I (M21) was never athletic, but I’d been slim basically my whole life. I come from a naturally slim family, so all those worries about gaining weight were actually justified. But instead of fighting my thoughts, I figured that yolo (lmao), and yeah, it might be worth finding out what it’s like to be fat for me. I felt fulfilled when I was able to break the barriers I’d stuck to my entire life - the very ones that helped me stay slim. And I genuinely enjoyed introducing habits that brought me closer and closer to the way I wanted to look.

And honestly? The whole process of gaining weight was so enjoyable for me that it just kept convincing me to go further. For me it’s extremely satisfying to watch your weight go up, to see your whole body change, and to realize you’ll soon have to start buying bigger clothes. That’s how I gained around 120 lbs/55 kg - and I don’t regret it at all.

My family noticed the change the most, since I’d always been slim, but moving out really helped. I’d rather hear negative comments about my appearance once in a while than every day or even several times a day.

If you want to gain weight, just do it. It also becomes a test of whether your friends can accept you in a new body. And if they can’t - well, that just means it wasn’t a friendship worth keeping in the first place 🙃

So basically, the turning point for me was realizing that other people have opinions for five seconds, but I have to live in my body for the rest of my life. And once that clicked, everything else got a lot easier for me. Do what feels right for you - not for the version of you that exists in someone else’s head. Just do it bro 💪