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Are our casual clothes making us fat??
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Are you posting this to make fun of it, or to support the original post? The daily mail is like a cheesy tabloid, so it's hard to tell with no comment added.
The obesity problem will continue to be a problem as long as we continue to look for reasons outside of our own responsibility. People are overweight because it is newly possible to live an entirely sedentary lifestyle while surrounded by cheap and plentiful calorie dense food. It doesn't matter if your pants have an elastic waistband or Nike has plus size mannequins or GMOs are labeled clearly or food has preservatives or how many carbs are in your burrito or which kinds of fats you eat.
I personally have never been obese, but I feel confident obese people deal with uncomfortable and even painful situations and events far worse than "my pants aren't stretchy enough".
Commenter is the OP so I am guessing it was posted in support.
I admit I was being somewhat facetious in my original post.
And I do know that the Daily Mail is not exactly the the world's most trusted news source.
But I have known friends to complain that they gained weight when they started wearing scrubs to work...or began working from home and didn't have to put on a suit each day. But their gains could perhaps more easily be explained by the abundant supply of snacks at the nurses' station, or the fact that they were working mere steps from their own kitchen.7 -
No, unless you eat them.8
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Are you posting this to make fun of it, or to support the original post? The daily mail is like a cheesy tabloid, so it's hard to tell with no comment added.
The obesity problem will continue to be a problem as long as we continue to look for reasons outside of our own responsibility. People are overweight because it is newly possible to live an entirely sedentary lifestyle while surrounded by cheap and plentiful calorie dense food. It doesn't matter if your pants have an elastic waistband or Nike has plus size mannequins or GMOs are labeled clearly or food has preservatives or how many carbs are in your burrito or which kinds of fats you eat.
I personally have never been obese, but I feel confident obese people deal with uncomfortable and even painful situations and events far worse than "my pants aren't stretchy enough".
Commenter is the OP so I am guessing it was posted in support.
I admit I was being somewhat facetious in my original post.
And I do know that the Daily Mail is not exactly the the world's most trusted news source.
But I have known friends to complain that they gained weight when they started wearing scrubs to work...or began working from home and didn't have to put on a suit each day. But their gains could perhaps more easily be explained by the abundant supply of snacks at the nurses' station, or the fact that they were working mere steps from their own kitchen.
I've worked from home for a decade, now. Yes, the kitchen is a few scant steps from my office. On days when I don't have to go out, I will even work in my pjs and slippers all day. Sooooo comfy!
When I had my mom living here, I found that my weight was creeping up in direct proportion to her decline in health, which slowly escalated the amount of hands-on care she required each day. Trips to the grocery store became more difficult, because she couldn't be left alone for even a second. That combined with my increasing lack of time and energy often made ordering in dinner the best option. As a result, though, I started to pack on the weight. Was I unaware of it because my pjs have an elastic waistband? No. I was aware of it because performing physical tasks - especially those related to my mom - became increasingly difficult, and climbing the stairs to her room countless times per day was leaving me more breathless as time progressed.
I could no longer go for my beloved daily walks unless someone else was at home to watch her. So I bought a treadmill and used that instead. We still ordered in dinner quite often, but I started making healthier choices there, too. I bought a food scale so I finally had a handle on the amount of calories I was consuming each day.
Long story short? I lost the 75 lbs I needed to while still working from home and taking care of my mom until the day she passed.
The point is that most people who are gaining weight *know* they're gaining weight. The elastic in their pants isn't to blame for them not realizing it. The culprit (if there is one) will most times lie squarely with them just not being ready to deal with it.18 -
RelCanonical wrote: »Or possibly that elastic and other stretchy materials are just cheaper and better quality nowadays (both in durability and in looks) so people just plain like them more, fat or not. Perhaps our priorities have changed from spending hours on caring for clothes to instead make and respond to threads trying to figure out why people are fat.
OMG, Bwahahahahahahaha!3 -
This is slightly off-topic, but I was just thinking about the casual clothing boom the other day. When I started my own business way back when - my job consisted of going into other businesses to do my work. I ALWAYS dressed up. I loved it. I had a wardrobe of beautiful dresses and luscious heels and sharp handbags. Even as workplaces became more casual - I stuck to my guns and continued dressing up. I wanted to project a professional and competent image despite the often weird looks I would get - LOL.
So now I am retired. And there my stuff hangs. I miss wearing those clothes. Sometimes I go out to dinner just for an excuse to get dressed up again. But even in fancier restaurants the dress code has really gotten more lenient and I feel overdressed and out of place. I guess my point is - anybody in the market for slightly worn Manolo heels, size 8???
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cbstewart88 wrote: »This is slightly off-topic, but I was just thinking about the casual clothing boom the other day. When I started my own business way back when - my job consisted of going into other businesses to do my work. I ALWAYS dressed up. I loved it. I had a wardrobe of beautiful dresses and luscious heels and sharp handbags. Even as workplaces became more casual - I stuck to my guns and continued dressing up. I wanted to project a professional and competent image despite the often weird looks I would get - LOL.
