Nice one. you say that it isnt a really big thing, but it is. its a goal of mine and i'll be delighted when i no longer have to ask for it. I love travvelling, but at th eminute i travel as little as possibel because i hate asking for the belt extender.

That should have made you feel great! I really look forward tot he day that I can say the same thing.

I go thru thhe same thing....hiding the seatbelt with my jacket, seatbelt extender, etc.! I currently have a pic of an airplane seat taped to my cell phone as a reminder of my upcoming trip to South America....I really don't want to have to buy two plane tickets!

Congratulations!

That's awesome - and is a big deal because it can be quite off putting for someone wanting to fly.
The tray tables suck though - they don't give much leeway at all.
I hadn't thought about it but I look forward to being comfy in seats like that too.

ACK! Double ack! I love Kathy Griffin. Saw her here in CA. And Book of Mormon? I would so go with you! :bigsmile: But the tickets in LA or SF are CRAZY expensive, so I will have to wait awhile.

Yeah, the extenders...I totally understand! I've been flying more lately and I was fine until I did an American Airlines flight and had to ask for one, but they were super polite about it. I didn't need it on Delta or Virgin Australia (I guess bigger airplanes, bigger seats). My big fear was going to Australia with my family...I was scared I wouldn't fit into the bathroom and it's a 15 hour flight! The first thing I did was put my stuff down and go into the bathroom to make sure I could use it. I came out and was like, WHEW! Yep, we can take this trip now!:happy:

I still have a long way to go but it is great to sit in a booth instead of having to ask for a table. I went to the movies last Friday and it wasn't super roomy but those giant cup holders didn't make permanent indentations into my sides for once, so yahoo!

It's these little triumphs that a lot of people can't truly understand. The "normal," every day stuff that people take for granted. Now...to fit on an amusement park ride...

So happy to find this thread. No one I know understands how this feels. At least once a year I have to fly to a conference and this year I know I might be too big for the seat. I tried to tell my boss to let someone else go this year in my place. It didn't work. She knows I need to go to the conference - how do you explain that you are too heavy to fly? Yeah, so that's pretty much my motivation right now. I want to be able to sit in the seat - I know it won't be comfortable and I'll need a belt extender...I just want to fit. And maybe next year I won't need an extender.

OMG! you don't know how excited I was to read this post! This year was the first year I did not need an extension. I was traveling with my boss to D.C. and I gladly proclaimed that I no longer needed an extension. She was so elated for me (all 120 lbs of her). It's these small things that are taken for granted that are such an accomplishment.

Oh yes, the seatbelt extender, the chairs that hurt, booths in a restaurant, even sitting on a plastic chair without worrying that it will break! These are all things (as well as many more) that anyone with our amount of weight to lose,completely understand. It's so embarrassing and uncomfortable. It is a HUGE I mean HUGE accomplishment to not have to ask for an extender...celebrate it! You rock! You are worthy! You deserve health and happiness. We all do! Keep sharing every accomplishment, it helps motivate others...like me~!

PS...I just joined this group and would love some friends!!!

That is definitely something to be proud of. I flew for the first time last summer when I was at (or very close to) my heaviest weight ever, so I know how uncomfortable it can be – both physically and mentally – when you can't buckle your seat belt.