Oh? Now I am intrigued. Like what "other things"?

And how do you use Mentos in Coke? Drink the Coke first then take a Mentos? How much Coke should one use?

What is the purpose of bloating with sodas and mints or other methods?

I don't like the feeling that I am so full I'm going to throw up.

Does bloating actually help enlarge ones belly? I guess if that were true I wouldn't mind those results.

What a nice stadium we have here! I am thankful for that. Down on the field, like a rugby match, the two teams are fervently, passionately fighting for a chance at the ball, if only to run with it for a moment before being bludgeoned by the competitors.

The abused are one the benches, groaning.

In the stadium, I look around. Spectators mostly, enthralled by all the brouhaha. Some don't even understand the rules. Some have played the game and are either out because of injury or too old to play with the younger competitors. Some are here at the invitation of friends curious as to what side they will pick.

Some are here for the beer and food.

Then there are those who are outside the stadium. Some say they wouldn't go in there because "It's just crazy!" Most have seen the stadium and lack all interest in what goes on in the stadium - or they are afraid to ask. Some are very afraid of what might go on in the stadium and are embarrassed even when they have to drive by.

Some just don't give a hoot.

At least I have a place to go. I am in the stadium and I am watching with interest. There will be heros. There will be bums, but at least these are my kind of people.

Any suggestions on a long-handle nail clipper?

Yeah, I do have an issue with thick toe-nails.

I guess the other option is to find a friend to help me, but that is a long shot.

As an aside, did you know that only primates have fingernails and toe-nails?

I can't bend over enough to clip my toenails anymore, at least not with my current clippers. I make a mess of them and I am huffing and puffing so much I can only try to cut one at a time before I have to stand up and catch my breath..!

I am happy my belly is big enough to cause this problem, but I do need to find a solution. Anyone have an experience with other toenail trimmers?

Why do I like to keep gaining weight?

Most of my life I have been of an average weight until I noticed one year I couldn't seem to keep my waist down. I was getting a belly. It stressed me out and then people and especially children would look at me call me "Santa". I started looking at pictures of Santas and I discovered Fantasy Feeder. I realized that all I had to do was embrace my fatness. By changing my attitude, I became much happier. I even joined a Santa group even though I was the "skinniest" Santa there. The average Santa weighs between 265 and 320. I'm up to 245 now.

Generally being a nudie at home, I no longer looked at myself in the mirror with distain but excitement as I changed my diet to a fattening one. It's like being a beauty contestant, I guess, always examining my fat gains now as a positive thing - turning this way and that and delighting in my bigger belly, love handles and pannus (belly apron).

Growing out of my shirts and shopping for new ones has become fun. I am not one to let my lower belly show in public but I do like a good top that shows off how rotund I am getting in a modest way. After a while, there is no way to hide a protruding belly anyway. I enjoy the looks I get.

Like others have mentioned here, we can't control where our new fat is going to bloom and so it has been very interesting to see new fatty areas on me in my moobs, thighs, legs, calves, back and butt.

I suppose gaining weight on purpose is a bit of a narcistic behavior - beauty is in the eye of the beholder - and I am the beholder. I am sculpting my own new look of myself with fat.

Also, what makes it fun is having a community like Fantasy Feeder that understands, encourages and celebrates not only people like me who want to get fatter but others who admire people who want to gain weight. It is exciting to hear from a slender woman or man who has no intention of getting fat themselves but would certainly love to help you get blubbery!

Actually, your fat cells do not divide when you get fatter. They are more like balloons in that they blow up bigger and bigger as you gain weight but if you lose weight, they can shrink down. As to whether losing weight becomes more difficult once the fat cells are larger, I don't know about that and I would like to know the answer, too.

Always looking for ways to increase the hang of my love handles and belly. Skin stretching? Tight belts under my stomach fold?

Munchies:[quote/]

orderofthegooddeath.com/death-positive-movement/

End of life care is very cold, and how we treat the elderly and infirm is appalling. It's no wonder that most people want nothing to do with it.

We all want a good life, but it shouldn't be lived in fear of death. For death comes for us all.[/quote]

***** Thanks for the link to Order of the Good Death. I enjoyed the sentiments there.

I am older than most here so I might have a different perspective. The way things are set up, it is difficult to retire and I was so relieved to get past that hurdle, BUT, having accomplished that, I turned around and saw that there was this giant cliff I still had to climb and that is taking care of yourself after you retire.

The cost of Elder Care is astronomical - thousands of dollars a month and completely beyond most people's capabilities. It appears you have to sell everything you have to pay for it and get down to assets less than 2000 a month and then become a ward of the state in whatever facility they throw you into. All privacy is revoked.

So in terms of wanting longevity, I would not want that type of longevity wasting away in a bed in an elder ward. It would be nice if one could bow out medically (assisted suicide or euthanasia) when that time comes. But the health care system is very greedy and wants you to transfer all your wealth to them in the last stages of your life.

For me, even though it might be crazy, having fun and enjoying life and putting on pounds and having a friends around me who enjoy food is a good option. With continually gaining weight there is bound to be a tipping point eventually where something goes wrong and I keel over, (hopefully with a quick heart attack or stroke) but isn't that a better end than being propped up medically while they literally suck the life out of you SLOWLY and fill their pocketbooks?

I agree that drinking heavy cream straight can be hard because of the taste. I generally mix one third heavy cream with two thirds half and half. I use a tad of HC in my oatmeal, dry cereal, omelettes, and soups. It is a regular part of my daily weight gain diet but I know I am still not using enough daily because my gains are slow. I probably should be consuming at least a pint of HC throughout the day.