to try gaining about 10 lbs on purpose Junior year. I had an all you can eat meal plan and kinda let myself indulge. My story is posted on here if you wanna know more, or say hi

1 year

I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

SpaceTubbs89

Joined 1 year

I regretted it at first. For me feedism was always more about being fed then gaining. Gaining was just a side effect, not something I set out to do. I would often work to counter all my feedings. When I one of the feeders I was with set a goal to me I was very hesitant. I never thought I could get where she wanted me. As we worked on it, I started to enjoy my body and the gaining became fun too. It added a new level to being fed. Then when we ended our partnership, I couldn't stop. I didn't fight any gaining. And while I didn't put on as much as I did with a feeder, I was still gaining a little. And I found I didn't mind. I liked it.

Now that weight I never thought I would reach is a distant memory. I love gaining when I'm with someone. When I'm by myself, I tend to lose weight just because I don't push myself as much, but I don't actively try to lose. I dont regret anymore. I am happy where I am and happy to get bigger.

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Katriona

Joined 9 years

At first I was too happy to put on weight (I weighed 60kg at the start). I told myself that if worst came to worst I could lose it all again.
Since then my mindset has changed, I still want to gain weight (I've put on 80kg so far) but I'm well aware that there's no going back. If I lose the weight again, I'll have to go through surgery to remove all the loose skin.
So I prefer to keep the skin taut by stretching it out a little more.

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I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

Lurker123

Joined 8 years

Viktoshka:
I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight. After you gained weight, do you regret doing it? If you don't, then share your experience of gaining weight. How did you do it?

I was a size 2/4 weighing 125ish for most of my life, until I stopped caring about other people’s standards and stared allowing myself to take pleasure in food. I took in about 80 lbs of pleasure, lol, which pushed me into obese territory.
I never want to be thin again.

There is so much because misery and self-loathing associated with diet and exercise. I hate all of it and becoming fat has been liberating in that regard.

I want to stay fat and happy forever, and I think if I continue to embrace the beauty that comes with my rounder form, it will keep happening naturally. 😉 Sure, putting on shoes or bending over or climbing stairs will suck, but imagine how glorious my belly will be!

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I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight

HappyBigBelly

Joined 13 years

Viktoshka:
I want to ask people who were thin before and decided to gain weight. After you gained weight, do you regret doing it? If you don't, then share your experience of gaining weight. How did you do it?

Lurker123:
I was a size 2/4 weighing 125ish for most of my life, until I stopped caring about other people’s standards and stared allowing myself to take pleasure in food. I took in about 80 lbs of pleasure, lol, which pushed me into obese territory.
I never want to be thin again.

There is so much because misery and self-loathing associated with diet and exercise. I hate all of it and becoming fat has been liberating in that regard.

I want to stay fat and happy forever, and I think if I continue to embrace the beauty that comes with my rounder form, it will keep happening naturally. 😉 Sure, putting on shoes or bending over or climbing stairs will suck, but imagine how glorious my belly will be!

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There’s a reason for the old adage “fat and happy.” I think you’ve found out about all the pluses to being plus-sized :-)

1 year

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