The 10 Best Sneakers To Wear While Gaining Weight During the Holidays

Besides its string of recent collaborations, two images come into mind when envisioning the Reebok Classic Leather: Your overweight uncle in a velour suit or Rick Ross--which are really the same thing. If the sneakers are good enough for Ross or any dude over the age of 40 from Staten Island, they'll work for a slim dude who can't say no to more stuffing and seasonal brews. For a running sneaker, they're nice and wide, and slip on easily. The sneaker's rugged sole will hold up as you down another helping of roasted duck.

There's nothing more comfortable to wear while being gluttonous than sweatpants. They stretch while a waistline expands, and as someone gains weight, their feet will eventually swell. Nike wasn't pandering to people packing on the pounds when it designed a Loopwheeler version of the Waffle Racer, but cozy boys--or anyone lazy--rejoiced. They now had sneakers to wear throughout the holidays.

Run DMC rocked their adidas Superstars with no laces. This is also the perfect style if you get fat and lazy over the holidays. You won't have to reach down and tie your shoes, or have any laces restricting your feet that resemble the turkey legs you've gobbled down.

People treat Air Jordan IIIs like house slippers. They wear them super loose, and the mid-cut sneaker is easy to slip in and out of. They're the perfect lounging sneaker. High-top sneakers can be a pain to get on, especially when packing on a few extra pounds. The Air Jordan III doesn't discriminate: It can be worn by people no matter how many times they go back for seconds, thirds, or fourths.

Gaining weight means that regular sneakers aren't going to feel as soft as they used. Midsoles are going to crack and get crushed. To keep your feet nice and comfortable, grab a pair of the Nike Flyknit Air Max, which will drop in early 2014. The sneaker has the most cushioning that Nike offers, and the Flyknit upper feels like a sock. They can be worn while lounging and eating one too many handfuls of M&Ms.

Shaq is a big dude. It's unlikely that you're as big as Shaq, and if the Shaqnosis is good enough for a man who is 7'1 and over 300 lbs., it will easily stand up to someone who put on an extra eight pounds from eating too much pie during the holidays.

Wider feet come with gaining weight. Some people do have naturally wide feet, but a huge waistline means you'll probably need sneakers in a EE width or wider. New Balance makes the 993 in multiple widths (even narrow widths, too), and the sneaker has tons of support--which your now-bigger frame will need. Plus, the pigskin leather upper will prevent blowouts from a bulging foot.

The Nike Air Force 1 is the go-to sneaker for peple who want Nike sneakers but have a wide foot. Nike doesn't produce too many wide models, but the Air Force 1's boxy silhouette gives enough room for a chubby foot. It also gives street cred, so you won't have to buy geriatric-like sneakers.

A huge gut can prevent the tying of laces. It sucks reaching down and feeling a stomach press against your chest. The answer for this is having sneakers that can be secured with a quick tug of the Velcro strap. But the sneakers shouldn't be a grandpa pair of Velcro running sneakers. They should be a fly pair of Janoskis that can still be skated and give the comfort of Zoom Air.

Everyone reaches a point where they give up, and this means not even trying to put shoes on their feet anymore. The easiest way to bypass having to a fit a foot into a sneaker is by wearing backless slip-ons. Instead of rocking lame sneakers that nurses purchase by the dozens, a pair of Nike Woven Mules are infinitely better. They're house slippers to the maximum, but can still get props with rare sneaker connoisseurs and fans of Nike's futuristic designs.