Gaining

FattyFat25:
I blow up when I have heavy cream. I usually use it to make a milkshake and it is so amazing.

aurasphere:
I definitely want to try this but I'm allergic to milk (a thing I never knew was different than intolerance). I've read some of Becomingoverweight's posts about stearic fatty acids, as well as posts about phytogen-rich foods/topical oils, and I think I have a plan.

For long-chain fatty acids like heavy cream:
-Cocao butter or powder, emulsified or mixed into my gaining smoothies as a heavy cream substitute (haven't tried yet, and eager to now)
-apparently I've been doing something right along these lines by using cashews as my main calorie source
-adding low-sugar chocolate to my snacking habits

To further discourage visceral fat accumulation and encourage it's burning:
-using lavender and teatree oil topically, in my lotion after showers and for that lovely, tingling feeling that puts me right to sleep in the evening (extra sleep is also great for not gaining visceral fat!)
-using soy milk as a base in my smoothies
-adding sesame oil and tofu to my meals

So far I've noticed my typically fatless lower legs getting a layer of softness, after 10 days my belly and waist measured smaller, and my butt got a little bigger, all while I lost 3 pounds!

I sure hope this isn't placebo, because I'd love to be soft all over!

glittergem:
that all sounds really luscious honestly! lavender lotion? ooofff thats great. Walmart actually sells a dairy free heavy cream btw. Same calorie count as heavy cream

aurasphere:
So I have tried not-heavy soy whipping cream (Alli could find without making an extra trip from one grocery store to walmart), and had an... Interesting experience.

As has been stated, MAN whipping cream is sweet!... and hard to chug without gagging a little! This actually gave me the idea to use it as substitute for the soy milk in my smoothies. And at 30cal per serving and 63 servings per ~1000ml bottle (which so happens to be the same amount of soy milk I use in each smoothie), it made for an approximately 4800cal smoothie! The only thing is... I could only drink half of it. Not that it was too sweet or thick for me to drink, I'm pretty comfortable with that stuff. What happened was my toes and other parts of my body started to feel a little tense and mysteriously painful (I could not easily replicate any discomfort I felt after I felt it).

Thankfully that only lasted the rest of the day, but I half expected to experience extra heat in the core of my belly. I remember when I first started gaining that's what I felt, which at the time I thought was my body activating fat storage for practically the first time ever (I had almost no fat before, so I was very green to what gaining felt like). With how heavy cream is described to help burn belly fat, I thought I'd feel that again, but I didn't. So I'm likely wrong about my assumptions or my cashew-rich smoothies already managed my visceral fat. I am mostly subcutaneous fat right now anyways.

I still have the other half of that smoothie I made with the bottle of whipping cream. I'm slowly going through it, adding it to my regular smoothies. It's a pretty nice flavor to add! I might use heavier cream (in moderation) to bring out the flavor in the future.

becomingoverweight:
That wasn't heavy cream. Heavy cream isn't even remotely sweet. Heavy cream has 3470.16 calories per liter and what you described has 1890 calories per liter. Whatever you drank seems to have gotten most of its calories from sugar. When you consumed it, your blood sugar levels probably spiked really high. High blood sugar messes with nerves and can cause painful tingly sensations. If you read up on diabetic neuropathy, you'd probably find it describes the sensation you had. Obviously you don't have that though since you experienced that due to eating loads of sugar, not from having diabetes. What was the brand/product you used.

becomingoverweight:
Heavy cream and whipping cream are the same thing. That said, neither are supposed to be sweet. Even a dairy-free version of them shouldn't be sweet. Did you get coffee creamer instead?

aurasphere:
I already threw out the carton, but you're probably right. I grabbed what I thought was the last dairy free carton as it was next to heavy whipping cream made with dairy, which made it look like it was marketed as a "light, low-fat" alternative instead of creamer. It must have been moved from the creamers a couple shelves up... Drat.

Keebler1987:
Yikes!

I hope the pain reaction went away and you feel better at this time.

Have you attempted to treat your Cow Milk Allergy with probiotics, such as lactobacilli?

Have you tried "Raw Milk"? I had lots of trouble with dairy products until I started supplementing with it. It's not legal in some places, but it is Rich in probiotics that may alleviate some of your symptoms... Assuming that you won't go into anaphylactic shock from a small amount of milk.

Here is a study that attempts to treat CMA with probiotics that are found in raw, unpasteurized cows milk.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261804/

aurasphere:
Thankfully, yes. I had to do some unplanned yard work yesterday, so I may have been able to accelerate recovery by working off some of those sugar calories (phew)!

I'll take a look at that article. Thanks for sharing it! I never thought of those possibilities. Though finding a Walmart that has dairy free heavy cream miiight be easier than obtaining "raw milk," if it's as... Legally iffy as you suggest I just gotta make sure I don't accidentally grab creamer again!

Keebler1987:
Walmart would not have "raw milk".

It would be best to look at small grocers, "natural" or "organic" stores, or direct from your local dairy Farmer.

I have had success with it. It's much different in flavor than your standard milk, richer and creamier. I have intolerance to both gluten and dairy, and since consuming raw milk both conditions have improved substantially.

But I am no doctor. Do your research and do what's best for you.

Just keep in mind that "non-dairy" is usually soy based, chemical garbage, that costs more and usually contain milk derivatives such as casein, anyway.

Be safe. Be careful. live your best life.