Covid-related weight loss

Last summer I got Covid and lost quite a bit of weight -- dropped from 345 down to 320. Since then I've managed to get back to 335. Has anyone else experienced this? How did you you gain back your lost weight?
2 years

Curious question.

Bile is an emulsifier. It should aid digesting fats. Other emulsifiers like lethicin are used in gain shakes (ie Maus Mix) that include vegetable oils.
2 years

Do chubby guys just refuse to put themselves out there due to insecurity?

Yep. I've always been a socially awkward nerd, even before I got fat.
2 years

Code word to identify people in the community?

Fireduct:
How about we do a vote for a keyword starting 2023?

Ill toss in one myself just for the fun of it:
Happy avacados?
Or something related to avacado for the “healthy” fat

Ssbhmjoe:
Ooh I actually like this. Very subtle. Let's go with that for sure.

What does everyone else think?


I'd say "no" on account of that mukbang guy on youtube with "avocado" in his name. When the press does a story on him, it's with derision and ridicule. I believe using "avocado" would cause any press to amplify that negativity - hurting both him and us.
2 years

Ever get envious of other peoples sizes?

All the time, though as I've gotten fatter, there are fewer people who are fatter than me. One instance in particular, I noticed someone around 600 pounds waiting in the lobby of a cinema. That was major fat envy.
2 years

Does anyone else like looking at websites for people who need special clothes?

I'm almost to the point of needing to get underwear from those sites. My size is the biggest I can find at any brick-and-mortar shop anywhere near me. But I still have quite a bit to go for shirt and pants sizes.
2 years

Hate the latest changes to the website

Darthstuffer:
Agreed, I absolutely hate it. No question. I didn't think there was anything wrong with the navigation at the top. The fact it's now on the left and so incredibly IN YOUR FACE is specifically annoying. I don't need to stare at my profile and certainly don't need all these obtrusive drop downs. It's not even like they're all over there either, there are still navigation options at the top. Worse yet, I can' minimize the hide the menu and now I have to stare at my f-ing face on EVERY page?

100% absolutely terrible update. Makes me not want to come back here. There wasn't anything wrong with the old navigation bar at the top. And like fatiluvr says, the forums are almost impossible to use now. It's so large and gaudy. Why are the previews so big? Why are there any previews on the main forum page at all? I'm really struggling to understand these changes are supposed to make my experience here better.

Thanks for the effort, but I hate it.

This
3 years

Blocking people in chat

I'm wondering if it's worthwhile to ditch the existing code for the chatroom and use something else. This one seems to have been modified from something starting way before mobile phones or tablets existed because of how frequently people appear and disappear. I've seen that sort of thing happen with other programs.
3 years

Comfortable chairs

Bigwideland:
As I have gone past 500 lbs I find normal straight fronted chairs uncomfortable. This is mainly due to the weight of my belly pushing the fat on the underneath my legs into the front edge of the chair.

I was seated on the corner edge of my bed like a saddle I guess and wow that was comfortable. With my legs open to the left and right my belly could sag down onto the front corner of the bed and be supported with out pushing on my legs.

In away it’s a square seat with no back that sit on the corners, you could design in a back. Now to find some.

See image in my pics.


How do you envision the back on such a chair?
3 years

New weight loss drug

Nofbar:
I can't help but wonder if there will come a day when fat people are forced to take such drugs.

Doublefrosted:
Never going happen. The sad truth is that fat people that don't want to be fat are way too easy to make money off with gimmicks and false promises for anyone to want to get rid of all fat people.


In other words, a sucker born every minute?
3 years