"Chunky" friendly rides...

[ErinsMommy]

I'm sure this question has been posted many times and just actually read a thread about weight restrictions on many rides which now has me nervous that I still won't fit on many rides my daughter will want me to ride with her.

I recently lost 70 lbs -- and am 5'7" and currently 180 lbs (may be closer to low 170s by the time we leave). Daughter is only 44-1/2" tall so she won't get to ride the 48" rides anyway -- is there anything that I can't ride with her??

 

[bumbershoot]

5'7" and 170s? You will be FINE. I was 5'3" and 220 and could ride anything (was in the outside side at FJ though, but that would have been a natural spot anyway because I was riding with my son who would not have sat in the outside seat at all). OK I am still 5'3", LOL, but the weight is much lower now.

And how awesome are you, to have lost 70? Fabulous! So hard and so worth it.



That said, Dudley Do-right is tricky, especially if you have height. It's been awhile since I rode it (at my highest weight) but I think the trick is that you do NOT sit then put your legs down, but you sort of slide down in one motion. Slide the feet down and into their spot while sitting at the same time. Otherwise, even for a shorty like me, it's too hard to get the legs right.

 

[ErinsMommy]

Thank you.