Lifestyle tips

Rosycheeks:
Hi all!

I�ve been a lurker for a few years, my boyfriend actually got me into this fetish. I started at 120 and now am at 170. I am writing because I have started to get dark spots around my neck and after going to the doctor I have learned I have pre-diabetes.

I don�t know what to do. My boyfriend loves that I am gaining weight and I love it too but I also don�t want to become diabetic. He loves my new body, I�m scared to stop gaining weight.

Any tips on managing diabetes while also gaining weight would be a life saver. Thank you.

becomingoverweight:
Well that's not good. It sounds like you've gained a lot of visceral fat. That's the kind of fat which makes your belly protrude. It also feels hard to the touch. If you have too much of it, you'll develop metabolic syndrome, which you have.

I would suggest you stop gaining for now until you reverse your metabolic syndrome. I know of a good diet for burning mainly visceral fat.

Here's some advice I've given before:

To lose primarily visceral fat, you could go on a hypo-caloric diet(eating less than your TDEE daily) and eat a significant amount of dairy and/or coconut butter/oil or you could add a significant amount of shea butter to your diet.

Here are some scientific studies you might find useful:

Weight-loss diet that includes consumption of medium-chain triacylglycerol oil leads to a greater rate of weight and fat mass loss than does olive oil

Medium chain fatty acids burn 3 times more visceral fat per subcutaneous fat area in the abdomen than olive oil does. Coconut butter/oil is a good source of medium chain fatty acids.

Weight-loss diet that includes consumption of medium-chain triacylglycerol oil leads to a greater rate of weight and fat mass loss than does olive oil

Calcium and Dairy Acceleration of Weight and Fat Loss during Energy Restriction in Obese Adults
Talks about how calcium and dairy products increase visceral fat loss.

Calcium and Dairy Acceleration of Weight and Fat Loss during Energy Restriction in Obese Adults

Shows isocaloric diets can redistribute fat from one fat deposit to another. The high carb diet increased visceral fat and decreased subcutaneous fat. The high fat diets of dairy or olive oil did the opposite. The dairy was more effective though at improving fat distribution.

Monounsaturated Fat-Rich Diet Prevents Central Body Fat Distribution and Decreases Postprandial Adiponectin Expression Induced by a Carbohydrate-Rich Diet in Insulin-Resistant Subjects

Stearic acid reduces visceral fat a lot. Shea butter contains large amounts of stearic acid. Cocoa butter does too but not as much(it also has a lot of Palmitic acid).

Dietary Stearic Acid Leads to a Reduction of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Athymic Nude Mice



I made a thread filled with loads of links to scientific studies on obesity and fat distribution:
Compendium of Fat Studies

I suggest you look at it if you want to learn more about fat and what it's doing to your body.

When you start gaining again, I recommend trying to only gain subcutaneous fat. It's pretty harmless even in large excesses. I can give you some advice regarding that if you want.

Nok:
omfg this stuff is amazing. How is this not more widely know?! Incredible

becomingoverweight:
Which stuff in particular?