On outgrowing my jeans... Part I

Yah, so I noticed for the first time this week, that i'm really having to squeeze into my pants! I bought 1 new pair right now and they are probably now the ONLY pair I feel comfortable in..lol Strange how this happens. I mean, I look in the mirror sometimes and its like ehh... I haven't really gained THAT much ya know? I mean, I'm not even chubby really. But I've definately outgrown my pants. I even popped a button on one pair..lol

Anyway, I'm also noticing that i'm coming over the sides of them so I took a pic to show you what I mean.



Back to 161 the last couple days though so it could be a little before I do my next measurements still. I want to be 162 or higher 3 days in a row before I do them cuz weight can fluctuate so much.

Have a great night!

And Graph update of my gaining...

Cuz its been a little awhile... =)



I can't wait to spend time with my sweetheart tonight! We both fell asleep wayyy too early yesterday.

2 more lbs... up 26 lbs now.. wow

I ate a lot yesterday and I guess it paid off because I was 163 lbs this morning! I don't know if that will all stick, but it's pretty encouraging. Also, I noticed that my jeans were really tight yesterday and I was starting to come out the sides of them. Wow, me... skinny girl.. coming out the sides of my pants... this is weird!

And my friends this weekend all said they notice my weight gain now and they say I look better.. that it looks good. They probably just say that to my face though cuz it seems like they are all obsessed with losing weight. My one friend Vanessa was like "Yah, everyone is talking about what a fatty you are now!" but she was joking, and said they said it looked good. I like how I look and feel though and that's what matters. =)

My Weight
Day 1: 137 lbs *start*
Day 2: 138 lbs
Day 6: 139 lbs (1 week)
Day 9: 140 lbs
Day 10: 142 lbs

Day 15: 144 lbs (2 weeks)
Day 22: 145 lbs (3 weeks)
Day 29: 148 lbs (4 weeks)
Day 36: 151 lbs (5 weeks)
Day 45: 152 lbs (6 weeks)

Day 48: 155 lbs
Day 63: 156 lbs (9 weeks)
Day 68: 157 lbs *1st goal reached!
Day 69: 158 lbs (10 weeks)
Day 77: 159 lbs (11 weeks)

Day 87: 160 lbs (12 weeks)
Day 90: 161 lbs
Day 91: 163 lbs (13 weeks)

If I'm consistantly 162 or more over the next couple days it will be time for my 25 lb gain measurements!

But a belly before/after in the meantime.



I still owe:
1.) A question/answer entry
2.) Charlotte Church entry

I haven't forgotten! i'll do that soon.

Up Another Lb

Well, up another pound this morning surprisingly. I was 161. That means I've gained 24 lbs so far.

My Weight
Day 1: 137 lbs *start*
Day 2: 138 lbs
Day 6: 139 lbs (1 week)
Day 9: 140 lbs
Day 10: 142 lbs

Day 15: 144 lbs (2 weeks)
Day 22: 145 lbs (3 weeks)
Day 29: 148 lbs (4 weeks)
Day 36: 151 lbs (5 weeks)
Day 45: 152 lbs (6 weeks)

Day 48: 155 lbs
Day 63: 156 lbs (9 weeks)
Day 68: 157 lbs *1st goal reached!
Day 69: 158 lbs (10 weeks)
Day 77: 159 lbs (11 weeks)

Day 87: 160 lbs (12 weeks)
Day 90: 161 lbs

Also, I finally shared my blog and ff with my girlfriend this weekend. I'm not sure why I kept it secret. I guess I was kind of embarrassed or something even though I've mentioned my interest in weight gain with her and stuff. I don't think I wanted her to know just how into this I am! Cuzz I'm pretty into it I must admit... at least lately.

But ya know, she really was a sweetie about it. She's actually okay with all of it she just doesn't want me to hide things from her! Yah, that's totally understandable. I have the best girlfriend in the world I swear. <3 Oh, and today is our 11 month anniversary together! Can't believe its been almost a year already.. wow! And I suck at relationships, so believe me, this is an accomplishment!

So she has access to my blog now and who knows, maybe she'll even comment in here sometime? =) I love you sooooo much sweetie. xo

BMI update.. almost overweight!

