Does there come a point where weight is not the issue

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  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    FYI, for men who use their trouser size to judge how they're doing: vanity sizing has hit men's clothing. I have a 34-inch waist. I wear size 32 trousers from Perry Ellis and Greg Norman, size 32 Levi's, and size 30 from Old Navy.

    I do know this to be true, but I use the figures i do based on that knowledge and my history. While I know my jeans are definately vanity sized as you say i also have my slacks custome tailored and believe me there is no vanity sizing when they put the tape measure on. At my highest weight and my first pair of slacks from the shop i use I was a 51 waist, I am now a 38 based on the slacks I purchased 2 days ago. I will admit that made me fel really good and put my loss in a different perspective. But to the point when I was a 51 waist my levis were 46. But jeans have been sized different for several years so I still use that number as a measure.

    Vanity sizing is part of how I got overweight: I stayed a size 14 for 20 years, but size 14 didn't stay the same. I am now somewhere between an 6 and 12 depending on the manufacturer.

    For guys, I think the big problem for pants is WHERE it sits. If you have a beer belly, pants sling lower and lower as your belly gets bigger, and you don't see the change in waist size. At least that's what I see in the guys I know well.
  • VelveteenArabian
    VelveteenArabian Posts: 758 Member
    Muscle takes up less space than fat. So 5 pounds of muscle takes up a lot less room than 5 pounds of fat. Since you're heavier but smaller it sounds like you've gained muscle, which is going to explain why you're smaller but heavier.

    Yes after a point, the scale and things like BMI will only serve to make you feel bad.

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