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...

I'm currently regaining and have found that my boobs have gotten bigger the second time around.

I'm in Kalamazoo. I'd love to schedule a meetup for Michigan FFers.

Wearing too-small clothes to provoke reactions has always been an important part of the gaining experience for me. I had to force myself to do it at first but now I actually buy my clothes tighter ...

I'm 6'3" and started getting boobs at around 240-250 lbs. I lost some weight and then regained...I'm now softer and my boobs are bigger than they were before.

My XL bikini top pretty much doesn...

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