HanSelo:
Keen to hear from people who gave in to their desires in middle age.
I’m in my mid forties. I’ve hovered around 235lbs since COVID, with occasional indulgent growth spurts, followed by dieting and cardio. A classic yoyo dieter I guess.
I feel like I’m at a crossroads, however, and that I really need to commit to one set of priorities or the other. Either I put everything into the strength and fitness basket, and enjoy a ripped late-forties, or I give in completely to that constant nagging voice, and get fat.
Has anyone else waited until middle age to let go?
Fatluvinguy:
Since you can't decide which way to go, why not do both. I've seen plenty of pics here and elswhere of guys who have a bigger gut, but it's obvious they are still working out with the weights, judging by their arms and chests. I mean you wouldn't have the ripped look of a pure bodybuilder, but you'd have plenty of bulk. The best of both worlds really. Just a thought. Good luck.
AnorexicPretty:
Seconding what Fatluvinguy said here. Big muscles AND big gut? That’s perfection.
Musclechub/strongfat definitely appeals.
11 months
HanSelo:
Keen to hear from people who gave in to their desires in middle age.
I’m in my mid forties. I’ve hovered around 235lbs since COVID, with occasional indulgent growth spurts, followed by dieting and cardio. A classic yoyo dieter I guess.
I feel like I’m at a crossroads, however, and that I really need to commit to one set of priorities or the other. Either I put everything into the strength and fitness basket, and enjoy a ripped late-forties, or I give in completely to that constant nagging voice, and get fat.
Has anyone else waited until middle age to let go?
Fatluvinguy:
Since you can't decide which way to go, why not do both. I've seen plenty of pics here and elswhere of guys who have a bigger gut, but it's obvious they are still working out with the weights, judging by their arms and chests. I mean you wouldn't have the ripped look of a pure bodybuilder, but you'd have plenty of bulk. The best of both worlds really. Just a thought. Good luck.
This is pretty much where I’ve been hovering for some time now. I can’t see a future in which I don’t train; it’s something I enjoy too much.
I’ve recently upped my calorie intake quite a bit, and the impact it has on strength and endurance is noticeable. I’m looking forward to seeing other benefits, too.
11 months
Keen to hear from people who gave in to their desires in middle age.
I’m in my mid forties. I’ve hovered around 235lbs since COVID, with occasional indulgent growth spurts, followed by dieting and cardio. A classic yoyo dieter I guess.
I feel like I’m at a crossroads, however, and that I really need to commit to one set of priorities or the other. Either I put everything into the strength and fitness basket, and enjoy a ripped late-forties, or I give in completely to that constant nagging voice, and get fat.
Has anyone else waited until middle age to let go?
1 year
HRHB15:
Thank you, I tired Apetamin for a few days once. It scared me how tired it made me lol. But maybe I’ll give it another shot at some point.
The drowsiness wears off after a few days.
1 year
In the UK, we can get them over the counter from a pharmacist (or, indeed, online).
In the USA it’s prescription only. But you can get cyproheptadine syrup pretty easily. Search for Apetamin or Tres Oryx Forte.
1 year
The first 2-3 days bring a lot of fatigue and drowsiness, but once beyond this, cyproheptadine is very effective at increasing appetite. It turned me into an eating machine.
1 year
Munchies:
That said, wear clothes that you can comfortably expand in. Bonus points if they obscure your gain. You'll be able to eat more, keep your clothes for longer, and feel more comfortable gorging yourself often.
Funnily enough, the opposite works for me. When my clothes feel tight, it serves to remind me that I’ve put on weight. So I get turned on, which leads me to eat more.
1 year
Grazeguzzlegorge:
Fat women who lift are hot 😍🔥
Enthusiastically agree. Chonky Crossfitters and weightlifters are embarrassingly over represented in my Instagram feed.
1 year
A consequence of my internal conflict between wanting to be fit/strong and wanting to just get really fat is that I am an accidental musclechub.
1 year
I found the drowsiness reduced after a few days of use. Those first few days, though. Awful.
1 year
