To be fair, long distance relocation is very expensive and in the case of many, it could also mean leaving a lot behind. It's a great deal to ask of someone, particularly if that someone knows very little about the destination area. It's one thing to move a county over, another when it means crossing state lines or hundreds of miles away.

I say this as someone who moved a long way, though this was because I was getting away from a bad situation (not abuse, but a very dim, bleak potential future) and I didn't really have anything to keep me there.

I wouldn't mind if someone was to relocate to me, but it's a big decision and I'd have to make sure they're entirely onboard with it.

I might be interested, depending. DFW here. Though I admit I don't like the idea of going to Austin at all.

For all the cute BBW I see here, and that DFW has around 1/4 of the state's population, I'm a bit surprised there aren't more here.

Hey. The fact you do seem to live in the middle of nowhere, very likely isn't helping matters. There's less of the economy of shipping by volume.

It's true that overall cost has gone up somewhat, pretty much everywhere, though more so on some items than others.

However, it's also quite possible you might be making expensive or suboptimal food choices that you might not have to make, or have little to no advantage. I'm certainly not going to tell you to rely on just bread and water.. I certainly cant, and that's no fun anyway. But it's possible I may be able to offer some ideas that may help economize somewhat, or to get a bigger bang for your buck. Maybe it's some ideas you heard before, but maybe not.

I'll say this though - you've done a fine job yourself, from one gainer to another. Haven't quite had the results you have had, at least not yet.

If you'd like to chat, just let me know. The best way would be to send me a PM.

Hm probably several reasons.

1) I really was too thin before at one point, even by non-feederism standards.

2) It's easier to catch the attention of BBW (or other gainers), which is convenient.

3) I actually enjoy eating now, though only heavier foods. I'll still eat salad, but I need to use lots of dressing and ideally, bits of chicken and bacon. Ideally the dressing is something creamy, like Caesar.

4) The additional heft, thickness, and softness feels nice. Pretty sure I'll give better hugs as I gain more.

5) The heavier I get, the more I can eat, which helps me gain more. Although the pace and rate of gain hasn't been as fast as I might like.

6) I actually feel happier after gaining some, but I still need more.

That's just off the top of my head.

Realistically? No, not really. Fantasy is one thing, but such a place would never last from insufficient sales.

Cruise ships? Not really. Except for the "Pride of America," the name of a cruise ship operated by Norwegian, you probably can't get a job on most cruise ships. I get the impression they don't really hire Americans because folks won't work for very little, for what would mean a lot of long term isolation (highly limited phone and Internet access), probably no spouse or family... fooling around with the passengers is frowned upon too. Most seafaring jobs are the same way. There are jobs at sea for Americans, but not many. Most Americans at sea, are going to be in the US Navy.

The "Pride of America" is different because it's the only US flagged cruise ship in the world. One requirement of any US flagged seafaring vessel is to have an exclusively American crew. This means all crew members have to be American, or at least have authorization to work in America legally.

The Jones Act also stipulates that any vessel that travels point to point from one US seaport to another, must be a US flagged vessel. This means Guam, CNMI, Hawaii, and American Samoa must be supplied from California. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are supplied from Florida. However, freighter vessels won't offer you what you want, nor is an answer to your question.

The closest thing is probably some sort of buffet restaurant, but the pay is likely to be terrible (unless you can be the GM or district manager, the GM's boss), so I don't recommend that for a long term career. I'm sorry.

Hm... kind of both?

It started off as weight and body goals for me. I suppose besides arbitrary numbers, I just love the idea of eventually becoming heavier and larger than the average American man. Weight and size goals are still important to me.

But ever since I started gaining, you know.. I actually like and look forward to eating now. Now I have another reason to gain more - it should increase my appetite and capacity so I can eat more. It's a wonderful, lovely cycle. The more I eat, the more I gain. The more I gain, the more I can eat, and the more enjoyment I can get each time. I even have certain eating/stuffing goals that I want to be able to achieve.


I also love the idea of how I've slowly been adopting fat behaviors. I don't like to run quickly or rush, which is getting harder anyway. So I'd just have to make sure I have enough time to walk, or if I get to a certain point, waddle to wherever I need to be. Even if it means using basic project management principles to plan ahead. I've also been starting to snack a little more often than before. I look forward to when the snacking becomes almost automatic, and I start planning ahead to make sure I have enough.

I kind of wonder how a scale could ever possibly determine that.

Some online calculators estimate that I'm at around 27%, which of course could be wildly wrong, but I haven't quite gotten to the point yet where it's easier to gain than to lose.

Though I hadn't heard about this before, it's not surprising. I found an article about this, dated from October.

nbc-2.com/news/2021/10/08/irs-to-start-taxing-certain-money-transfer-app-users/

As far as I can tell, it can and will only apply in cases of business, often self employment/independent contractor income. Also that the rules themselves didn't actually change, but it may be another avenue where the IRS may perform an audit. It's always been the case that $600 in gross revenue as an independent contractor/self-employment would be subject to self-employment taxes.

If you're such an individual who already paid the appropriate income taxes, that you'd have nothing to worry about. Giving money to friends, splitting a tab at a bar or restaurant, etc. or giving money to family members is not subject to this. In an audit, it's quite obvious which cases are which.

Receiving certain sweepstakes prizes can be considered income as well, actually. Though whether that's considered ordinary income or gambling winnings isn't entirely clear.

A lottery jackpot, or actually managing to make money on casino winnings is considered gambling winnings, which is taxed at a much, much higher rate, likely because it was NOT the result of economic output, but because someone else had to lose it, and after the house takes it's cut, that's what's left.

But if you're say, a sex worker who was often relying on this sort of thing for tips and/or sale of content or services, and didn't pay self-employment taxes, this ends now. But, you should probably pay it anyway, since it can effect the eventual size of Social Security checks, assuming you aren't collecting them yet.

About 20 lbs, I think.

Doesn't sound like much, but I ended up spending much of the year at a plateau or even losing some at times. All because I often forgot to have lunch and had one major meal a day. Who knew that was all it was? Everyone is different though.

168 lbs, as of this morning. I had hoped I might be at an even 170. Though given I spent a lot of last year at a plateau, most caused by forgetting lunch and eating once a day, I'm just glad I passed the overweight threshold before Thanksgiving.

Would like to be at least 220 lbs, or about 50 lbs heavier. Hopefully at least 200 lbs by summer.

To this end, I'm going to attempt the "1 million calorie year" challenge. That would mean an average of about 2,750 calories a day. It might be a challenge sometimes, but it also seems doable.