Move theatre seats, ugh.

For the first time yesterday I had to seriously squish myself in to a movie theatre seat :( And just saw today that I actually have bruises!! If I didn't know before that I need to keep on the road to better health, this would be a major wake up call! We normally go a newer theatre that has arms that raise and I always fit, but fit better with one arm up and would just sit on the end. But yesterday we went to Guelph for a change and I was stuffed in to what felt like the smallest seat ever made. I've felt horrible all summer but this was the kicker. No more fooling around, no more waiting until the magical day I get surgery, I have to start getting more exercise and cutting the sugar addiction now. I never want to feel as bad about myself as I do today, ever again. 

  Do it Katie M.!!     

WLS will help but its jut another tool!   I was so sick of needing a seatbelt extender on an airplane and feeling like I was curled into my theatre seat...  I fit now quite perfectly!  Very pleased and exercise is a major block in my new building I call life!  

Exactly - just another tool, I've been beating myself over the head with that fact since I started this lol, but it's like I am in limbo waiting for the surgery day. A few lame attempts at changing my habits, then back to the usual eating crap. I have to wake up and stop acting like WLS is the be all end all! Start now!!! WLS will help me for absolute sure, but it's not the only block as you said. Exercise has to play a part and I am sorely lacking! 

I'm glad you can fly around the planet with no extender, and don't have to sit curled in a theatre seat :) Keep it going! I'm bound and determined to join the ranks!!

That is going to change, believe me!  And I know just how you feel - it started to get so that I was afraid to go anywhere, even restaurants, in case I didn't fit into the seats - so many of them are so small, or have hard arms that can't get around people who are larger.  And forget lawn chairs or flimsy folding seats of any kind - I was terrified to sit on those in case they broke and I was humiliated.

Now I can fit into any seat anywhere.  I still marvel at the fact that nine months ago, I couldn't have done this or that because of the seats.  But it's weird - I still sometimes look at seats and wonder if I'm going to fit into them before I remember - oh yeah, of course I will.  I went to a concert last Sunday night at the Molson Amphitheatre, and that happened.  We were walking towards our seats, and for a second, I looked at the seats and they looked SO small, and I had that moment of worry, you know?  I thought, oh no, I'm not going to fit into those.  And then we got to our seats and they were actually very roomy - I had room to spare.  And I still hesitate before sitting on folding chairs or lawn chairs.

It's quite a mind game, this surgery, because you lose weight so fast that on some things it takes time for your head to catch up!

Please don't feel bad about yourself.  Most of us have been there, and it's really crappy that things aren't made to accommodate people of all sizes.  It's great to fit into this stuff now, but it's still upsetting that places make seats so small that many people can't fit into them.  North America has many people our size these days - it's a societal issue, and it's not right that so many places won't accommodate us.

Thanks :) I woke up today feeling much better, went for a walk, and that helped! I can't wait for the day when I can walk up to a chair and actually misjudge that I will fit - and have room to spare!! It must be such a great feeling :) I can imagine it takes awhile for your mind to catch up to your body, and what you see or how you feel is different than how you really are. I'm glad you are there, and can do all the things you want to with ease - congrats!! The months of waiting for surgery feel like a long time to me now, but in the long run it's a blink of an eye. As you said, you can't believe that in less than a year your life has changed and you can do all the great things we miss out on (or are uncomfortable during!) before the weight loss. For sure there a ton of people in North America who are of a larger size, and eventually society is going to have to start accommodating. It would be great if we could all just lose weight and be healthy to fit in to society's standards, but that's not going to happen, not everyone has the resources or the support. But I am going to get healthy and fit in to those movie theatre seats, so that's all I have to worry about!! Thanks for you message, and continued success!! :)

I live in Guelph and totally know what you mean. My husband is a huge movie buff but I always avoided the packed movie theatre. Just having people so close to me makes me crazy. I feel like I don't have enough room!! I am starting t notice a bit of change - my change is really just starting.

I felt the same way about waiting for surgery but I knew I had to make some changes and started to limit sugar intake (which I don't miss at all!!) and stopped the pop drinking. I did lose a bit of weight from referral to opti - about 20lbs. This started to help a little. You will rock your new tool but it doesn't hurt to start making some adjustments now. All the best.

Don't despair.  This time next year you'll have room to spare!

It's awesome that you realize that sugar is an ADDICTION! For me it was all or nothing and there was never enough. I quit sugar altogether 3 months ago and now I do not have any cravings for it. I also stay away from "sugar free" puddings or syrups or anything like that, that might set up the cravings for the real thing. It was really hard for the first month and then.... I was free! Don't beat yourself up or get depressed about what happened yesterday, just live for today. One day at a time. You can do it for just today! Good luck to you. All the best.