Penney's seems to provide decent quality for the dollar, even the house/store brand. Macy's would be okay too, as long as you don't purchase any of their store branded stuff (which seems to be of poorer quality).

I've had BBW tell me they think Torrid is both costly and is of poor quality, which is unfortunate because for casual wear, they make a lot of nice looking stuff.

Of course, I don't know what the local boutique charges for their clothes, or what you consider "expensive." However, new clothes are typically the most costly part about gaining, beyond possibly what food you're eating.

It honestly depends on your taste and requirements. Most folks, there's usually at least some kind of clothing articles they'd never wear. As for requirements, an example are how at some jobs, you have to wear suits. Other jobs, you might need something that will stand up to wear and tear and you don't mind if they get dirty.

If the location in your profile is correct, it seems you're near Baltimore which implies there should be a LOT of shopping opportunities including anything you may find only in shopping malls. You may have to drive some ways, but that's just suburban life.

Thrift and consignment stores for clothes are terrible advice unless you have a LOT of time to go shopping, and you're fine if they don't have anything suitable. Their appeal to some is their largest downside; they're never the same store twice. This might encourage impulse buying as you wonder if it's still going to be there next week. Maybe you have time to go and check out Goodwill every day; I don't.

I've also noticed there's usually a reason why something ends up in a thrift store. It's garish, ugly, or was part of whatever fad from yesteryear. It's almost never anything that's timeless or doesn't change much. Why? Because that's what folks really want, and what they keep until they're worn to tatters, at which point they're unfit to even sell in a thrift store and may then see life as rags around the house. But who knows? If you're lucky, there's a gainer nearby who's blowing up out of her clothes and she disposes of her smaller clothes there. But I wouldn't count on it.

At traditional retail, selection doesn't change as often so you can take your time looking around. Traditional retail can also provide you with the opportunity to try something on, even if it's not the desired color so you can see how it fits. You could then special order the size and color.

If you're already familiar with a brand, you might already have a good idea of how it fits. If not, go to a store that sells it, and bring a tape measure. Vanity sizing is a severe problem after all, making it more difficult to figure out what exactly you're getting.

Wal-Mart has very cheap clothing and a consistent selection, but it mostly looks like crap and it looks cheap and tacky. I don't know if that's acceptable or not. I know nothing of your day to day life, your job, or the amount of pretentiousness you may have to deal with.

Also, if you feel confident about your rate of gain, there's something to be said for getting the next size up, ahead of time. It also saves money if you get new clothes half as often. As you grow heavier and softer, sizes also become more flexible. Ever noticed that for men's trousers, for larger than a 34" waist, they're in increments of 2, not one? Some places will see 32s, 33s, and 34s but will not sell 43s, just 42s and 44s.

Anyway, look around. A lot more brands go up to size 18-20 or even 24 nowadays. Hopefully they expand their size offerings soon. They'll have to eventually, or risk going out of business.

I remember when Express didn't go above size 10. They were facing dwindling sales until they expanded that.

www.amazon.com/Appetite-Stimulant-Natural-Orxegenic-Supplement/dp/B00IU4Q5IE/

No, it's this stuff.

I'm a little surprised I don't see more mention of this, especially in the feederism community so I figured I should try to get the ball rolling.

So, I just ordered some. It'll be interesting to see what effect they may have.

I saw some anecdotal reports that they may work. I forget where exactly (somewhere on Reddit) but one BBW claimed to have some before eating and that they made her very ravenous and hungry, and was able to eat so much more.

The reviews on Amazon seem promising, although you have to take those reviews with a grain of salt. Most folks don't review, and those who do, it's for something bad, not good. I also used to hear about reports of faking reviews.

So, I'm wondering if anyone on here has tried them?

I've been stuck at a plateau for awhile, and would really like to gain 15 more lbs for my next goal. I also get disappointed when that full feeling kicks in earlier than I would like. I want to eat more.

I've encountered this problem. It can be so costly!

I don't have the best idea about your personal sense of style other than looking at some of your pictures, or what you may have to wear for work. Hopefully something I say here will be helpful.

For clothes that aren't stretchy or elastic, such as suits, get the next size up. Or whatever size is so loose it feels like it might fall off. You could use a belt.

Some dresses are quite stretchy and should expand as you continue to grow, so you may not have to get new ones very often.

Most jeans admittedly aren't as very forgiving, even stretchy ones. You may wish to permanently retire from jeans and switch to skirts and leggings, both of which can be stretchy.

I think it's easier to find tops that will stretch.

I hope some of what I've said is helpful. However, at a certain point there's no getting around it. When your sausage fingers get too plump, you will have to get rings resized.

In a more extreme case, if you have a compact car you may have to upgrade to something bigger, or upgrade furniture. Apparently there's office chairs that won't handle 300+ lbs very well.

