I had to ask to get off because my chest and shoulders are too big. The guy kept trying to force it and i was like "look dude my arms are numb. Let me off" and i walked away with no remorse because i know im a big dude.
I'm sure I'll get downvoted for this, but I dis-agree 100% with this post.
I recently went to an amusement park with my nephews, and it happened to be on the same day I had a doctors appointment where I was weighed at 295 lbs (I'm 2 meters or 6'1"). At the park, there were 3 rides where I barely fit on, and was embarrassed when I had to tell my nephew I couldn't take him on one of the rides, because I was too big. Maybe its just me, but I hated that feeling. But it was a good thing, because it motivated me to start getting back to the gym. In 3 weeks, I've lost 12 pounds total, gained 8 lbs of muscle and lost 20 pounds of fat.
Maybe that's now the intent, but its how I felt. Say what you will, but sometimes shaming works.
But it's not fat-shaming, which requires malicious intent. This is simply a safety harness. Your situation is more like if someone dropped out of high school, got denied a job, and realized they should go get their GED. It's not shaming, it's the reality of the choices we make.
my mom is about 230lbs and she went on one of those rides...her boobs prevented her from being strapped in so she got off. i'm about 160 (i cannot be less than that do to muscle build and bone size) i could barely get into it myself do to my boobs being large as well. so in some cases, for women, it's not how fat you are... it's how big your boobs are. and i refuse to do surgery. too young for it anyway
I recently went to an amusement park with my nephews, and it happened to be on the same day I had a doctors appointment where I was weighed at 295 lbs (I'm 2 meters or 6'1"). At the park, there were 3 rides where I barely fit on, and was embarrassed when I had to tell my nephew I couldn't take him on one of the rides, because I was too big. Maybe its just me, but I hated that feeling. But it was a good thing, because it motivated me to start getting back to the gym. In 3 weeks, I've lost 12 pounds total, gained 8 lbs of muscle and lost 20 pounds of fat.
Maybe that's now the intent, but its how I felt. Say what you will, but sometimes shaming works.