I've considered that on occasion, though perhaps not in the context of what you're thinking. But, more of a practical concern, and when I'd have to get more. It's kind of a hassle to get clothes at a reasonable value, though JCPenney runs decent sales at the right times. Suits and overcoats are particularly annoying, since higher quality ones can be spendy, so I hope you don't have to buy those often.
Although yes, the thought of eventually filling out a 3XL shirt being close to, or even slightly snug is somewhat thrilling. But I also don't know if I really have a clothing size goal. However, it can be an interesting psychological thrill, much in the way of crossing the threshold of a certain BMI score, or numbers on a scale (e.g. 300 lbs or 332 lbs (150 kgs)).
Another possible thrilling fault is having to give up certain clothing brands because they don't go big enough. For example, I don't think Express goes higher than 18 or 20/2XL in ladies and 2XL/44" waist in men's.
In a way, I guess I do think of XL and the measurement equivalents as kind of a minimum starting point, with the ideal of being always at least a 2XL.
Although, at stores I have noticed that higher than 2XL, longer than 18" neck, longer than 44" waist, and wider than 52R in suits (or sport coats) starts to become uncommon, and at that point you will probably have to start shopping online a lot more often, maybe even exclusively, eventually.
If you ever travel, there may even come a point where you might even have to start thinking in terms of backup sets of underwear and clothes well in excess of your anticipated needs, because the odds of finding that size locally on short notice might be difficult or impossible. Amazon is pretty good about 1 day, but that's only in the US (and maybe the UK?), only really available in the large cities, and I'd say about 95-99% reliable (not 100%).
This is also my opinion but you might want to give up thrift stores, at least for clothes. Unless you're exceptionally lucky, there's usually a reason a clothing item ended up there. They're often very tacky; items the original buyer likely regrets getting in the first place, only to then not wear them often if even at all, because of the tackiness. It's how they're still in reusable, saleable condition. The clothes that aren't tacky are often reused and worn down to tatters and thus, can't be resold.
It's also kind of like a "treasure hunt" experience. Some may genuinely enjoy this, but it can be very time consuming for a trip that might not be productive at all (you don't find anything you're looking for and is suitable).
Thrift stores are good for some things though - new glasses and stemware for the dinner table, and some cooking implements. Sometimes even furniture if you want something functional and you don't care much how it looks.
If cost is an issue, there's Amazon, and JCPenney does run decent sales at certain times. I can't recommend Temu at this time because of excessive reports of false charges, misrepresented items, and items that never show up at all. The risk of knockoffs being sold on E-Bay is also very high - the other day I bought shoes off of E-Bay that were knockoffs. They hurt my feet bad and were falling apart within the month.
Sure, you could buy some clothes that are way too big as kind of a goal to aspire to, but be careful. Sometimes there are plateaus or it might take longer for you to finally fill them out. Or the weight could settle in places that you don't expect.
But, clothes that are slightly too big can serve as a nice, subtle psychological reminder that you are still too skinny and need to keep eating.
Also, 34" inseam? Either you have unusually long legs for your height (which I'm not sure if I have ever seen), or maybe you prefer to roll up the ends? At 5'8"-5'9", I'd have expected a 30" inseam.
9 months
XFat:
5. Genetic disorder where when my stomach is empty, acid builds up and trys to burn a hole in my stomach, so I actually need to eat quite frequently
Really? I've never heard of this before. What's this disorder called?
While I'd never wish health problems on anyone, it sounds like a perfect excuse to pretty much always be eating.
9 months
Karenjenk:
cheapest brownie mix you can find.
extra oil
extra whole milk or cream
no eggs
mix well and freeze
if you get the right amounts of liquid it wont freeze solid and is more like ice cream.
also good for funnelling
What kind of oil and about how much?
Can you estimate the amounts or ratios?
10 months
Karenjenk:
I live in NM close to the US/MEX border.
Their regulations make more sense than ours. Most medications are easily gotten OTC.
Customs doesn't give problems and thus confiscate it all?
10 months
Birth control/estrogen pills are prescription only, aren't they?
I really doubt any medical professional worth his salt would issue such a thing to a male.
Maybe HRT, but that's difficult to obtain and would require passing an extensive psychological evaluation to determine if the patient is trans and thus eligible for it, right?
10 months