Wow man, first of all I'm really impressed with your commitment and determination.

Most of the people struggle to find that kind of determination even when the goal is becoming more attractive and healthy. It looks like you've managed to develop a systematic approach to hack your metabolism and double your starting weight. I am honestly amazed by the big round belly you've grown there.

To come to my personal experience I have a quite different point of view.

Actually there is mine and the one of my girlfriend. I'm a fat admirer, I could encourage a bit but I'm definitely not a feeder, and surely not hardcore. My ideal would be a slim girl with just some weakspot, maybe just a hint of a belly, or a butt that seems a bit too big for the rest of the frame.

My girlfriend in her early 20s was a slim gorgeous girl with no weakspots at all. More on the skinny side, but with boobs, and of course many of her friends told her she was so lucky.

I told her about my preferences, she found it weird but funny. She said she would have never gained weight on purpose, and with her fast metabolism she wouldn't put on weight at all. But she said she could have a few extra dessetrs for me if that would have made me happy.

So there she started, nothing crazy, just coming to bed with an ice cream or a bit of chocolate. I was super happy and she was finding the all thing funny but very enjoyable. She also would always finish with a dessert whenever we were dining out. One year or 2 went by, bigger portions and desserts were usual by then but with no effects. The scales were always around 110-112 lbs at 5'7. I thought she was right about her metabolism and I gave up hoping to see that number going up. A few months later, after a 2 week holiday in a nice resort, she weighed in at 116. We were both surprised. She laughed, amazed rather than concerned, she was still very slim and we really couldn't tell she was carrying any extra pounds. Another few months and she was just shy of 120 lbs. My dream was coming true. All I was hoping for was to see her at 125.. a whopping 15 lbs gain. She was starting to be a bit more concerned but she agreed to keep playing with food and accepted 125 as a limit. As you can guess she got there. I was over the moon, she had mixed feelings. Then she left the country for a work experience. I was really hoping she wouldn't lose the weight. She said she was pretty sure she wasn't "I can hardly button my trousers, don't need a scale to know..". I saw her 5 months later when she was back home.. I could see what she meant, her skinny jeans looked tight on her, the waistband even denting in her flesh a bit..

Not sure if my girlfriend is trying to fatten me up, I’d say she isn’t but it has happened anyhow.

We met 2 years ago and when we moved together I noticed that she would eat much less than me. She could easily skip lunch and dinner could have been just a salad. Now, I’ve always been fit, lean and muscular, but I’ve also always had a fast metabolism so I was used to eat often just to keep my weight around 160 lbs. Her habits started to rub off on me and I lost another 5 pounds or so. Some of our friends noticed and we started joking she was starving me. She said we were stupid and that she actually really likes to cook. Also in private the following days she told me I had been silly and I should have told her I was used to eat more.

It was true she loves to cook but she used to do it mostly when we had friends around. At the same time she got a less demanding job and more time to cook and made an effort to make me something nice every evening and also something to bring with me the following day at work. You could tell she was trying to see how much was enough for me and adjusting my portions.

It was fun to see she was genuinely so attentive and careful. I remember we were at her parents and her mum gave me a small portion of lasagne. My girlfriend smiled to her mum and told her that I had a very good appetite and fast metabolism and probably needed twice as much. She joked telling her she made me lose 5 pounds since we met.

She definitely changed her cooking habits and many times she said she actually loved cooking everyday now that she had someone to cook for. She also would bake often during weekends and dinners would have followed by something sweet.

Many times she checked with me if she was giving me enough. You could see she was genuinely concerned if I was finishing my plate too quickly and she got fast in offering seconds.

A couple of months into lockdown a colleague asked if I had put on weight staying more at home. I said I didn’t. Of course my girlfriend had more time at home too, so she was cooking and baking more. I could tell she was looking forward to hearing what I thought of any new recipe she was trying and she was so happy if I was asking for seconds.

Portions were generous and she joked a few times on the fact she didn’t want to send me to bed hungry anymore.

I remember so many comments from her in that period like “Here, have a bit more honey..” or “Oh don’t be silly, sure you have space for this..” or “Oh come on, it will go to waste otherwise..”

Honestly I have been totally naive for a good while but at some point it did occur to me that maybe I had put on a few pounds.

There is no scale at our place and I felt quite embarrassed so I didn’t want to ask her directly. I felt embarrassed because I’d always been fit in my life, always had pecs, a flat stomach and at least a good hint of abs.

Well, I checked in the mirror and it was clear I looked different. Pecs were softer, abs were gone and my belly was rounder. I was shocked.

