Ok.....who'se brave enough to answer?!
At your heaviest weight, what was your most embarassing moment(s)?
Yeah, I know. It's only fair that I answer this too!
As if being over 420lbs wasn't embarrasing enough, I can remember at least 3 incodents.
I went to Six Flags with a few family members, and I couldn't fit on the rides. After waiting in the long lines, I squeezed myslef into one of the seats, the safety bar would not latch over my big belly. I had to get off the ride and leave infront of everyone, with lots of people witnessing the whole event! And this happened not once, but twice! I was stupid enough to try to squeeze into another ride, only to have the same thing happen! For the rest of the day, I could only watch my family have fun while me and my fiancee (who is scared of the rides) walked around, feeling hurt and humiliated! (I was so glad to have him there with me, at least!)
The second time was everytime I went to the doctor's office. I was too heavy to be weighed on their scales, even though it went up to at least 350lbs. The nurses would have to go into a storage closet, and litteraly drag out an enormous scale ment to weigh people who were in wheelchairs! And the only space they had available was in a hallway, where anybody walking by could witness the whole thing!
And third,...........my fiancee and I were gathering our laundry together to go to the laundromat. We like to keep our clothes separate sometimes. Going through his clothes, he picks up a large pink garment and says, "Why is your shirt in with my laundry?" and tosses it with my pile. Knowing my clothes, I knew it wasn't a shirt he picked up and tossed, it was my underwear!!!!! Was I really so big that he thought my underwear was a shirt???!!!!!
That was years ago. Praise the Lord that I have lost over 120lbs, (however it was unfortunately due to being sick) and just recently had a panniculectomy to remove my large hanging belly. I like the way my new body looks and am still hoping to lose more weight from smart food choices and walking.
I was just traveling down memory lane, and felt like sharing those experiences with you. Anyone else had any embarrasing experiences?
Yeah, I know. It's only fair that I answer this too!
As if being over 420lbs wasn't embarrasing enough, I can remember at least 3 incodents.
I went to Six Flags with a few family members, and I couldn't fit on the rides. After waiting in the long lines, I squeezed myslef into one of the seats, the safety bar would not latch over my big belly. I had to get off the ride and leave infront of everyone, with lots of people witnessing the whole event! And this happened not once, but twice! I was stupid enough to try to squeeze into another ride, only to have the same thing happen! For the rest of the day, I could only watch my family have fun while me and my fiancee (who is scared of the rides) walked around, feeling hurt and humiliated! (I was so glad to have him there with me, at least!)
The second time was everytime I went to the doctor's office. I was too heavy to be weighed on their scales, even though it went up to at least 350lbs. The nurses would have to go into a storage closet, and litteraly drag out an enormous scale ment to weigh people who were in wheelchairs! And the only space they had available was in a hallway, where anybody walking by could witness the whole thing!
And third,...........my fiancee and I were gathering our laundry together to go to the laundromat. We like to keep our clothes separate sometimes. Going through his clothes, he picks up a large pink garment and says, "Why is your shirt in with my laundry?" and tosses it with my pile. Knowing my clothes, I knew it wasn't a shirt he picked up and tossed, it was my underwear!!!!! Was I really so big that he thought my underwear was a shirt???!!!!!
That was years ago. Praise the Lord that I have lost over 120lbs, (however it was unfortunately due to being sick) and just recently had a panniculectomy to remove my large hanging belly. I like the way my new body looks and am still hoping to lose more weight from smart food choices and walking.
I was just traveling down memory lane, and felt like sharing those experiences with you. Anyone else had any embarrasing experiences?
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The most embarassing moment for me was when I had a chair break from under me. The strange thing is that I never knew that I was as heavy as I was. I always saw myself thinner / lighter than 322lbs.
The other thing was that I went to a water park, my daughter was 1yr, she wanted to ride a flume ride. I was too big to take her. I cried.
I am so thankful that I am where I am at today. I am grateful that I am going to be able to do the theme parks/ water parks with my daughter. When I look back at what I missed out on I cry, but now I have tears of joy knowing that I am not suffering and I am not letting life pass me by.
God Bless,
Susan
The other thing was that I went to a water park, my daughter was 1yr, she wanted to ride a flume ride. I was too big to take her. I cried.
I am so thankful that I am where I am at today. I am grateful that I am going to be able to do the theme parks/ water parks with my daughter. When I look back at what I missed out on I cry, but now I have tears of joy knowing that I am not suffering and I am not letting life pass me by.
God Bless,
Susan
Once a kid in a grocery store looked at me and said, "You ate too much".
Another time a kid with Asberger's Syndrome looked at me at the pool and said, "You look ugly in a bathing suit"
Once I held the airplane seat belt across my belly as though it were buckled because it didn't fit and I was too embarassed to ask for an extender.
Random act of Kindness: On another airplane I smashed the seat divider down in a futile attempt to force my flesh into my one seat by the window. A young, handsome, slender man sat down next to me and said, "We don't need this do we?" and pulled up the seat divider so that I could be more comfortable. I almost cried at his kindness.
Dee
Another time a kid with Asberger's Syndrome looked at me at the pool and said, "You look ugly in a bathing suit"
Once I held the airplane seat belt across my belly as though it were buckled because it didn't fit and I was too embarassed to ask for an extender.
Random act of Kindness: On another airplane I smashed the seat divider down in a futile attempt to force my flesh into my one seat by the window. A young, handsome, slender man sat down next to me and said, "We don't need this do we?" and pulled up the seat divider so that I could be more comfortable. I almost cried at his kindness.
Dee
Well... Since Ive been heavy all of my life, I cant really recall a specific embarrassing incident. Either thats a good thing - or my pre WLS life was full of embarrassing incidences that Ive simply blocked out. Truth be told - everyone in my extended family is obese - so I was also around the same kind of people - we all have/had the same problem.
There's always the not fitting in the roller coaster rides & airplane seats that made me feel "bad".
I think what was really defining though was the though of my son being teased for having such a fat mommy. That & seeing "MORBIDLY OBESE" in my patient file at the Drs.
There's always the not fitting in the roller coaster rides & airplane seats that made me feel "bad".
I think what was really defining though was the though of my son being teased for having such a fat mommy. That & seeing "MORBIDLY OBESE" in my patient file at the Drs.
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