XFat:
To be completely honest, I can't really relate to your issues, ive always been chubby, my work is sedentary and I do like to stuff my belly... That being said, I do have some tips:

1.) Snacking- If stuffing isn't your jam, try to snack all throughout the day, anytime you have a free moment, always have skittles or something in your pocket, even go as far as setting reminders on your phone. Ive found my days of biggest intake were actually day-long stuffing sessions, where I never fully ate myself completely out of commission, and took only small breaks between refilling my belly, leaving it full/bloated for the entire day. Obviously you dont have to do it to the extent that I did, but Snacking often will help!

2.) Career - I knew I wanted to be fat/was gaining even back in high school, and I did tailor my career path into business, then HR. I work fully remote but even when I was in office, I had to sit for 8+ hours a day... If you dont particularly care about how much money you make or having passion for your job, id recommend administration work, its highly sedentary, largely WFH, and you can get a certificate in 6 months/1 year

3.) Empty Calories - You kind of cover this as being hard, but ill stress it anyways, empty calories will be your friend, ultra processed foods, full sugar drinks, crackers, cookies, fries, etc... if you dont want to feel overfull but put in weight, empty calories will be your friend.

I hope this helps and best of luck to you!

KlondikeBar:
I miss the concept of renting VHS and DVD's. There used to be a Blockbuster near our neighborhood when I was a kid. We would occasionally rent VHS tapes until eventually the DVD player became more prioritized. My family rented DVD's from the library, Safeway, and Hollywood Video.

Harleen Zaftig:
I'm actually just about to purchase a record player and casette/CD player that can also export the media into digital format...

Honestly, it's a gift for someone else, but I cannot wait to listen to the quirks of the older media formats.

I remember reading this quote, let's see if I can find it:


.... Well, I couldn't find it. But it was something along the lines of "The flaws of a technology become its greatest feature, retroactively."

I can't wait for the scratchy records and having to rewind the casettes.

The skippy CDs will still drive Me crazy, I'm sure, but in a warm way.

Hhhggg:
Hi
These weight gain powders are a good addition.

But they are usually many maltodextrin with some protein quite expensive.

The ideal combination for gaining weight would be a combination of fat and a fast carbohydrate.

So for a proper weight gain shake you need a fat source of some kind.

- heavy cream ist good, but also any kind of nut butter works as well.
To much fat will slow your digestion and make u feel full fast.
So don’t go over 60g of fat
—> 200ml of heavy cream
—> 100g of penutbutter

Than you need a fast carb source
Sugar, maltodextrin and fructose

Maltodextrin is far less sweet
So 60-90g of maltodextrin
(U can find it on Amazone and it is quite cheap 2kg come at 10-15€)
Plus some sugar

Than you need to make sure u like the texture. So add what u like milk is the miste common and works perfect.

Last past is the flavour:
There are flavour powders oder protein powders (make sure to use pure whey there should be no casein added because it fills u up more)
Fruits
Coffee
Caco

What ever u like just change it up and try some variations

With that combination each shake Hase around 1000kalories
Is easy to consume and u can add them in between meals.