I don't know if this counts, and I don't expect this will be a regular thing, as I haven't been doing this every day.

But a few times, shortly after waking, instead of regular coffee I made what's in essence a heavy cream based cafe mocha. That's 1 cup of coffee, 2 packets of hot chocolate power, and about half a cup of heavy cream. Adds up to about 720 calories, apparently. It also seems to help quell the hunger I might have, particularly when it's not convenient to eat something.

First of all, are you sure? I think you may have read the label incorrectly.

Ensure Plus, and any of it's related knock-off products, are about 350 calories per bottle, which contains 1 cup (8 fluid ounces, about 237 mL).

There is something called Boost VHC (Very High Calorie) that's 530 calories per 1 cup bottle, but it's extremely expensive for what you get, at a staggering more than $2 USD per bottle. I'm about 99.99% sure there is no product of a similar type that has a higher calorie density than that.

What you described would contain 580 calories per cup, which so far as I know doesn't exist. If you can provide a link to the exact product in question, I would be very curious. I feel like if such a thing were to exist, I would already know about it.

That said, I do like Equate Plus, which is Wal-Mart's knock-off brand of Ensure Plus. I know Wal-Mart doesn't exist in the UK, but the point is I'm familiar with those types of products. For any American readers, Kroger also has a similar knock-off product called Fortify Plus, which is almost as cheap as Equate Plus.

Not really an answer, but more of an idea. One very simple recipe is to mix 1 cup of Ensure with 1 cup of heavy cream (or double cream in the UK). Stir with a straw, then enjoy. It tastes kind of like a melted milkshake, except thicker and less sweet.

The catch of doing so, is it can have an effect of suppressing appetite, which is why I say to only have it before going to sleep.

It's also a pretty high fat diet, so you might not want to do that every day, although I think you'll find yourself skipping some days.

I also must emphasize, for anyone reading, that most of your calories should not come from these sources. Also, for some reason, it seems to work best shortly after you ate something. So for example, drinking this after eating say, a couple double burgers or a proper meal yields better results.

In 2023, I gained about 20 lbs. While I don't know if I can credit this exclusively to these shakes, but they likely helped.

Anyway, if you drink these straight, not mixed in with anything, at least the chocolate flavored ones, can taste a lot like chocolate milk, though might be slightly oily, and quite sweet, maybe almost too sweet. I don't know how many of those you can drink in one sitting, though I'd expect anywhere between 2 to even 4 of them shouldn't be too hard.

Indeed I do. I like the discussions, the chat, reading about others' experiences and thoughts, even the content. I don't often read the stories, but sometimes I like to.

It's what keeps me coming back year after year.

I don't know if this is exactly what the OP is looking for, but there was one interaction I had with a couple at a bar a few years ago that kind of made me wonder and think.

She was kind of chubby/curvy, though not very large by any means, but her boyfriend was quite fat. And they seemed to be talking about restaurants a good bit.

The woman didn't really say so in so many words, but I got some sort of vibe almost as if she thought I needed to eat more. Granted, that was probably around 50 lbs ago for me, and I never saw them again. I don't know what would happen if she were to see me now, and if she were to remember me.

Both of them were also quite drunk, which of course a double edged sword. While some might end up saying things they might only think but would never say in person under ordinary circumstances, at the same time I kind of think being drunk is a bit of a truth serum which I actually appreciate. Either way, I'm reluctant to read into that too much.

Still, it kind of makes me wonder a bit. Was she a feeder, or an FA? Was her boyfriend always a large man, or did he gain a substantial amount of weight since they started dating? If the way she was talking was any indication, I'd say it's quite possible the latter took place, though not necessarily.

Perhaps a better idea might be to mention food, either just randomly or even when the context isn't necessarily related to food at all.

For example, if you're at a bowling alley or arcade, I expect they might have pizza, nachos, hot dogs, etc. something that's relatively high in calories. Maybe suggest getting some.

If you watch a movie, either at a theater or even at home, suggest snacks.

If you're shopping and running errands, maybe suggest more snacks or getting something from the drive-through just because, even when it's not really one of the main meal times.

If and when you do go out to eat, suggest appetizers and dessert.

You can maybe try to gauge the kind of reactions you get. All sort of little ways that you might be able to suss it out a bit, without being really weird. Just don't be really pushy and push it into being weird.

As for this, I think you might struggle with this for a good while.

A lot of them, for a long time, will be cautious and yes, that lingering thought of whether it's a prank or another act of humiliation may persist for awhile.

While not exactly the same, but once upon a time when I was 12 or 13 years old, some other kid was friendly and even patted me on the back. Turned out she taped a "Kick me" sign on my back. That messed me up for years and I was very suspicious of too much friendliness and was even just a bit more hostile, distrustful, and reserved in general. I got over it, but not right away.

Maybe they've dealt with similar latent trauma, or even worse.

It's also about what seems plausible and possible. It's the same reason why I'm unlikely to believe that someone who could possibly double as a European runway model from France or Italy with photoshopped images, and appears to have a $250K+/yr. job could ever be interested in me. I suppose it's possible, like how winning the lottery jackpot is possible, but it's not plausible. I'd have a very hard time ever believing it.