Re padding...
Ref, padding and time on task - right on both counts.
If you buy cheap you get cheap and we have all been victims of that version of the economic puzzle chosen by those on the western side of the NS. Those £20,000 a go seats that the Norwegians chose for their S61's were a blessing.
May I suggest that a little more pasta in your diet may solve the padding issue. Try a little gentle exercise in between flights and spend less time in that Ercol recliner in front of the TV.
That advice sounds so good I might even take it myself.
Trust you are well.
G