Or at least fatter (for those of you who have never met me I am tall and thin, now as always throughout my life, even though the Body Mass Index has me teetering on the edge of being overweight). I attended an cocktail party a friend of mine and his housemates throw every year. The cocktail party is formal such that you are expected to come in a suit or dress. Last year I came in a button-down shirt, tie, and slacks since I had outgrown my sports jacket.
But this year, I had to cut out the slacks and move to black khakis. Turns out I cannot button my pants on any of my dress slacks anymore without sucking in my gut. They are also all extremely tight in the thighs.
Having clothes not fit me because of my weight is a new thing for me. I am used to outgrowing pants by becoming taller or even having the waistline fit better because the pants that required a too large waist is no longer as oversized as they once were. But this not fitting in my pants is a different experience.
Now if my shirts stop fitting (they are already a little tight in the shoulders) I am going to have to completely replace my formal part of my wardrobe.
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If you're looking to actually lose some weight, may I suggest you took a look at Seth Robert's book "The Shangri-La Diet". Seth can be found at: http://sethroberts.net/
It's quite a fascinating book, namely because he used the scientific method in coming up with the "diet". And really, after reading the book (or at least understanding the basic theory), "diet" really isn't the right word for it.
My wife and I tried out the system. My wife wanted to lose a little bit of weight, and I was tired of always being hungry. It worked like a charm. There are summaries all over the web of the system, so purchasing the book isn't necessary.
Jay P.
ha i love that anonymous comment above. brett, you're so fat now. better read Seth Roberts! :)
do you think this is because you're dating?
You're definitely nowhere close to fat - you're just filling in. :)
hahahaha, man, crawlers must be search blogspot for keywords. I saw you two weeks ago, you look fine, don't worry :P
Jay: Sorry for not being clearer, but I am no where near looking to lose weight. =) This is a good problem for me as I have been thin all of my life.
Vivian: Nope, it's the magic of Google and my ability to only lose weight when I have been extremely ill (remember, I have put on 44 lbs. over the past two summers). Meesh and I tend to fix out own meals because of our hugely different taste in food.
Alex: Yep. =)
Bryan: I know I am fine. I just found it funny and slightly annoying that I can't fit in my pants anymore.
If you ever want to hit the gym or try a certain Japanese martial art, you know where to find me :-)
Heh, sorry if I insulted you with my Seth Roberts comment. I guess you didn't really imply at all in your message that you wanted to lose any weight.
If you find buying new pants starts to get expensive though, then maybe get Seth's book from the library :)
Way to go CHUBBY!!!
Way to go CHUBBY!!!! Better lay off on the peanut butter
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