chapter 4

The answer was not long. While Sarah tried to encourage Abby here and there with her efforts to stay in shape, Abby had grown dismissive of her worries. She was settling into a lazier lifestyle filled with extra food and that was much easier than trying to fight the seemingly unstoppable train that was her weight gain.

Sarah had actually started hitting the gym a couple days a week. Now that she had lost some more excess weight, exercise was not as much the drag that it used to be. She had more energy to get some physical activity in here and there and her progress was coming along great. Down another 10 pounds she was closing in on her goal and could not be more excited about it.

Along with her thinning form came a new self-confidence that hadn’t been there before. Maybe it was her new body or maybe it was the fact that now a days she and Abby were close to the same size. She no longer had the sinking feeling that she was judged as less than her best friend. They were equals once again. In fact, Sarah had her suspicions that she now was even smaller than Abby, though she didn’t bring it up fearing Abby’s reaction.

Sarah came into the apartment after one such workout to find Abby in her usual spot on the couch. She was lounging in a too tight cami and sweatpants that had once been oversized, but now clung to her bulging thighs and calves. Her soft belly was creeping out the bottom of her cami and hiding the waistband of the tight sweats. She had a sleeve of oreos that she was mindlessly grabbing cookie after cookie from when she looked up to greet her friend.

“Hey, looks like you got another workout in, good job Sar I’m so proud of you.” She said bringing another cookie to her lips.

“You know you’re always welcome to join me.” Sarah replied, offering a lifeline.

“Eh its getting harder and harder to keep up with that stuff. These genetics of yours are rough, I’m surprised you weren’t bigger.” She said, absentmindedly grazing a hand on her exposed stomach.

“I think my new plan is to just chill until you get to were you want and then I’ll go back to my old habits. It’s getting really tough to eat less without in taking over my mood and workouts are brutal. I was only lasting 5-10 minutes before being complete zapped. Might as well enjoy the lazy lifestyle while I can.” Abby giggled as she finished off the oreos.

Sarah was worried about her friend. Abby was putting on weight faster than she was losing and this whole experience seemed to be affecting her disposition on being thin and in shape in general. The only issue was she seemed happy, not at all the depressed and frustrated mess that Sarah had once been herself. She wanted to pull her friend back to her old habits, but she seemed more content than ever lazing around the apartment and eating all she wanted.

Abby heaved herself up form her spot on the couch and went back to the kitchen in search of more snacks. As Sarah followed her going to grab a shower, she noticed how the sweats wedged themselves between Abby’s ample butt cheeks, and how her love handles spilled over either side. Abby was getting quite wide and was well into being considered chubby. If she wasn’t more careful she would soon graduate to outright fat. She had even developed the beginnings of a waddle as her thick thighs began to struggle past one another. Sarah shook her focus from her friend rear end and went down the hall to shower.

Drying herself off and slipping easily into her new panties, Sarah gave herself a once over in the mirror. At 152 lbs she liked the way stomach had receded and no longer bulged out and over her underwear. Her new bra held her perky D cups and she was grateful that she had not lost an excess amount of weight in her chest. Her jaw line had become slightly more defined and cheek bones more prominent. Her arms and legs had slimmed down and looked strong beneath the slight layer of chub that she still carried. She was still pretty thick, but in a way that looked healthy.

Then she thought of Abby, on the couch, her soft middle spilling over her sweats, her plump arms taking cookie after cookie to her waiting mouth, her fat butt swaying as she went to retrieve more snacks. She was soft and jiggly all over and Sarah suddenly wanted to know her weight.

“Abs! What are you at these days? I’m down another 10 lbs!” She called out to her friend hoping to pull her onto the scale.

“I don’t know, haven’t stepped on a scale recently, though I’m sure it’s higher than last time. “ She called back from the kitchen.

“Well let’s find out.” Sarah called back hoping her friend would agree.

She heard Abby huff and head the direction of the bathroom. She smiled as her plump friend entered.

“I’m only doing this so we can keep track of where we are at. Otherwise I don’t really care what weight I end up at, it’ll all come off when we switch back anyways.” Abby said as she began stripping her clothes off.

Sarah marveled at how everything jiggled on Abby these days. Though she was used to seeing it on herself, she never imagined seeing her trim friend this way. She peeled her top off freeing her belly and showcasing her larger breasts that tested the limits of her bra. She had to be up to a D at this point, matching Sarah in cup size. Her whole body shook as she struggled to roll down the tight sweats. Her chubby hips and belly rolled over the sides and slightly obscured her too small panties. Her thigh gap was gone and her thickened legs seemed to be touching further and further down.

Abby stepped up on to the scale eager to get it over with. The numbers ticked upwards until they landed on 161 lbs. Sarah’s eyes widened at the number. It was official; Abby was now heavier than her.

“Yeah that’s about what I expected.” Abby said as she leaned over her protruding stomach to read the numbers.

“Hey by the way, to save on clothes do you think I could borrow a few things as we go through this?” Abby ask absentmindedly as she struggled to pull on her tightening clothes. “You can raid my closet too, though I’m not sure you’re small enough for most things in there just yet.” she added.

Sarah was excited at this thought. It had been forever since her and Abby had shared clothes and it brought her back to their younger years.

“Of course you can, anything I can do to help after all you’re doing for me.” She offered.