Just as the title says, I'm curious at what point peoples weight began to change how they move. It could be subtle things like changing how you lean down to pick something up or how you sit up, to more drastic things like needing to take more breaks while walking or being unable to walk at all without assistance.
For me I'm still fairly young (20) and small (between 220-225 depending on how my weight fluctuates) so my changes have been very minor. I've noticed I struggle a bit more than in used to leaning down to grab things or tie my shoes, and the soles of my feet hurt a lot more after walking for a few hours than they used to. But what have y'all's experiences been and at what weight did you start to experience them?
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They gainers tab on this website is quite helpful, I don't really use it to post updates like others do. But it does break down how many calories you need to eat per day to reach a certain goal weight. I don't know if that's exactly what you mean but it's a start
5 months
I'd do it just to see what it felt like to be 600-800 lbs for a week. I'm too much of a coward to actually gain to be that weight but it'd be fun to do it temporarily
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Bellclutch:
A friend has convinced me to go up to 400 lbs and I'm pretty new to purposely eating tons to gain weight and I was wondering if anyone on here had any tips for me or others in my position
Sadly from what I've learned so far there isn't too many tips to gain weight faster other than to just increase the quantity of food you eat. It's really just about staying consistent and eating more than what your body burns in a day. Just keep eating and you'll start to see results soon
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Enas:
Thats actually a weird situation im in, i wanna be as healthy as possible while really fat and really weak physically, at least in the ways that matter to my ability to move. Is it possible to get exercise without raining muscles in legs or arms (And focusing on the heart and lungs instead)? Would that be possible and helpfull?
SumoSized:
Thats definitely understandable. If you just want to do cardio I'd recommend using the stationary bike since that way you can remain seated and it relieves tension from your joints (I've also heard good things about swimming in that regard but I'm not really a big swimmer). I still like to advocate for some amount of weight lifting. And for beginners I like to recommend goblet squats just so you can learn to get the form correct with low weight but as you get more advanced I've had good luck with Bulgarian split squats and the leg press.
Also I can tell you from experience, if you've finished an especially big workout and just finished a big meal, you will feel so sore and heavy you can't move for a few hours so you can stay healthy and still feel immobile
Munchies:
It's not possible to be very fat, be weak, but still maintain good heart health. The weaker your body is, the harder your heart has to work. The body isn't something that exists in a vacuum.
There's a reason why a lot of bigger people are also pretty strong. It takes a lot of strength to lug all of that bulk around - especially if you are healthy.
Enas will have to make a choice. No other way around it.
True I worded that wrong, I was trying to suggest ways to feel weaker since it seems a lot of people on here like that feeling while still maintaining mobility and building strength
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Enas:
Thats actually a weird situation im in, i wanna be as healthy as possible while really fat and really weak physically, at least in the ways that matter to my ability to move. Is it possible to get exercise without raining muscles in legs or arms (And focusing on the heart and lungs instead)? Would that be possible and helpfull?
I get that impulse but I don't know if it's completely possible. If you just want to do cardio I'd recommend using the stationary bike since that way you can remain seated and it relieves tension from your joints (I've also heard good things about swimming in that regard but I'm not really a big swimmer). I still like to advocate for some amount of weight lifting. And for beginners I like to recommend goblet squats just so you can learn to get the form correct with low weight but as you get more advanced I've had good luck with Bulgarian split squats and the leg press.
Also I can tell you from experience, if you've finished an especially big workout and just finished a big meal, you will feel so sore and heavy you can't move for a few hours so you can stay healthy and still feel immobile
5 months
SumoSized:
So I strongly believe everyone regardless of if they're going for a muscle chub look or just straight up fat, should try implementing some amount of exercise into their routine.
Canuck:
i think this is good advice. i went cold turkey off of exercising when i started to gain, and now - several years later and a few hundred pounds heavier - i am really struggling to get back into it. but one of the other side effects of starting to exercise again has been that i sleep much more soundly!
Munchies:
I'm rootin for ya!
A lot of people stop exercising when they commit to gaining. And I get the logic. It's a great way to put on pounds. But that is one of the most foolhardy things you can do - especially if you are an extreme gainer.
Gotta stay active - even if it's only light exercise.
Enas:
For many (me included) its not about not burning calories only, but also for becoming weaker! O.o
Munchies:
I mean, I ain'tcha mamma. You can do whatever you want. But as someone who has been in the medical field for nearly a decade, I've seen what happens with weak, fat people. It's endless suffering and pain 24/7.
I'll never forget this one lady who was crying about how much pain she was end and said "I want to lose all this weight, but it hurts so much. The only thing stopping me from ending it all is my family."
I know a lot of people have this immobility/limited mobility fantasy. But most of y'all truly do not understand what you are asking for. Being weak and skinny is a whole different beast from weak and very fat.