Fortunately, very few jobs have a weight requirement so odds are, you won't have to change occupations.

Some ladders won't safely support more than 300 lbs, however.

Nowadays, I don't really think so.

One of the classic sins is "gluttony." But in the context of eating, that's if you're keeping food away from someone else because of your eating. In this day and age, that doesn't really apply. If someone isn't able to get food, it's normally because of some other factor besides food shortages.

Normally, if someone is unable to get enough food, it's the result of unrestrained laissez-faire capitalism, increasing income equality, and insufficient SNAP program benefits. Stores don't typically run out of food.

Anyway, there's no point in worrying about it.

I also noticed that you, the OP is gay. Religion typically frowns on homosexuality, but you don't let that stop you, and it certainly doesn't make you a bad person.

Being into feederism doesn't make you a bad person, either.

Basically, yeah. Pretty much almost anything that's either fun or helps take the edge off of life to make it more tolerable.

But I'll admit there's sometimes good advice in some of these holy texts. It's just the cult stuff that often comes with it that I don't care for.

I'm usually a number 2, though right now I'm slightly struggling to build up the gaining momentum because I want to gain 15 lbs for my next goal. But I have a feeling I don't want to stop there. When I think about weighing 200 the more appealing it seems. Of course, imagining something and doing something are very different things so yeah, I always reevaluate.

But sometimes a "2.5," that point where I feel like I've really got that gaining momentum going. When it seems like I can eat so much, a good 4,000 calories in a day or more. There's definitely a sense of satisfaction whenever I do, and it feels good. Bonus points if it's 4,000 calories before the cream or other dairy.

Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever end up a 3, or if I'll stop at 220. Guess I'll find out eventually. All I know is that I'd like to get much larger, at least 200. Although 222-225 also sounds appealing, since that's a round 100 kg.

All I know right now is that I have some shirts that are still a bit too big.

It may be doable, but would likely require determination. I've heard of gaining all that, and more in a single year.

Supposedly at some point you'd transition from being a pusher (determined to overeat) to a letting-goer (eat so much you have to try to hold back.. or you don't so you gain more), but I really couldn't say when that happens.

On the other hand, you did claim to gain 8 lbs over the holidays. If that was almost without even trying, you should have an easier time.

60 lbs in a year (which is more than 50) is 5 lbs in a month, a little more than 1 lb a week.

1 lb a week is 52 lbs in a year.

2 lbs or even more in a week should be more than possible, but you probably can't sustain more than 1-2 lbs in a week consistently.

Some folks have reported gaining 1-2 lbs a day on cruises or other all-inclusive vacations, but in those, everything is provided for and you don't have to worry about things like going to work or even cleaning up behind yourself. This helps facilitate eating vastly more than is otherwise typically possible, so it's unreasonable to expect those kinds of results consistently.


You almost certainly would need larger clothes, which could potentially be a costly endeavor. Suits in particular aren't the cheapest, at least barely decent ones (wool suits from JCPenney). I don't know what job you have so I have to point that out. 2 suits is easier to deal with vs. an entire closet full of them, which some jobs need.

You could save some money buy getting clothes the next size up. The larger you get, the more flexible the sizes are, as something that's 1 size too small may squeeze rather than be impossible to get on.

I couldn't really say what impact it could have physically. It depends on how much time you spend at the gym and/or how active your job is. If you have an active job, I expect the impact to be minimal, since you'd just get used to it. Taking up more space may be a concern but you'd probably adjust.

On the other hand, if you have a desk job and can't remember the last time you were in a gym, and you keep that same level of inactivity, you may find things like stairs a bigger challenge with significant gain.

Most of the problems associated with obesity seem to tied into limited activity more than anything else, as far as I can tell. I'm not counting various food intolerant problems some folks may have.

Regardless, gaining X lbs is not the same as carrying a backpack or whatever that also weighs X lbs, because to some degree you'll adjust.

Other than possibly financial, especially because of clothes (I don't know what that's like for you), the biggest roadblock would likely be psychological. It's one thing to dream and imagine doing something, and quite another to actually do it. At least a couple times you might think "What have I done to myself?" so you end up pausing a bit. So don't be surprised if this happened at least a couple times.

Each time the scale moved a significant amount, I use the tape measure. By significant, I mean a weight difference that can't be explained by undigested food.

I measure various parts of my body and record them in a spreadsheet. Over time I've noticed how I've been slowly thickening up as, for example, how my butt, bicep, and thighs are more inches around.

I'm not sure which kind of regression analysis would be most effective to guessimate for example, how big my ass would be at 200 lbs, or how much weight I'd have to gain if I want my thighs to be at least a certain number of inches around.

I wonder where you read that?

If I drink cream it seems quite filling.

But perhaps it gets easier as someone works up to a much richer, even more calorie-laden diet.