Gaining

I've became more confident about my size when I've reached the 200-lb. mark. Enough of the yoyo dieting and be confident in who you are and not what other people think of you.

I have the same sort of thing going on. I seemed to have reached a threshold where i don't seem to be able to go back down. i have yo yo'd purposely to try to get that effect and now it seems to be locked in. my set point keeps going higher now. Lose 5 gain 7 ect. I used to have a fast metabolism and it was hard for me to gain and easy to lose. But now i have completely changed and gain slowly over time with no effort. But of course losing is really really hard now. yikes LOL

Same here...cannot believe how much less I could eat before I became a gainer..now hooked on the extra food and would find it VERY difficult to go back...not that I want to

lol, like a gay person trying to like the opposite sex, why fight nature?

Gettinchubby84.....you bring up some valid points that I totally agree with.

There was a few times in my life where I ate really healthy even though I tend to eat somewhat healthy most of the time....lately pretty unhealthy! When I was eating healthy and I would eat at a fast food spot with someone I would almost get sick and could not even come close to finishing the food.

It is so true once you start allowing yourself to eat fast food and junk food its amazing how your system/ body adjusts to it and actually relishes in its abundance.... over the last 4-5 months I have allowed myself to eat fast food and greasier fattening foods a lot and I actually crave them now and am amazed at how much I can eat and still want more when at a fast food place. Another thing I noticed when I was working out and trying to stay lean and have Abs a while back....I started drinking a coke or two with lunches about 3-4 times a week instead of my normal water. After several weeks to a few months I noticed not a gain but certainly no reduction in my waistline.....where as in the past doing Abs at the gym would make my waist keep shrinking and tightening up considerably where I would go down in pant size in the waist and lose wight.

I now happen to be on a new little plan ......I got the idea because of a considerable gain kind of snuck up on me and I have developed a good size gut. I can seriously put away some fast food now with multiple cokes and still want to go back for more. I actually allow myself to drink multiple cokes every day now. I am going to fatten up a bit more intentionally maybe 10+ Lbs. after my recent 15-18 Lb. gain!

Music to my ears! It is truly wonderful to see someone start so slim and move up the scale with ever-increasing beauty. And observing your increasing joy in the process is great too. You seem to be a nice person and I'm glad for your happiness.

I'd agree with this, it was when I hit the 250 lb mark that I started to really notice how out of shape I was getting and distances started become a lot more work. Kind of a scary turn on for me.