Do you recognize purposely gaining weight at a rapid rate is unhealthy? And then esp in the US given whatâs in our food and eating excessive amounts of processed food is extremely unhealthy too? Does your page talk about how to gain weight in a healthy way? The only healthy way I know about is going on a clean bulk which also includes strength training is that⌠what your page encourages?
I have this kink too, however Iâm a huge hypochondriac so I feel like whatever I can actually enjoy irl is pretty limited given the knowledge I know about health and wellness. I majority know about the neurology of what processed food does and itâs AWFUL. I personally wouldnât want to do that to any partner I have. Do you have any other insight about this because your page says you do have a medical profession
And then the only reason why Iâm bringing up processed food as the only way to gain weight is because whole foods are expensive or they can be expensive if youâre trying to gain weight, fast food and ready made meals (like the stuff that comes out of a box) at the grocery store are generally cheap, so Iâm thinking if someone is gaining weight theyâre eating that stuff
Hi!! So health is relative, right? Someone thin with a health condition like IBS, or asthma, or epilepsy might be considered unhealthy, but just because they're thin, they're less likely to get comments about their diet because of assumptions about their health. Gaining weight can be healthy for individuals for a number of reasons. If they have a history of restrictive eating, then gaining weight can be healthy because it's better than an eating disorder. There are conditions that cause weight gain (like pmos, there are also links to suggest that diabetes causes weight gain instead of the inverse like previously thought) and not resisting that weight gain can be good for your metabolism. People with joint pain often find weight loss makes their pain worse because they lose the fat pads in between joints. Cycle dieting can lead to your base weight being higher than when you started. For many individuals at higher weights, losing weight just isn't possible or healthy. They might gain weight in the future, and health at every size means they have a right to healthcare that is focused on their conditions and needs without pushing for weight loss.
Yes, rapid weight gain can be unhealthy, but I don't think there's a single feedee out there who isn't aware of the risks when they start their journey. Some people spend their whole lives really wanting to be fat, but out of fear of social consequences, they don't act on it, and I think that's sad! I think it's brave to change your body in ways you want, even if you know that will bring a lot of outward criticism. For some people, gaining fat is intensely self actualizing and brings so much euphoria rather than hating themselves for who they are and trying to bottle those feelings deep inside. I think that's healthier than spending your one life forcing yourself to adhere to a toxic beauty standard.
Yes, food in the US can be unhealthy, but I encourage people to incorporate fiber into their diet (colon cancer is a growing problem in youth in the US), and to cook at home when they can! This isn't accessible to everyone. Lots of people live in areas or under conditions where they only have access to processed/fast food. I'm sure you're aware this is a systemic problem, since you brought it up /gen. Fast food/nutrionally sparse food might get more pr in feedism because of the appeal, but just because a feedee posts "omg I ate 12 donuts for breakfast and 2 burgers for lunch and a whole pizza for dinner!!" 1. Doesn't mean that's reality 2. Doesn't mean that's all they ate 3. Doesn't mean that's every day. And even if it is, they understand what they're doing. For some the loss of fitness is part of the appeal.
I do encourage slow, long-term healthy gaining with mobility exercises, strength training, and home cooked, nutrient dense meals, and diets with fiber included! You only need to go through my gaining with health conditions tag to see that. Coincidentally, I answered an ask about this earlier today (and I wasn't being performative, it genuinely showed up in my inbox before this one).
As far as what you said about processed food being awful: you might be the victim of fearmongering about processed food! I recently learned that the definition of processed food is waaay more vague than you might think. Cutting up a cucumber and putting it in a bowl counts as proceeded, btw. If you think seed oils are evil and inflammatory, or you think artificial sugar/diet soda is the devil, you might be falling prey to extreme right wing/crunchy conservative vegan ideology. (Nothing wrong with veganism but it's inaccessible to many and I dislike how a lot of vegans treat eating meat as a moral failing while not acknowledging veganism's inaccessibility) Studies have shown that seed oil is no more harmful than other oils and artificial sugar is only harmful if you have a special diet where you can't eat it (like me, I have Crohn's disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis, and artificial sugar is bad for me bc it literally is too rough on my intestines). I don't want to assume you got your information about processed food on tiktok, but you should be critical about your sources when getting food education. Which is REALLY hard nowadays when the literal head of health in the US is untrustworthy, telling people a carnivore diet is good for them and their cholesterol đđ
Processed food (and because of the vague meaning of the word, when I say this I mean fast food or nutrionally sparse food) is not the only way to gain weight!!! Yes, healthy food is expensive and not accessible to some, but it is possible. You can get rice at the dollar general. (I've been to very rural towns where dg is the only grocery store) You can get canned vegetables there. Slather them in cheese or butter to make them taste better. You can get canned fruit with no added sugar. Even gas stations sell tuna cans next to really salty, cheap hot dogs. You can get eggs and separate the yolk and microwave them if you don't have a kitchen. You can get diet soda or 100% juice or v8. All these are highly accessible, cheap, healthy alternatives to McDonald's. You could plan a whole diet around dg items that is 1. High fiber 2. Low trans fats/saturated fats/triglycerides/low cholesterol (if any of those are your specific concerns) 3. Easy to prepare even without kitchen access 4. Cheap 5. Varied and interesting (and tastes good) 6. And fattening! (I'm not a dietician but let me know if something like this would be helpful and I'll put it together)
Any good dietician will tell you that all things are good in moderation. This kink is kind of the antithesis of moderation, but it gets unjustly demonized for being "unhealthy". You can be fat and live a long life! We know and understand so little about the human body (and what we do know is being manipulated by diet industry/food corporation lobbyists) that we are still discovering that cholesterol is not as bad as was previously thought, diabetes isn't caused by "eating too much sugar" as previously thought, and red food dye is probably worse for you than some fast foods! Tr*mp is causing a medical dark age right now and it's hard to find information that is helpful and true. I know your concerns are genuine and you're coming from a place of sincerity and concern for your potential future partner. You don't need to feel guilty for feeling this way. It took a lot of brainwashing from media and society to convince us that fatness is the most important factor of health. You can be fat and healthy. You're not manipulative or evil for having this kink, I promise.
And health isn't the end all be all of life. It's not correlary to morality.