I didn’t know how to bring it out with my girlfriend. I started to say maybe I shouldn’t have had those second helpings or that maybe I’m eating too much cake. I’ve realised I’m actually having a good size dessert every single night! I didn’t even realise I got into this habit!

My girlfriend brushes off my hesitations quickly and keeps filling my plate and giving me big slices of cake.

In bed I’ve noticed she more and more likes to spoon me and her hands do linger on my belly or on my sides, and she even squeezes there.

Only when she gets horny I can get something out of her, for example if I say that I’m stuffed and maybe shouldn’t have eaten that much than she is happy to confirm “I know honey, you’re so naughty.. you’ve eaten two huge slices of cake too!”

Long story short.. I’m up 20 pounds, 25 including those I had lost initially. I didn’t tell her but surely she has noticed.. Still she keeps giving me big portions and big smiles when I accept seconds..

At the same times something tells me she didn’t want to fatten me up. I feel she just wanted to feed me properly and she overdid it.. she likes to see I love her food and she doesn’t mind that I ended up putting on weight, she finds it more amusing than repulsive. Even though she did like my fit body before.

Does it make sense?

Same here.
My girlfriend gained weight during 5 or more years into our relationship, and went from a very thin 115 lbs (she is 5'7" to a plump 175 lbs, but she has been exercising or going to the gym at least 2 or 3 times a week.
At one point she stopped going to the gym and a few months later I thought she had gained weight because her belly looked bigger, but I didn't say anything. After another few weeks she was complaining of being as flabby as ever and she lifted her top to let me have a look. So I could carefully take notice of how flabby and out of shape she looked.. her fat rolls seemd filled with fluid fat and they were flowing one over the other and spreading over her pants all-round.
I told her she should have jumped on the scales to see how much she had gained, but surprisingly she hadn't gained anything.
Again, I think it was muscles converted into fat, because she was clearly overflowing her waistbands!

Hey, I hope she doesn't mind putting on a few (which she has done already by the look of it!). When my girlfriend started hanging out with girls/ladies a bit older and heavier than her she picked up their habits, and it became quite normal to snack more and eat larger meals on a regular basis.. Also she was on her late 20s, with her metabolism slowing down.. nedless to say, the pounds started creeping on her thin body. After 1 year she wasn't thin anymore, after 2 years she was looking pudgy. Three years and she was approaching chubbiness.. Well, she hasn't recovered.. now she is carrying 60 pounds more than before meeting those ladies.

In short my answer is yes.. if your girl hangs out with that fat friend, she could end up becoming fatter herself!

I'm a pasta cooker!

I don't think a single meal can actually make a person fatter, but falling into an habit can.

Me and my girlfriend had a difficult period in the past (too much work..). She had very little time left, so I started doing the cooking every night.

It was weird initially, because I never had to do it, so I didn't really know from where to start. I thought pasta was easy enough and so I tried.

I was delighted to see she liked it. I tried different recepes with vegetables, meat and cheese. She also bought me a book of Pasta recepes.

I started following the indications, and cooking 80 grams of Paste each.

Seeing how much she enjoyed it I went up to 100 gr, then 120.. After a few months I was regularly cooking 150 gr of Pasta for her every day. I was heaping her dish with the first portion, and then asking her if she had liked it and maybe wanted a "small" second helping.. the answer usually was "wow, I think that was enough, but maybe a just an extra bit..".

I couldn't believe my girlfriend was eating twice the size suggested on that book! I have to confess that I was getting excited watching her polishing her dish, knowing she was overeating on a daily basis.

You have to think that my girlfriend used to be a small thing for most of her life. Natural skinny would have been her definition. By the time I started cooking she had already shown that she enjoyed her meals, and wasn't that skinny anymore. She was just average.. around 140 lbs at 5'7"..

Then, indulging in my big portions became an habits.. a few friends noticed, and since she told them I was doing the cooking at home they joked I must have been a very good one.

She started complaining about the bloating feeling, pants getting thight, and feeling a bit sleepy some times after my pasta at lunch.. I asked her if she wanted me to cook just half portion, but she said "well, no.. just cook as usual.. then we'll see.."

It was difficult for her to say no once she fell into the habit!

Then one of her friends asked her bluntly how much weight she had put on and said that it was noticeable on her belly. She was a bit humiliated. She checked on the scales and was horrified to see she was 160 lbs (20 pounds gained in one year). She said she was too fat, and started dieting.

Anyhow, I think my regular greasy pasta meals was the last straw that broke the camel's back for her figure.. because even though she was able to lose almost all of those 20 pounds after her "shock".. that didn't last long. One year later she was back to 160 lbs, and this time it didn't come as a shock. She simply said "ok, diets don't really work on me.. I'm back to where I was!"

