How consistent is your body form?

[ForresterModern]

In my life I have had three "medical events" spread over the last 25 years, each of which has been associated with medication related complications of weight gain for a year or two, then stabilization and or some weight loss, but never back to my previous "pre-event" weight. I graduated high school at 6'5" and 175 pounds, ballooned to 225 lbs due to medication side effectsover a two year period right around my 30th birthday. At around 40 another medical issue, a new medicine that slowed my heart rate to the point that I could not burn off fat, so another balloon from 220 to 255 lbs. Stable at 250 til 5 years ago (age 46), another new medicine that basically took away any sensation of feeling full at the end of a meal (lack of satiety so I just kept on eating) and I ballooned to 289.5 lbs (never broke 290). Off that med now but only able to drop back down to 270 or so and feeling very fat, with a newly found non-beer beer gut. Through each of these periods I went through the obvious size changes in pants waist and jacket sizes (30 waist to now 42 inches, jacket from a 40 long to a 50 extra long, shoes from a 12 to a 13+ sometimes), but for the past five years I have been pretty stable or losing a little bit at a time, with winters obviously worse than summers. My kilt size, however, over the last couple years has varied little, although the fit of each changes thoughout the year.

For any that care the medical issues that brought about the above series of catastrophic acute weight gain are either no longer a problem or are managed very well for the last five years, and I am for the most part healthy. My biggest problem now is finding time, with a demanding two year old in the house, to get out and get in some real quality exercise time on the bike, etc... Whoever said they keep you young was blowing smoke up our skirts, because my boy at the end of the day makes me feel more tired and old than I was ever imagining when we set out to have him. But I love him dearly and am doing my best to keep up with him. Hopefully he will be out of diapers long before I need to be in them.

jeff

[Zardoz]

I've only gained a few pounds in the last 20 years or so, but my "dimensions" have changed a bit, mostly my waist size! I'm blaming a gradual increase in gravity brought on by the huge accumulation of National Geographic magazines in the U.S.

[RB51]

I'm blaming a gradual increase in gravity brought on by the huge accumulation of National Geographic magazines in the U.S.

When I married 39 years ago I was about 145 lbs on a 6'2" frame, managed to balloon up to around 235, and because of a medical issue half a dozen years ago got down to 190, give or take a pound or two depending on the season (Christmas is always a killer). Recently took delivery of a bespoke kilt and that, as much as anything, will help keep me at this weight. It's all about choices, and I don't care to put myself back into the space where my health is going to be affected.

Laurie

[Whidbey78]

I'll never see 175 again, unless I lose a leg. Maybe I had some sort of late-onset second puberty. I'm not as muscular as I was a decade ago, but now I'm three inches wider across the shoulders, two at the chest, two at the waist, an inch longer around the arms and three inches larger at the neck, according to a tailor who has sold me all my suits for over fifteen years--and keeps records of measurements, I assume for ease in later orders.

I know nothing I bought a couple of years ago fits at all, except socks.

Even my head has gotten half a size bigger. No comments from the peanut gallery please.

Now I'm adding more mass through work and workouts, and thanks to my return to Uncle Sam's employ my legs are going to get huge again. 40 lbs of body armor, 80+ lb pack, rifle, ammo, and the medic of comm guy's gear(I always got stuck carrying someone else's gear too). Why the heck am I doing it AGAIN? Masochistic I guess.

I'm in your boat Alan. I can't justify spending big bucks on something that probably won't fit later. That's why I am finishing another 20 dollar X-Kilt tonight while I watch my cartoons. The next one will be Rev-K pleating though. Thanks for the guide...it's a wallet saver!