I'm A Gainer Because...

I'm a gainer because...

...I'm genuinely curious to see how my body looks with more weight.

Got Moe’s

I tried Moe’s Southwest Grill for the first time the other day. I was driving for work, and in one of the towns I go through there’s a Moe’s. I’d been meaning to try it ever since I saw it. Finally did! I just got a custom burrito the way I typically like it:

large (12″) flour tortilla

guacamole

southwestern-style rice

ground beef

queso

lettuce

black olives

The burrito was delicious! Just a shame there aren’t more Moe’s around my home area. We had one at college, but I never got around to trying it for whatever reason. Definitely gonna stop there more often!

So, on this front: In light of conversations I’ve been observing within the Tumblr Feedist community, I came to a hard decision. I’‘ve decided to remove all of my #belly envy reblogs, which included photos of guys with bellies which I had seen circulating that I wanted to reblog on my own page. Reading the discussions about consent and all that, I felt a bit called out for doing something that could be harmful to others, particularly the individuals depicted in those photos. I came to intuit that I was basically fetishizing them, a common practice in this community. I decided that I didn’t want to perpetuate that. So, I’ve deleted those posts from my Tumblr blog. I think perhaps a more appropriate way to express my admiration/appreciation of those posts would be a simple like. I wish there was a way to organize ones “Likes” on Tumblr (à la DeviantArt), but alas...

My Tumblr Likes

I’m trying to reblog posts that I’ve liked on Tumblr, but it’s becoming clear that that’s not going to happen, and if it does, it’ll be mad tedious. But I just wanna curate posts that I like and are relevant to the main topics of this Tumblr blog (food/recipes, male belly admiration, soft-core/casual gaining, weight gain story writing).

Looking at the posts that I’ve liked that had food/recipes, I’m noticing the trend that most of the ones that I’ve liked are baked goods, fast-food or carb-rich. Maybe that’s indicative of the likelihood that I’ll get fat easily, but what a delightful problem to have!

The Kratt Brothers

I used to watch Zaboomafoo as a kid, and I loved it! Chris and Martin seemed like such cool guys. Now they've got a new series, Wild Kratts, which is equally as entertaining. But the Kratt Brothers are older now, like all of us, and also fatter. I can't get over how much weight they (especially Martin) have packed on! He looks a whole lot... bulkier than he used to be! It's impressive!

My Favorite Foodie Series/Film/Book Titles (growing list)

Books:

With the Fire on High (2019) by Elizabeth Acevedo

Salt Fat Acid Heat (2017) by Samin Nosrat, adapted into a 2018 docu-series

The Hundred-Foot Journey (2010) by Richard C. Morais, adapted into a 2014 film drama

Series:

I’ll Have What Phil’s Having (2015)

Somebody Feed Phil (2018)

Somewhere South with Chef Vivian Howard (2020)

The Great British Bake-Off (2010-present)

Salt Fat Acid Heat (2018), based on the 2017 book by Samin Nosrat

Chef at Home (2004-2009)

Eater's Guide to the World (2020-2020)

Films:

Julie & Julia (2009)

The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

Off the Menu (2018)

Update: I have indeed graduated to size Large in flannel shirts! I’ve started wearing a sweatshirt underneath my flannels, not only to keep warm, but it also makes me feel/look larger.

Fall is approaching, and I’m looking forward to seeing how tight my button-up flannel shirts are gonna be. Last I knew I wore a size Medium shirt, but I’m sure I’ve graduated to Large now!