Seat Scare - Portugal on my Mind
I’m going to fly to my brother tomorrow who is an exchange student in Portugal. I heard his room-mate from Sweden is one fine cook… I hope I’ll be able to stick to my plans.
I’m excited about the trip, I have never been that far inside of Europe, and I’m curious about the country and about the way my brother lives.
But. But the one thing I am really really nervous about is the flight. I’ve enjoyed flying the last times I did it, but my last flight was in 2001 and I was about 45 pounds lighter than I am now. The big questions are: Will I fit in the seat? Will the belt fit? Or will I have to ask for an extension? Man, that could be so embarrassing… I googled about sizes and plane seats, and I probably will fit somehow (I am 227 lbs, 5′ 2”), if not totally comfortable… but I am still so worried.
*edit to add* commenter Holly refers to a part of this post which I deleted: I am craving for milk and it ruins my dieting efforts. Yeah, I should save my milk for special occasions, or have it as a treat on Sundays. Always appreciating helpful tips, thanks!
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Learn to love water! Save the milk as a reward for drinking your water and only in amounts that are within your calorie range. That will keep you being able to enjoy what you love and still be losing the unwanted weight.
Portugal is a marvelous place to visit. Just watch out for all those little appetizers they like to serve with cocktails they sooo delicious and the calories can rack up in a hurry! You’ll probably walk more than you can imagine, so that will be good for the waist! Have fun and give us all the details when you get back!
Don’t worry about the seat! I flew with my husband and my 1 year old to SF last year. I was inbetween 300 to 315 lbs at the time plus we didn’t buy a seat for my son. I wasn’t 100% comfortable but they didn’t make me buy another seat or anything and it really wasn’t too bad. So you at your weight should be A’OK!
