Chapter 2 - lidia starts gaining

After their wedding they went on their honey moon to Italy. Lidia had always been interested in going there since her family was from Italy but she never had the chance to go, not until now. The best part was that she had the chance to go with her now husband. It was going to be a romantic trip for both and they were going to enjoy some of the most beautiful cities in the world, amazing architecture and romantic landscapes... oh! and most importantly, great food. They didn't know it yet, but italian food was about to change their lifes.
During the first day in Rome, James noticed Lidia eating more than usually. Like, they went to an italian restaurant and they ordered a pizza for each. After finishing hers she ordered an other one, clamming that after spending so much time on the plane, she was starving for some real food. Over the next couple of days she kept eating a little more every day, like always eating some ice cream after lunch, or buying pasteries in local stores, trying many kinds of pasta and pizza... It was like tasting that food that her ancestors had made years before had woken up her inside foodie. After 15 days traveling the country James had notice his skinny wife was no longer so skinny, she had gained some weight, not a huge amount, but a good 10 pound gain. It was a lot for such a short period of time, but it didn't make much of a difference on Lidia. It was time for them to come back, and for James, saying bye to Italy meant saying bye to the habits they had been having over there. So as soon as they went back to NY he was already drinking smoothies and eating salads, Lidia on the other side was still on the italian mood. She was still eating a lot, and it seemed like she was enjoying it a lot. After a month from her honey moon Lidia had already put on an other 10 pounds and people were starting to notice. James tried not to say anything, but his mind went back into the old topic. Was his wife going to get as fat as her mum? Was she going to eat that much? I mean, she was gaining some weight, but she was not even close to looking like her mum. At least, not yet...
Lidia used to follow a nice plant-based diet; a green smoothie in the morning, a salad for lunch and some tofu with veggies for dinner. She had kept her body skinny for decades by strictly following this diet. In italy she decided that it was a once in a life time thing, so she broke a little the rules. James had expected to see her get back in track after the trip, but instead, she had adopted a new diet. I like to call it the "fatty diet", she had 3 toasts loaded with peanut butter for breakfast, later some snack, like chips or more peanut butter. For lunch, anything was okay, french fries, hamburger, meatballs, pizza, anything really. And for dinner she always tried to eat something italian, like pasta or pizza. Changing her diet so much in such a short period of time was already showing on her body. Her clothes fitting tighter and her belly sticking out were the main sings of her gain. James had notice, specially in their sex, before, he used to touch her firm body, feel her hip bones against his abs, as well as her flat stomach, now he had notice her belly hanging a bit and touching his abs softy, also, her butt was now squishy and felt way foster than it used to be.
She seemed to be okay with the changes in her body, like she had accepted that if she wanted to eat the food that she craved, she was going to get fat.
Going out to eat was starting to be embarrassing for James, since Lidia was out of control with her eating, she would it a lot of food, making her belly look bloated and even having to unbutton her pants a couple of times. Her clothes were now way to tight for her to wear so she had started ordering clothes online. She kept gaining and an other month went by, an other 10 to 15 pounds, this time it was not her belly what grew, but her butt and legs, making it impossible for her to fit into any of her old bottoms. James was starting to see how his wife was turning into her own mum. She didn't look that difference, like, she was a little chubby, but not really fat, just 40 pounds heavier than 3 months ago.
They decided to visit Lidia's family for the christmas holidays.
"Hello hello! Looking good!" Lidia's dad said as they got of the car in their front porch.
"Hello Mister Capezzio" James said
"Oh hi Dadd!!" Lidia said as she hugged him " I am going inside to see mum"
"Okay Lid... So hi James, how are you man? How is the married life treating you?" Carlo asked
"Just right haha"
"I notice Lidia is starting to fit in the family huh" Carlo said smiling
"What do you mean?" James asked confused by his smile
"Yeah.. the fat thing..." Carlo started "oh, you didn't know about it?"
"Umm no? what is it?"
"Have you notice Lidia looks a little chubbier now, like she gained some weight"
"Yup..."
"well, I thought she had told you... it's a family thing, like her mum used to be skinny, and got fat wight after she married me... I don't know what it is man,,, It goes in their genetics... Like all her relatives, all women go through the same, they are skinny and toned when they are young, but as soon as they get married or over 25 they start gaining until they look pretty much like Maria, or Monica, her sister" Carlo explained
James could not believe those words, all his questions had been answered. Was his wife going to get fat? YES. Really fat? YES. Is she going to look like her mum? YES.
He was shocked... he loved Lidia with all his heart, he considered her beautiful, inside and out, she was smart, funny and the nicest person ever... but she was also going to gain 400 pounds.. What was him suppose to do?