resturant seats OMG!!

so I went to lunch with a lady I work with today ( a small lady ) well needless to say we got to this resturant and went in.. and Im in full out panic mode because im looking at the seats in this place knowing im going to feel like a sardine in a can lol i hate that so much.. its embarassing and it was soooooooo embarassing telling her ya know im not gonna fit very well in that seat can we go in the corner.. Im sick of feeling this way.. im ready to have this surgery.. lol im sitting there trying to eat and i cant see the table for my boobs cause they was pushed up so far LOL i hope im not the only one thats ever gone through that

OMG - I can't tell you how many times I worry about chairs - whether I'll fit OR break them!! I can so relate! Lori

When I was 24 years old my husband and I and 2 friends of ours (a couple) went to a restaurant and got seated in a booth....Well we tried and I didn't fit.....so we had to get up and wait for a table.....Its something I will never forget it was so embarrassing....So your not alone.....And it will not always be like that...... Estelle

OMG, you are not the only one.  It is mentally exhausting worrying about the booths and chairs when going out.  I find that I am avoiding it lately, not wanting to go out because of it.   It's humiliating.    I was having a stress test last week and they wanted me to sit in their lab chair to give me an injection in the arm.  Well I tried and it wasn't happening cramming my butt in that chair.  I said well my butt ain't fitting in this chair.  So she gave me an office chair to sit in.  I wanted to crawl in a hole, I was so embarassed.  I cannot wait until I no longer have to worry myself to death going anywhere wondering what the seating is going to be.  Normal weight people who have not been obese have no idea how much we worry about that.   Linda

You are so not alone. I avoid restaurants that only have booths like the plague and I always make my husband request a table.

I went out to buy new patio chairs a couple weeks ago and I had to make my husband pull down all these chairs to make sure they would support me and that I could fit into them. I can't wait until I can sit on anything and not have to worry about it collapsing!

Girlfriend.. you are not alone..  I always worry about seats.... its so embarrassing if its too tight, or even worse is trying to squeeze into a booth.  It is getting a little better for me, but I'm not over that yet.  Soon we will all be able to sit where ever we want to!!!

lol we went to taco bell with my brother and his wife about a month ago.. and low and behold the taco bell had those bolted down swivvle chairs dunno if I spelled that right.. and it really scared me cause with my husband possibly to prison.. i worry if im going to fit into the chairs when i visit him... dont worry he wasnt a murderer it was for computer hacking .. anyways I worry about that!!! I was in the bathroom the other day and I had this stand up mirror.. dont ask but i was sitting on the toilet looking at the gray hair in my head lol but i proped that mirror up against the bathtub instead of putting it back on the sheld behind me.. well i looked straight ahead and omg lol i was in utter shock at the fat on the back of my legs hangin down over the toilet seat.. I will get this weight off!!! 

Oh my , you guys will never know how relieved I am to know that my seating paranoia is shared by others who share the same concerns as myself . I actually ask for a table rather than a booth before the poor hostess can even get a word in edgewise . I  use to get so embarrassed when  going out & my girls were either squished against the table or plopped on top. I absolutely refuse to sit in a booth these days .  I once needed to go to the ladies room & proceeded to stand up & nearly tipped the table over . Talk about humiliation !!!! Damn I'm sick of this situation , nobody who hasn't been in our shoes could possibly know how awful obesity actually is !!!! The day will come when we will proudly strut into  any eating establishment of our choosing & plop our butts in any chair we wish to sit in without thinking about it in advance. Hugs,Michele

Love all the posts. We are all in the same boat, and I thought I was the only one. I have a pizzeria down the street from my office. I go there sometimes for a salad when I want to get away from my office.  The booths are so tight, I actually have to adjust my stomach to squeeze into the booth.  When I get up to leave I always spend about 5-10 minutes contemplating if I am going to get stuck.  And then my stomach is sore from being pressed against the edge of the table. Why do we put ourselves through this?  It is so great thinking in terms of one day being normal.  I have never felt it would be possible, and now I think about it all the time. Can't wait to get started! Denise

what about the small stalls in the restrooms at walmart? NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!!