Morbidly A Beast:
Back in my day the value menu at McDonald’s was actually a dollar, you could get 2 McDoubles and a large drink for under 3 dollars, now a days that’s a 10 dollar meal. (Also a laughable amount of for someone of size)

Big_guy32:
By staying persistent, I've seen a belly look like they were overdue with triplets

Big_guy32:
I'd like to see the woman inflate to the max or past their max capacity little by little.

FatGTP:
What matters are purpose, context, and responsibility. People set the goals, choose the training data, and decide how outputs are used. So you can't simply be "for" or "against" AI; the real question is where its use delivers clear benefit and where risks, misuse, or discrimination outweigh the gains.

Those who use AI deliberately and skillfully amplify their abilities: it becomes a productivity, analysis, and creativity multiplier. Those who use it only to confirm existing biases or to shortcut critical thinking stagnate or worsen problems. What matters is education, digital literacy, transparent rules, and responsible governance — not the technology itself.

OhHey:
All the places turning health conscious and making sure their menu is under a certain amount of saturated fats and calories makes wg hard.

I miss the days where you could get a salad that was 700+ calories. Back in the 90's and 00's, a Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad from Mcdonalds contained over 730 calories! (Now its just 350)

Also, I used to get the chicken fried steak meal from ihop that was over 1000 calories. It was really good too. Now its been nixed. RIP.

What are some menu items/places that you miss or remember that used to help you put on the weight?

Munchies:
I think some of these issues are location-specific. When I'm at (one state north of you), I can buy the IHOP chicken-fried steak meal. In fact, there are a lot of places where I live where you can buy a meal for well over 1,500 calories. But I live in a fairly rural area, so that may have an impact on this.

I will say it's more expensive to gain weight - especially past a certain point. Not just the food, but also having to size up when you outgrow things.

BigBallBellyGirl:
It's absolutely more expensive. My household food budget is probably average for a family of two, maybe a little more because I'm making a concerted effort to eat healthy, and vegetables are costly. But when I was gaining, our food budget was our biggest expense. Additionally, having a dress made for someone my size costs around $250. My feet have also grown too wide for regular shoes. I only have one nice pair appropriate for wearing out.

Reality is hard. We're well educated and successfully employed, but most assuredly middle to upper middle class income-wise. But my size still taxes our budget, even with "normal" food expenses.

Munchies:
Money is the ultimate reason why most people stop gaining - even more than health, comfort, or peer pressure. At some point, it gets hard to afford.

FattyBeefPatty:
Man, how come the moment I’m committed to gaining everything’s gotta be so expensive 😔

Munchies:
Truly unfair

MottiF:
Indeed, same with me. I was gaining weight really fast but now I’m gaining much slower due the food costs, everything is just too expensive

OhHey:
All the places turning health conscious and making sure their menu is under a certain amount of saturated fats and calories makes wg hard.

I miss the days where you could get a salad that was 700+ calories. Back in the 90's and 00's, a Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad from Mcdonalds contained over 730 calories! (Now its just 350)

Also, I used to get the chicken fried steak meal from ihop that was over 1000 calories. It was really good too. Now its been nixed. RIP.

What are some menu items/places that you miss or remember that used to help you put on the weight?

Munchies:
I think some of these issues are location-specific. When I'm at (one state north of you), I can buy the IHOP chicken-fried steak meal. In fact, there are a lot of places where I live where you can buy a meal for well over 1,500 calories. But I live in a fairly rural area, so that may have an impact on this.

I will say it's more expensive to gain weight - especially past a certain point. Not just the food, but also having to size up when you outgrow things.

BigBallBellyGirl:
It's absolutely more expensive. My household food budget is probably average for a family of two, maybe a little more because I'm making a concerted effort to eat healthy, and vegetables are costly. But when I was gaining, our food budget was our biggest expense. Additionally, having a dress made for someone my size costs around $250. My feet have also grown too wide for regular shoes. I only have one nice pair appropriate for wearing out.

Reality is hard. We're well educated and successfully employed, but most assuredly middle to upper middle class income-wise. But my size still taxes our budget, even with "normal" food expenses.

Munchies:
Money is the ultimate reason why most people stop gaining - even more than health, comfort, or peer pressure. At some point, it gets hard to afford.

