What? Guess I must be more unaware than I thought. I've lived in DFW for years and never heard of such things, at least not on a monthly basis. That and I don't even know what would really go on at one - I can just go to a bar whenever.

Every 2 years there used to be something called the "CurvyExpo" in DFW, but that's not quite the same thing. I think it's more a convention for companies to showcase their clothing lines and cosmetic products, provided they're plus-size friendly or specific. Maybe also a place where amateur models can flaunt their stuff. Either way, it seemed like a place where men of any size would probably feel very out of place.

And sure, COVID may have put the kibosh on a lot of this stuff, but not forever. All that stuff will come back. Video conferencing just isn't the same and most folks get bored and tired of "cabin fever."

One store that sells literally everything I could want or need, at reasonable prices?

I don't think it's politically, or legally possible. Even if it was, free market forces would force it to adapt or go out of business quickly, because apparently I have a lot of esoteric tastes, some of which are sufficiently out of the real-life mainstream, even if possibly within the media mainstream.

But, even if it was somehow possible, possibly in some sort of alternate universe, guess what? I still wouldn't want it.

I'd like to have some variety in where I go. How dull would it be if I only ever shopped at one place, even if it was theoretically possible?

I don't think there's any official guidelines posted anywhere. The next best thing I can really do is just share some observations over the years.

I know some might consider categories of pornography, but I would not. Very often, the categories are incorrectly applied.

As far as I can tell, assuming average height (give or take a few inches or centimeters), it seems the defacto minimum is at least 200 lbs, but that I don't often see the term applied to women under about 220.5 lbs or so.

I know, 220.5 sounds oddly arbitrary, until you realize it's not. Or well, it is arbitrary but not oddly arbitrary. You see, 100 kgs is about 220.5 lbs.

So, a longer term goal of exceeding 100 kgs might be a good goal to shoot for.

200 lbs is a nice milestone, which is around 90.8 kgs. But you know, there's also a wonder psychological milestone about 100 kgs, where you cross the barrier into 3 digits, and how you will always need 3 digits to represent that.

This is pretty much just my opinion, but I think it's not too far off of what most folks would probably say.

Really? I think it would be worthwhile to make a dedicated thread to cover this.

Of course, please be as specific as possible. What sections, what pages seem wrong, etc.

I wouldn't do it if I were you. Munchies' answer is good, but gonna add some more things.

One is that for some reason, soda seems to stay in the body for longer than water does, for some reason. And when that happens, you'll probably end up eating less.

Most soda in America also uses high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which is horrendous if consumed in high quantities, and if you do what you want to, it'll be too much. There's the fast effect on very high blood sugar, but there seems to be something almost unique about it too. It's much worse than regular sugar, and it doesn't even have as many calories.

I've found that if I have too much soda or HFCS, I get sleepy and drowsy, and just need to lay down for awhile. Might be the blood sugar thing, but I've never had this effect, at least nowhere as intense with anything else.

Other than soda, the most common sources of HFCS will be either condiments like ketchup and barbeque sauce, certain sweet spreads like strawberry jam, and certain pancake/waffle syrups. However, it's very easy to identify varieties of the aforementioned without HFCS. It would probably be best if you minimize HFCS to almost nothing at home.

You can have small quantities of HFCS, so no point in freaking out if you're with friends at a restaurant or something, and the ketchup there has HFCS in it. You can even have the occasional soda, but you don't want to bloat with soda.

Really? How would that work?

Based on my observations, the market just isn't there. Or at least, not enough of a market to support a sustainable enterprise.

Sorry to disappoint. It's fun to think about, but I don't think there's a viable business case for it. But hey, at least there's cruises and all-inclusive resorts! That's probably the closest you can get to a gluttony weight gain paradise.

This is already possible. This search criteria is next to weight.



This seems like it should be relatively easy; it's basic math as a function of height and weight.



Overhaul to do what instead?

Chapter finder? A very easy work-around is to change the number at the end of the URL, though a little thing at the bottom where you type a number and click "Go" may be better. Unless you mean something else?

Verification - I don't know how it can be any faster or easier while keeping the human element which is essential.

Verified Members only section? That should be okay, since it's not ultimately exclusionary (except to scammers).



This is a very common pain point and has been for years. I don't know if the current system is the best way, but it's to help prevent, or at least reduce the following problem:

Scammers/spammers sending messages to everyone.

It also has the side benefit of encouraging premium memberships, the only viable source of revenue for the web site, since there isn't much in the way of viable advertisers. There might be other ways to encourage premium memberships, though it's not yet clear how that may happen.

Slightly off-topic from this thread, but I kind of want to see pictures of that car. I'm really curious now.

Though, more to the topic at hand and the OP's question.. I don't know what kind of budget you have in mind, or what's even really available there. But, I wonder what options there might be for full-size vans in Australia, or how viable that might be?

Think the type of vans you may expect plumbers or electricians to use, with a sliding door behind the passenger side door, and you can walk from the rear to the front pretty easily. It also has the side benefit of being far easier and safer to get in, if you had to parallel park on a busy street.

Here in America, full-size vans tend to have a LOT of interior room, even in the driver area. And, there's passenger models with rear seats.

There's also minivans, but those will be smaller. They may or may not have enough room, I don't know.

You would also likely want to favor models with an adjustable tilt steering column, if possible. I've also heard of some models with power adjustable pedals.

If you're considering the used market, I hope there's an Australian equivalent of CarFax to give you information about the car's title, like if it's salvage, flood damage, etc.

I'm sorry but, I can't imagine a Kia Soul being big enough. Unless it's like Dr. Who's TARDIS, which is bigger on the inside. For awhile I had a neighbor with a Kia Soul, and it didn't look that big.

I have a Camry, circa '01, and I know Australian models are the same on the inside, other than being RHD to suit the local market. I'm not sure if it could accommodate a 400 lb driver that well, much less 600+ but I guess you can try.

There's also the Toyota Celica and Camry Solara, which being coupes, mean a wider, larger door though I don't know if the seat will move back far enough.