40 in. waist for men really that bad?

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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,196 Member
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    vismal wrote: »
    Now that I think about it, 5'10 182 lbs with a 41 inch waist doesn't seem right. I was over 300 lbs when I hit 40'. Grant it I am a bit taller than you, 6'1, but still. Did you measure yourself or is that just your jean size?

    Yeah, that doesn't really make sense. Are you sure of your weight and waist size? Are you oddly proportioned in some way?
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    I was a 42" waist when I started this crap. I am 6' tall. Yes, it's really that bad. Health effects aside, I promise you will feel better with a smaller waist.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,658 Member
    edited August 2015
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    I'll see all you slackers' 40-something-when-I-started waist sizes and raise you. I started at 57". I'm now at 36. A 41" inch waist would seem problematic even at 6'9".

    ETA: I can wear 34/40 Wranglers now, but not with an IWB holster (yet?), so I didn't buy them.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,910 Member
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    <3 Tex...
  • Torontonius
    Torontonius Posts: 245 Member
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    Yes.

    (to OP's question).
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
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    I believe you should work on reducing.
  • lseed87
    lseed87 Posts: 1,110 Member
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    Little bit over average.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,535 Member
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    vismal wrote: »
    You can draw a lot of correlations between waist lines > 40 and several health problems. This doesn't mean that if you get a waist > 40 that you will have healthy problems, just that the correlation exists. Like anything in life, it's a risk factor. Smoking won't automatically give you cancer, but we all know it increases the risk.
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  • FatOldManMN
    FatOldManMN Posts: 1,116 Member
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    neeks325 wrote: »
    hey all,
    Over the past year I've gained about 17 lbs and 8 inches on my waist. Last summer I turned 21. i was 5'10", 165 lb with a 33 in waist. Since, I've gone up to 182 lb with a 41 inch waist. Definitely from all of the drinking lol I've gained quite a little beer belly. But I read online that a waist of over 40 inches for a male can be seriously unhealthy. while I'm okay with my weight gain and don't mind it, is it anything to worry about?

    BS

  • Protranser
    Protranser Posts: 517 Member
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    Why would a 40 inch waist be okay for a man ?
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  • neeks325
    neeks325 Posts: 9 Member
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    vismal wrote: »
    Now that I think about it, 5'10 182 lbs with a 41 inch waist doesn't seem right. I was over 300 lbs when I hit 40'. Grant it I am a bit taller than you, 6'1, but still. Did you measure yourself or is that just your jean size?
    Hey that is my waist circumference, not my pants size. My pants are a size 34.
  • neeks325
    neeks325 Posts: 9 Member
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    sheldonklein wrote: »
    You've gained 8 inches and only 17 pounds? So every 2 pounds you had to buy new pants? Odd, at best.

    I am talking waist circumference not pants size. I am a 34 jeans
  • neeks325
    neeks325 Posts: 9 Member
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    sheldonklein wrote: »
    You've gained 8 inches and only 17 pounds? So every 2 pounds you had to buy new pants? Odd, at best.

    I am talking waist circumference not pants size. I am a 34 jeans
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    _benjammin wrote: »
    Yes

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  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,767 Member
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    I'm more concerned that you're NOT concerned that you are now classed as overweight and your waist circumference is over the healthy limit.

    Are you that attached to your alcohol that you don't want to see yourself as unhealthy?
  • pstegman888
    pstegman888 Posts: 286 Member
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    Well, if your waist circumference is 41 but you are wearing 34 jeans, that probably just means that your beer gut is hanging out over your pants. 17 pounds x 3500 calories per pound means you drank 59,500 calories of booze. Might be time for a change.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    edited August 2015
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    pstegman888 wrote: »
    Well, if your waist circumference is 41 but you are wearing 34 jeans, that probably just means that your beer gut is hanging out over your pants. 17 pounds x 3500 calories per pound means you drank 59,500 calories of booze. Might be time for a change.

    Although not perfect assume the 17 * 3500 is 59000 calories assuming 150 calories for a regular domestic US beer that works out to a bit under 400 beers or just a bit over 1 a day. Pretty much the same as some sort of small dessert a day.

    Just shows how empty calories can add up if you don't change eating or exercise habits somewhere else.

  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
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    neeks325 wrote: »
    vismal wrote: »
    Now that I think about it, 5'10 182 lbs with a 41 inch waist doesn't seem right. I was over 300 lbs when I hit 40'. Grant it I am a bit taller than you, 6'1, but still. Did you measure yourself or is that just your jean size?
    Hey that is my waist circumference, not my pants size. My pants are a size 34.

    But the waist measurement is the important factor here.
  • TnTWalter
    TnTWalter Posts: 345 Member
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    lorrpb wrote: »
    Gaining 17 lbs in a year is something to worry about. Gaining 17 lbs due to drinking beer is also something to be concerned about.

    some articles for you to read.

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/the-risks-of-belly-fat

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/the-truth-about-beer-and-your-belly

    http://www.medicaldaily.com/naked-truth-6-dangers-having-beer-belly-322608

    http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/belly-fat-is-the-shape-of-cardiovascular-risk-201104192365

    best of luck.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    neeks325 wrote: »
    vismal wrote: »
    Now that I think about it, 5'10 182 lbs with a 41 inch waist doesn't seem right. I was over 300 lbs when I hit 40'. Grant it I am a bit taller than you, 6'1, but still. Did you measure yourself or is that just your jean size?
    Hey that is my waist circumference, not my pants size. My pants are a size 34.

    Don't men's pants go by waist size (ie: 34" waist = size 34 pants)? If so, you're wearing your pants low, like a lot of guys with big bellies.

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