40 in. waist for men really that bad?

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  • neeks325
    neeks325 Posts: 9 Member
    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
    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
    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
    _benjammin wrote: »
    Yes

    This
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    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
    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
    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: 15,573 Member
    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
    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: 9,149 Member
    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.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    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.
    They call it waist measurement, but it's really the hips. Very few men wear their pants at their navel, which is basically the waist.

  • golfmonk
    golfmonk Posts: 119 Member
    edited August 2015
    It probably is not good.

    When I got to size 38" pants at a height of 5'11", that was a time for me to start focusing on reducing my weight. I had lost enough to now wear size 32"/34" pants.

    As a side note, one thing I noticed is that vanity sizing applies to men's clothing as well. I measured my waist with a measuring tape and I am now down to 34". But, I can fit in some size 32" pants and I have one pair of size 36" jeans that are 15 years old that fit the same as my current 34" pants. Kind of frustrating....

    JB
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    golfmonk wrote: »
    It probably is not good.

    When I got to size 38" pants at a height of 5'11", that was a time for me to start focusing on reducing my weight. I had lost enough to now wear size 32"/34" pants.

    As a side note, one thing I noticed is that vanity sizing applies to men's clothing as well. I measured my waist with a measuring tape and I am now down to 34". But, I can fit in some size 32" pants and I have one pair of size 36" jeans that are 15 years old that fit the same as my current 34" pants. Kind of frustrating....

    JB
    My Wranglers are pretty much spot on, regardless of how old they are, so that's another thing they have going for them.

  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    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.

    Thank you for explaining that. I thought either I or the OP was very very confused.
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