It only takes something like 500 calories extra per day to gain a pound a week or 3.5 stone a year so its quite easily done gradually over time without necessarily eating lots of junk food or a high fat diet if you just eat a bit too much.It's hard to comprehend from both perspectives, a lot of people who have been heavy their whole life dont realise how much easier things are day to day without several stone extra bearing down on you.
I did it an awful lot slower than that! About a pound every 4 months, 3 pounds a year, 40 over 10 years and 75 or so in 20 years. I peaked at 18 stone 2, then lost 70 pounds over 14 months. My weight has been stable at just over 13 stone now for the last 16 months.
