Boo to me! - Solo Halloween PTR 10/22-29 - Link to TR posted!

[DisneyFirefly]

Ok, I will fess up my weight, I am 160 at 5 ft 1 in. I can't fit in the seat with the arm rest down comfortably. Unless you are 90 lbs soaking wet, it's impossible. I would never make a scene about someone "of size". Some people just can't control that! I am so tired of people's ignorance about things it's not even funny.

I got on the scale yesterday and it said I was 308.4, and I'm 5'9". It really drives me nuts that even someone your size can't fit in the seat comfortably. My sister's about 140 pounds, I think, and somewhere around 5'8" (we're tall in my family) and she can just barely fit comfortably as well. The only person I know who can sit comfortably in an airplane seat is my four year old niece!

Folks,

The "Boo to Us" Weight Loss Challenge thread has been opened under the WISH section of the boards.

Link below:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38520447#post38520447

Yay! Thanks for starting it!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Your welcome.....

I've just posted myself on it and goals. Hope that I won't be on my lonesome for long.....

 

[franandaj]

Ok, I will fess up my weight, I am 160 at 5 ft 1 in. I can't fit in the seat with the arm rest down comfortably. Unless you are 90 lbs soaking wet, it's impossible. I would never make a scene about someone "of size". Some people just can't control that! I am so tired of people's ignorance about things it's not even funny.

Skinny Gurl! Hey anyone with a 1 at the beginning of their weight, is probably way better off than a lot of us. Firefly, I think you and Fran are in about the same boat, but with her arthritis and hunched back she's not quite so tall any more, she's closer to my height which is about 5'2". But I'm not a 1 in the weight game. I'll be over to sign up for the weight loss challenge!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Skinny Gurl! Hey anyone with a 1 at the beginning of their weight, is probably way better off than a lot of us. Firefly, I think you and Fran are in about the same boat, but with her arthritis and hunched back she's not quite so tall any more, she's closer to my height which is about 5'2". But I'm not a 1 in the weight game. I'll be over to sign up for the weight loss challenge!

Didn't mean to offend anyone

 

[PrincessInOz]

Just remember - it's a personal journey! Whether you have a 1, 2, 3 or a 0 in the front!

 

[Nermel9]

I got on the scale yesterday and it said I was 308.4, and I'm 5'9". It really drives me nuts that even someone your size can't fit in the seat comfortably. My sister's about 140 pounds, I think, and somewhere around 5'8" (we're tall in my family) and she can just barely fit comfortably as well. The only person I know who can sit comfortably in an airplane seat is my four year old niece!



Yay! Thanks for starting it!

I'm 5'6" and well...I'm over 200, lets just put it that way. I never thought I'd get to be over 200 pounds, that seems so huge to me. I'd really love to get under 200 by the time I go to Disney, but since that is only 5 weeks away, I don't know if it's possible...we will see, I'm planning on working really hard the next 5 weeks!

I think you'll be fine in November. I'm not even sure about how I'd be, so when I get on the plane, I'll see how I fit in one seat first, then put up the armrest since I paid for two seats Besides, sometimes it depends on the FAs and also on your flight itself, since there's no way of knowing if it's full or not.

Let me know how it goes and how you fit in the seats! I was just on Jet Blue in May, and I was about 6 pounds heavier then (not like it makes a difference in size or anything) and although it was a tight fit, I fit in the seat with the arm rest down with no problem, and I don't need a seat belt extender or anything, so who knows? I'm just praying my flight isn't full...I've never went on a Friday morning so I don't know how full it will be. Hopefully not many people are going to Disney that day!

I'm going to join the weight loss thread too!

 

[franandaj]

Didn't mean to offend anyone

No you didn't offend at all, as PrincessInOz said, we all have our personal challenges. When I hit the 2's I was appalled, but I've been here now for a while. in 2008 I was about 180 but once I got back from my WDW trip in May my weight ballooned.

Each of us has our own battles, I just wish mine was at 160! But I know if I was 160, I'd want to be 140, so I totally understand.