My BMI is now 24.3
Chrissie's (my gf) is 24.8

25.0 is overweight! She's always been right on the edge, but as you can see I've come a long way. =)



I've done this chart before so I thought I'd update it. =)

Week 13: Hit 160 today.. thank you cheesecake =)

I hit 160 this morning! Which I think is an accomplishment since I started at 137. 5 more lbs and I'll be officially overweight and past my girlfriends BMI! Wow.

I know its the cheesecake I bought that put me over the edge. I found this guy who makes cheesecakes out of his house in Slavic Village, Cleveland.. my fav neighborhood! So I went to his house and bought a half for $15. OMG SO GOOD... and my gf ate a lot of it too!



So I ate a piece before bed the last few nights and I'm up to 160 now. Hope it sticks.

My Weight
Day 1: 137 lbs *start*
Day 2: 138 lbs
Day 6: 139 lbs (1 week)
Day 9: 140 lbs
Day 10: 142 lbs

Day 15: 144 lbs (2 weeks)
Day 22: 145 lbs (3 weeks)
Day 29: 148 lbs (4 weeks)
Day 36: 151 lbs (5 weeks)
Day 45: 152 lbs (6 weeks)

Day 48: 155 lbs
Day 63: 156 lbs (9 weeks)
Day 68: 157 lbs *1st goal reached!
Day 69: 158 lbs (10 weeks)
Day 77: 159 lbs (11 weeks)

Day 87: 160 lbs (12 weeks)

Wow, guess I need to adjust?

Two things have already happened and I like to think its because of my weight gain. First I went to pick up something on the floor the other day, and my butt actually almost knocked over the table behind me! I was so embarrassed! Guess I'm not used to have more back there?

The other thing was that I actually broke a freaking chair. Now, I'm not fat.. and I'm not even sure I'm chubby yet, but this chair is really cheap and one of the bars broke under me and I fell. You can imagine my surprise.

I was like "oh man, I guess its time to go on a diet?" and my girlfriend laughed. ha

158 this morning. I know. I'm not gaining right now. I have a short day today though so I think I'm going to go home and eat as much as I possibly can. I've just been kinda depressed lately, and don't eat as much when I'm depressed. Sooo I hope it goes away soon!

Week 12, Day 6

Booty growth?



Yah, so my booty was 35.25" when I first decided to gain. Now I've gained over 20 lbs and its at 37.5". Pretty hottt. =)

And are those the beginning of back rolls? My god. I've never had back rolls in my life.

Also, I don't know if you can tell, but I'm not fitting into these pants like I used to. I kinda noticed this when I went to bend down to put my socks on and couldn't because they are too dang tight! Here's another pic of them.



Please don't mind the way oversized granny panties.. I'm a bit low on laundry.. heh

And my belly definately is starting to hang over tight pants like these. How weird.

And my girlfriend kinda gave me a warning sign the other day. She likes the weight I've gained, but she's like "yah, you should stop at 170 because you might get fat!". She literally said she's scared that I'll be fat. *sigh* I mean, am I even chubby yet? I don't really think so.. I'm getting close but I wouldn't even say I'm chubby.

And ya know the next day after this conversation she was grabbing my side real hard repeatedly and I was like.. what are you doing hun? And she's like "I really like this right here" ha.. so I'm glad she likes what I got.. I think this is definately a better weight for me. =)

Oh yah, and she laughed at me when she thought of me having to buy new clothes because I couldn't fit in the ones we have anymore. Silly girl.

Anyway, this is an experiment to me so at this point I'm thinking I'll go to 175 and then lose some till I feel comfortable again, cuz I'm sure it will be outside of comfort zone. I'm CLOSE already, and close to hers it seems.

As far as gaining lately. I'm eating well off and on and I don't know if I'm gaining or not. I was 158 again for a couple days and this morning I was 159. I haven't really pushed to gain lately. I don't know why. I think maybe my sweetie scared off my appetite for the time being.. but I"m sure it will come back. It always does..lol

So I'm still 159 lbs.. 22 lbs up from when I started August 1st, which is still good. Gaining slow is kinda fun anyway. I kinda get to savor it more or something.. I dunno.. k have a goodnight!

Oh and lastly.. in her defense.. she did say that she will definately love me no matter what and if I do get fat, even if its on purpose, she will still love me sooo.. her intentions are good.. but I'm glad she was honest about her emotions because they are definately very important to me. I have to weigh them in at least as much as my own because she's such an important part of my life ya know?

Calories to Maintain My Weight?

