No. I’m 67 and experiencing some problems, unrelated to my weight, that I never thought I would.

Are they the same? I would love to see my belly blow up. I understand that I can extend my belly to consume more food and create a cycle of eating more, gaining more, expanding more, etc.

Do I use water? Soda?
Is food stuffing similar? Liquids will clear the body much faster than food; food has the added benefit of calories.

Are there foods that are particularly good at absorbing liquids and expanding in the stomach?

I don’t have access to an air pump so I wouldn’t be able to do that.

I had to unlearn sucking in my belly. I still catch myself doing it but for the most part I consciously let it hang out.

For me it’s very erotic. I’m gay and have liked fat men (read fantasized sex and masturbation material) for the longest time. I actually feel sexy being fat.

My moobs are starting to grow. I was a weightlifter and had a pretty defined and solid chest. Since I stopped working out I lost some muscle and gained a lot of fat. I gain muscle and fat fast, but lose slowly. I really like how my tits are getting larger and blubbery. They don’t really show as flabby and blubbery through a shirt but that’s one of my goals.

There, I said it … I put butter in my coffee along with heavy cream or light cream.

Yes, it happens to me too. When I’m depressed or stressed I lose my appetite. I may be genuinely very hungry, with my stomach rumbling and hunger pangs but I can’t eat. I just ride it out. It passed and I start eating again.

Recently when I decided I’m not going back; recently when I gave away my size 42 pants and jeans; when I decided I want to wear size 46-48 and hit at least 250-260 lbs (I’m about 5’6”); when I realized I want to become obese. Not immobile or unhealthy obese but definitely noticeably obese with soft blubbery fat. Giving away my pants was a definite point-of-no-return. And I’m pretty happy with the decision.

It was probably when I passed 210 (I’m about 5’6”) that I started growing moobs. They’re not big, and with a shirt you really can’t tell but my chest and underarms are getting fatter and jiggly. I hope they grow a lot more.

I haven’t been formally tested or diagnosed but all my life I’ve had the markers and behaviors of Level One Autism. I have two nephews who are also on the spectrum. Oddly, I can read body language but I often misread facial expressions and tone of voice.

I’m also bipolar 2, hypomanic depressive and have GAD, generalized anxiety disorder. I understand that autism and bipolar often go hand-in-hand and intertwine. What I thought was standalone OCPD (different from OCD) is probably my autism.

As a side note, something that irritates the shit out of me is when people minimize autism by saying “I must be autistic too” or “everyone is a little autistic”. No, they don’t know what it’s like being teased and mocked for being “weird” or little professor or walking encyclopedia.