Michael Giacchino's Medal of Honor scores...they're like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

I've had my belly prodded by strangers twice...once in Chicago and once in Thailand. Even though it was rude, I found myself loving it as proof that I am now very fat and everyone can see it.

I think we might as well be realistic and accept that obesity is slowly becoming the norm. I keep thinking of that movie "Wall-E" and how everyone is fat, sedentary, and constantly snacking. That's...

This is extremely common. Some of the reasons:

a) It's hard to find someone who wants to fatten up.

Even if you're straight, going through FF and YouTube, you're bound to run across videos...

When I had two strangers prod my belly in public within a few months.

Yes, I've even masturbated to my own videos a number of times. I guess I do in them what turns me on.

I know...I'm constantly pulling my tops back down over my belly and it seems like I have to choose between covering my belly or covering my back.

My parka barely zips up when I wear a hoodie and...

I am! I've packed on nearly 30 lbs in the last couple of months and almost nothing fits anymore. I buried my scale, which has a weight limit of 300 lbs.

How about the Taste of Chicago? This September in Grant Park. They don't have specific dates yet.

Getting on the scale in the morning and burying it, i.e., being heavier than 300 lbs, the scale's limit.

I began to get comments when I hit around 250...I think 240 was where I technically became obese. When I got to the 270s, I had more than one stranger prod my belly in public.

Public displays of fat are an important part of gaining for me. It took me a lot of courage at first, but I kept reminding myself that part of the experience for me was showing off my blubber and i...