Okay, so I'll start by saying I really blew it yesterday and fell asleep early before my last meal of the day! ugh! Sooo I only ate like 1,800 calories which isn't a lot. And I was back to 158 this morning. SAD FACE.

It's okay though. It really shouldn't take much for me to get to 160. I was steadily 159 for like, all this week.

Okay, and so calories! I've been calorie counting since Sept 23rd so I'm going to try and figure out how many calories it takes for me to maintain my weight. I like doing calculations like this..ha

So in 25 days I ate 60,390 calories.
That's about 2,416 calories a day.
And during this span I gained 6 lbs.

Sooo I've read that 3,500 calories more than you need equals a 1 lb gain.
This means I ate roughly 21,000 more calories than I needed during these 25 days.
Soo what I needed was only 39,390 calories.
This means to maintain my weight I would have needed 1,576 calories per day.

So that's my needed calories per day to maintain my weight!

So that means if I eat 2,100 calories a day, I will gain 1 lb a week.
If I eat 2,600 calories a day, I will gain 2 lbs a week.
If I eat 3,100 calories a day, I will gain 3 lbs a week.
And well you get the point.

I think its really cool being able to know this. =)

And its nice knowing that I usually eat enough to put me in the 1-2 lb gain a week category. =) I'll just keep that up and I should be fine.

History of My Weight Over 3 years

Notice a trend? haha



This is actually my average weight by month. I started keeping track in January 2006 sooo this is over almost 3 years. This graph is going to look pretty scary when I add October! I'll tell ya that! I'm definately going to have to rescale it cuz i'm already off the scale. =)

159 again this morning... 159.4 actually... yep, about to hit 160 =) and I ate A LOT yesterday sooo its going to happen.

My appetite has been insatiable lately. Its crazy. Like I ate a huge dinner yesterday and then like 2 hours later, I was hungry again! And this keeps happening over and over.. no doubt i'm going to gain some serious weight if I keep giving in like I've been!

My Progress to 170 lbs!
And here is my gaining since August 1st when I started to now.. and the top is 170.. my current goal. =) I've slowed down which I think is a good thing.. but still making progress. =)



Ideas For Next Entries
I have ideas for my next entries too. I'm going to do one on my calories cuz I've been keeping track and I think I can figure out close to how many calories I need to maintain my weight. Also, pictures of Charlotte Church, because she had an awesome weight gain (and pregnancy) and I just think its really hottt and want to share.. ha.. also, hopefully a pic or two when I reach 160 which will be any second... and maybe an entry answering questions like.. what is it like to be gaining? Are people noticing? Hows my gf taking it? etc etc... cuz I get questions like that sometimes and its fun.

Sooo lots more to come. =)

11 Weeks Done: 22 lb gain so far

I was 159 this morning.. thats another pound. I'm not even really trying, but oh wells...

My Weight
Day 1: 137 lbs *start*
Day 2: 138 lbs
Day 6: 139 lbs (1 week)
Day 9: 140 lbs
Day 10: 142 lbs
Day 15: 144 lbs (2 weeks)
Day 22: 145 lbs (3 weeks)
Day 29: 148 lbs (4 weeks)
Day 36: 151 lbs (5 weeks)
Day 45: 152 lbs (6 weeks)
Day 48: 155 lbs
Day 63: 156 lbs (9 weeks)
Day 68: 157 lbs *1st goal reached!
Day 69: 158 lbs (10 weeks)
Day 77: 159 lbs (11 weeks)

Or lets do it this way...

My Gaining
Day 1: 0 lbs gained
Day 2: 1 lb
Day 6: 2 lbs
Day 9: 3 lbs
Day 10: 5 lbs
Day 15: 7 lbs (2 weeks)
Day 22: 8 lbs (3 weeks)
Day 29: 11 lbs (4 weeks)
Day 36: 14 lbs (5 weeks)
Day 45: 15 lbs (6 weeks)
Day 48: 18 lbs
Day 63: 19 lbs (9 weeks)
Day 68: 20 lbs *1st goal reached!
Day 69: 21 lbs (10 weeks)
Day 77: 22 lbs (11 weeks)

Next Goal: 30 lbs

I should probably be there in a month sooo around day 100 which is about mid-November. Wow, never been that heavy before... kinda scared

Edit: Hmmm just got my second comment. A lady from our board and I were talking about diets and I was explaining what I know about calories and she's like.. well, I've noticed that YOU'RE putting on some weight. Wow. I was like yah, I'm doing it on purpose.. my face was getting sunken in and stuff, I thought I'd try gaining for awhile. =)

The comments are starting.... My coworker who was there was like "no no she's skinny.. she needs to gain some weight.. get some curves.." haha I wonder if she'll change her tune after I get another 10 lbs?

