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    Theme Parks...

    Yesterday I spent the day at Bush Gardens, I am a roller coaster Junkie! and yesterday as I waited in line for different rides I witness as some overweight people would try to get on these rides. It was painful to watch as one or two employees would come down to force the harness down or ask the person to suck it in just to be asked to please get up and wait for the rest of their party to come back from the ride because they would not fit. All this is happening in front of hundreds of people waiting to get on...I would search the faces and some would be laughing at the poor people others you can tell felt sorry for this person and their heart would go out to tthem.

    It strengthen my resolve to make sure to stay in this path of healthy eating because the look on the face of those people was truly sad, I wanted to go over there to them and say you know there is a new way of life out there for you but because I thought they would probably not want to hear it from me at the moment because they were already embarrassed enough that day i did not.

    I don't know would you have said something?
    highest 230 ---- started atkins------current 175 lbs
    July 2009 ---------12/20/2009 ---------03/18/2010
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    I started atkins in late november but every other week just sort of fell off the wagon and was not working out..late december I started to really follow it and added the gym from november to december I only lost like 7 lbs not following it right..from december to march 18 I lost 50 lbs give or take depending what mood my scale is on lol.
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    Hi summerdressgirl I guess there will be that negativity toward overweight people always no matter where there are.I can relate to those people because a few years back when I was in the 200's I was so scared to sit on some rides because I was embarassed if the belt would fit or if I would fit in the seats.I actually did but I didn't feel comfortable thinking others were watching and talking about me.
    I think you were right not to say something because you approaching them would have embraced them more.
    Great post.You get a rep point!

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    • #3
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      It's not a fun position to be in

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      • #4
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        You empathized with those people. That's all you could do. So how were the rollercoasters?
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        • #5
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          rollercoaster was awesome!! I went back out there today!
          highest 230 ---- started atkins------current 175 lbs
          July 2009 ---------12/20/2009 ---------03/18/2010
          <------------------>

          I started atkins in late november but every other week just sort of fell off the wagon and was not working out..late december I started to really follow it and added the gym from november to december I only lost like 7 lbs not following it right..from december to march 18 I lost 50 lbs give or take depending what mood my scale is on lol.

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          • #6
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            I think alot of overweight people tend to not realize how big or heavy they really are or have gotten. It's a way of not facing reality, which is scary. I know I had that problem when I was very overweight. It's not until you get put into a situation, like at an amusement park or on airplane, where size really is an issue that you have to face up to reality.

            I really noticed it when I had trouble with seatbelts in cars and even had trouble with the steering wheel hitting me in my own car. And it was embarrassing to keep having to ask for a seat belt extension on an airplane, or to feel bad when the person next to you is crowded because you're so big. Ugh. Those were the "wake up" motivators for me. And it wasn't that I wanted to fit again in these things, it's that I realized what an impact all the weight was having on my health that was the real motivation for me. I saw my family history of diabetes and heart disease and knew I didn't want to be that miserable later on in life.

            Last fall after being down almost 100 lbs, I was able to ride a rollercoaster for the first time in many many years and I fit and didn't worry about size or weight or needing an extension on a plane. Oh how good that feels! Look out rollercoasters, here I come!
            Start date: 2/22/04 347/222/135 ~ 5'2"
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            • #7
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              Wow Bizz thanks for sharing your story and I think a lot of those people were so darn embarrassed that they finally realize they need help. You lost a lot of weight! good for you
              highest 230 ---- started atkins------current 175 lbs
              July 2009 ---------12/20/2009 ---------03/18/2010
              <------------------>

              I started atkins in late november but every other week just sort of fell off the wagon and was not working out..late december I started to really follow it and added the gym from november to december I only lost like 7 lbs not following it right..from december to march 18 I lost 50 lbs give or take depending what mood my scale is on lol.

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              • #8
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                You know, I feel it's not my place to say anything to anyone..People have to want to do something, on their own..I would have been more angrier at someone coming at me with their diet plan, than someone who laughed at me to be honest..I still believe however, that no one has the right to laugh or make fun of anyone no matter their size.. I don't stare at anyone, for any reason...because I hate when its done to me..at least those people were at the amusement enjoying life.. unlike me who was in a state of depression for over a year and didn't leave my house..My husband stutters and it really makes me livid when someone stares and then laughs....Biz you are so right.. for me it was a picture of myself taken at my niece's birthday party.. OMG, that was worse than a ton of bricks hitting me in the face..and the seatbelt as well.. but it was nice when I lost a few pounds and got that belt around me again..

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                • #9
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                  this happened to me a few years ago when i was 294lb i stood in line waiting for over an hour then got on the ride and the guy was trying to get the safter bar down and it just wouldnt fit and im looking at him and saying "JUST PUSH IT" but it just wouldnt go down then you have to get of the ride with everyone staring at you and in your head you can hear the shouts of YOU FAT BAST--- that has gotta be up there as one of the worst days of my life for embarrassment ,i just wanted the ground to open and swallow me up ,but hay that is day helped me start on the weight loss journey im on ,ive been back to the park and many others now enjoy all the rides now but with memories of days like that in my head im never ever getting like that again and now ive found atkins woe its only gonna get better

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                  • #10
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                    Well done for making that unpleasant incident into a starting point for getting going on Atkins, Jake!
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