You would have to ask them to really get an answer.

We have all heard about it.
I hoped that answered your question

I see a lot of obese women around besides me.
People in general have gotten a bit chubbier.

I guess you being only 21 you haven't been around long enough to know that the media has been talking about the obesity epidemic for 30 years.
Its nothing new.
Fast food and junk food advertising, GMO foods over indulgence in beer and soda too.
Its really pretty obvious.

I can say that about men too.
I'm not complaining mind you.

Yeah deff get your own place 24 is too old to be living at home IMO.
I left home at 17 because I was a wild kid.

Whatever age you want you are an adult being 24 right?
I was 25 or so when I started gaining and my Mom still doesn't like that I made myself fat and I'm 47 now.
Chances are they will always comment or say something so just get used to that.
The trick is to not pay attention to their comments about your weight.
Certainly don't wait for them to die off thats kinda creepy.

Ok you go ahead and challenge yourself.
I'll watch your gain from the sidelines.
I have been there done that years ago but if you need tips along the way feel free to ask.
I do need to ask have you ever done this before?

I did something like that when I caught my first husband cheating on me with a very large woman.
I was maybe 115 lbs at the time so being his trophy wife if I didn't look hot all the time he would get mad.
After I caught him I stopped doing my facials and taking care of my hair and that was when I first tried to gain weight. I figured he wanted a big woman so I was going to get big and sloppy just for him.
Stopped wearing sexy cut off jeans and shorts and started wearing styles more like my Mom wore.
Stopped washing my hair as often which caused some acne to form on my face plus not washing my face daily helped that along too.
I started letting jeans get more dirty looking by not washing clothes as often.
I did manage to gain about 60 lbs and looked pretty awful before he finally filed for divorce.
That all changed after it was final.

Whats the point?
Its not going to make you gain weight that will stick and just make you get severe indigestion.