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...

My ultimate goal was to waddle onto the beach in a bikini while carrying a bunch of food and sitting down and stuffing myself in front of everyone.

I bought a stars-and-stripes bikini because t...

What part of the state are you in?

It was the opposite for me. I was all belly for a long time and so I had to adjust my goal weight until I got a double chin and boobs and the other fun stuff.

I did find that regaining gave me b...

I had a complete stranger prod my belly at the grocery store once. I wasn't even wearing anything tight or too small as I've been known to do in the past. I'm not sure if she was trying to humi...