Oh man. I've never been on a cruise before, but I kind of want to, for precisely this reason!

Go on one for something like 1-2 weeks, with the drink package of course.

I can already imagine it. Room service for breakfast every morning - maybe pancakes or waffles, with sausage and bacon.

Mid-morning snack of some sort, maybe bagels or crepes?

Big hearty lunch with dessert and wine or beer.

Maybe then sprawl out like a beached whale next to the pool drinking martinis or margaritas while shooting the breeze.

Mid-afternoon snack, can't miss that. Maybe some pizza.

There's probably games onboard so maybe do that a bit.

Then of course, early dinner which consists of a big meal, dessert, while drinking a martini with it.

There's probably some sort of show or entertainment which is hopefully good. After that, time for second dessert.

Then off to party in the onboard bars and nightclubs for awhile, until it's time to sleep off all the calories and do the same thing the next day.

Probably not every day would be exactly the same, but is probably kind of like that.

Would be a nice change of pace from the normal day to day.

Even better? I've heard of folks gaining on average 0.5 to 1 lb each day pretty much, and that's without even trying. Imagine if someone actually did try to eat as much as possible.

Realistically though, this seems unlikely. Getting 2 weeks off in a row, with no obligations whatsoever, would be difficult to arrange. 1 week might be easier, but still a challenge. Communication at sea is far better than it once was, but I don't know what it's like nowadays. Whether I'd have constant Internet access.

Rates also don't favor individuals, with the minimum rate being for 2 people, which kind of raises the bar a bit.

The reason I keep coming back again and again? Mostly, it's talking to the users and the online camaraderie I get.

I also like seeing the pictures others post, and to share tips, tricks, and experiences.

On occasion I may like to read the stories, but I don't do this very often.

While I do often wish I could have a relationship that could incorporate elements of feederism, I have absolutely no delusions of it being extremely unlikely I would be able to find such a thing through here. As I have no expectations in this regard, I can't be disappointed.

The online feederism community has also been one of the few constants in my life, and so far anyway, this is the only one where I've kept coming back to it, again and again and again.

It also helped me eventually get the courage I needed to actually go ahead with it.

This is obviously a personals ad so I'm moving it. Hope you find what you're looking for.

30.7 as of this writing.

If you like Star Trek at all, and like Rick & Morty at all, it's a must watch. It seems to kind of combine them both together.

It's definitely funnier and more humorous than the other Star Trek series.

But if you don't like the kind of humor Rick & Morty has, maybe give it a pass.

This reads like a weight gain fic, not gonna lie.

Plateaus are a fact of life. I don't think it's fully understood why it happens.

To be clear, I'm NOT a doctor, much less a medical or biological research scientist.

One theory I have however, is that since it takes energy to produce additional fat cells, as well as perhaps limited room in existing fat cells, a plateau effect occurs.

It's also my understanding that once additional fat cells are created, they don't get destroyed later, and they want to remain filled. This is why maintaining weight loss can be such a struggle, and why regain often occurs.

Eventually, the plateau will end. Trust the process, and keep eating as much as you can.

And yes, perhaps obviously the heavier you get, the more you have to eat just not to lose. Although, the heavier you get, the hungrier you get, and you will crave fattier, more calorie dense foods, so it's more likely you'll keep those calorie goals. But many/most of us consider this a feature, not a bug.

Heavy cream can also be very effective, and seems to be the closest thing to a real life fat potion, but only if you use it correctly. In particular, it should NOT be your only or even primary source of calories. But rather, in addition to all the other food you eat. Combining it with carbs of various sorts in particular. Cream can sometimes also be a bit slower to digest and even suppress appetite in the very short/near term, so the best time is right before going to sleep, or if you know you can't eat for several hours following. Whereas the worst time is right before a proper meal.

This is my opinion. Ultimately, it really boils down to what you'd like to achieve, and what lengths you are willing to go there.

I'm sort of in-between, which is while I do want results, I also want to enjoy the journey there.

The key, important thing is to find what works for you. One can attempt to try to over-analyze everything, even down to calorie efficiency based on what you eat, calories burned by physical activity, etc. But I recommend throwing such notions out of the window.

Don't worry about calories burned from physical activity. Actually, some light activity will likely help immensely. And here's another thing.. the number of calories burned from such activities is minimal. Ever wonder why so many burn out on overexercising while trying to lose weight? That, combined with a sad, boring diet is why.

There are ultimately two very important things to remember, and if you do that, everything else will eventually fall into place. Are you ready?

1. Eat more calories than you burn.

2. Be consistent.

(1) should be obvious. You should probably get some idea of how many calories you need to eat just to maintain. There's a myriad of web sites out there that will attempt to estimate this. All of them are likely to be slightly wrong, but if you try many of them, and average them out, that should give you a pretty good idea.

