Vectorman -you summed it up better than I ever could! If I see an already larger woman in tight clothes-particularly when the clothes result in a muffintop-well that indicates a fairly recent gain. And I am particularly drawn to women who have -or are-Gaining! Number one for me has always been an average to slightly chubby woman who tranforms into a much larger and softer BBW. I also love to see a very thin woman become curvy! I just went to my 35th high school reunion-Yes I am THAT old.lol A woman struck me almost blind and gave me a sublime slow dance! She was always pretty-always smart-and always nice. And every time I ever saw her I had zero attraction to her.5'7" and 102 pounds! Until -I found out-age 43 and after getting skinny again after two kids. And now-150 pounds and in my mind-a Goddess!
To the original poster-you look marvelous already! And if you continue growing I can't imagine how well you will look down the road!"Old" Matt

Someone has mentioned a shake from Coldstone Creamery that is extremely high in calories-but of course it tastes great too. I always recommend white bread with butter or margerine on both sides as a fattening and cheap between meal snack.

I think your gain will kick in soon-and instead of 5 pounds in two months-maybe you'll gain 5 pounds this month alone-or maybe shoot for 7-10 this month with the added help from Thanksgiving. It will work out so keep positive.

I think you are right on the brink of getting it. I don't know if you have been larger your whole life -or if you have gained most of this weight lately.(You look Very nice by the way!). But I think if you would manage to gain a good amount of weight rather quickly-like 40-50 lbs. in a year. OR 30 lbs. in 6 months. I think you would have the result you're seeking.

You used the term "starter belly" and that is accurate. I'd love to know how tall you are.And- how quickly you gained the weight. I think that a fast gain tends to go to the belly a little more than say 2-3 pounds per month. That's not always the case. Some people just naturally have the weight go to that region. And if you're liking the belly gain-and if you're average to above avereage height-you really aren't that overweight yet.In my opinion you should really let it happen the whole summer and put on 15+ pounds before you get back to school. You'll get alot of surprised looks from the people who haven't seen you.
And Welcome to Fantasy Feeder. There are lots of real nice people hear!

The Nico-Boli from Nicola Pizza in Rehoboth Beach Delaware. The plain one with ground beef sauce and cheese is wonderful-but I like to add sausage sweet peppers and sometimes pepperoni. It's my favorite food in the world!

It was awesome just over a year ago when Plenty gained 18 pounds on a 2 week cruise-Astounding results.

I've also wondered what could be accomplished if someone loved to eat-and went on a week vacation to a beach resort like Ocean City Md. At my favorite spot Seacrets one can lay on a raft and be served massive calories in the form of frozen drinks like Rum Runners and Pina Coladas -and the drink combination of the two The Pain in De Ass! Before that there are breakfast buffets and brunches and good old fashinoed Diners. Top it off with Boardwalk Buffet Restaurants and other buffet joints like The Embers. And just plain good food like The Crabcake Factory and The Dough Roller Pizza restaurants. Finish every day with a sundae or a banana split from The Alaska Stand! I bet 10 pounds in a week has surely happened to someone for sure in "OC".

Years ago I spent all winter working out and watching what I ate. I wanted to get down to 165 from like 174. On Memorial day weekend I arrived at the beach weighing just under 167. I drank beer and had sweet mixed drinks. I ate a pizza turnover called a Nico-Boli and later the same day a 8 inch Philly Cheesesteak with extra cheese. A breakfast buffet and bloody mary buffet the next morning. On Monday the same as Saturday all over again. A couple slices of Grotto Pizza or a pizza or pepperoni roll or two found there way into the mix as well. I woke up Tuesday morning at 173!LOL

I went to pick up lunch at a little sub shop once. The young lady who had prepared my order also rang me up. She was short and had to weigh at least 230 pounds. But what she was wearing made my head spin! She had on a sweatshirt that said State X-Country Championship Meet-it was dated frpom 31/2 years prior. It was so tight that it boggled my mind to picture her putting it on. It rode up a good 8 inches in front and on the sides.
Now I know all about Cross Country.So I assumed that she might have been an equipment manager for the team . When I commented on the shirt she told me which school she had Run for!Now my FA/Encourager mind was Racing! I asked her if she remembered what place she had finished-and what her times were for an average race. She at least told me that she didn't. If she had said nearly last place -or that her times were 30 minutes(the winners typically run in the 18-20 minutes range) Well then I would have known that she was at least plump back then. I asked her if she was in college. Yes she was. Studying to be a Chef!
But from the looks of that sweatshirt-she had to have gained at least 50 pounds if not 75 from when it was loose. She was a real cutie-I didn't go back to that particular shop until this year -and she doesn't work there now. If I ever get the story -I'll be sure to update it here.