◇ Depends on the scene Lucky or not depending on the scene — see "In this scene" below
A symbol of abundance and fulfilment, or a warning about taking on too much.
Category: Body & health (how to read this category)
Psychology
Gaining weight reflects both the comfort of fullness and the heaviness of carrying too much. Food and weight dreams come when you are mindful of diet or body, a clear case of the continuity view. Psychologically, the weight may represent duties or feelings you cannot let out.
Folklore and history
Hotei of the Seven Lucky Gods, with his round belly, stands for plenty and generosity; when food was scarce, a full figure meant prosperity. Buddhist cosmology also depicts hungry ghosts who never fill up, contrasting contentment with greed. Dream lore reads weight gain as rising fortune or a warning against hoarding.
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This site's view
In this site's view, how you felt about your larger self is the answer. Calm and content like Hotei means you may accept your blessings; heavy and uncomfortable suggests tasks you could not refuse and words you swallowed have become weight; clothes that no longer fit hint your current role feels tight.
Going deeper: our reading
This dream sometimes appears as watching a family member or friend gain weight. In this site's reading, seeing someone close grow plumper reflects either a wish that they live contentedly, or a worry that they are carrying too much; their expression, bright or strained, tells you which. Watching the numbers on a scale climb tends to reflect tension about being measured in figures rather than concern about your body. Ask whether you have lately been judged by grades, sales or follower counts. This is our speculation, but some people say these dreams increase in colder months, perhaps an old instinct to store up for winter surfacing in sleep. A dream of gaining weight is a cue to check what you are storing up and what you are holding onto too tightly.
What to do on waking
Choose one task you could decline or hand off. At meals, eat slowly and stop just short of full.
In this scene
- ◎Good Getting well: recovery and a turn for the better (good)
- ▲Warn Pain, injury or loss: a warning of fatigue — check your real health too
- Bleeding: surprisingly, often read as rising energy or money luck
- It felt good: the lucky reading gets stronger
- ▲Warn It felt frightening or painful: the warning reading gets stronger — rest first
- The same dream again and again: something your mind has not settled yet
Turning a bad dream
In Japan, people once tried to turn a worrying dream for the better: a baku charm under the pillow, telling the dream to a nandina bush, or reciting an old dream-turning poem. Read the column on dream trading and dream-turning
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of gaining Weight a good or bad sign?
A. Lucky or not depending on the scene — see "In this scene" below. A symbol of abundance and fulfilment, or a warning about taking on too much.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of gaining Weight?
A. A recurring dream usually points to something your mind has not settled yet. Research suggests such dreams tend to stop once the underlying worry is resolved. Keeping a dream diary helps you notice what triggers it.
Q. What should I do after dreaming of gaining Weight?
A. Choose one task you could decline or hand off. At meals, eat slowly and stop just short of full.
Related dream essays
- True Dreams and Reverse Dreams: Why We Read Dreams Backwards
- Buying Dreams, Turning Dreams: A Japanese History of Dream Trading and Dream Charms
Read this dream with your own scene in the Dream Dictionary →
More dreams in "Body & health"
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- Being Ill
- Eyes
- Hands
- Legs
- A Face
- Vomiting
- Losing Your Voice
- Nails
- Ears
- The Nose
- The Mouth
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