 

[shelbys mommy]

No you didn't offend at all, as PrincessInOz said, we all have our personal challenges. When I hit the 2's I was appalled, but I've been here now for a while. in 2008 I was about 180 but once I got back from my WDW trip in May my weight ballooned.

Each of us has our own battles, I just wish mine was at 160! But I know if I was 160, I'd want to be 140, so I totally understand.

Before I had kids I was 90, after dealing with my dad's suicide, my mom's death from Leukemia, depression, losing a home & a vehicle, homeless for 2 weeks, my weight has ballooned. For my height, I am over weight.

 

[franandaj]

Before I had kids I was 90, after dealing with my dad's suicide, my mom's death from Leukemia, depression, losing a home & a vehicle, homeless for 2 weeks, my weight has ballooned. For my height, I am over weight.

Being only one inch taller than you, I am overweight as well, just a a lot more. I was 125 from ages 19 to 26, at that point I started to gain weight. By the time I was 30 and going through a divorce I hit 150 (which at this point would be my ideal weight). I'm sorry you had to go through so much, I can't even imagine dealing with everything you have. Perhaps we should move this discussion over to the new weight loss thread and not hijack Dana's TR.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Before I had kids I was 90, after dealing with my dad's suicide, my mom's death from Leukemia, depression, losing a home & a vehicle, homeless for 2 weeks, my weight has ballooned. For my height, I am over weight.

Hope to see you over in our new motivational thread!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Your welcome.....

I've just posted myself on it and goals. Hope that I won't be on my lonesome for long.....

You won't be, I'm sure I need to find a current picture of myself where you can see my full body so I can post it over there. I think I have one on my old Geeks on a Plane PTR from this summer...

Firefly, I think you and Fran are in about the same boat, but with her arthritis and hunched back she's not quite so tall any more, she's closer to my height which is about 5'2". But I'm not a 1 in the weight game. I'll be over to sign up for the weight loss challenge!

Man, she lost about 6 or 7 inches because of her health issues? That has to suck I like being tall

Didn't mean to offend anyone

I dunno about anyone else, but you certainly didn't offend me Everyone has their reasons, and everyone's body is different.

Just remember - it's a personal journey! Whether you have a 1, 2, 3 or a 0 in the front!

Exactly

I'm 5'6" and well...I'm over 200, lets just put it that way. I never thought I'd get to be over 200 pounds, that seems so huge to me. I'd really love to get under 200 by the time I go to Disney, but since that is only 5 weeks away, I don't know if it's possible...we will see, I'm planning on working really hard the next 5 weeks!

Well, if you work on it, maybe you can get close to 200? I'm waiting until November 1 before I really start working on it, although I've been kind of sort of working on it lately (watching portion size and such). Tonight, I brought a lunch to work (sandwich, grapes, and water) and then completely forgot I'd brought it and wound up ordering takeout Then I have my vacation, and before I go back to work, I'm spending Halloween at Six Flags, so I'd rather not be fussing about calories over the next three weeks. November 1, I'll start really working on it

Let me know how it goes and how you fit in the seats! I was just on Jet Blue in May, and I was about 6 pounds heavier then (not like it makes a difference in size or anything) and although it was a tight fit, I fit in the seat with the arm rest down with no problem, and I don't need a seat belt extender or anything, so who knows? I'm just praying my flight isn't full...I've never went on a Friday morning so I don't know how full it will be. Hopefully not many people are going to Disney that day!

I'm going to join the weight loss thread too!

I definitely will When I got on the scale yesterday, I'd actually lost about three pounds, and I'm not sure how I'm sure your flight will work out, though If you want, I can text you once I land in Orlando (because my flight's so early, but I land at 3pm) and let you know

No you didn't offend at all, as PrincessInOz said, we all have our personal challenges. When I hit the 2's I was appalled, but I've been here now for a while. in 2008 I was about 180 but once I got back from my WDW trip in May my weight ballooned.

Each of us has our own battles, I just wish mine was at 160! But I know if I was 160, I'd want to be 140, so I totally understand.

I've always been heavy, so I don't really "know" any different. The only thing I know for sure is that two years ago, I could fit into size 22 jeans. I can't now. Ideally, I'd like to get down to a size 14 or 16. Even my sister, who's the skinniest person in our family, is about a 12. Our family's just big.