SumoSized:
I've seen similar in my line of work too, I've seen some pretty bad bed sores from patients that are too huge to get out of bed on their own and need assistance in order to get into their wheelchairs. Sadly at a lot of the nursing homes/assisted living facilities I work with the staff either neglects them or are sadly too busy to come help them out of bed so they spend all day locked in their room. I'm just a wheelchair technician so I try to do what I can to reduce these issues like using foam inserts to relieve pressure and with some patients we get custom molded cushions to fit their needs but Medicaid doesn't always cover that sort of thing. To anyone who read through this whole word salad take care of your body, being fat doesn't have to mean being unhealthy. There are ways to be 400-500 lbs while minimizing the health risks you might face.
Munchies:
My partner is over 400 lbs, but he eats relatively healthy and works out. He just got home from the gym.
He's fine. Might not be the picture of health, but he's doing really well.
Thats honestly really wonderful, I'm happy for him
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Enas:
For many (me included) its not about not burning calories only, but also for becoming weaker! O.o
SumoSized:
I suppose that's fair but I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a very strong support system and you understand the risks especially if you're into extreme obesity. By it's very nature fat is very heavy (shocker I know), and if you don't make sure your body is strong in response to that you will have mobility issues and respiratory issues.
I'm not trying to say this to dissuade people from gaining extreme amounts of weight, just to advocate for ways to mitigate its downsides
Enas:
Im curious on how that support system would look like!
I should also have mentioned that a complete loss of mobility is part of the fantasy 😅🤣
I mean I've heard stories on here of people who are immobile/have limited mobility who do enjoy it. But the one thing in common between them is they have partners who are there to support them and who want to take care of their needs. This isn't the sort of thing you can do solo.
And yeah I do get that, I've also fantasized what it would like to be immobile and on some level it still does sound appealing. You just have to be absolutely certain that you are willing to accept any health risks that might arise. That's why I recommend light exercise at the minimum, and you can't still play around with immobility. I saw an interesting thread on here this morning about people who aren't otherwise immobile feeling immobile after a particularly large stuffing. That's something you could play around with without compromising your health especially as you get bigger. But idk that's just my two cents
5 months
SumoSized:
So I strongly believe everyone regardless of if they're going for a muscle chub look or just straight up fat, should try implementing some amount of exercise into their routine.
Canuck:
i think this is good advice. i went cold turkey off of exercising when i started to gain, and now - several years later and a few hundred pounds heavier - i am really struggling to get back into it. but one of the other side effects of starting to exercise again has been that i sleep much more soundly!
Munchies:
I'm rootin for ya!
A lot of people stop exercising when they commit to gaining. And I get the logic. It's a great way to put on pounds. But that is one of the most foolhardy things you can do - especially if you are an extreme gainer.
Gotta stay active - even if it's only light exercise.
Enas:
For many (me included) its not about not burning calories only, but also for becoming weaker! O.o
Munchies:
I mean, I ain'tcha mamma. You can do whatever you want. But as someone who has been in the medical field for nearly a decade, I've seen what happens with weak, fat people. It's endless suffering and pain 24/7.
I'll never forget this one lady who was crying about how much pain she was end and said "I want to lose all this weight, but it hurts so much. The only thing stopping me from ending it all is my family."
I know a lot of people have this immobility/limited mobility fantasy. But most of y'all truly do not understand what you are asking for. Being weak and skinny is a whole different beast from weak and very fat.
I've seen similar in my line of work too, I've seen some pretty bad bed sores from patients that are too huge to get out of bed on their own and need assistance in order to get into their wheelchairs. Sadly at a lot of the nursing homes/assisted living facilities I work with the staff either neglects them or are sadly too busy to come help them out of bed so they spend all day locked in their room. I'm just a wheelchair technician so I try to do what I can to reduce these issues like using foam inserts to relieve pressure and with some patients we get custom molded cushions to fit their needs but Medicaid doesn't always cover that sort of thing. To anyone who read through this whole word salad take care of your body, being fat doesn't have to mean being unhealthy. There are ways to be 400-500 lbs while minimizing the health risks you might face.
5 months
Cubloverfeeder:
Trying to help my gainer fatten up! Ive helped him gain 50 lbs so far but took a while. Wanted to know where I could find a more concrete way of doing it, like a daily plan or schedule/diet I can put him on that would be relatively easy to follow on the daily.
The way I like to do my planning is to break things down by how many calories I want to eat per meal. Like I feel sick if I eat too much in the morning so I only plan to eat a couple hundred calories then. And then for lunch I usually get tacos down the street or some other fast food so I try to shoot for around 1,500 calories then. And then in the middle of the afternoon I'll try to eat a few hundred in snacks, then another 1,000-2,000 calories for dinner depending on what I decide to cook or if I'm eating out. And then another few hundred for a snack before bed. I find that this schedule works pretty good and it's versatile enough that as I grow my capacity I'm able to just set higher goals for how many calories I need to eat per meal
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