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So, Friday, I spent the day at Cedar Point here in NE Ohio with my wife. We got there at about 10 AM, and we ended up leaving at 10:30 PM. In that time, I managed to ride almost every roller coaster that they had in the park. Only one of them was I completely too big for.

Sure, some of the safety bars and harnesses were a little on the tighter side, even for their larger riders areas, but six months ago, I wouldn't have been able to ride anything.

I had a blast with my wife, and as of today, my BMI is now enough under 40 that it no longer rounds up to 40.

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Congratulations, it's a great feeling, isn't it? I had a similar experience recently and it was sheer joy to be able to get in the harness without having to leave the ride.

Great Job on your success so far!

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Congratulations! Must be a great feeling for you 😀. Posts like yours are inspirational and encouraging . I have my surgery next Monday , so looking forward to having results like yours . Keep up the good work !

the good work

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24 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Congratulations! Was it as fun as you remembered?

Riding roller coasters in general? Oh, yes. However, this was my first time to Cedar Point, ever.

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That's awesome! So glad you had a good time!

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Congratulations! How exciting on all levels. Those roller coasters are so exciting.

I grew up in NW Ohio. Cedar Point was an annual event for our family. Especially loved the Hallo-weekends! I haven't had the courage to get on Top Thrill Dragster or the Millenium yet. Maverick left my head spinning so I figured that's about as thrilling as I need.

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6 minutes ago, S@ssen@ch said:

Congratulations! How exciting on all levels. Those roller coasters are so exciting.

I grew up in NW Ohio. Cedar Point was an annual event for our family. Especially loved the Hallo-weekends! I haven't had the courage to get on Top Thrill Dragster or the Millenium yet. Maverick left my head spinning so I figured that's about as thrilling as I need.

Top Thrill seemed like it was too long a wait for far too short a ride. 17 second ride for an hour and a half wait? No thank you. Sadly, Millennium Force was down for maintenance all day on Friday.

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Congratulations!! I bet being able to walk around all day was also a lot easier 😁

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So glad you were able to enjoy your day! 6 months ago you also wouldn’t have had the energy to last that long at Cedar Point!

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Congrats that's awesome. Seriously hally for you!

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totally great NSV being able to do this and have such fun ... and such a great way to see how far you’ve come 😀 congrats!!! hope there are lots more fun days like this ahead for you

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Had a similar experience in Vegas last week! I got on the big apple ride and it fit with no problems! Congrats! :D

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