The Everything Pooh Sized Thread

[Jey12]

Thanks everyone on this thread for easing my worry about being too Pooh sized to fit in rides and enjoy the trip with my family. The tips and reassurance has been great!

One thing though I was excited to learn about the womanwithin website and made a decent order through them for some "cruise/WDW" clothing a few weeks ago. I have had a horrible experience with them! I hadn't seen where anyone else has had this problem, so it's either bad luck on my part or well I don't know? When I first placed the order I knew 2 items were on backorder but were scheduled to be available a good month before we left on our cruise. One item showed instock (of course it was the perfect sundress I had been searching for this trip) and a week later when I went to the website to check on shipping it was showing backordered with no idea on a ship date! No notification had been sent to me saying this item went on backorder after I placed the order. I sent an email to their customer service and after 4 days with no reply I called the number. The customer service reps I spoke with might as well said sorry about your luck, and too bad for you for all of the help they were. Now today I get an email saying the items I knew were on backorder are backordered further, and the anticipated date being 5 days before I leave on my trip!! Pretty much I spent $200, still have nothing to wear on my cruise and the only items woman within has been able to send are the 2 pairs of underwear I ordered.

I'm half tempted to take a pic of myself wearing just the underwear and attach a note that says thanks the panties fit great, what about the other $185 I purchased in clothing to cover these bad boys up??????

Has anyone else had this experience? Hopefully I won't have just a couple pairs of comfy panties to wear on my trip.

 

[bsusanmb]

Love this thread. I am 5'4" and 226#, I wear a 42DD bra. This is my advise. If you want a small bag, I use the VB Mini hipster. Every now and then I remove it and place it on the back of a chair while out but it really doesn't rub my neck. Hipsters are great too and have a wider strap. I use bra liners EVERYDAY. I usually purchase them from Walter Drake on-line 3 for $9.99. As a wound care skin care nurse the best antifungal I have ever used on patients and myself has been Baza cream made by Sween. Now it is a cream and I would only use it if not going out in heat as a powder works best for that. The best powder I have found is Microguard powder from Sween. I order several at a time and shipping is free form the online store. DH is 5'7" at 270# with a precious pooh tummy. He loves WDW and never has problems with rides. He swears by his Crocs and loves them, and also his body glide.

I like wearing the Sport Savvy Atheletic wear from OVC. However, while a 2x on top, I am a XL on bottom. Which as you all know is frustrating. I recently purchased the Sport Savvy polo dresses in all three colors to try them and they fit great. They wash well and are made with a nice weight material that is very cool. So if you guys are my size and would like a cute dress, I have been very satisfied with them and purchased them in a 2X. I really like my swimsuits in the It Figures! line from QVC. Yep, it seems the suits get a little stetchy after getting wet but the coverage is there.

I get my underwire bras from Dillard's and so far have found a great fit in the Modern Movement line. There is a padding to them so they are great t-shirt bras, so I wear them under everything.

Thanks for posting all the great info, especially about shoes.

We are just about the same size...and I am a WOCN, wound care specialist also. I use body glide ALL the time when I go to WDW, even on my feet and toes and it stops the blisters from forming. What is a bra liner? I use all of your products also. I need a bra that doesn't rub under my arms...the underwires are a killer, but without it, well, you get the picture!

 

[minandmick]

I know that there has been some discussion about which bags to bring.
I'm 5-1 and 260# ish.
I just found a GREAT bag at Walmart. it holds 2 water bottles (bpa free) and for three dollars I found one more to hook onto the bag. The belt easily fit around my stomach with room to spare. The zipper pocket is surprisingly large. We can easily carry our sunscreen bottle, bug spray an wallets in there with room left over! The back part that goes against your body is cushioned and mesh.

The best part? it was $9.88.

it's called the H20 Mojave Hydration Waistpack

It says it's not available online, but my local walmart had at least ten of them.

We leave next Wednesday for our first five day trip. I'll let you know how we do!

(btw, my hubby and I are both pooh-sized and the bag will fit him too )

 

[M&MGirl1]

I know that there has been some discussion about which bags to bring.
I'm 5-1 and 260# ish.
I just found a GREAT bag at Walmart. it holds 2 water bottles (bpa free) and for three dollars I found one more to hook onto the bag. The belt easily fit around my stomach with room to spare. The zipper pocket is surprisingly large. We can easily carry our sunscreen bottle, bug spray an wallets in there with room left over! The back part that goes against your body is cushioned and mesh.

