General

This could fit to many area boards but left it as general.

I noticed recently with gains that the effort to get and prepare food seems more difficult with every extra kilo. I use more takeaway and grocery shopping on line. Even with that it still fells like a lot of work if you over 500 lbs.

So I seem to feel you need help or an enabler to get past this weight level that seems like a limit to your own capabilities.

Is this what others have experienced as a single gainer. Or am I just over thinking it and just a bit lazy. Or need to learn tricks of gaining.

Interesting to see what you all think.

i think the challenge is just number of calories... and something to do with the metabolism.

i never got to 500 lbs (kudos to you on that amazing achievement!), and at my heaviest i was consuming probably 7000-8000 calories a day! (i had a few 10k days but those were exceptional.) a lot of those calories were just maintaining my size at that time.

when i had to make diet changes for health reasons, i cut out beer and sugary foods, and i lost like 50 lbs... but i didn't keep losing. so somehow my metabolism adjusted itself for the change in my diet.

i don't know the science behind it, but there's a relationship there, but i wouldn't mess with it for fear of health issues (blood sugar levels, etc.) personally, i like being fat, but i don't want to be sick.

it's always helpful to have someone who is encouraging you and pushing you when you're gaining, though. having a person ask, "just one more?" after you say you're full, and pushing you to finish one more serving.

What you’re describing sounds less like laziness and more like physical and mental fatigue increasing as weight increases. At higher weights, everyday tasks like shopping, cooking, and even standing for long periods genuinely require more effort. That can naturally push someone toward takeaway or online delivery.

It’s also common to hit a kind of “functional ceiling” where your independence starts to feel limited. Some people rely more on convenience, others involve a partner, and some slow down because the effort outweighs the motivation.

It doesn’t automatically mean you need an enabler — it may just mean your body is signaling that things are getting harder. It’s worth reflecting honestly on whether this dynamic is something you truly want long term, especially regarding mobility and independence.

You’re probably not overthinking it. You’re noticing a real change in capacity.

Agreeing with other users... but do want to note...

Eventually, enabling is the only way to gain, but where that "eventually" starts and what "enabling" entails in full will vary from person to person, if you can gain that much. On some level, there is a limit to your capacity to gain fat. Not everyone can pursue extreme sizes, so to be on your way past 500 is fantastic for someone gaining on their own.

That you are struggling to go further makes sense; a lot of people seem to cap here. Sometimes having a feeder helps break that barrier, sometimes not.