Fat experiences

I grew up kinda chubby (140 my senior of high school) and ballooned up in college to over 250 lbs, but I lost the weight back down to 145-ish and started getting more into fitness and became a group fitness instructor / personal trainer at a gym, stopped reading stories here, limited stuffing myself, etc. I guess I just never got rid of the weight gain itch and/or being lazy/gluttonous because I've been steadily getting heavier. Last looked at the scale at 165, but I can feel my leggings and sports bras are uncomfortably tight, I'm short of breath and embarrassingly jiggly when jogging, etc., especially my first week back post-lockdown closure. I was kinda shocked at the change.

I'm not gonna lie, it's kind of a turn on to get second looks when I turn up to walk a new client around the gym or guide them through the free introductory PT session. I imagine people are wondering what I'm doing there, especially when I'm fatter and more out of shape than the client. I do my own workout in front of the mirrors so I can notice how fat my belly looks trying to make it through like a third of my previous reps of crunches. So, I guess I'm back on the WG train for now.

hmmmm sound so good and fun just keep eating you

There are two kind of gyms. One kind is for fat or average people to get into shape. The other is for people who are in shape to show off their bodies and hang out with like people. I hope your gym is the first kind.

As a personal trainer myself I've always been curious what that would be like. Good on you for hopping back into the gaining life!

One year update. I’m almost back to my highest weight ever. I’m 228 as of this morning, about 60 lbs this year. The changes are intense. I can’t see my toes over my fat gut; l had to lean over to see the scale. I have love handles and back fat and a big pot belly. I haven’t intentionally exercised in months and I’m sure I couldn’t do a sit up at all. I can’t even suck it in. Not that that would help, my ass and thighs (and arms and face) are fat too.

I still work at the same gym, but I mostly do admin stuff now. There was never a conversation about it or anything, but I do wonder if my transition from PT work to desk work was because of my weight gain. Not that I mind, I’m out of breath just walking to work, let alone walking around the gym all day. A comfy chair suits me. I went from a snug medium to being pinched and squeezed in an extra-large.

Happy to see you’re comfy in your new role there and also comfy in the body your body truly wants to be :-)

Cheers! To a fatter future! Lol

Gained a bit during lockdown, haven’t been able to shake it, not sure how I feel about it but at the same time kind of open to the mutual aspect. I don’t enjoy on a personal level but the excitement and adoration from another makes me somewhat curious. Has anyone else had similar experiences, into that kind of thing or anything else. I prefer being the ‘skinny’ one if that makes sense ha

Lol I know for me at the start I started to gain a little weight, but then I realized that it was actually muscle mass instead of fat because I was spending more time doing martial arts. However, my wife has started to grow more of a little pot-belly since the lockdown since she mostly stays at home and I love it.

Thanks for sharing your experiences. It is an interesting and kind-of ironic contrast to be working at a fitness-oriented place while also getting more out of shape! Just curious-- one year later are you still at that gym admin job? Have you lost the weight or continued gaining and how has it affected your life?