I’m a big guy too. I can’t really sleep on my back because of my sinuses, so I sleep on my sides. Usually, I wake up once my arm is asleep, and switch to the other side. I probably never stay asleep longer than 40 minutes.
I lost my bed on a flood. So I slept on a couch for 2 years. It was actually better, in some ways. I could put my large arm up on the back of the couch, and one of my legs. That kept some of the weight off of me.
I currently use 3 small pillows strategically positioned between my knees, and a big firm pillow on my chest, to keep my arm off of me, and on for my heavy head.
I don’t know what it’s like to be “normal” sized. But it seems harder to be so big… Everything is tougher. Clothing, bedding, vehicles, hitting your head, ceiling fans, breaking furniture etc.
Losing weight is hard, because I am not really fat. I just have a very large frame, and I don’t want to lose my muscles. The doctor said that I would be perfect at 250 lbs. I’m at about 270 now (down from 300ish.) I’ve been eating less, because I don’t need to be so big now that I’m not going to be bouncing anymore. I have 2 weeks left. I guess I’m not as intimidating as I was at 300. I’ve been suckered punched, and fighting more lately…
The weight I lost, hasn’t helped my sleep…