FattyBeefPatty:
Man, how come the moment I’m committed to gaining everything’s gotta be so expensive 😔

OhHey:
All the places turning health conscious and making sure their menu is under a certain amount of saturated fats and calories makes wg hard.

I miss the days where you could get a salad that was 700+ calories. Back in the 90's and 00's, a Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad from Mcdonalds contained over 730 calories! (Now its just 350)

Also, I used to get the chicken fried steak meal from ihop that was over 1000 calories. It was really good too. Now its been nixed. RIP.

What are some menu items/places that you miss or remember that used to help you put on the weight?

Munchies:
I think some of these issues are location-specific. When I'm at (one state north of you), I can buy the IHOP chicken-fried steak meal. In fact, there are a lot of places where I live where you can buy a meal for well over 1,500 calories. But I live in a fairly rural area, so that may have an impact on this.

I will say it's more expensive to gain weight - especially past a certain point. Not just the food, but also having to size up when you outgrow things.

BigBallBellyGirl:
It's absolutely more expensive. My household food budget is probably average for a family of two, maybe a little more because I'm making a concerted effort to eat healthy, and vegetables are costly. But when I was gaining, our food budget was our biggest expense. Additionally, having a dress made for someone my size costs around $250. My feet have also grown too wide for regular shoes. I only have one nice pair appropriate for wearing out.

Reality is hard. We're well educated and successfully employed, but most assuredly middle to upper middle class income-wise. But my size still taxes our budget, even with "normal" food expenses.

BigBallBellyGirl:
Has anyone had to navigate structural home modifications because of your size? In my case, it's my girth and how far my belly protrudes that's made getting through standard doorways painful. My waistline is more than 100 inches, and if I stand with my back to a wall and have my husband measure from the wall to the part of my stomach that sticks out most, the depth/distance is more than 45". Additionally, when I try to go straight through, I don't just brush both sides; I literally have to squeeze. We have already removed all internal doors, but I still come very close to getting stuck. Plus, forcing myself can hurt and sometimes causes bruising. We're own a condo in a building that has a rigid HOA, and any kind of internal structural modification requires board approval. We recently filed a petition for permission to widen our internal doorways. Of course, they do not permit widening external doors, so I'm well aware that if I get much bigger, I'll have a major issue. Appreciate hearing your stories and insights if anyone else has navigated something like this.

Munchies:
From the sound of things, you have 3 options:

1. See if you can modify the door that leads to the garage and use that to get in and out.

2. Move

3. Be more diligent about losing weight.

I don't say any of this to be mean. But even with the most lenient HOA, there's a hard limit with condos about how much you can modify before you put the structural integrity in peril. You may need to buy a house at some point if you keep growing.

If moving isn't an option (housing market is ass), you run the risk of becoming home bound. If you can make your peace with that, then good for you. If not? Then you'll have to figure out how not to keep growing.

Easier said than done, I understand. I've read your struggles on the matter, and I know you are trying.

BigBallBellyGirl:
I know, and I appreciate your sincerity. This HOA is immovable. There's not a chance of leniency here, so I wouldn't dare ask about the front door. It's the stringency of the internal modifications that feel restrictive. That said, our condo is in an adjacent row of five units, so of course we understand where structural soundness is the consideration here.

I've also recently committed to an evening intensive outpatient program for food addiction, in addiction to exercising both with my husband and individually daily.

Bottom line... I want to be fat, but I want to be able to move freely. And we dumped $80K into renovations (we are NOT rich), so we can't/don't want to move. Truly one choice.

Theguyguy:
Afraid of getting too fat to leave your house?

BigBallBellyGirl:
I am. I want to be fat. Very fat. But I still want my husband and I to live a mentally and emotionally fulfilling life.

OhHey:
All the places turning health conscious and making sure their menu is under a certain amount of saturated fats and calories makes wg hard.

I miss the days where you could get a salad that was 700+ calories. Back in the 90's and 00's, a Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad from Mcdonalds contained over 730 calories! (Now its just 350)

Also, I used to get the chicken fried steak meal from ihop that was over 1000 calories. It was really good too. Now its been nixed. RIP.

What are some menu items/places that you miss or remember that used to help you put on the weight?