"Wow. And, you weren't like, trying to gain?"

"Well, I wasn't at first, I just wanted to eat what I wanted to eat. But after Christmas, I decided a few more pounds was good - I had put on 35 pounds before Christmas, and five pounds over Christmas, and I just felt good. Helped that I got a whole new wardrobe over Christmas on gift cards - and then this job came up, just when money was tight, and around here there's lots of other guys who like to eat like me. It's hard to describe, but I just felt better bigger - the extra girth just felt right - so I decided to go for it. Winter term, I packed on another...