Week 11, Day 5: Feeling apprehensive

I was 158 this morning... so 21 lbs up.

I dunno.. I have to admit I'm feeling really apprehensive about gaining more right now. Sometimes I feel embarrassed when my belly is sticking out or feel like people are staring at me funny or something. It's probably all in my head, I know, but I've been feeling kinda scared about gaining more.

Even still I'm committed to 170. I haven't come this far to just stop now, but my gaining has definately slowed down and I might just go ahead and wait a few days and see how I feel before I try to pack on more pounds.

it's weird cause some days I love it so much and can't wait to gain more, and other days I feel scared or even feel an urgency to lose some weight. So strange. I guess years of being brainwashed into believing "skinny is pretty, fat is ugly" catches up to me sometimes.. either that or I just start caring what other people think of me too much.

And I guess despite feeling this way, I did still eat a big big lunch today. So who knows, I might be gaining more anyways.

Do any other gainers know what I mean wit this?

Face Change from 20 lb gain?

Wow, I see a big difference. I like my fuller face better for sure. =)

Week 11, Day 3: Starting to Look Chubby?

And here's a full side view pic.



I dunno.. I'm tempted to say I just look less skinny. At 157 lbs again this morning though, I'm just 8 lbs away from being officially overweight for the first time in my life! This is the fun part. =)

My Gaining in Increments of 5 lbs =)

Okay, so I'm going to go ahead and share one of my charts. This basically shows the change in my measurements for each 5 lbs I gained, and then a total and average for my 20 lbs.

I put the high numbers in yellow and the lowest one in blue for each category.



So weird how different its been every time!

So I gain the most measured at my belly button. I've gained 4.25" there! Yikes! And second most at my waist where I gained 3.75" and then my hips got 2.75". The place I got the least was right under my bust which only got 3/4 of an inch which is good. =)

And it kinda looks like this. =)


Also there's a definate trend here that basically says for every 5 lbs I gain.. i'll get 1/2 an inch up top, 1" on my waist, and 3/4 of an inch in my lower half. Sooo if this keeps up then after 10 more lbs I should have a 36" waist and 40" at my booty! I can only hope. =)

Oh, and I'm still sick, but I've managed to keep eating pretty good at least. =) I was still 157 this morning. yay

Before/After Pic

Here's a before/after of my 20 lb gain.

Week 11, Day 1: A Problem

Sooo I'm sick. This sucks. I called off work and made a doctors appt.

I only ate 1,360 calories yesterday and already lost 2 lbs on the scale! I'm gonna try hard today to still eat a lot, but it will be challenging. I almost always lose significant weight when I'm sick.. like about 5 lbs. Sux I tell you!

Heh, but its okay. I'll get past this and be back to my gaining self in no time. =)

Where my new weight went. =)

Okay, so this is the change since 5 lbs ago when I was 152. Surprisingly, there's quite a difference!

So I got the most right on my belly. I gained 1.75" at my bellybutton! And its actually on my belly and the sides and maybe even my back.. its all the way round.

I also got 1.25" at my waist.. yikes! I used to be a 30 waist, and now I'm pushing 34"...

I also, and I'm pretty happy about this, got 1.25" on my bust this time, which is by far the most i've gotten there so far. =)

So I got the most in those 3 areas, but I also got an inch on my hips, 3/4 an inch on my booty, and 1/2" just under my boobies..

And then less significantly I got 1/4 an inch above my bust at my armpits, 1/4 an inch on my thigh and nothing additional on my arm (damn! i like chubby arms!)

And lastly, maybe I measured wrong last time, but I doubt it.. I LOST 3/4 of an inch on my neck! That's good because I was going to have a double chin way too quickly at the rate I was going... I was gaining the most on my neck, and now it seems its spreading to areas I like better. =) so yay

I'll be doing a lot more analysis of course. =) and i should have pics on Thursday.

Full Body Pic

I had a couple requests for a full body pic so here ya go.



