Fat experiences

I work at a small warehouse assembling custom wheelchairs for a living. I'm the only tech in the warehouse full time, while my coworkers handle deliveries. So that means I'm the one who assembles all the chairs that go out. And as part of my duties I have to test drive each chair (usually just driving it around the warehouse) just to make sure everything got assembled correctly and there aren't any issues from the manufacturer. This worked fine when I first got the job a few months ago as I fit well enough in most of the chairs to at least drive them around even if it wasn't the most comfortable thing for some of the smaller ones. But this week I've noticed it's becoming more of a squeeze in some of the chairs I had no problem with before. And ive had a couple occasions now where I've had to take the arm rests off completely just to test drive the chair around the office. Now I'm almost scared/excited to exceed the weight limit on some of them. Most of them have maximum weights of 250/300/350 lbs, so I almost view those numbers as goal weights to achieve.

So now I'm curious, what are some of y'all's stories of how your weight affects your performance or just how you go about your work?

Only one I can think of is climbing stairs. It's a bit harder then it used to be.

There is an elevator, but the building is not tall at all, and the only people I saw using the elevator are, quite coincidentally to your post OP, people with wheelchairs.

So it would be a bit emberassing to use it. But the buffet is on a different floor then where I am usually at, so I keep myself motivated.

Stairs are definitely a killer, I'm not heavy enough just yet that they've become a complete hindrance but as I've put on more weight I can tell they're getting more difficult

Funnily enough I already have a new story. I just got a manual wheelchair in for a repair that had an anti roll back device (basically the patient sits down and the brakes unlock, and as soon as they stand up the device locks the wheels to avoid the patient falling over when transferring out of the chair). The fix was real simple, some bolts had gotten loose and the maintenance guys at the facility refused to touch the chair because of liability or something idk. But regardless I tightened up the bolts and replaced the missing ones. And when sat down to take it for a spin and make sure it was working properly, I sat down and stood right back up but because of my weight I managed loosen the tension in the cables enough that it's not locking when I get up. Mind you I don't actually know what the weight limit on the device is but apparently now I officially exceed it. (Luckily it's an easy enough fix, I just have to adjust the cables so there's more tension in them again)

Ha I'm not quite that big just yet but that sound great. I definitely get the feeling about being full though, I feel so small when I'm on an empty stomach

As a member of the big titty committee, keep that area as dry as possible.

Underboob rash is hell.

I noticed that my back has been hurting a bit when I bend over to vacuum at the end of my shift. I have to sit down in a chair to clock out after I clean up for the day because my lower back hurts. Today I was huffing and puffing just walking the vacuum back to the other side of the room. It felt like I had ran a bit. xD Made me happy though, that just means I'm getting fatter and out of shape since I mainly sit now at my new job.

Honestly that's so real, I've started getting out of breath from things that didn't previously wind me, which feel concerning and comforting at the same time

There are belly slings and wraps you can wear for quality of life. Some go under your shirt while some go over it. It's very helpful if you have to do a lot of bending over.

My doctor doesn't seem worried about my elevated prolactin even though if all my dresses and tops are getting really tight in the chest.

At 140 lbs my boobs are already as big as they were at my highest weight (180+ lbs)!

I felt so invalidated I couldn't stop crying at the last appointment. He prescribed another blood test for my vitamin D and calcium because both were a little low last time.

I had to insist +++ for him to add a prolactinemia and PTH (which also was elevated and could mean I have osteoporosis... but he won't check my bone density).