Two Twenty

I've definately hit 220lbs now~ After a generous free meal from my visiting parents, I was tipping the scale closer to 230. But, on an empty stomach I sit comfortably over 220lbs, so its time for a small update! I would bring pictures but I'm gonna save that for a bit later. I'm also almost done with my illustrations for my boyfriend's story (I'm on a roll, it's glorious).

But! I did not come empty handed. I did make a video while I was still full. Enjoy~

Some Thanks!

I am just blown away! I never really expected this much attention, but I appreciate it so much! You guys have no idea how much encouragement this is, really. To all of you who comment here or on my YouTube videos, I read every one and would totally reply to each of them if I could figure out how. To the 160 (and counting!) of you who have subscribed to my YouTube videos, those of who who check this blog from time to time; to the blogs "The Encourager," "MiamiGlen," "Fat & Gay" and any others for linking to this site; to all of you who have emailed, instant messaged or otherwise left or thought about leaving some encouraging words for me: thank you so much. All this gives me insane amounts of motivation, and I won't let you down!

I'm legally nearing 220 pounds now, and within at most the next week I'll be posting more pictures and making a new video! This will mark 40 pounds I've gained since June, and 80 since October of 2005 when I started working out! I look forward to the day I double my original weight, and someone asks "What happened to the old Pete?" I can just smile and say "I ate him."

Eyes Still Bigger

I've always been a picky eater. Growing up, my parents tried to get me to eat a broad range of food, but I was a stubborn little brat. My father wouldn't let me leave the table until I finished all of my broccoli or brussel sprouts or whatever it was. I remember unintentionally hamming it up and gagging on the stuff until he got frustrated and gave up.

Eventually, they gave up on trying, too. My mum just let me make and eat my own food, because I would never really eat what she made. Like I think I said before, this is also the reason I was so skinny. I only ate about two meals a day, never was forced to clean my plate and I also never really expanded my palette.

Now food has become a really big part of my life as I try to fatten my self up, and this pickiness is becoming frustrating for me and my cook of a boyfriend. I do love most foods that make people fat, though. Cakes, pies, donuts, cereals, breads--anything full of carbs, really. I also drink more milk than I breath air, probably. But beyond that, I'm pretty limited.

I dreamed in the past about gaining, and how I could be able to raid buffets with huge trays of food, ordering massive amounts of food at fast food restaurants and scarfing it all down... It's one of the manliest things to me, and I would love the attention. I have learned to eat a few more things since then (most notably salads and hamburgers), and since I "officially" started gaining, I can definitely eat more in a sitting than I used to, but I do hope that my tastes and capacity continue grow with my waistline.

Distractions

It's been an interesting couple of weeks, over here. A lot of things happened, but this isn't the place to talk about them. Let's just say that things are finally better.

Interestingly enough, the new lotion I got for my stretch marks (the kind branded specifically for pregnant mothers and so forth), I ended up having a reaction to it! So, for about two weeks, I had little bumps everywhere I had applied it (and some places I didn't) and was itching like crazy.

So needless to say I wasn't really thinking about the gaining too much, but I'm gettin' back into it. I didn't lose anything, so I'm still about 215-216, and that's good. I'm also almost done with all my obligations as far as commissions and things go, and me and the boyfriend have a really great weight gaining story in the works, to which I'll be illustrating (à la Warren Davis), so look forward to that! I'll update again in four or five pounds.

It's that time of year again.

The leaves start turning, it occasionally gets chilly, and Krispy Kreme finally gets Pumpkin Spice doughnuts in again! I love these things; every year I look forward to them coming out, but this year feels different... these things will help me grow now! Heheheh. Trouble is, they're so filling I can only eat about 4 or 5 at a time before I'm stuffed.

Also, I've finally broken past 210! For the last couple days my scale has read no less than 214lbs (even as high as 220 one day)! In celebration, of sorts, I went out and bought some cheap tanks from Target. For once I think they actually look good on me!

I can't wait to see what I look like in my 220 video! Oughta get back to them doughnuts~

Scales

I swear the three different scales I use are plotting a conspiracy against me. 210 is really becoming very very hard to get past. And I'm starting to get tired of getting disappointed every other time I weigh myself.

Just this last evening, I weighed myself at 217 pounds. Granted, I was full, but not that full. This morning I wake up, do my business and take a shower, and go to weigh myself only to have the thing say 211!

210ish pounds isn't really something to be ashamed of, I know. I've literally put on half of my original body weight since staring my workout/gaining. But I don't really get it--I've specifically worked to eat more and more since hitting this wall. I've talked to a lot of people about plateaus and how to get past them, but nothing seems to be helping! According to my bodybuilding.com graph, I've been at 211 since late August!

Do these plateaus usually last this long? What could be keeping me from gaining at the very least just one or two pounds this past month? I actually even feel bigger--my 34s are really starting to get tight--my belly, my thighs and chest, and especially my ass feel a little bigger every day.

I'm stumped. Any thoughts?

On a side note, I'm overly flattered at the response to my video on YouTube! 1200+ views? 70 subscribers? Just for my little starter belly? Shucks, you all~ I even made a couple of great friends already! Like I said to a lot of you, I intend to make a video every 10 pounds I gain. That is, IF I EVER GET TO 220!

I brought a video~

Oh, I feel bad. I've been in a slump in many senses of the word. I lack all sorts of motivation to draw anything (though that may soon change) and worse for this blog, I've hit some sort of plateau with my weight!

I've been hovering around 210lbs for the past week or two now. I'm not worried too much, I've been eating more than usual, and I know that one of these days I'll be back on my way up. In the meanwhile though, not much has been going on. I do LOOK bigger, which is strange. My weightlifting might not be helping my weight, but it's helping other numbers. I've added a half-inch to my arms in the past month, which I'm very proud of. (By the by, you can keep track of all my measurements and stuff on my bodyspace page.

But, I don't want to just leave this as another boring "hey, I'm still alive" post, so I brought things to show off. I took some pictures of what I think is a little bigger belly, and I also got up the nerve to post a little video on YouTube. I figured there's not much to look at now, but to show off how tight my clothes are getting and to create a neat timeline, this would be a good idea.

Man, I think my butt's getting bigger too... Here's the video, at any rate!