Before I had kids I was 90, after dealing with my dad's suicide, my mom's death from Leukemia, depression, losing a home & a vehicle, homeless for 2 weeks, my weight has ballooned. For my height, I am over weight.

I'm sorry you had to deal with all of that. I hope things are better now (weight issues aside) and that they continue to be that way.

Being only one inch taller than you, I am overweight as well, just a a lot more. I was 125 from ages 19 to 26, at that point I started to gain weight. By the time I was 30 and going through a divorce I hit 150 (which at this point would be my ideal weight). I'm sorry you had to go through so much, I can't even imagine dealing with everything you have. Perhaps we should move this discussion over to the new weight loss thread and not hijack Dana's TR.

I don't mind the hijacking, it gives me something to respond to at work

 

[DisneyFirefly]

So, today's Saturday, and you guys know what that means...

Name That Semi-Obscure Character Game!

This is round 4, so after this, there's one more (next Saturday) unless there's a tie, which it looks like there will be.

Remember, the first person to get it gets the point. No edits or second guesses Also, I want the proper name of the character not "___'s ___ in ___"

 

[franandaj]

So, today's Saturday, and you guys know what that means...

Name That Semi-Obscure Character Game!

This is round 4, so after this, there's one more (next Saturday) unless there's a tie, which it looks like there will be.

Remember, the first person to get it gets the point. No edits or second guesses Also, I want the proper name of the character not "___'s ___ in ___"

Fa Li!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Fa Li!

Yup!

So now the scores are as follows:

snarlingcoyote - 1
therussells08 - 1
PrincessInOz - 1
franandaj - 1

Am I gonna have to buy five prizes?

 

[PrincessInOz]

Mulan's mother! Dang! Just NOT quick enough

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Maybe you'll get next week's

 

[franandaj]

Yup!


Am I gonna have to buy five prizes?

No prize necessary for me!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Okay I'll just buy you a tigger tail in June

 

[laashley]

I am horrible at this game! I need to watch some disney movies that aren't just the kids favorites. We have Mulan somewhere, but I don't even think I have ever watched it.

Your final itinerary looks great. Won't be long now. I especially like the 3 MNSSHP part. I know that we will miss some things and will wish we were going to another one, but I guess that is what next year is for.

All the food talk and weight loss talk has me both hungry and feeling like I need to diet! I think the way to go is portion control, now if only I can atleast control that. I love food and don't love exercise!

Stinks that you have or feel you have to buy an extra seat. Atleast you know that way you will have plenty of room, and glad you were able to get it at the cheaper rate. Plane seats are never comfortable!

I'll have to check out the weight-loss thread when I get a chance. I need some motivation!!!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I am horrible at this game! I need to watch some disney movies that aren't just the kids favorites. We have Mulan somewhere, but I don't even think I have ever watched it.

Your final itinerary looks great. Won't be long now. I especially like the 3 MNSSHP part. I know that we will miss some things and will wish we were going to another one, but I guess that is what next year is for.

All the food talk and weight loss talk has me both hungry and feeling like I need to diet! I think the way to go is portion control, now if only I can atleast control that. I love food and don't love exercise!

Stinks that you have or feel you have to buy an extra seat. Atleast you know that way you will have plenty of room, and glad you were able to get it at the cheaper rate. Plane seats are never comfortable!

I'll have to check out the weight-loss thread when I get a chance. I need some motivation!!!

I'm horrible at some of the games I've seen on PTRs Mulan was pretty cute, considering what it was about. I love Mushu "Dishonor on your cow!"

Honestly, if I were going with my family (and was responsible for paying for that many tickets), I don't think I'd go to three parties. But I'm solo (technically), so I can afford it But yes, there's always next year!

I'm just like you, I don't like exercise and I love food But I'm working on it!

I'm not sure if I have to, but I'd rather just buy it and hope for the refund than fret about being asked to leave the plane or, worse, getting stranded in Baltimore or Jackson (the stops my flight makes down to Orlando). But yeah, at least I'll have more room

Come on over! It's a pleasant thread!