I dunno, I just wish I was curvier. Maybe i'll get curvier from the gaining but I have no idea.

I was 157 again this morning. So I'm definately there. =) I didn't even eat past 7pm last night cuz i feel asleep early!

I'm hoping to do measurements and before/after pics soon. =) Just haven't had a chance yet.

Week 10, Day 6: 21 lbs up.. dang

So I woke up this morning and surprise, another pound. Sooo I'm up 21 lbs and going for 30! yikes!

My Gaining
Day 1: 137 lbs *start*
Day 2: 138 lbs
Day 6: 139 lbs (1 week)
Day 9: 140 lbs
Day 10: 142 lbs
Day 15: 144 lbs (2 weeks)
Day 22: 145 lbs (3 weeks)
Day 29: 148 lbs (4 weeks)
Day 36: 151 lbs (5 weeks)
Day 45: 152 lbs (6 weeks)
Day 48: 155 lbs
Day 63: 156 lbs (9 weeks)
Day 68: 157 lbs *1st goal reached!
Day 69: 158 lbs

I had to go to Target this weekend and buy some new clothes. I normally buy size 4 or 6 jeans but I had to go with 8! They are a little big on me but I'm pretty sure they won't be for long and even some of my size 6 jeans are feeling a bit tight.

Also got 2 cute shirts. I used to always wear medium and when I tried on clothes, I got mediums but wow, I've definately gotten bigger, because the mediums were definately too tight! I had to go with large, and that seems to fit just right. Wow, crazy what 20 lbs can do...

Week 10, Day 5: REACHED MY GOAL!

Wow, 157 this morning!! So I did it. I gained the 20 lbs I set out to gain and in just nine and a half weeks. =) And I'm now officially the most I have ever weighed. Yikes!

I'm going to kinda wait and see if it sticks though cuz sometimes the next day your like a pound less again and its like dammit! ha

But yah, I'm happy and yes, I'm going for 30 next.

My Gaining
Day 1: 137 lbs *start*
Day 2: 138 lbs
Day 6: 139 lbs (1 week)
Day 9: 140 lbs
Day 10: 142 lbs
Day 15: 144 lbs (2 weeks)
Day 22: 145 lbs (3 weeks)
Day 29: 148 lbs (4 weeks)
Day 36: 151 lbs (5 weeks)
Day 45: 152 lbs (6 weeks)
Day 48: 155 lbs
Day 63: 156 lbs (9 weeks)
Day 68: 157 lbs *1st goal reached!

So of course loads of stats and pics are coming..lol

Week 10, Day 4: The suspense!

156 two days in a row. I'm going to meet my goal any second. Have to admit I haven't been eating THAT much and i'm kinda wanting to eat a lot healthier for a little bit which cuts out some quick calorie options.. but whatever, I'm happy with the slow track. =) I mean, I'm still gaining. Here's the graph of course! lol



I got a "half share" of fresh produce from a local farmers market just outside my workplace yesterday. mmmmmm i'm excited to make healthy stuff from it. =) I got kale, and butternut squash, beets and fresh apples and lots more.. yum =) What a deal that place is.

I think I like this extra meat on you...

That's what she said to me today! That made me really happy. I noticed that she keeps wanting to touch me and squeeze me, especially where I'm softer these days. =) So nice! And our sex life has kicked up a notch too I must admit!

awww I thought she would not like me gaining weight, but this is turning out really good so far. =) yay!

Oh, and she ALSO said yesterday that she noticed my butt is getting bigger.. haha love it.

Oh, and I was still 155 this morning but that will change soon. I've been eating quite a bit...

Week 10, Day 1: "Are you Gaining or Something?"

Wow, I got my first comment on my weight gain. It was my real estate agent for work and he was like "So are you gaining weight or something?" and then he asked if it was intentional. Wasn't that a weird question? So I was honest, and said, "Yah, it is actually" and smiled. Heh, I have no idea how that come off, but then he apologized sorta saying "oh, I didn't mean anything bad by it or anything" and I shrugged.

Weird.

Anyway, I was 155 again this morning. I'm pretty okay with gaining slow at the moment so that's fine. And I have now completed 2 months of gaining! 10 lbs in August and 8 lbs in September which makes 18 lbs total. =)



I'm definately getting a bit thick i'd say. I swear my butt feels bigger today. I dunno.