So now I am retired. And there my stuff hangs. I miss wearing those clothes. Sometimes I go out to dinner just for an excuse to get dressed up again. But even in fancier restaurants the dress code has really gotten more lenient and I feel overdressed and out of place. I guess my point is - anybody in the market for slightly worn Manolo heels, size 8???
Still wear it! I love dressing up to go to the grocery store, lol. As I've become more comfortable with my body, it's been far easier to just wear what I want, and I'm like you - I love dressing up, albeit with cheaper shoes because I ain't made of money, lol. I guess it depends on the region, but people here have had nothing but good things to say. Some people at my job wear gym shorts to work, we're so casual (digital marketing), but I always dress up because it makes ME feel good.7 -
But I wonder if a return to wearing more structured clothes would make people stop and think hmm...these are feeling a little snug. Perhaps I should get a salad or skip the pudding.
Firstly, I think (most?) of us know when our weight is creeping up regardless of whether our yoga pants still fit. Secondly, even fairly restricting clothes can stretch a bit until one day you have no choice but to buy a size up next time. I can't imagine too many people who keep squeezing into the same clothes year after year as the determining factor to their weight. I wish it were, I have plenty of clothes in a restricting size 6 to celebrate my big weight loss (now a size 12 ).
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The "obesity epidemic" is too old for it to have been fueled by the current trend in some circles of wearing stretchy comfortable athletic clothing. I've been alive for the start of people wearing leggings more places than they used to and "yoga pants" (of the spandex kind) being a thing. I have not be alive for as long as the obesity epidemic has existed (it started in the late 70s/early 80s from what I can tell).
Tell that to my super fat grandmother in the 50s. When she died I went through her recipe box and 90% of them were desserts - made with Crisco and butter.
She wore loose dresses, though. Maybe there's something to this.
Elastic is not my friend.
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I'm only going to relay my personal experience....
I wear tailored clothes for work, so it was very noticable to me when I started to gain weight. And, I was extremely annoyed when I had to buy new clothes in bigger sizes and could not fit into my old favorites. It was a drag on my budget and my self-confidence, so it was a big part of my motivation and commitment to losing the weight I had gained.
They are not the reason people gain weight, but maybe for some people, stretchy, casual clothes allow you to live in denial for a little longer.16 -
RelCanonical wrote: »cbstewart88 wrote: »This is slightly off-topic, but I was just thinking about the casual clothing boom the other day. When I started my own business way back when - my job consisted of going into other businesses to do my work. I ALWAYS dressed up. I loved it. I had a wardrobe of beautiful dresses and luscious heels and sharp handbags. Even as workplaces became more casual - I stuck to my guns and continued dressing up. I wanted to project a professional and competent image despite the often weird looks I would get - LOL.
So now I am retired. And there my stuff hangs. I miss wearing those clothes. Sometimes I go out to dinner just for an excuse to get dressed up again. But even in fancier restaurants the dress code has really gotten more lenient and I feel overdressed and out of place. I guess my point is - anybody in the market for slightly worn Manolo heels, size 8???
Still wear it! I love dressing up to go to the grocery store, lol. As I've become more comfortable with my body, it's been far easier to just wear what I want, and I'm like you - I love dressing up, albeit with cheaper shoes because I ain't made of money, lol. I guess it depends on the region, but people here have had nothing but good things to say. Some people at my job wear gym shorts to work, we're so casual (digital marketing), but I always dress up because it makes ME feel good.
You are absolutely right!! Screw it. I'm dressing up to go grocery shopping.9 -
When I entered the workforce, I wore suits and 3-inch heels every day. Now I wear comfy pants and golf shirts. I'm 20 pounds lighter. I don't need a restrictive waistband. I have a mirror.9
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cbstewart88 wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »cbstewart88 wrote: »This is slightly off-topic, but I was just thinking about the casual clothing boom the other day. When I started my own business way back when - my job consisted of going into other businesses to do my work. I ALWAYS dressed up. I loved it. I had a wardrobe of beautiful dresses and luscious heels and sharp handbags. Even as workplaces became more casual - I stuck to my guns and continued dressing up. I wanted to project a professional and competent image despite the often weird looks I would get - LOL.
So now I am retired. And there my stuff hangs. I miss wearing those clothes. Sometimes I go out to dinner just for an excuse to get dressed up again. But even in fancier restaurants the dress code has really gotten more lenient and I feel overdressed and out of place. I guess my point is - anybody in the market for slightly worn Manolo heels, size 8???
Still wear it! I love dressing up to go to the grocery store, lol. As I've become more comfortable with my body, it's been far easier to just wear what I want, and I'm like you - I love dressing up, albeit with cheaper shoes because I ain't made of money, lol. I guess it depends on the region, but people here have had nothing but good things to say. Some people at my job wear gym shorts to work, we're so casual (digital marketing), but I always dress up because it makes ME feel good.
You are absolutely right!! Screw it. I'm dressing up to go grocery shopping.