And now she would love to be 160.. Last year I've been too good to her, and the scales say she is 175..

So, my recepe for a chubby girlfriend is cheesy pasta!

My girlfriend used to be a skinny girl, but since she started gaining she seemed to underestimate her size. She almost completely ignored her first 15 extra pounds.

Beyond that, she started admitting having put on a few.. as if she was still a slim girl with just a few more pounds, but actually she was already in chubby territory to my eyes and to the eyes of people in general.

When talking to me she would have called chubby other girls, without realizing she was the same size if not bigger, but still she would have defined herself as normal..

Cold showers arrived when family and friends started telling her she was getting quite chubby..

So cute! I wonder if you have done something similar again!!

Here I had a few similar experiences with my girlfriend.. she knows I like to see her appetite at work and family reunion are usually a great opportunity because there is a lot of food involved. One day she took possession of a tray of meatballs which was supposed to be enough as starter for ten people. There was like a dozen of meatballs.. she got the first, then just for fun she took a second one.. she realized she was getting me excited.. and decided to eat all of them.. just casually, trying not to look akward. But the fact there were people around that could have spotted that situation made it even more arousing!

My first realization I had gained weight came as a cold shower!

I had always been a lean and athletic boy in high school, being a semi-pro athlete I got used to sporting a six pack and getting nice comments about my shape.

Finished high school I moved with my girlfriend in a new town to attend college. We also started playing married life, even though we were just 19 and not married. I knew I was getting much less physical activity but I was happy to see that after 3 months not hitting the gym my six pack was still there.

I was too busy studying and enjoying my new life I guess, my girlfriend was awesome, she took great care of our home, she cooked well, and we couldn't believe how lucky we were sleeping together every night!

One night, few months later, she undressed me and a big smile appeared on her face. She said that she liked me even more than before. I understood she was implying something but couldn't get it, so I asked and she said "You look so cute now that your six pack is gone.. I can't believe how soft you got here!" And she patted my belly.

Yeah, huge cold shower. I said I could go back to the gym, but she convinced me there was no need. I said I should have eaten a bit less, but she kept spoiling me.

Long story short, by next summer not only my six pack was not in sight, but a sizeable layer of fat was covering it. My tummy had started to bunch up into 2 fat rolls when I was sitting, and my girlfriend loved to play with them so much that she gave name to them!

At the beach that year I got many surprised comments, I was so embarrassed but my girlfriend was getting just more excited, many times she just laughed, pat my belly and exclaimed things like she was just too good a cook for me!

At your age I was thin/athletic too, when I moved with my girlfriend.. I was 18, she was 20.
I was blessed with a high metabolism and had a nice six pack, that was all I knew.
Six months later my girlfriend in bed looked more excited than usual.. I asked why and her reply was:
"You are getting better and better.. your skin is softer, and your six pack is not in sight anymore"
Six months of "tender" care from my girlfriend were enough to disrupt my high metabolism without me even knowing it..
Another 6 months and she was playing with 2 "little" fat rolls on my belly.. my friends couldn't believe it was true!

What I am saying is: don't let your high metabolism put you off.. relax a bit more and eat a bit more for a few months.. you could end up piling on the pounds without even realizing it, just how it happened to me!

That's a very good point Cascadianjingle!
I've not gained weight myself but my girlfriend did. She used to be skinny all of her life until she got 25 and a stable job at the office.
Initially she was skinny, I would say even bony at 115 lbs and 5'7", but with a nice pair of B-cups which made her body envied by many girls.

When she gained her first 10 pounds it looked well on her. It just helped smoothing those bones and strenghtening her curves. So she got many compliments.. she was still thin, but with curves!

The weird thing is that it didn't last long.. another 5-10 pounds were enough to make her graduate to a different tier. It became evident her body tended to carry the weight in a funny way.. most went to the lower half of her body and in particular to the lower part of her belly, making it stick out as the beginning of a spare tyre.

So, not even 15-20 pounds were enough to make my girlfriend go from skinny to something strange.. still pretty thin on her upper half but with a prominent lower belly.

She recognized the weight wasn't flattering her figure, decided to shed those extra pounds and realized it was much, much more difficult than expected.

Result, she gave up and gained more. After those initial 20 pounds she gained slowly but steadly another 40. If the initial 15 were enough to make her go from skinny to "weird/chubby", you would think another 40 would have made her huge. But actually I think they just consolidated her as chubby, with sturdy thighs, an obvious fat roll, big calves, flabby arms, nice boobs, but still a relatively thin upper torso. All in all still chubby, maybe just getting closer and closer to fat!

Does it make sense?