I’m taking a trip soon. I’m looking forward to it without even a moment of internal whining about the physical discomfort and mental stress. I really like how much less stress I have in my life. Losing weight took off a load in more ways than one.
Here are just a couple of things that I don’t need to worry about any more. The next flight won’t be the one where an airline attendant tells me I need to buy a second seat. It won’t matter if, somehow, every seat belt extender on the plane is missing. I don’t need one. I won’t horrify the person in the middle seat if I squeeze into their aisle. When I pick up my rental car, I know I’ll be able to buckle the seat belt. It won’t matter if the chairs at the reception are sturdy metal, wooden fold-ups or outdoor resin plastic. They won’t break beneath my weight. I won’t see concern or barely-hidden shock on my family members’ faces. Any surprise I see will be the good kind. I haven’t seen them since a couple of months after my surgery. I’ve lost more than 110 pounds since that time.
Just those few changes make travel even more enjoyable. I can focus on the anticipated joy of seeing family and enjoying a happy occasion. Yes, I had fun even when at my heaviest, but it was always diluted to some extent by the ever present awareness of my hugeness and anticipation of difficulties to overcome.
Today, I’m grateful for undiluted happiness and releasing the worry about so many things.
Weighty Matters 
Have a great trip!
These are all issues I had never thought of until I became good friends with my friend Hobbes. He is super obese (by choice) and he is very open about all these issues. Being aware of them has really opened my eyes to the problems and limitations faced by those who are obese.
It is so wonderful that you don’t have to deal with these issues any more! I’m so glad that you are healthy and happy and that your body is becoming closer and closer to what it you want it to be like. You look like a million dollars already. You sound happy and strong and confident in the changes you’ve made and will continue to make.
Glad you can go on your trip filled with joy and comfort and no stress!