Flying Fat

Jul 11, 2017

As my travel date quickly approaches my anxiety is flaring up over whether or not I'll have any issues with my plane ride to and from my WLS. I saw this video the other day and it just added fuel to the fire. I went to some of my online WLS groups to ask them how they handled flying & if they purchased an extra seat. I didn't purchase an extra seat because I didn't want to spend the money but if it is going to come between spending some extra money and being uncomfortable during my flight there and back I starting thinking that maybe it would be worth it to fork over the extra 600ish dollars that it would cost me to upgrade to 1st class or buy another ticket. I'm currently wearing a size 24 jeans in Levi's (my "standard" jean brand). I carry most of my weight in my butt & thighs. When my husband and I traveled to Paris in November of last year I needed a seat belt extender so I am assuming that I will still need one in August even though I've lost about 40 lbs and will lose more before I get on the plane. The people in my group assured me that I would be fine with one seat but would probably be more comfortable if I upgraded to 1st class. A lady that travels a lot was telling me that sometimes they put out upgrade deals online 24 hours before the flight where I could upgrade for much cheaper. So I'm going to wait and see if that happens.

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