Is "The Freshman Fifteen" a real thing?

Yeah you get the freedom to eat as much and what you want because your 18 and living in a campus dorm room where your parents have no control over your eating habits and you gotta learn what a diet is

Whereas while in the Air Force (Security Police) I was able to eat four times a day as much as I wanted. I stayed 190 until I married my current wife.

272 is not a fun weight.

And I agree with Gildedtongue, she will gain weight while carrying the Goths child. Genetics today...

And beer. Don't forget the beer.

There's also the Freshman -15, which is what I got when I realized I couldn't afford food.

There's also also the Freshman -30, which I got when...I actually don't know...

I have a feeling people are gonna hate me for this one.

The Freshman -30 is what happens when you come down with the communal flu that rushes through dorms whenever winter or Spring hits and all those kids and their germs run rampant through the place.

A lot of the various colleges also have an "all you can eat" dining hall somewhere on campus which generally features stuff like all the pasta, mashed potatoes, and ice cream you can eat. and often has a soda fountain too. a pretty dangerous combo for a lot of people that were used to parents being in charge of what they ate. Even if they didn't actively manage their weight, the parents still made 90% of the food purchasing choices. You weren't going to have pizza EVERY night at home. at college... you often could have all you can eat pizza WITH ice cream for lunch and dinner.

I ended up eating at one like that specifically because they had the ice cream. I was extremely underweight due to a a metabolic problem that also caused chronic nausea. so was basically told "eat full calorie everything. have ice cream with every meal. Put in as many calories as you can get down in brief nausea free periods" So managed the freshman fifteen with a lot of work... and was still underweight.

and there were quite a few people that were eating virtually the same MAX CALORIE meal I was eating, just cause it was available. and the healthier options were often poorly prepared or damn near inedible. I had worked school food service before college and remember putting in the college dining haul "suggestion box" a list of all the health code violations I could see from the student side. I'm sure there were more in back. yeah, you need to CHECK that produce before you put it out. it's not supposed to be fuzzy... (I wish I was kidding)

With me it was the Freshman Five, followed by the Engineering Major Five More, followed by Desk Career Fifteen for a grand total of 25 pounds over my high school graduation weight. From 150 to 175.

Goodness. I have no complaints.

so cute!

MOAR.

JUST ONE MOAR.

Woo! </Bender>

They look so happy together!

I love a happy ending!

Plus-plus-plus would be a few months after her artificial insemination...

HAH

I still got at least 25 pounds on Biggie here.


....wait D:

Oh so nice :3

Yes this is great! :D MOOORE! lol

it COULD end here...

or you know, that relationship could 'develop' further :3

You never know.

Eeeeee! Tiny goth! So adorable.

Amen on that. :)

It'd be nice to see how they are on their first anniversary.
Especially if they start to rub off on each other.

I second the proposal.

Love the pudge! So cute.

she proberbly ends as a jabbaversion^^

Adorable! I love the way you use pen too...this is so crisp. And this gal is such a sweetie.

Actually this is all colored pencil.

B!

Wow, even more impressive! I really love your technique.

Daww they are a cute couple ^..^

I like her daughter XD

You can keep adding to this series forever and I will favorite it forever.

Oh man, she just keeps looking better and better the bigger she gets, at least to me. :3

Great to see more gorgeous big girl art from ya!

Aww. That's sweet. :03

Thank you for drawing her bigger, while still being realistic, anatomy wise. I know it sounds silly, but you always know how to avoid going "overboard"! ( unless, if course, that's the point. ;03)

The moral of the story is don't let DrakeFenwick watch your dog for the weekend.

Mr Scruffy looked so thin! He needed some winter weight!

I just noticed that every expression is happier than the last.

she's filled with self confidence... and cheese.

D'aww

I think you'll find this series is like a dish of candy, there's always room for one more piece, right?

The goth, in platform boots, making out with her. <3

Also hoping her dietary habits maybe will start rubbing off on her fiancee there

"Probably"

Awww, that's an adorable way to end it, good for the two of them.

Well, with the fiancee part thrown in we need to see a post-marriage version. It's almost required!

Please don't end it, the world needs more fat lesbian couples.

was she a lesbian before gaining all that weight? or was it just the promise of discounted food that did it?

anyway, i agree with the others... one final part with them being married must be made!

That is unknown.
I think she's probably bi.

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