The best part? it was $9.88.

it's called the H20 Mojave Hydration Waistpack

It says it's not available online, but my local walmart had at least ten of them.

We leave next Wednesday for our first five day trip. I'll let you know how we do!

(btw, my hubby and I are both pooh-sized and the bag will fit him too )

My whole family (all 9 of us) bought the EXACT same pack for our upcoming Disney trip. We recently used them on a trip to the zoo with the kids and they work GREAT for us! The waist strap is fantastic - fits everyone from a 7 year old skinny kid to pooh sized me and it was so nice to have both hands free all the time and not have a strap digging into my neck

 

[book_junkie]

Thanks everyone on this thread for easing my worry about being too Pooh sized to fit in rides and enjoy the trip with my family. The tips and reassurance has been great!

One thing though I was excited to learn about the womanwithin website and made a decent order through them for some "cruise/WDW" clothing a few weeks ago. I have had a horrible experience with them! I hadn't seen where anyone else has had this problem, so it's either bad luck on my part or well I don't know? When I first placed the order I knew 2 items were on backorder but were scheduled to be available a good month before we left on our cruise. One item showed instock (of course it was the perfect sundress I had been searching for this trip) and a week later when I went to the website to check on shipping it was showing backordered with no idea on a ship date! No notification had been sent to me saying this item went on backorder after I placed the order. I sent an email to their customer service and after 4 days with no reply I called the number. The customer service reps I spoke with might as well said sorry about your luck, and too bad for you for all of the help they were. Now today I get an email saying the items I knew were on backorder are backordered further, and the anticipated date being 5 days before I leave on my trip!! Pretty much I spent $200, still have nothing to wear on my cruise and the only items woman within has been able to send are the 2 pairs of underwear I ordered.

I'm half tempted to take a pic of myself wearing just the underwear and attach a note that says thanks the panties fit great, what about the other $185 I purchased in clothing to cover these bad boys up??????

Has anyone else had this experience? Hopefully I won't have just a couple pairs of comfy panties to wear on my trip.

I had the EXACT same experience with them... Ordered stuff that said was "in stock", then got an email saying almost all of it was backordered, and then stuff came a month or two later than I ordered it, and later than the original "backordered" date. I had tried canceling the order, but they said they couldn't do it because it was on 'backorder'. And then the clothes didn't fit or were way to see-through for work. Not trying them again.

I have had good success with Avenue and Torrid...

 

[Silverbelle990]

My husband and I are both Pooh sized...I am an 18 he is 5-9 300lbs. We just got back from the Worst Trip Every at Busch Gardens. He was too big in the shoulders to ever get the bar over...and I had to do everything with our son. I am not a good motion person, i have never even though to try Mission Space or will....but I told him at the end of the trip...

"This is why we will never go anywhere else but Disney ever again..they are Friendly!!!"

Sorry Disney for straying it wil NEVER happen again!!!

 

[Jey12]

I had the EXACT same experience with them... Ordered stuff that said was "in stock", then got an email saying almost all of it was backordered, and then stuff came a month or two later than I ordered it, and later than the original "backordered" date. I had tried canceling the order, but they said they couldn't do it because it was on 'backorder'. And then the clothes didn't fit or were way to see-through for work. Not trying them again.

I have had good success with Avenue and Torrid...

Yes I just called for the 3rd time and was told the same thing. They weren't even aware of the items that were placed on a longer backorder! Said the emails go out before their systems are updated. Seriously????? Just a word of warning to anyone placing an order through woman within I wouldn't. You are better off in my experience to just pay full price through lane bryant or some other store and actually get the merchandise you pay for in a decent time frame. So far my one and only order through woman within has been a headache, poor customer service, poor internet updating, and all I have to show for it are two pairs of yes comfy but white granny panties for the bargain price of $120. Now I get to go out and try and find summer cruise clothes when all of the stores in my area switched to fall and winter over a month ago. Yay.

 

[Ashton7]

Yes I just called for the 3rd time and was told the same thing. They weren't even aware of the items that were placed on a longer backorder! Said the emails go out before their systems are updated. Seriously????? Just a word of warning to anyone placing an order through woman within I wouldn't. You are better off in my experience to just pay full price through lane bryant or some other store and actually get the merchandise you pay for in a decent time frame. So far my one and only order through woman within has been a headache, poor customer service, poor internet updating, and all I have to show for it are two pairs of yes comfy but white granny panties for the bargain price of $120. Now I get to go out and try and find summer cruise clothes when all of the stores in my area switched to fall and winter over a month ago. Yay.

