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Originally Posted by usmcvet
riding in a bumper car with the silver bracket that is supposed to go around your waist up around my chest. Not fitting into a booth at a restaurant , that happened a few times, always ask and wait for a table now. Not fitting into chairs or having to look or ask for one with out arms. Broken chairs and a few broken toilet seats. The cheap pressed wood seats covered in paint/plastic. And man does that seat pinch the back of your leg. Then going to the local home depot to buy a replacement because it was the toilet at your in laws house. The worst for me about a month ago was when my wife said she did not want me to go on vacation with the rest of the family because I slowed them down. My 9 year old was more upset than me and said he would not go with out me. I cried pretty hard after that one. I am teary eyed now just thinking about it. Well I am 35# smaller now and feel a lot better. Still have a long way to go but I am going to make it.
Well my reward for goal is Disneyland. The trip we were going to go on was Florida. This will be Fla and Disney and my kids know so they're motivated too.
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Originally Posted by JoseLo
Oh my looord me also! For example I worry about lying on beds on legs rather than divan beds... one time at a friends when i was staying the night she offered me a bed with legs and I had to pretend I just prefer lying on the floor!
The worst thing is lots of my friends are slim; the challenges of being very big just don't even enter their mind so sometimes I am in a situation where I have to explain these things. For example a friend got me a present of tickets to a musical and I had to explain I need special seating arrangements, or one time when a taxi could not carry us (well ME) because I couldn't do the belt so the driver wouldn't move.
Another example is when I was involved in a choir, and we had to get t shirts for an event, so the leader sent round a piece of paper for us to note down our name and size. I was SOOO embarrassed at the thought of everyone seeing my size written down. I mean, obviously looking at me they will guess I'm not exactly a small, but I just didn't really want people seeing. I had to try and make it so that I wrote it last!
usmcvet, that sounds really upsetting Surely having you there is more important that getting slowed down? Well done on your loss so far though!!
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Originally Posted by usmcvet
She is pretty angry at me over my weight. With the 75# I've lost I would now be able to keep up. It hurt pretty bad. Still does. My 9 year old was my hero when he stuck up for me.
Just back from a week of cub scout camp. I went last year too and everything was embarrassing new walked 1/2 a mile each way to the dinning hall. I skipped a few meals because thenwalk wasnt worth it to me. That took me a loooong time and four breaks to sit and catch my breath. Not this year. I actually did a three mile hike with my son and the Webelo twos. My knees hurt for days but it was an awesome NSV and personal victory.
Scout camp last year I did my swim test, 100 yard swim, no problem, but the ladder on the dock pulled out as I climbed out. That freaking horrified me, hurt too. Somthat was a huge embarassing big man moment. This year I was nervouse to use the ladder but did many times w/o an issue. I also lost another five pounds at camp last week for a total of 125 pounds. I am half way to goal now.