BigBallBellyGirl:
Has anyone had to navigate structural home modifications because of your size? In my case, it's my girth and how far my belly protrudes that's made getting through standard doorways painful. My waistline is more than 100 inches, and if I stand with my back to a wall and have my husband measure from the wall to the part of my stomach that sticks out most, the depth/distance is more than 45". Additionally, when I try to go straight through, I don't just brush both sides; I literally have to squeeze. We have already removed all internal doors, but I still come very close to getting stuck. Plus, forcing myself can hurt and sometimes causes bruising. We're own a condo in a building that has a rigid HOA, and any kind of internal structural modification requires board approval. We recently filed a petition for permission to widen our internal doorways. Of course, they do not permit widening external doors, so I'm well aware that if I get much bigger, I'll have a major issue. Appreciate hearing your stories and insights if anyone else has navigated something like this.

Munchies:
From the sound of things, you have 3 options:

1. See if you can modify the door that leads to the garage and use that to get in and out.

2. Move

3. Be more diligent about losing weight.

I don't say any of this to be mean. But even with the most lenient HOA, there's a hard limit with condos about how much you can modify before you put the structural integrity in peril. You may need to buy a house at some point if you keep growing.

If moving isn't an option (housing market is ass), you run the risk of becoming home bound. If you can make your peace with that, then good for you. If not? Then you'll have to figure out how not to keep growing.

Easier said than done, I understand. I've read your struggles on the matter, and I know you are trying.

BigBallBellyGirl:
I know, and I appreciate your sincerity. This HOA is immovable. There's not a chance of leniency here, so I wouldn't dare ask about the front door. It's the stringency of the internal modifications that feel restrictive. That said, our condo is in an adjacent row of five units, so of course we understand where structural soundness is the consideration here.

I've also recently committed to an evening intensive outpatient program for food addiction, in addiction to exercising both with my husband and individually daily.

Bottom line... I want to be fat, but I want to be able to move freely. And we dumped $80K into renovations (we are NOT rich), so we can't/don't want to move. Truly one choice.

Theguyguy:
Afraid of getting too fat to leave your house?

BigBallBellyGirl:
I am. I want to be fat. Very fat. But I still want my husband and I to live a mentally and emotionally fulfilling life.

OhHey:
All the places turning health conscious and making sure their menu is under a certain amount of saturated fats and calories makes wg hard.

I miss the days where you could get a salad that was 700+ calories. Back in the 90's and 00's, a Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad from Mcdonalds contained over 730 calories! (Now its just 350)

Also, I used to get the chicken fried steak meal from ihop that was over 1000 calories. It was really good too. Now its been nixed. RIP.

What are some menu items/places that you miss or remember that used to help you put on the weight?

JelloJiggle:
Are there any ways I can get fat on a budget of 300?

JoyfulFeeder:
enroll the help of a JoyfulFeeder

BigBallBellyGirl:
Has anyone had to navigate structural home modifications because of your size? In my case, it's my girth and how far my belly protrudes that's made getting through standard doorways painful. My waistline is more than 100 inches, and if I stand with my back to a wall and have my husband measure from the wall to the part of my stomach that sticks out most, the depth/distance is more than 45". Additionally, when I try to go straight through, I don't just brush both sides; I literally have to squeeze. We have already removed all internal doors, but I still come very close to getting stuck. Plus, forcing myself can hurt and sometimes causes bruising. We're own a condo in a building that has a rigid HOA, and any kind of internal structural modification requires board approval. We recently filed a petition for permission to widen our internal doorways. Of course, they do not permit widening external doors, so I'm well aware that if I get much bigger, I'll have a major issue. Appreciate hearing your stories and insights if anyone else has navigated something like this.

The Wicked Pear:
I think a lot of the authors of any content need to remember that AI it a tool to assist in your creation

Morbidly A Beast:
I don’t believe feedism is a part of feeding rituals and is in no way connected to some cultures seemingly infatuation with fat. I think that’s us reading into it with our fetish eyes.

A culture is a peoples survival mechanism passed down generation to generation, these fattening rituals are simply there way of ensuring to the best of their ability, the rearing of children. Just imo.

What I would like to know is if these people follow a calendar at all and the time when these rituals happen? Do they happen anytime a woman is about to get married? Once a year? Is it only once per woman?

Mr Smith:
Strength athletes are often fat and building muscle involves bulking. I wonder how much these world's overlap.

UnbredHeifer:
I mean, I have known people who wanted to be 'strong fat'