How to become fat 2: Goals

Welcome back to my handy little guide! So where we last left off, you have you're log all set, hopefully, and now you're ready to gain weight. Well then, let's not waste any time and get to the good stuff.

I'll talk about good weight gaining tactics in a future update, but what I want to talk about now is how you will gain weight. I don't mean that you will gain weight by eating, because that's obvious. I mean where your body will store the extra fat that you gain. It can be stored in many places, which is why you need to keep track of your log entries to show where you're gaining weight. There are many ways of gaining weight, but let's just talk about the most obviously ones; upper and lower body.

Now upper body is where you will have more fat in your belly and in your breasts. This will most likely mean that your belly will hang out of your shirt, and you may have a muffintop. You're belly will stretch out and begin to feel softer as it gets larger, along with your breasts. To a lesser extent, your arms and neck may also become a bit fatter. That's not to say your lower body won't be getting fatter too, but you'll have most of your new weight above your waist.

As for the lower body, that means you have bigger thighs and a bigger butt too. This will also make your hips become wider, and you may develop "Thunder Thighs". Thunder Thighs is when you're thighs become so fat that they hit each other as you walk. To me personally, I think thunder thighs are a very good thing, and will become very fat quickly. Imagine Just taking a water balloon and filling it up with water. That's the kind of squishiness that may happen.

Now, there are certainly other ways that the fat can be distributed across your body, but those are the most common ways they can be distributed. That's why it's important to document your progress in your log. That way, you can see where you're gaining the most weight in and if you decide to take pictures, so how wide/thick you become.

Even though you may enjoy looking at yourself gain weight, it's best to have yourself a set limit, otherwise known as a goal (duh). Going to a set weight would be a smart idea for several reasons, most involving medical reasons. The fatter you are, the more likely you are to have medical problems, though I would like to point out that several women that do decide to gain weight more often than naught do not suffer from medical problems except for loss of mobility. In short, there may be medical problems, but unless it's pre-existing and how much you decide to go to, then it's not very likely.

So anyway, we were talking about goals. Before deciding on a goal, what are you trying to shoot for in terms of weight? There are different levels of fat in the FA community, so considering what you want to shoot for is best. Now know that what people classify a BBW or SSBBW can vary, so this'll be from my perspective for weights.

Chubby: Just a little bit of fat. Enough to be a bit pudgy.
BBW: Larger than before. Not much muscle can be felt, mostly squishy fat.
Heavy: Big. A lot of fat on body, and some rolls may start to emerge across body.
SSBBW: Very heavy, usually over 350 pounds. Mobility can be hampered, and can be very wide.
USSBBW: Not a term used often, but someone that is has trouble moving and usually requires assistance in life.
Immobile: No movement. Very hard to achieve. This and USSBBW are very dangerous for medical reasons and are not that recommended, though has been done before. Need assistance from people for feeding among other things.

Now the reason why I did not give any specific weights (except for SSBBW) is because your weight may actually differ depending on your height. The reason is because of a system called BMI, which stands for Body Mass Index. A BMI is used to determine how much fat you have on your body, and your height is implied because your fat will have more area to distribute over for your body. In other words, if a person is 5'3 and another is 6 foot, and both of them are 150 pounds, then the 5'3 person would be fatter because they have less body to distribute the fat to. A normal BMI ranges from 18.5 – 24.9, and beyond that would be considered overweight/obese. So here's example of a situation that could happen. I'll use my character Tye for this.

Tye is 5'6 and is 20 years old. She currently weighs 126 pounds. Her BMI is 20.3, which is healthy and average. Tye wants to gain weight though and become an SSBBW. She wants to aim to become at least 330 pounds. Her BMI then would be 53.3. She knows that being 186 pounds would make her obese, at a BMI of 30, but she has her goal set.

So that's just a sample example of how a BMI would work. Take into consideration your height, end weight, and if the BMI you get is too high or not. With that all taken care of, it's time to move on to the important stuff. Next time, let's talk about how to gain weight.