Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
I know your pain, both on the discomfort of wool kilt hose in the summer, and the damned weight gain thing. Join a good martial arts class. I dropped from 420 four years to 300 now, and am still going down. Not to mention that if anyone tried to mug me, they're really going to have to work for it! So- another alternative to the heavy wool hose are from Sock Dreams- http://www.sockdreams.com/products/s...rib-knee-highs They haven't got a good turnover, so you would need a pair of Big Mikey's hose toppers or traditional garter ties, but they look really nice and are nice and cool! And they have lots of stretch for those of us with huge calves!
My own weight loss plan is along those lines. Diet, and two karate classes a week. I've been at the diet a month, taken my belts in two inches. Not sure if it's me losing weight or the belt stretching, but encouraging nevertheless.

The karate I've been at considerably longer