The following stories are true, collected from anonymous sources.

I was SO FAT…

• My lower-back butterfly tattoo was stretched so large it looked like something prehistoric. 
• My bath towel was a beach towel. 
• I had to request a refund of a show ticket before the show started, because I couldn’t fit into the theater seats.
• I had to buy tickets for two plane seats – for just me.
• I went to a dinner party at a friend’s house, and broke a chair at their dining room table as we were all sitting down to eat.
• I had to take a shower after going to the bathroom, because I couldn’t reach to wipe properly.
• I got stuck at in a restaurant table booth, and had to have help moving the booth benches to get out.
• The doctor didn’t have a scale in his office that would weigh me.
• I always had to ask the flight attendants for seatbelt extenders when traveling.
• My open car door routinely got stuck on curbs after I got in and sat down.
• I couldn’t sit down in the bathtub (nevermind get back up!).
• They didn’t make exercise clothes in my size.
• I needed help putting on my shoes and socks.
• The “memory foam” on my mattress broke down, and was permanently concaved.
• I needed a motorized scooter to go grocery shopping.
• I was told by a clerk in a retail clothing shop, “We don’t have anything in here that would fit you.”
• My couch had a permanent impression of my rear end in my usual sitting spot. 
• All of my pants had holes worn between the thighs.

Feel free to add to this list by e-mailing felinitie@gmail.com.  You will remain anonymous.  The best ones will be added to the list in this post, will will be updated periodically.