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I’ve been very skinny my whole life and even now can’t seem to put on any weight. What’s it like to ‘feel fat’ or ‘be fat’ if that makes sense. What’s it like to gain weight? What’s it like from your perspective.

Well, you got lucky. Because I was very thin, almost anorexic in my childhood. And I can tell a bit.

Recently, I gained weight unintentionally during COVID and with constant feeding from my coworkers so I fattened up quite quickly.

From what I can describe for you. At the beginning nothing will change for you, until you feel that your clothes starting to get smaller and tighter on you, then you could feel your thighs rubbing each other while standing, then you notice your belly getting snug and bigger.

If you continue to gain weight more and more like me, with stuffing yourself silly and eating bigger portions throughout the day, you will feel more things making you realise you become fat. Like, you will be hungrier, as you continue to grow your belly will stuck on the way, while trying to wear shoes, your wardrobe will be smaller, pants becoming less comfortable and your underwear will started to roll under your growing belly.

In time you get more rolls on your body, your chin will double and you feel much more sweaty than you used to be. Much more.

also, in my case I gotten rolls in places that I never had them before. If you balloon yourself to enormous size you will get back rolls and fat all over your body. Your belly will get stretch marks.

And also, it will be harder to walk, especially on stairs. You will get very lazy.

As you continue to grow, you might develop get breath issues as you will need to adjust your body to the new added weight.

And that just the things you might feel, there is also other issues regarding the fatness that will affect your body.

I can't fully answer this question because I have never been average weight range, much less thin. However, I can tell you being fat, or in my case, obese, is a pretty pleasant life. I don't feel the pressure of keeping off three extra pounds during the holiday season. I don't feel judgment if I order a big meal, because it seems to be expected.

As far as the physical sensation, well ... I feel like ... me. At one point, I got under 200 lb, and I felt like I was in a stranger's body. I didn't feel like there was "enough" of me to be physically comfortable.

Do I experience hardships? Sure. I struggle in certain social settings, like restaurants. A booth is an absolute no, but I also want to be mindful of where I am positioned if I am sitting at a table. I don't want to block an aisle, and I don't want to break a chair. Air travel is a cost issue, since I do need two seats. All in all, do I mind it? No, because I am happy with my body.

Happy to answer any questions you may have.

I’ve never been a thin child. I started getting noticeably chubby when I was eight years old. I was eating large portions of food; even when I wasn’t hungry. My thighs were rubbing together, my face was getting fat, my neck was disappearing (getting a double chin), and I was getting a round belly. My older sister was always thin; while I became the fat younger sister. Playing outside was a challenge. I would be out of breath when I would run behind her. Every time my sister would call me fatty, I would use my belly to push her down. I always wanted to be fat just like my two aunts were.

It's pretty cool I feel more like myself

I've only recently entered what one could probably start to argue is "fat" territory, but setting aside the general fetish and arousal around gaining weight, it honestly feels comforting for me. It feels like a hug. It feels like safety. Being bigger and heavier makes me more aware of my body and my movements which means I'm even more in the moment. For me, these are very good things.

the experience can vary from person to person but i grew up as a bigger kid (6'2 250ish) throughout high school but when i got to college i put on close to 80lbs. do you get pleasure out of the fact your body is rapidly growing? oh 1000%, but there's also cons to being heavier depending on how well your health holds up.

As a guy who was skinny until about 35, I’m much more confident in my looks with a belly than without. There’s a certain feeling of satisfaction and stature with my gut hanging out now 👍 Went from being under 150 for what felt like forever to about 220 these days. My wife has been north of 300 pounds for the better part of the last 20 years and enjoys not being under pressure to lose weight in this age of diet injections and such. Haven’t seen her collarbones in years since she first gained a lot of weight. I don’t think I want to see them anyway 😁 We’d have each other no other way :-) Here’s our gaining story of y’all want to enjoy 😁….

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It's interesting to note just how different everyone's experiences are with their feelings around "getting fat." Like the OP, I was pretty slender most of my youth. It really wasn't until my late twenties that extra weight started piling on. In my thirties when I got my first real "cubicle job" I suddenly became much more sedentary, spending most of my day sitting at a computer, and eating lots of take out food.

While I always had a love for fat and was curious about gaining, my gains were not intentional at first. The weight really did "creep up" on me, and I noticed the little changes first. Feeling a bit softer in the belly, noticing my clothes fitting tighter, etc. Then at some point, I looked in the mirror and saw how round my belly looked, the way my polo shirts just kind of draped over it and looked like a big tent.

Then it became undeniable. "Wow, I think I'm officially fat now."

I remember the feeling of pride and acceptance I felt when someone else actually called me "fat." I met this group of big guys when I was on a work trip, and we were hanging out at a bar when one of them said something like, "Hey, us fat guys gotta stick together."

I like that.

It brought me a lot of pleasure to lie in bed, feeling the weight and the softness of my belly, rubbing it and patting it. I feel sorry for those who aren't able to find so much enjoyment in their own fatness. To me, it has been very comforting and satisfying to get so big and soft, and even though I've had to slim down a bit because of health issues, I am very grateful to have gotten as heavy as I did, and to still have a little bit of a belly.