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Old Thu, Jan-28-16, 13:14
erinlynnak erinlynnak is offline
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Mine is to sit on an airplane comfortably and be able to buckle the seatbelt!
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Old Thu, Jan-28-16, 16:43
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I have a few. Some pure vanity, some deeper than that.

- Fit back into an outfit from college when I was 155 lbs. Yeah, I'm realistic. I know it may not happen, but I'd love it if it did!

- Fly comfortably.
I can fit into the seats, and I can buckle the seatbelt without an extender...but only just barely! What's really uncomfortable for me is that, to avoid being that person who everyone complains about (even my own aunt!), who is "The fatty who is spilling over into the seat I paid for!" I basically spend the entire flight hugging my own torso as tightly as possible. If my arms even touch the arm rests I get paranoid that I'm taking up more than my fair share of room. After a few hours it leads to some wicked arm and back cramps, and sleeping that way is impossible. I'd like to be able to actually relax on a flight!

- Feel comfortable with my own body. This was an issue for me even when I was smaller, so it's mostly a mental thing. It's a big part of why I gained so much weight, though, so I know it'll be important for future success!
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Old Thu, Jan-28-16, 21:21
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get up from the floor sitting cross legged and no other assistance. Sort of like a scissor lift.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bIXmAxirxA No kettle ball tho
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Old Thu, Jan-28-16, 22:55
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get up from the floor sitting cross legged and no other assistance. Sort of like a scissor lift.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bIXmAxirxA No kettle ball tho



That's a good one!
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Old Wed, Feb-03-16, 14:12
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get up from the floor sitting cross legged and no other assistance. Sort of like a scissor lift.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bIXmAxirxA No kettle ball tho

My aunt could do this with ease even well into her late 80's. It was so easy for her she didn't even think about it, but would just pop up from the floor this way after playing with her great-grandchildren. And me with my bad knee? Probably never.

Though of course my aunt (my mom's big sister) never really had a weight issue either. Though I do recall that in her early 70's, on her 50th wedding anniversary, about all the weight she had put on over the years. She was 5'4", and as she said sadly about it "on my wedding day I weighed 99 pounds, and today I weigh 124. In 50 years I have put on *25 pounds*!"
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Old Sat, Jun-11-16, 17:28
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get up from the floor sitting cross legged and no other assistance. Sort of like a scissor lift.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bIXmAxirxA No kettle ball tho

I'll have to start a little smaller than that - I'm a little afraid to get down on the floor in the first place for fear I won't be able to get up without a forklift! I can do it, but she ain't pretty.
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Old Wed, Jan-11-17, 21:01
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get up from the floor sitting cross legged and no other assistance. Sort of like a scissor lift.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bIXmAxirxA No kettle ball tho

I forgot about this for a while and now I'm able to do the first part getting down with no hands. It has more to do with being able to get your knees closer to your chest (aka you have fat belly and fat thighs!) The second part requires a little more thining out I think and developing some power in the first part of the get up.

With practice, most things are possible or new avenues may be discovered.

Keep Practicing!
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Old Thu, Mar-16-17, 09:05
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get up from the floor sitting cross legged and no other assistance. Sort of like a scissor lift.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bIXmAxirxA No kettle ball tho

Completed. I did it a few times to make sure it wasn't a fluke. I can get up and down from floor now using no assistance, just legs. Mainly it was about loosing enough belly fat to be able to get my center of mass over the direction of force that the legs create in the scissor position, that and giving the move an honest to goodness explosive try.

It took me over a year to accomplish this. It happened without me doing much of anything FOR OVER A YEAR other than sticking to a basic plan of eating. So please, do yourself a favor and do something, anything, for significant amount of time before thinking stuff like, "just isn't working for me. I must be different! I can't do this.., etc..."

You can do this too when your body is ready and impress your friends and neighbors

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Old Fri, Jan-29-16, 06:13
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To fit into the size 14 clothes I wore before kids. They're the smallest clothes in my closet and I especially want to be able to wear the ones with the price tags still attached. I want to either wear them out and move down to the next size...which will mean a whole new wardrobe because I don't own any 12's.😁👍

Also, fly and travel more comfortably.
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Old Fri, Jan-29-16, 06:53
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I want to be able to run again.

I'd also like to lose 40 years.
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Old Tue, Feb-02-16, 11:38
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1) to not have to worry about 'seat size' when attending a movie, concert or other event.
2) to not audibly wheeze when walking with others, or climbing stairs.
3) to shop in the regular sizes, not plus sizes.
4) to like how I look and the shape I am in.
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Old Thu, Feb-04-16, 15:36
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1) to not have to worry about 'seat size' when attending a movie, concert or other event.


Do you really worry about that?

The only things I worry about fitting into are airplane seats and rollercoasters. It never occurred to me to worry about concerts and particularly not movie theaters. In my experience the seats in movie theaters are huge, and the arms can be put up. I do always sit on the end of an aisle, though. Partially my anxiety issues, I feel better if I can make a quick "get away" if I should have an anxiety attack, and partially because I feel self-conscious squeezing by people at my size.
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Old Fri, Feb-05-16, 09:51
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Do you really worry about that?

The only things I worry about fitting into are airplane seats and rollercoasters. It never occurred to me to worry about concerts and particularly not movie theaters. In my experience the seats in movie theaters are huge, and the arms can be put up. I do always sit on the end of an aisle, though. Partially my anxiety issues, I feel better if I can make a quick "get away" if I should have an anxiety attack, and partially because I feel self-conscious squeezing by people at my size.


Yes S-Piper. I really do have to worry about that. I haven't even tried to fit into a roller coaster seat in years. And school auditoriums are not huge, and at least our movie theater does not have arms that can be put up, and some of them are not comfortable. A SIGNIFICANT portion of my extra weight is all in my butt and upper thighs, which makes seating very uncomfortable. So yep, definitely one of my non-scale goals - to be like most other people and not have to worry about the seat sizes anywhere.
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Old Fri, Feb-05-16, 10:38
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Yes S-Piper. I really do have to worry about that. I haven't even tried to fit into a roller coaster seat in years. And school auditoriums are not huge, and at least our movie theater does not have arms that can be put up, and some of them are not comfortable. A SIGNIFICANT portion of my extra weight is all in my butt and upper thighs, which makes seating very uncomfortable. So yep, definitely one of my non-scale goals - to be like most other people and not have to worry about the seat sizes anywhere.


Ah yes, school auditoriums. I haven't been in one of those in a while, but I can relate when it comes to university class rooms with the desk/chair combinations. I hate how they squash my stomach. Same with airplane seats. The seat I can fit into, but when I put the tray table down it doesn't go all the way because my stomach is in the way and it makes me feel really self-conscious. And, yeah, the movie theater thing...to be fair, I am used to living in big cities, so most of the movie theaters I frequent are big multiplexes. I have noticed at some of the arts theaters, though, that the seats are smaller.

I'm sorry you have to go through that.

I can relate to the amusement park thing. I haven't been brave enough to even attempt to get onto a rollercoaster in years either.
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Old Tue, Feb-09-16, 20:35
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Ah yes, school auditoriums. I haven't been in one of those in a while, but I can relate when it comes to university class rooms with the desk/chair combinations. I hate how they squash my stomach. Same with airplane seats.
Man, do i hate those desk/chair combos. But I was taking classes while I was pregnant, and was sitting in one of those the night before I went into labor. But that was awful. I haven't been on an airplane since 1994 and I think seats have gotten smaller since then, but as a rule I don't have an issue with seats for anything.

I've even gone on roller coasters with my grandson and had no problems fitting, but found I no longer really enjoy roller coasters.
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