pack on pounds
Get noticeably heavier
To pack on pounds is to gain weight, usually noticeably and over a relatively short period.
The phrase often implies the weight gain was unintentional or unwelcome: I packed on fifteen pounds over the holidays.
Sometimes used neutrally for deliberate bulking: He's trying to pack on pounds before football season.
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- binge eatingExcessive uncontrolled food intake
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- empty caloriesEnergy lacking nutrients
- junk foodLow-nutrition processed snacks
fast food · sedentary lifestyle · emotional eating · metabolism · soda · supersize · portion size · snack · comfort food · late night snacking · water retention · belly · love handles · spare tire · butter · stress eating · munch · bulge
body weight change direction
pack on poundslose weight
Reduce body mass
slim down · trim down · whittle down · waste away · shrink
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