Health Problem

[ForresterModern]

Drop the weight now and do your best over the next 30 years to keep as much of it from coming back as you can, becasue when you get older and heavier your metabolism and physical ability to exercise may limit your ability to try to lose it later.

Regarding your kilts, you have several options:
1. Have the buckles moved in so that the same kilt fits a smaller waistline---only works for some kilts and for a limited amount but you should be able to get an inch or two out of them that way for now.
2. Find a good kiltmaker and have the kilts altered down to a smaller size---easier to go from too big to smaller than the other way around.
3. Put your too big kilts in longterm cold storage until the day comes that your waistline reaccumulates back to where it is now, then they will fit again. Buy a couple new kilts to use in the mean time.
4. Sell your kilts to finance buying one or two new kilts made to fit you when you reach your final size.
5. Donate your kilts to others who are in need of them, and feel a heck of a whole lot better about yourself, probably helping you achieve an even greater weight loss than you expected, while simultaneously getting closer to that oft sought after state of nirvana. Now that you are feeling really good about yourself treat yourself to a great new well fitting kilt and wear it proudly knowing all the good things you have accomplished.
6. Keep them and display them on your family room wall as reminders of just exactly how large you used to be so that you will never be tempted to allow yourself to let that happen to your body again.
7. Trade your too small kilts with someone near your size who is having the same problem but going the other way in waist size (them going up while you are going down).
8. Wear your too big kilts kind of like the young kids do with their sag and bag jeans, with at least 6 inches of your boxer shorts showing above your kilt waistline and with the lower edge of your aprons about 6 inches off the floor (realizing that the trads among the crowd will be looking down upon this option)

But whatever you do with them DON'T EVER EVER wear them with a flat cap. ;)

Good luck with your weight loss program---keep us informed of your progress and we will cheer you on.




jeff :ootd:

[RedbeardNeil]

But whatever you do with them DON'T EVER EVER wear them with a flat cap. ;)



jeff :ootd:

Aww...why shouldn't you wear a kilt with a flatcap? By flatcap, you mean like the one I'm wearing don't you? Hope not, that's the only headgear I wear now that I'm out of the Army.

[ForresterModern]

Aww...why shouldn't you wear a kilt with a flatcap? By flatcap, you mean like the one I'm wearing don't you? Hope not, that's the only headgear I wear now that I'm out of the Army.

Red

Being relatively new (I can tell by the low number of posts listed for you) you probably missed the rather sizable , well, let's just call it, DISCUSSION that was had here in several threads about the propriety or lack thereof of wearing a flat cap with a kilt. Since then it has become a recurring theme anytime anyone asks about the appropriateness of any particular piece of highland attire work with a kilt. If you do a search of the threads you should find at least two of them plus a poll---interesting and entertaining reading.

But I am with you, I love my flat caps.

Jeff