(2) this should be more obvious, but is less so. You will NOT see results overnight. In fact, if you can consistently gain 1-2 lbs a week you will be doing very well. Life is NOT a weight gain fic. The closest thing to a real life weight gain fic is probably a cruise ship or all-inclusive vacation resort of some sort.

Big stuffings can be fun, but if that means you eat almost nothing the next day because you're nauseous or still too full, you would have wiped out any progress from the stuffing.

The key is consistency - consistently eating more. If that means eating not as much today, to be able to eat the same amount tomorrow, this is better than a big stuffing.

Other Advice

Don't try to eat the exact same thing every day. Even if it's technically the most economical. That will get boring quickly, and you will probably burn out - not fun.

Do try different food on occasion.

Do have fun. The more fun you have, the easier it is to keep going.

Do occasionally try to push yourself to eat more, but not until the point that you're sick every day, or worse.. throwing up. That overly full feeling, where most folks might think "I ate too much" is a pretty good target.

If you try to eat more, take small steps. One more slice of pizza, or just a few more nuggets or chicken strips. But avoid big leaps. If you tap out at 4 slices of pizza, don't suddenly try for 8 slices for the whole pizza.

Try small minor changes that might add calories. Maybe you'll like them, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll develop a taste for them. For example.. extra cheese on a sandwich or pizza, or slightly more mayo. Or cream and sugar in coffee (I don't like that combination but a lot of folks do).

You WILL have plateaus from time to time. Don't worry about it and just keep eating. I've actually noticed that often times it'll seem like nothing is happening and then suddenly, I notice an additional 2-4 lbs or so.

Do NOT go crazy with soda or anything that contains HFCS - that will mess you up bad and cause diabetes, which is NOT fun. And it's not even that high in calories.

Do NOT neglect vitamins - whether from vegetables, multivitamin pills, or even nutritional shakes (which can have lots of calories). You'll regret it if you do.

Heavy Cream

Lot of folks here will swear by heavy cream. It CAN work, if you use it properly.

Be consistent.

Don't try it on an empty stomach. It's best when combined or right after other food, often something carbo-loaded like bread.

You might find there's only so much dairy fat you can handle at one time. I can't tell you what that amount is, so you'd have to experiment. This amount you can handle might increase over time, but if you do, increase the amount each time slowly.

Do mix it with other things for taste. Do NOT mix it with anything that contains maltodextrin. That powdery stuff isn't that fun anyway, but even if you aren't bothered by that, I should note it's often used as a thickening agent and can cause dairy fat to clump, resulting in an extremely thick, undrinkable mixture.

That's all I can think of for now.

I remembered a TV show from around 15 years ago related to this, but it did show for 6 seasons, so I guess it wasn't too bad.

It's called Drop Dead Diva, more info here:

www.imdb.com/title/tt1280822/

It features Brooke Elliott and Margaret Cho, amongst others.

It's quite cheesy, and of course it's fiction with a sort of fantasy aspect to it. It's a legal drama with a dash of romantic comedy. I normally find that off-putting, but I feel like it portrays heavier individuals in a more positive light than negative. There is ONE brief scene in one episode I remember that could be portrayed as negative, where the main character was hungry beyond belief or otherwise distressed, until she ate some Cheez-Whiz straight out of the can, but I consider it forgivable. It was only one brief scene in the first season, and I don't recall anything like that in any of the other seasons.

Still, for something that came out in '09, I'd say it was very size positive. This was at a time when Target and many other stores didn't feature plus-size mannequins, when more clothing brands didn't feature sizes above 20 or even 12, and the size/body positivity movement was only a fraction of what it is now.

Are there ways they could have done better? Probably, and I think so, but I think it did a pretty good job.

The main character often struggled with perceptions from others, trying to reconcile her new life with her old life, learning that it's not so easy and can't just decide not to be fat, a different perception from a former model who previously used to be mean to fat people. She was often featured as a heroine fighting against forces that seek to shame fat people as well as other nasty actors out there (and often winning!), and overall, ultimately became a much better person.

I was thinking one of those small cakes one can buy from the supermarket bakery. Maybe even make a video of eating it.

I wonder if there might not be a better idea out there, though.

Nothing too over the top, but at the same time I'd like to think of something somewhat special. As ideally, once I cross 200 I don't wish to ever be below that again, so I'm expecting this is something I can only do once. This isn't to say there wouldn't be other milestone celebrations, but there's just something nice and psychological about 200, you know? The next nice psychological step/milestone would probably be 221 lbs (which is 100 kgs).