Bigdoug:
My priorities and interests and desires have changed too with getting fatter. A lit more of my life and efforts and wants and needs revolve around food these days.
Munchies:
Glad you are having fun, but I'd be careful making food your priority in most aspects of your life.
I had a feedee that was into extreme weight gain (like I am) and decided to get fat no matter the cost. Went from being a pretty chill guy to a man that pretty much worshipped the gains at all cost.
He was a pretty smart guy at first, but I noticed after he switched to a diet of heavy cream and fast foods, he got dumb real fast. He was missing huge swaths of necessary nutrients, and I couldn't get him to eat better.
Then other aspects of his professional and personal life started getting hit by his choices. I left him when it became clear he was too addicted to change.
So yeah. Have fun with the gains, but be mindful.
BigBallBellyGirl:
Agree with Munchies here. There's definitely nothing inherently "bad" about rearranging your priorities to gain, but it's important to understand A LOT will change. When I decided to regain some lost weight, I was obsessed with it. I was eating and snacking all day, every day, and if I wasn't putting food in my face, I was too bloated to function, existing in a stupor almost. Ultimately, I couldn't concentrate well while working from home, didn't want to clean, and didn't want to go anywhere unless it was to eat. While in theory that was fine (and I did pack on 100 pounds in five months), it became all there was to my life. Again, not inherently bad and certainly a personal choice, but I found I had to be more realistic. Still gaining by the way-- ten to fifteen pounds a month, which some might consider a lot -- and still eating tons of food, just had to reestablish some balance. I said that all to say, there's some merit in checking in with yourself along your journey to make sure what you're doing is still bringing you joy.
Munchies:
Yup. Consume, but don't be consumed.
Bigdoug:
Well, that’s a whole lot of assumptions and advice I didn’t ask for, based on a pretty broad, non-specific comment of mine. I don’t think my IQ has changed just because I got older and fatter; still holding the same job I had ten years ago, still with my spouse and family, interacting and enjoying my life.
Nofbar:
I don't think that was a personal attack...
You are correct Nofbar. It was not a personal attack at all.
If you reread what I posted Bigdoug, you will see I said be careful about prioritizing food. I didn't say that you were actively participating in such behavior.
If you look through the forums, you will see that I give this warning to a lot of users. Why? Because, unfortunately, a lot of people on this site engage in disordered eating habits in an attempt to get fat - sometimes on purpose.
If I believed you were actively engaging in disordered eating, I would be telling you to seek help instead of saying to be mindful.
