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If you’re heavy, finding furniture that looks great for more than a couple of months can be incredibly difficult. Even though the average BMI is rising year after year, most furniture companies and stores have no idea how to help out a larger clientele. When I was trying to figure out what, exactly, makes for …
If you are overweight, you’ve probably been told dozens of times to “just be a bit more active.” I know I have been. Or, my other favorite, the advice disguised as a story: “So my aunt started walking 10 miles per day and has lost 87 pounds….” Well, great for your aunt. However, being active …
If you have purchased a bariatric rollator before you may have been suckered into the sales pitch: One Size Fits All! Truth be told, one size rarely fits all, and one size never fits all when it comes to your health and mobility. If you fell for the sales pitch and purchased a generic walker …
If shoes make the man, then I have always struggled to find my manhood. In the past, when I have found a pair of dress shoes that actually fit, I wear them until they literally fall off my feet, or the soles are so full of holes I might as well be wearing sandals or …
You have an event coming up and your obese friend/family member is coming over. Do you let them sit on and possibly break your regular furniture? Do you provide a special chair for them? And, most importantly… How do you tell them? Our normal mojo on this blog is to provide advice and recommendations to …
When I was a little kid, my church had a conference twice a year that we would go to as a family. It was typically early in the morning and lasted for several hours (although sometimes it felt like days). While I’m sure I learned some great things there, one of the things that have …
Struggling to find someone who is dating material? Well, just try online dating! Everyone online is nice and accepting after all… Finding people to date where I grew up was a lot like that song by the Dixie Chicks. If you looked all around the town, all you’d find was Earl. Since I wasn’t into …
In my lifetime I have found very few pairs of slippers that I actually like and fit me well. In fact, I have had such difficulty finding slippers that the only reason I start shopping for new ones is if my old ones start crumbling to dust and falling off my feet as I walk. …
Finding a director’s chair suitable for big and heavy people can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Luckily, that’s what we do here. As a big guy, I’m always keen on the challenge of finding high-weight capacity furniture that’s suitable for people from overweight to obese. An average director’s chair will have a …
When you first hear the term fat camp, you can barely imagine something more horrifying, especially as you are an adult. The most common vision of a fat camp is built by Hollywood and the movies that ruined their reputation but, rest assured, a real-life fat camp for adults is nothing like that. If you …