I Ate to Grow—But Never Felt Full
I used to think gaining weight would be simple: eat more, lift more, and the rest would follow. But in my dorm room, dinner was always a calculation—peanut butter on stale bread, instant noodles, whatever was cheap and filling. I told myself I was doing it for muscle, for health, for confidence.
But every night, I’d stare at my reflection, flexing just to see if anything had changed. The scale barely moved. I wondered if I was failing, or if I just wasn’t trying hard enough.
People say eat more, but no one talks about the guilt that comes with every bite when you’re not sure it’s working. Or the emptiness that lingers, even when your stomach is full.
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