That’s a really nice belly! For the wedding you might be able to have a tailor let out a jacket and pants. Then you just need one shirt that will fit. I just had suit pants let out 2” and they’re still snug. I could barely close them. Now they’ll fit the way I want with a belly overhang. Let us know what happens in the meantime and for the wedding.

A couple of years. I have a tendency to stress non-eat, which slows down my gains. Last year I lost about 35 lbs from not eating and activity. I’ve only gained back about 8 lbs.

Me too... 35.

Pretty simple, really.

1. 56-57” belly (currently 47-48”) that overhangs my size 46-48 pants (currently snug 40s and 42s).
2. Shirts that I completely fill out and/or need size 19-20 (currently 17-18).
3. Having to lift my belly to sit then rest him on my thighs.
4. And of course the Holy Grail of Fatdom... belly is blubbery and ripples with movement.

Yes, probably. I had surgery about 17 years ago but then it wasn’t my weight. I was very overweight according to the ENT doctor.

Curiously though, I was in the hospital two years ago because I couldn’t breathe, day or night. I felt like I had a python around my chest.

I lost weight and it lessened. I’m gaining again, and it’s happening more frequently. I’m under a lot of stress too, and I was two years ago.

Yours could be a combination of weight and stress.

Ok thanks, I never thought it might be a person. :-D

I started with wanting to add 20-30 lbs because I had been at that weight before and knew what it felt like. I wanted to get back up there. Then I just kept thinking about what another 10 lbs would be like, then another 10 when I reached that. My absolute fantasy goal is about 300-320, being just about 5’6”. I know a guy who is 5’5” and 340 lbs. My gosh, I’d love to be that fat! But with joint and back issues I don’t think I could carry much more than 260-270.

I’m curious... what is Becomingoverweight? Is it a website? I can’t find it in a search.

It’s not an overnight jump from not wanting to get fat to “I love getting fat”. There’s a lot of vacillating for a lot of people. I wavered for years until I ratcheted up to 245 lbs, a 53” belly and 44, almost 46 waist pants. I get really turned on thinking about being in 48s, and 270-280 lbs at my height of 5’6”. I unintentionally lost 35 lbs last year due to a lot of increased activity and loss of appetite, but I on my way up again. What you’re feeling is very common.

Observe if his comments and jokes about getting fat increase. I’ve never come out to say I like being fat and gaining, even to my husband. However, I do drop hints around people and make jokes. I call myself “fat boy” out loud. I say things like “uh oh these shorts are getting snug, oh well if I get fat that’s why they make bigger sizes”.