I wonder about the veracity of the story, but I hope it's the truth!

I also hope she gains more. And at her age there's no way she's going to lose a significant amount of weight.

When that happens, hopefully this means the nasty comments will stop.

Even better if they're replaced by comments about the latest delicious and fattening baking recipe she has tried, but that's hoping for a bit much.

NolanHarrison:
is this two quarts over the period of how long? one day?

MustBecomegluttonous:
I once drank 3qt in a day. Just to see if I could. Don't recommend it[/quote]

Geez. Did you vomit? Or I wonder if it all went through you? Can't imagine it felt that good.

I still can't handle 1 quart in a day, even occasionally. The last time I tried that, I threw up. I was only 130ish pounds back then, but still.

I can try a pint a day for a couple days in a row. But I can't seem to do that every day for a week, at least not yet.

Highest I've seen from Sonic is around 1,500 from what I remember, but they're also the largest size at 32 fl. oz.


The most calorie dense option I'm aware of are certain varieties of shakes from Steak & Shake. Although the varieties with the most calories are 880-980 calories, if you order one you will notice they're 16 fl. oz. which makes them more calorie dense.

If you order two of them to match the volume, there will be more calories.

Wow.. 105 was really thin, far too skinny!

I love that you were able to really thicken up during a cruise. This makes me think that whenever I'm able to, that's another reason I should try to go on a 2 week cruise, and pack some clothes in the next size up just in case. And I love the idea of residual weight gain after that.

I'm not as far along as you are, but I too have noticed that with the more weight I've gained, the more I look forward to food. Not just more food, but fattier, more calorie laden food too. I suspect at a certain point I'll pass the point of no return and the seal will be broken.

I think it's likely that you will remain heavy forever.

There are a few cases of those who have been able to maintain substantial weight loss, but they are uncommon. They all require an enormous effort and a very significant change in mindset. Such individuals have to basically stick to both food they likely hate, and almost live in the gym (think 20+ hrs a week), leaving almost no time for anything else. A sad consequence of this is they often become bitchy and obsessed, not fun at all. And it's a process that takes months, even years of basically beating yourself up constantly.

Even in the extreme cases of "My 600 lb Life," virtually everyone featured on those are typically at least overweight or in the low range of obese at the end. Also, you must have noticed the weight loss Doctor himself is at least technically overweight.

So, why beat yourself up? There's less reason to than ever before. There's the body positive movement, and a lot more focus on plus-size fashion, so it's not like all you can wear are ugly mu-mus.

Sorry but no, I don't think so. I have to burst your bubble.

Most folks don't or can't thrive in such a work environment and even if they can, don't want to. Nothing replaces face to face. Most want to leave their work crap the minute they walk out the door of the employer's facility.

Others don't have the infrastructure access to do this even if they want to. Many don't even have an appropriate environment at home (very little kids being around is one very good example, or living somewhere noisy).

Many if not most jobs can't be performed from home or be adapted to do so. Even of the jobs that theoretically could, they may be at organizations that may be unwilling or even unable to do so.

A lot of folks are starting to go insane from the lack of face to face contact, too. They can't stand it.


Now, after this is all over, will there be a much wider availability for folks who might actually want such an arrangement, even if part-time (go into the office on just some days)? I don't know.

I doubt anyone would mind, though I kind of wonder what it would be.

Initially I did and it seemed more dramatic, but nowadays not as much. The changes seem more gradual.

If I didn't weigh myself every day and occasionally get out the tape measure, I'm not sure if I would have noticed.

I thought the burger analogy in the previous reply was a good one, and also funny. It's true though.. visually, is there much difference between say, a 40" butt and a 42" butt? Not really.

I don't know if this is solely the result of weight gain, but this is something I've only noticed as I've gained. But, I've noticed some discomfort while sleeping, that I didn't seem to experience even 20 lbs ago.

It's a slight soreness in my back when I wake up, possibly because I didn't roll over very much. I wonder if the surface is perhaps too soft, and thus sank in too deeply.

It's getting a bit annoying to deal with each morning. A couple times I even woke up in the middle of the night because of this, I think.

The curious thing though, is that I'm not close to clinical obesity.

I wonder if others have dealt with this, and what the solution was? Would a firmer sleeping surface help, perhaps?

I know that I'm not done gaining. I'd like to gain at least 40 lbs more, likely more than that. But this seems like a problem I would have to fix eventually.

EDIT: In retrospect this probably belongs in the "Lifestyle tips" message board but I can't move it. Whoops!