Ultracheese:
I'm 26 and have been gaining for a few years now, going from 165 lbs to 210 since the start of 2022. The last few months, I've been having trouble getting restful sleep. One possible cause is sleep apnea, and I'm a bit anxious about it. I have a sleep study planned, so that should tell me for sure. I'm fairly young and just overweight so it'd be a bit surprising, but I guess we'll have to see. Perhaps I'm just not getting enough exercise. If it is sleep apnea though, I'm debating whether I should keep gaining.
For those who have sleep apnea, when were you diagnosed, and how is it living with it?
Some people have sleep apnea regardless of their weight. I am one of them. Like you, I was having restless nights. I was much smaller at the time.
I will say that it has gotten worse since I've gained weight. However, since getting a CPAP machine, I sleep much better. It takes some time to get used to, but it does wonders.
When I was smaller, I could get away with not wearing it. Now I need to wear it every night. So that's something you should consider.
1 month
Heretogain:
You've got this.💪🏽
Maybe when you get to the point of feeling uncomfortable, just slow down a little.
Thanks man!
1 month
Heretogain:
Don't worry about the "junk food" label people have given it.
If you eat 1000 calories of snacks vs 1000 calories of pasta....Your body is either going to store it as glucose in the blood stream, glycogen, or store it as fat, no matter what it came in as.
I think the people getting caught up in good carbs vs bad carbs are trying to distract from some health problem they have going on which always stems from inactivity.......which is very useful to gain the weight they wanted to gain in the first place🤭🤷🏾♂️😆
Just keep eating💪🏽
I'm trying to catch up😆
In past gains I have gotten to the point of not feeling great. It's often why I eventually lose some of the weight. Yo-yoing back and forth. One of these days I'll do it right and gain healthier...or not hahaha.
Regardless, I want to be big. My new goal is 300. If I get there and then settle back to a consistent 275, I'd be okay with that. But I'd also be good with staying at 300.
Good luck with your gain! There's nothing I like more than seeing the numbers on the scale go up and grow out of clothes.
1 month
Jakub197:
I'm very hairy myself, but I shave my belly because stretch marks stand out more.
I also have a hairy belly. I've debated shaving it to see my stretch marks. I think I have new ones, but its tough to tell. Are they new? Old? Belly hair?
The reason I haven't is I've been with my wife for a long time, she would think its strange if I all of a sudden decided to shave.
1 month
Heretogain:
Yes, it's absolutely trial and error and yes, the calorie needs increase as your weight increases.
Those calculators can be way off.
You'll need a certain ammount of calories to maintain each weight.
Even when you get to a goal weight, your body wants to go back down.
For example my goal was 250 but I raised it to 275 because I'll probably need to get to 275 for my body to be comfortable and normalize at 250.
Eating different sugars helps to release insulin but the calories have to keep coming regardless.
Thanks! I am just past 275...which was my goal. Now aiming for 300. I like your advice to raise the goal so that your initial goal becomes normalized.
Side note: I haven't gotten off junk/fast food lol
1 month
I've known for a bit, but I have another entry.
I squished myself into a tight booth at my favourite breakfast place. Ate a gigantic breakfast and struggled to get out. As I was sliding down the bench, I guess I kind of stood up to help myself along a couple times. Well, I slightly lifted up the bolted down table each time I did, making a racket. That was a new one.
People looked at me, including the waitress who served me and was waiting for me to go to the cash to pay. I was red in the face and turned on at the same time.
1 month
I've known for a bit, but I have another entry.
I squished myself into a tight booth at my favourite breakfast place. Ate a gigantic breakfast and struggled to get out. As I was sliding down the bench, I guess I kind of stood up to help myself along a couple times. Well, I slightly lifted up the bolted down table each time I did, making a racket. That was a new one.
People looked at me, including the waitress who served me and was waiting for me to go to the cash to pay. I was red in the face and turned on at the same time.
1 month
For as long as I can remember, my weight has never been stable.
I'm either in a gaining phase or a losing one. I don't think I ever just stay at a particular weight for very long. Right now I am in gaining mode and going for it. I am hoping that at some point, I get to a weight and just stay there. I don't know what that number is, but it will be a high one.
Does this happen to anybody else?
2 months
I had this problem too. Seems to be working now.
2 months
Mount Fat:
This weekend I will Go to my parents because someone in my family celebrates his birthday. I haven't seen my family for months. And in this months I gained really much weight. In the past my parents told me to be careful and not eating too much especially in the evening and night.
What should I tell my parents, when they critisize my weight and when they want to forbidden me to stuff myself?
Just blame them. Say that you're enjoying your newfound freedom after years of being restricted.
2 months
