Overweight and kilts?

[Freebooter]

Hello, Any of u overweight? Over the last year I've gained a lot of weight and now, at 6' I weigh abt 305lbs and embarrassed to wear my kilt. If I was slim I'd wear it more often. I'm on a diet n working out when I can.
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[Balintore]

Yes I know the feeling. Trying to loose abit to fit my kilt for a Kirkin' of the Tartan in about 3 weeks. Makes it easier when you've got a good reason. All thebest in loosing weight.

[The Wizard of BC]

Interestingly I got a call from an old customer who reported that he had lost 102 pounds and asked if I could take his kilt in so he could wear it again. He said that he really missed wearing his kilt.

He went from 407 down to 305.

[The Q]

Personally I think the Kilt Hides the pounds better than Saxon Clothing.
When I was in the RAF they reckoned someone 6ft Should be 154 pounds, which I did eventually make, but these days I'm well above that but trying to get down to 182, difficult when all your joints are knackered from all the sport you had to do to keep your weight down 30 years ago.

[OC Richard]

I suppose "overweight" is relative, but I'm nearly 100 pounds heavier than I was when I was a runner back in the 80s, my waist almost 20" bigger around. Wow.

To me there are two main issues relative to kiltwearing I'm aware of, being heavier

1) the sporran going down under my belly, making the belly look even worse

2) noticing that the outfit that does the best at hiding the weight is an Argyll jacket, no waistcoat or belt underneath, buttoned.

[RockyR]

1) the sporran going down under my belly, making the belly look even worse

A trick if you'd like to try it...

IF you wear a sporran chain (or I suppose a sporran strap might work as well), pick the chain up on either side of your body (BEFORE putting on a belt) and let it rest on TOP of the buckles on your left and right side. The sporran will hang down from that high point on the sides of your body, diminishing the "underline" of the belly.