They are not supposed to charge your credit card until they actually SHIP your order. If they refuse to refund your money immediately and cancel your order you need to tell them you are going to contact your credit card company to do a chargeback. If they still won't give you the credit, follow thru with your credit card company to get your money back.

 

[Jey12]

They are not supposed to charge your credit card until they actually SHIP your order. If they refuse to refund your money immediately and cancel your order you need to tell them you are going to contact your credit card company to do a chargeback. If they still won't give you the credit, follow thru with your credit card company to get your money back.

They haven't actually charged my card for the non shipped items. The problem is all of the stores in my area are now selling sweaters and coats. Hardly attire for a bahama cruise. Because of their poor management I have less than a month to decide if I want to risk waiting on the items I have already ordered, or do a mass hunt for something else.

I guess as long as I have my new clean panties to wear my grandma will be happy though.

 

[burberryplaid]

I was looking at Allears At Large reports about people getting stuck in intertubes! Our local waterpark has a normal size and larger size intertubes that float around the lazy river and you just grab which one you want. Does Disney only have one size intertube plus the doubles?

Anyone have experience and advice for the waterparks?

I was at Typhoon Lagoon in May and had no problems with innertubes. I didn't put it around me (probably could have) but kind of just layed on it & had no problems. I had an awesome time at Typhoon Lagoon & won't hesitate to go back. There were all sorts of people bigger than me there & all were having fun. I wouldn't worry at all about going!

 

[Greenepona]

This thread is amazing. My BF and I leave for our trip in 66 days and this thread has helped immensely. I am 5' 275, and he is 5'10 2xlt. We just went shopping for him at Casual Male XL Outlet yesterday and got some great deals.

My current dilemma is shoes...currently I don't have any park worthy shoes. I saw someone post about the Ahnu Benicia II? I would love to try those. they look comfortable, and cute. What kinds of socks do people wear with those? or can I wear none at all? Do your feet sweat?

We will be staying at FW for 5 nights

Thanks everyone for your great tips!

 

[alicia080979]

I was at Typhoon Lagoon in May and had no problems with innertubes. I didn't put it around me (probably could have) but kind of just layed on it & had no problems. I had an awesome time at Typhoon Lagoon & won't hesitate to go back. There were all sorts of people bigger than me there & all were having fun. I wouldn't worry at all about going!

Thank you so much...I was really starting to be anxious about the waterparks. I am hoping to get 20 more pounds off before we leave. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!

 

[Greenepona]

I'm not sure if this should go here, but I am also in search of a good camp chair to use for my BF and I? The standard camp chairs dig into the backs of my thighs as I am short/poohsized. Any suggestions?

 

[Angel16]

Greenepona, I have purchased really great Camp chairs at Costco, they are there brand of camp items. Sorry don't remember the brand and we have loaned them to friends who are on vacation. The chairs have a foot rest and even recline. I don't remember the price, purchased them last year. They work great for my 6'4' DH and I am very comfortable in them at 5"5".

We even took them to the hospital when I had surgery last year. Much more comfortable then the hospital guest chairs. My DH was much happier with them, even napped in them.

OK everyone, we need more ideas for us all.




Angel16

 

[tlpbupu]

I'm not sure if this should go here, but I am also in search of a good camp chair to use for my BF and I? The standard camp chairs dig into the backs of my thighs as I am short/poohsized. Any suggestions?

I got ours at Walmart this year. They are made by Coleman and are oversized and hold up to 350lbs. I love them. They are comfortable and feel very sturdy.

Tracy

 

[Mickey'sMainMami]

I have a question, last September hubby and I were at the world for 8 days. First day in the parks I started having problem with my feet. Specifically the bottoms of them. Throughout the day as the heat got hotter, I guess my feet started to sweat and started rubbing in my sneakers and they started to really get sore. I had come prepared and stopped in the ladies room and pulled my shoes and socks off and put some foot powder and some moleskin where some really sore areas were and hoped it would help. Well it didn't. They just got worse and worse. The rubbing began to feel like a burning on the soles. It is weird, because I am pretty much on my feet for 6-8hrs per day with work and never had this problem. The last few times we went it didn't happen either. I was wondering if it could have been the different sneaker brand I bought coupled with the god awful heat and humidity? I have no idea, but I tried switching to my flip flops the next day and that didn't help. I am so worried about it happening again on future trips because it really made it bad for me. How come this doesn't seem to happen any other time? Does anyone else have this problem, and if so, what do you use? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[mrsksomeday]

