BigBallBellyGirl:
I hear from many people the weight from rapid gains doesn't stick. The flip side of that is when you stretch your stomach permanently and weight gain becomes very difficult to control. That happened to me.
I've always been fat, and I've never had trouble putting away a big meal. At one point, on medical advise, I got down to 190 ,which, while still obese, is my lowest adult weight. Not liking it one bit, I started gaining on purpose, and that ultimately led to an obsession with rapid gains and very extreme stuffings. I funneled, I took appetamin, I chugged, and my stuffings became bigger and bigger. I was blowing up at an unbelievable rate, including one gaining spurr of 80 pounds in two months and a gain of 55 pounds between Christmas and New Years. I was eating 25,000 or more calories everyday, and eventually that no longer filled me up. It I had a 10,000 calorie day, I felt like I hadn't eaten at all. I reached what I thought was my absolute weight cap of 500 in December 2023. The thing is, my stomach didn't get that message. As it turns out, I did permanent damage that would require surgery to reverse, and I'm currently too big, at 650, for that surgery. So I struggle... Every day... to keep my calories at maintenance and drink tons of water, but I still feel like I'm starving. And then I have weak moments. A couple of weeks ago, I had a few triggering experiences, and I went to food for comfort. I gained 12 pounds, and despite shoveling down tens of thousands of calories (and feeling nauseated by grease once), I never once felt truly full. I said all this to say, it's possible to stretch your stomach irreversibly and destroy your fullness signals, which creates a risk of other complications.
Corpulentiful:
Thank you for the insight! This is really helpful to understand in managing a person’s intake and the damage if it’s not managed right. Are you ever able to feel full ever? Any recommendations I can get my wife’s to calorie deficient filling foods to help her when she doesn’t need to drop a few pounds? Thank you so much!
Hi there! I'm not trying to gain currently (though I find I still am because of some mobility issues and some dietary slips), so I haven't felt full in a very long time. Most recently, I had an emotional response to a negative experience in a doctor's office, and I ate about 9,000 calories in burgers, fries, chicken and fish sandwiches, and nuggets from McDonalds. Because I've been making a major effort to eat clean, I felt nauseated by the grease, but my belly wasn't actually full. I'm basically hungry all the time, even though I eat three meals with lean proteins and fiber every day, plus three snacks and lots of water.
As for the second part of your question, can you clarify if you're asking about ways to feel full without investing a lot of calories? (Forgive me, it's early where I am, and my brain doesn't want to engage!)
