Fat girls can ride roller coasters? (copied from my blog) NS

MrsSmith2010
MrsSmith2010 Posts: 225 Member
edited September 2024 in Success Stories
Yup, they sure can.

2 years ago I got on a ride where the seat you usually share was divided in two. My hips were so wide I hide to tilt my butt a little bit to actually sit down. Then they couldn't get the bar down on top of me. The roller coaster worker pushed and pushed until it clicked. Embarassing, right? Wait..there's more. When the ride was over, the bar was stuck. It took TWO workers to pull and pull until the bar came up. Yes, fatty got STUCK in a roller coaster.

So this year, my dad wanted to take me to an amusement park. I was scared as hell that it would happen again. Well Josh convinced me to go because of the kind of roller coaster it was and the fact that I had already lost 20ish pounds. So I went.

So here I am getting on the tube ride....You know the one, eight people, yellow tube, rapids, etc? Well anyway, I sit down and the belt isn't even close to closing! There was at least a good 6 inches before the two pieces were touching, let alone clicking into place. So I looked at the woman about to cry and get off and she says, "Oh it's okay ma'am, you're in the kids seat. Switch places with her." I looked at the 6 year old girl next to me who could've wrapped the seat belt she had on around her twice, the long way. So we switched spots, rode the ride, got drenched, and had a hell of a time.

Then we played the 'guess my weight/age' game. I won of course. I really just wanted to play because I hadn't stepped on a scale in over a month! So anyway, I weighed in at 302, 302 people! After I was soaking wet, full of water/gatorade from trying to hydrate myself, and at 2 in the afternoon. 302. Something tells me when I weigh in at home, I'm going to be under 300 pounds.

I still have a ways to go. There of course was still discomfort walking around all day sweating my *kitten* off and lord knows I would have loved to been in actual shorts and a swim suit top. But you know what...Victory, you little *****, you're mine.. soon! Muahahaha!!!

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  • asunshinec
    asunshinec Posts: 74
    I LOVE THIS POST! =) Congratulations on what you've accomplished!!
  • scubacat
    scubacat Posts: 346 Member
    Love the positive attitude!! Congrats on the weight loss
  • brattyworm
    brattyworm Posts: 2,137 Member
    congrats way to go... keep it up and you will be where you want in no time
  • JeffGDDG
    JeffGDDG Posts: 252 Member
    Pretty cool! Last year they wouldn't let me on Harry Potter ride because I was too big. Ruined my whole day and maybe even whole vacation. Now I am sure I can fit but I pretty much say 'let 'em keep their ride. I'm going somewhere else. ROCK ON!
  • chefchazz
    chefchazz Posts: 427 Member
    great story! keep it up
  • GypsyRose25
    GypsyRose25 Posts: 407
    Great job!!!!
  • dez_yaoichan
    dez_yaoichan Posts: 454
    congrats! im scared to get on a plane b/c last time they told me to get off or buy a second seat. sadly i didn't have the money and had to cancel my trip. i was very upset when i got home and found the weight limit was 350 while i was only 180!!! i got the money for my ticket back but not my hotel.
  • MrsSmith2010
    MrsSmith2010 Posts: 225 Member
    congrats! im scared to get on a plane b/c last time they told me to get off or buy a second seat. sadly i didn't have the money and had to cancel my trip. i was very upset when i got home and found the weight limit was 350 while i was only 180!!! i got the money for my ticket back but not my hotel.

    I'm actually in Colorado now visiting my dad and had to have a seat extender when I flew in! SO embarassing... I don't know if I've lost enough since I've been here but I was really hoping I didn't have to have one on the way back :(

    That really sucks about your trip, I'm so sorry! :( And I would looooove to be 180lbs lol that's weird that that happened.
  • PST0622
    PST0622 Posts: 115
    Great post and I love the way you look at it!!!! What a NSV!!! Congrats!!!
  • MrsSmith2010
    MrsSmith2010 Posts: 225 Member
    Thank you so much everybody! It's really encouraging to read all these comments and I'm so glad you guys are adding me as friends! I love MFP and the people here are just phenomenal!!
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