People will just assume you came from somewhere important and are so busy you can't change, lol. We are seriously causal where I live - small town in the midwest - even the fancy restaurants accept jeans (partly because we're very touristy, but also because the town in general is quite casual), so I used to feel uncomfortable about it. I would even take off my coat even if I was cold if it seemed like most people weren't wearing coats. Now, I'm in long sleeves all day err day because I'm often cold, but also more comfortable when dressed conservatively.2 -
Are you posting this to make fun of it, or to support the original post? The daily mail is like a cheesy tabloid, so it's hard to tell with no comment added.
The obesity problem will continue to be a problem as long as we continue to look for reasons outside of our own responsibility. People are overweight because it is newly possible to live an entirely sedentary lifestyle while surrounded by cheap and plentiful calorie dense food. It doesn't matter if your pants have an elastic waistband or Nike has plus size mannequins or GMOs are labeled clearly or food has preservatives or how many carbs are in your burrito or which kinds of fats you eat.
I personally have never been obese, but I feel confident obese people deal with uncomfortable and even painful situations and events far worse than "my pants aren't stretchy enough".
Commenter is the OP so I am guessing it was posted in support.
I admit I was being somewhat facetious in my original post.
And I do know that the Daily Mail is not exactly the the world's most trusted news source.
But I have known friends to complain that they gained weight when they started wearing scrubs to work...or began working from home and didn't have to put on a suit each day. But their gains could perhaps more easily be explained by the abundant supply of snacks at the nurses' station, or the fact that they were working mere steps from their own kitchen.
I'm extremely fortunate and grateful to work from home. One thing that comes with it is that I can spend my lunch hour on my bike. I've gone to (Skype) meetings in my bib shorts, which means I get to spend the whole hour riding, I don't have to waste 15 minutes changing twice and drying off.4 -
Heh, I wear jeans and T-shirt to work every day0
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RelCanonical wrote: »cbstewart88 wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »cbstewart88 wrote: »This is slightly off-topic, but I was just thinking about the casual clothing boom the other day. When I started my own business way back when - my job consisted of going into other businesses to do my work. I ALWAYS dressed up. I loved it. I had a wardrobe of beautiful dresses and luscious heels and sharp handbags. Even as workplaces became more casual - I stuck to my guns and continued dressing up. I wanted to project a professional and competent image despite the often weird looks I would get - LOL.
So now I am retired. And there my stuff hangs. I miss wearing those clothes. Sometimes I go out to dinner just for an excuse to get dressed up again. But even in fancier restaurants the dress code has really gotten more lenient and I feel overdressed and out of place. I guess my point is - anybody in the market for slightly worn Manolo heels, size 8???
Still wear it! I love dressing up to go to the grocery store, lol. As I've become more comfortable with my body, it's been far easier to just wear what I want, and I'm like you - I love dressing up, albeit with cheaper shoes because I ain't made of money, lol. I guess it depends on the region, but people here have had nothing but good things to say. Some people at my job wear gym shorts to work, we're so casual (digital marketing), but I always dress up because it makes ME feel good.
You are absolutely right!! Screw it. I'm dressing up to go grocery shopping.
People will just assume you came from somewhere important and are so busy you can't change, lol. We are seriously causal where I live - small town in the midwest - even the fancy restaurants accept jeans (partly because we're very touristy, but also because the town in general is quite casual), so I used to feel uncomfortable about it. I would even take off my coat even if I was cold if it seemed like most people weren't wearing coats. Now, I'm in long sleeves all day err day because I'm often cold, but also more comfortable when dressed conservatively.
I get weird looks all the time when I go to Walmart on my lunch hour. Not many people around here dress up, either.
I've been collecting casual dresses appropriate for my days off that I can pair with comfy shoes. I like looking feminine, but I like being comfortable too And dresses are much more comfortable than jeans to me. Plus, they look better over a wider range of sizes during the losing phase, I think. My work trousers are getting baggy again and it is super annoying because I bought them thinking I'd be in them a good long while! :grumble:1 -
For most of my life I have either lived in workout clothes/casual wear/scrubs/maternity wear between university, working in labs, dental offices, being pregnant, a stay at home mother, etc. I have never had an issues with my weight (unless you count almost being underweight at one point). Don't get me wrong, I love to dress up when I go out from time to time, but I couldn't live without my stretchy pants!2
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Nah...when I graduated college I started working with a CPA firm and wore tailored suits much of the time. I still put on weight and had to have suites re-tailored or had to buy new ones. I worked 70-80 hours per week most weeks and traveled 25+ weeks out of the year...the least of my concerns back then was my weight. I couldn't have cared less...I was busy climbing the corporate ladder as fast as I could.
I work in a much more relaxed environment these days and most of my chinos and khakis have a little give to them...they are comfortable to be in and move around in...I'm 40 Lbs less now than when I wore suits most of the time. My job now is not nearly as demanding or stressful and I have a lot more time to get in some regular exercise and eat properly.
As far as women wearing leggings or yoga pants...the vast majority of the ladies I know who wear yoga pants regularly are actually in really good shape....but I guess that could be because most of my lady friends in general are in really good shape...7
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