Most of my friends and family are aware of feedism to some degree. Friends in the past have found certain youtube videos and I'm sure 'researched' further being teenagers at that time, also family are aware of it via a distant relation who is out as a feeder.

I identify as a gainer, fa and feeder. I guess I could explain away the FA side as I do like all sizes with all things even a stronger preference for chubby/fat girls, just as some men like bigger boobs I like soft bellies, the feeder side as I tend to have a dominant and impulsive personality, the gainer side is harder, I love food, they know that, and also love the side effects of too much, but I don't want to have to explain myself to them at all. Its who I am, I don't ask about their 'normal' lives after all.

If a non-feedist friend was to ask, I would tell them and I'm sure things about my life would start to make sense, weight gain and loss for no reason, tend to go for the chubby girl, even if the skinny one is interested.

The few times I have been 'outed', friend and I discussed what we liked when we were younger, led to seeing how much I could eat, mum found me struggling with a button, weighed me and offered me her diet advice, embarrassed I said that I liked it, weird look but brushed off and forgotten, people's reactions have been not as bad as expected.

I dont go around telling everyone, but dont keep it much of a secret either. I am relatively small but when I am gaining I don't tell anyone who doesn't ask and act like I'm not noticing as the reactions are part of it for me.

Most of the people in my life are pretty accepting, I just hope those in yours are too!

I honestly think my family would be more shocked to learn I smoked for years than to learn I like to fatten myself up each year and prefer fatter women!

I gained about 30 lbs of fat towards the end of summer '15 (started getting soft and thought I may as well go for it!).

I was eating takeaways and kebabs almost every meal towards the end and I mostly gained in my belly.

I was covered in blubber after that gain with my belly the worst/best, and I can also confirm the itching feeling around my gut.

After big stuffings I would feel that itching and now I have those small stretchies on my love handles a lot of gainers get, they're like a badge of honor!

Just never be empty while gaining, basically what I did

I've always worked around food, or at least in the industry, meaning free food all day everyday.

Funny thing is I burn so much when I am busy and in peak seasons I can eat whatever I want, but as soon as I take time off I gain.

I spend most of my time stuffed just for energy but thin, then a week or two off and boom, my belly is back and my muscle tone goes.

Doesn't help that I continue to eat a base level of 3-4000 calories, plus meals out and random snacks on my off time! I'm only meant to have like 1500 calories when I'm doing nothing!

I wasn't an athlete but I ran track in school, ate lots and have always thought I had a fast metabolism as I was thin..

After school I went to uni where I was free to get into this and combined with stopping all sport, standard student junk food and actively gaining I quickly became overweight, I had a fat gut, love handles, fitness had gone but my appetite for food and fat was there.

I gained fast but lost it too as I became more active with work.

Now I am in a very physically active job I find it hard to maintain, even eating 6+ times a day and 3500-4500 calories, but as soon as I slow down even for a few days it piles on, already 12 lbs up in a few weeks this xmas!

Definitely wintering up here! I'm currently on a 2 week break from a very busy job where I can eat all day and burn it off straight away, but being at the family home just seems to pack the pounds on. I could feel my belly pushing out and pressing over my waistband yesterday so I had to weigh myself, already up 7 pounds from last week, plus 5 from my weight in november (118-130 without trying)!

Hey all I am a laid back career bartender working and living in central London for the foreseeable future, I think it's time to meet someone into this! I am an on off gainer / FA (currently off and actually quite slim) so if you are a feeder, feedee, FFA or gainer let me know and we can get talking, women only!

A bit about me, mid-twenties, seasonaire worker, notorious nocturnite, still an early riser, caffiene fiend, fond of gin and tonics, Europhile, sing too much, Cinnamon Graham's prime customer and not opposed to Camembert..

Give me a shout if you are near!

Hey I am an easygoing bartender working and living in central London, I think it's time to meet someone into this! I am an on off gainer / FA so if you a feeder, feedee, FFA or gainer let me know and we can get talking, women only!

*Raises hand with trepidation* I volunteer as tribute.

I sound like I'm from London! ...and Bristol

The one I work in, free staff food, left over baguettes and pastries at the end of the day, new work trousers are calling me already.