Gaining

Passing the middle ground

One thing that frustrates me - and this is more of a personal thing I think - is that the middle ground between being fat and being very fat is vast. Going from very slim/athletic to chubby wasn't hard. Getting fat wasn't too hard either. But getting to the point where I genuinely 'feel' very fat is difficult. Is there a point where you do feel very fat, or is it more of a constant cycle of needing to gain more? Any tips on crossing over that line?
3 years

Passing the middle ground

Ah.... it more a cycle of gaining and never feeling fat enough. But as I go further and further past 400lbs I'm really starting to feel the weight pulling me down, so I'm starting to feel REALLY fat. But when I out grew normal department store clothes (almost 100lbs ago) I then also realized HOW FAT I was getting. Its more of a person to person thing I guess.
3 years

Passing the middle ground

John Smith:
From what I've read around, the gap varies pretty much from individual to individual to another individual: but the general consensus is that the instant when a person feels he/she's moving past the feeling of simply being overweight, and the instant their obesity starts from truly heaving them down is pretty much a personal odyssey for most people.

They're simply start piling on pounds with moderable to almost none significant sensorial change, then about 100-150 pounds later it nearly all collapses at once: the heightened sensations of physical discomfort and heftiness. The feeling of getting near constantly bloated... the pacing waddle... the spaces that no longer feels nor seems that large neither... their stamina and health plumetting down at an alarmingly fast rate, the bodies who starts sweating over walking a mere couple of steps, how easy they wind out at anything, etcetera etcetera.


I'm kind of hoping that I do somehow hit a sudden point where I notice these changes in this way, because for me the very slight gradual changes are much less satisfying than a sudden realisation or change.
3 years

Passing the middle ground

Captain Cake:
One thing that frustrates me - and this is more of a personal thing I think - is that the middle ground between being fat and being very fat is vast. Going from very slim/athletic to chubby wasn't hard. Getting fat wasn't too hard either. But getting to the point where I genuinely 'feel' very fat is difficult. Is there a point where you do feel very fat, or is it more of a constant cycle of needing to gain more? Any tips on crossing over that line?


Even though I am starting to gain. I have noticed that I feel I have such a long way to go before I will feel fat, or even really look fat. I started gaining at about 145-150lbs so just normal, if even a little under weight. I have actually gained about 40ish lbs so far. But, my wife is a bit over the 300lb mark. So even when I think I gained and can notice it. Which I do notice. The second I see her or am near her and see how much her belly just dwarfs mine. I then feel like I have so so far to go. Nothing against my wife. Of course I love her size and she is happy with all this and me gaining too. I just can't wait to catch up to her and I don't think I will feel or think of myself as "Fat" until I catch up to her. Or at the very least get close and the difference isnt as noticable.
3 years