It varies for me, I try to eat a steady amount every day but I enjoy eating a really big meal fairly often. My capacity for food is pretty big for someone as petite as I am. When I have the rare opportunity to snack all day, that easily becomes a long term stuffing. Like when I know I'm going to a potluck or a buffet later but I'm already encountering a lot of treats early in the day. I eat to my content, then the second I start to feel like I'm not full, I top myself off with some kind of treat.

When making Gainer posts, I find it somewhat annoying that I have to enter both my new weight and a change in weight, when there is a graph automatically keeping track of my weight. Is there a reason why the dataset used to create each user's weight gain chart can't also be used to calculate the change in weight since the last post?

I've also noticed when looking at others' posts that not everyone enters a weight change accurate to their most recent post. Most often (without singling anyone out) I've noticed that people enter a weight gain higher than the actual difference since their last post. Is this intended to be a "feature" or is it an unintended consequence of the interface being complicated?

I hope this doesn't come across as sarcastic or rude, that's not my intention. I genuinely want to understand if there is an aspect of this small issue that I'm just not seeing.

User Fatgirlbelly said it really well. I really like how fat looks and feels on my body overall. I like when my body rubs against itself and jiggles, I like the roundness and softness of my features. I also like those features on others and find them attractive, especially if that person is confident and at ease with their body. But other people's bodies are their own business, so if they're not happy with it, I respect that. How can I not, when I myself felt wrong being slimmer?

From a more practical view, I like how it cushions my body against hard objects, making it easier for me to comfortably carry big heavy things in front of me. I have built in cushions all over my body, I rarely feel the pressure of my skin being pinched between my bones and another object. And it's so much easier to swim because I don't have to work as hard to stay afloat, compared to more muscular folks.

There are negatives for me too, but a lot of them are things I was already dealing with to some extent before I got fatter, and everything else is manageable in some way or worth the tradeoff. I don't love how much I sweat, but I was gonna sweat regardless because I take testosterone and work outside in the heat. I don't like excessive chafing, so I choose my underclothes so that they help to reduce that (boxer briefs are fantastic for me) and otherwise wear clothes so the areas that rub a lot are covered. My shirts all start to wear holes in the armpits after a while, but it is what it is. I have acid reflux, but it's genetic and I've had it since childhood. I snore sometimes but I'm not convinced my weight is entirely to blame and I can still manage it unless I'm sick or something. And I have a smaller frame overall so getting fat hasn't negatively impacted my ability to do most weight- or size-limited activities.

This is what I'd love for myself! I'm still active but I need to hike more and do more targeted training as well, instead of relying on work for most of my exercise. Do you have any tips for a fellow gardener and hiker? How long did it take for you to reach 300?

I went to college for one year living on campus and I actually lost 15 pounds. I wasn't trying to gain at the time, to be fair. But with all the walking across campus, stress from difficult classes, executive dysfunction, and trying to understand who I was, even the unlimited food in the dining hall wasn't enough to keep me from losing weight. I was also a lot more susceptible to people's criticism of me at the time, so getting praise for the accidental weight loss was also a factor.

If you're here and you know you want to gain, and if you have a meal plan through the college, you may have a good chance of gaining quite a bit, and going to college is a reason a lot of people won't give you too much criticism for, if that's something you care about.

Good luck with your gains and your classes!

I just became aware that I was dreaming during a nap today (in my case it was because it started out as a work dream, but then more and more things kept happening that couldn't possibly happen at my work). I decided to test reality by biting into a hard object, which turned into a caramel consistency when I did.

I didn't go the route of eating a lot in the dream this time, but just tried to imagine myself fatter, and it actually worked somewhat! The challenge came when other people were present in the dream and I changed their physical features instead of mine. I want to keep trying and dream myself bigger and bigger, since there are no health consequences in dreams.

Keeping in mind the above comment, I might try to dream of being fed some magic food that makes me grow. I think the first part I could let my subconscious fill in the gaps and the growing would come naturally as a result.

Congratulations! I'm glad you're enjoying your gain!

I first started trying to get fat when I was around seven years old. I didn't really know what I was doing so I just ate extra goldfish crackers or cookies whenever I had the chance.

The first time I started to feel insecure about my tummy was in high school. I had heard the way my loved ones talked about fat growing up and, while I always admired fatness and wanted it for myself deep down, it took a lot to unpack the internalized feelings of shame. I went back and forth on it for years and years, sometimes intentionally gaining, sometimes intentionally losing.

Using BMI for reference alone, between high school and my early 20s my weight varied between the higher end of "healthy" and the middle of "obese class I," the latter of which is where I am now.

I now have a physically active job and a supportive partner who happens to be fat but has no interest in the kink herself, outside of how my gaining makes me happy. Both have helped me to feel more secure in my decisions when it comes to gaining. I feel better about my body now than I have since I was a kid, and I feel more healthy and physically capable than almost any point in my adulthood.

I love this response. I'm nowhere near as big as I'd like to be yet but I'm definitely at least chubby and I try to do the same. I'm not much for "flaunting my body" myself unless it's with my partner and/or in a very specific type of environment (that doesn't have to be fat-focused, for the record). Being trans in a very visible way, I try not to draw a lot of attention to my body, but when it comes to my fatness I like to let it show or at least try not to hide it.

And most importantly, if anyone tries to criticize what or how much I eat without good reason (i.e. anyone other than someone who genuinely cares for my wellbeing and likely is aware and accepting of my weight goals), they're getting ignored or I'm not taking it seriously. I'm not afraid to eat my fill in most scenarios and I don't expect that to change. I show my genuine excitement when people offer to share food, and one thing that leads to for sure is people sharing more food with me!

I can relate! As a kid I recognized that fat was taboo and shame about weight was the status quo; I got scolded for nonchalantly calling a woman fat and I saw many episodes of cartoons where a character had to quickly lose the weight they magically gained. I secretly stuffed my pajamas with as many pillows and blankets as I could fit in them at night, fantasizing about being fat.

As I got older I felt more and more shame around this part of myself. Sometimes I would accept that I wanted to be fatter and I would give in for a while, only to eventually get scared and ashamed once people started noticing, then I would lose it again.

It's taken a long time but I've never been more sure that I want this for myself. I'm fatter than I've ever been and I know I want to keep getting bigger. I still feel so small and sometimes I think about how much further along I could have been by now if only I had been sure of myself. But I'm just glad I'm on this path now, even if it took a while to be sure I was on the right one.