I have a question, last September hubby and I were at the world for 8 days. First day in the parks I started having problem with my feet. Specifically the bottoms of them. Throughout the day as the heat got hotter, I guess my feet started to sweat and started rubbing in my sneakers and they started to really get sore. I had come prepared and stopped in the ladies room and pulled my shoes and socks off and put some foot powder and some moleskin where some really sore areas were and hoped it would help. Well it didn't. They just got worse and worse. The rubbing began to feel like a burning on the soles. It is weird, because I am pretty much on my feet for 6-8hrs per day with work and never had this problem. The last few times we went it didn't happen either. I was wondering if it could have been the different sneaker brand I bought coupled with the god awful heat and humidity? I have no idea, but I tried switching to my flip flops the next day and that didn't help. I am so worried about it happening again on future trips because it really made it bad for me. How come this doesn't seem to happen any other time? Does anyone else have this problem, and if so, what do you use? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

I use moisture wicking socks and always apply Bodyglide to the bottoms of my feet every morning before heading to the parks. It helps with the rubbing .

 

[minandmick]

Well, we are back from our trip and we did great on ALL the rides! Had a little trouble getting through some of the turnstyles, but overall I was really impressed at how comfortable we were! I couldn't do RNR at HS, but that is because I'm claustrophobic and panicked when the shoulder harness went over me.

The waist pack we bought from walmart worked great. my husband even carried it for awhile.

I will say that my husbands legs got really swollen and red. after three days we ended up in the urgent care clinic down the road from WDW. I think that three 10 hour days of pounding the pavement, sun and heat was just to much for him. My advice (if anyone wants it) is to take it slow, enjoy and take breaks often. It's not worth the pain (literally) and expense of having a medical issue. (He is now on an antibiotic, steroids and was on a diuretic).

Lots of pixie dust to those going and let us know how your trip goes!

 

[minandmick]

Oh, and I wore comfortable, sole supportive flip flops. My feet did great.

 

[bsusanmb]

I have a question, last September hubby and I were at the world for 8 days. First day in the parks I started having problem with my feet. Specifically the bottoms of them. Throughout the day as the heat got hotter, I guess my feet started to sweat and started rubbing in my sneakers and they started to really get sore. I had come prepared and stopped in the ladies room and pulled my shoes and socks off and put some foot powder and some moleskin where some really sore areas were and hoped it would help. Well it didn't. They just got worse and worse. The rubbing began to feel like a burning on the soles. It is weird, because I am pretty much on my feet for 6-8hrs per day with work and never had this problem. The last few times we went it didn't happen either. I was wondering if it could have been the different sneaker brand I bought coupled with the god awful heat and humidity? I have no idea, but I tried switching to my flip flops the next day and that didn't help. I am so worried about it happening again on future trips because it really made it bad for me. How come this doesn't seem to happen any other time? Does anyone else have this problem, and if so, what do you use? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

I also found that using Body Glide on my feet works wonders. I use it on the soles, sides and between my toes and that has stopped the blisters. I have worn crocs with socks and also sneakers with socks. This is the only thing that worked for me.

I also have an issue with Roman's, and the other Woman Within etc...why on earth do they have regular normal size people modeling those darn clothes???? I want to know what someone my size will look like. What looks good on a skinny person isn't going to look good on me. I had to return 6 bags of clothes to those places this week. and the sizing is so odd. I wear a 2x or a 20/24 at Lane Bryant. Not with these other companies...even a 1X is like a tent! The pants are made for someone with extreme edema of the legs or something and they fall down. I am no slim person. I am 5'4" and 235 pounds. I am just disgusted. Don't fashion designers know that we like to look good too? When I am dead and gone, there will be ALL Pooh sized clothes with the obesity epidemic. I was ahead of my time, as usual!

One other thing, I had plantar fasciitis and I wear only New Balance sneakers. I used to wear Birkinstock, but it seemed it got worse with them. I recently bought wide Birkenstocks with a soft insole/cusioned and once I broke them in...wow, how comfortable. I bought 2 pairs on QVC, one was on 4 easy payments...I love that. Just a thought.