I would love to see your list! I’m a size bigger on the bottom than I am on top, and I have a short rise. The former makes it hard to find dresses and the latter makes it hard to find pants or shorts.

I love outgrowing clothes so much. Squeezing myself into clothes that are bursting at the seams is the hottest thing ever. Unfortunately, I just can't afford to replace my wardrobe right now, so I'm maintaining at my current weight. All the cheap clothes are made of horrid polyester and I have texture issues with that.

I'm making do with breaking out my old clothes once in a while to try and pour myself into them.

I was fascinated with fat and weight gain from a pretty young age. I would stuff pillows under my pajamas at night to make a fat belly, and I stuffed my dolls' clothes to give them fat bellies until I got caught. That was awkward. I'm not sure what, if any, media might have inspired this. Maybe some of the old Looney Tunes where Porky Pig gets super fat?

As far as real life inspiration goes, my grandma was always fat and I loved her hugs. Not just because grandma hugs are great (which they are), I loved the softness and the feeling of being enveloped.

Glad somebody likes the pudgy fingers! Mine definitely plumped up along with the rest of me.

Puberty and psych meds hit me HARD with the fat stick. Given that this was the 90s and heroin chic was the in thing, this kicked off years of yo-yo dieting. Which, of course, made me fatter in the long term. Eventually I discovered the old Dimensions forums and gained the confidence to stop dieting. I gradually got fatter and fatter just eating what I liked, until I was full.

These days I'm not making an effort to gain for financial reasons. Stuffing is something I save for special occasions, and I try to eat a balanced diet to stave off the family diabetes. My weight has settled at about 340 lbs, +/- 10. Some bodies just want to be fat.

Realizing that I just couldn't squeeze into a certain restaurant's booths anymore. It was actually painful. I had to ask the server for a table.

Hmm. Either when I first realized my belly was slapping my thighs when I went up stairs, or when I saw my reflection approaching a store with a glass front and realized I was waddling.

I wish my state's fair was somewhere a bit cooler! Pueblo in August is miserable. Much as I love the food, triple digit heat is not my idea of a good time.

As for what I like to eat, funnel cake! And deep fried cheese curds, frozen lemonade, elotes if they have them, whatever else looks good.

I’m on a couple different psych meds. It’s in everyone’s best interest for me to take them as prescribed, and my life is far better without the extreme highs and lows of bipolar disorder. So trust me when I say that you do NOT want to take this stuff unless you have to. The side effects are no joke. I can go into detail if you really want, but honestly it’s kind of depressing when I let myself think about it too much. You should only take mood stabilizers or antipsychotics (the usual suspects in medication induced weight gain) if your mental illness is making you miserable and/or impacting your ability to perform activities of daily living.

The heavier you are, the softer a mattress feels, because you have more weight pushing down on it. You will also wear the mattress out faster, which is why models made for heavy sleepers tend to be firmer.

I would recommend a hybrid mattress over a pure memory foam model. Hybrids are cooler and more durable. Look for one with plenty of cushy foam over sturdy springs. That way you get both back support and comfort. Cooling features are a big plus if either of you sleeps hot.

Good luck on your bed hunt! I like a firmer mattress, so I’m afraid I can’t suggest any specific models, but I did a LOT of research on beds for heavy people when I replaced my bed last year.