Hello again 32" waist!

[Ian A]

Go you. May I ask what is your height and weight.

I am 5ft 7 and weight about 11st 10lb. I currently wear 34 jeans but would love to get down to 32.

My new commute is 6 miles each way too so wondering if you altered your diet too? If I do the same, I may also drop the jean size.

A lot of it depends on build. I'm the same height and could/did wear a 32inch waist trouser at 12 stone. I'm not a slim build. At just over 70kg summer race weight (just over 11 st?) I still can't comfortablly wear a 30" trouser and wear a 32 with a belt with extra holes to make it smaller. Everyone is different shape I guess.

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

That does sound a little blasé doesn’t it. It certainly wasn't easy and required a lot of reading. The "how to lose weight" question is the question which launches a thousand arguments. I know what works for me and it's nothing controversial but I tend to keep away from the subject on forums etc.

I was having a laugh there,not a dig.
I really meant it.
I reckon I do on average 70 miles a week on trails,twice a week.
Not a huge amount over the whole week on average though,but it's pretty tough going in the mud sometimes.
I just can't seem to get down to that magic number for love nor money.
A look at my diet again could solve it.
1 sweet a day,but I thought that was less than normal

 

[Ian A]

I was having a laugh there,not a dig.
I really meant it.
I reckon I do on average 70 miles a week on trails,twice a week.
Not a huge amount over the whole week on average though,but it's pretty tough going in the mud sometimes.
I just can't seem to get down to that magic number for love nor money.
A look at my diet again could solve it.
1 sweet a day,but I thought that was less than normal

I didn't read it as having a dig. I'm a big fan of the idea that weight is lost in the kitchen. I think the subject causes so many arguments because there are so many right answers, so many examples of people having long term success by using different methods. I read up on sports nutrition originally and then looked at what causes hunger/appetite etc, reading from different sources with different ideas. Never change your whole philosophy on one book/information source and read opposing views. I'm a boring person because I find all this stuff interesting .

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

Yeah,you could get dizzy looking at all the different methods @Ian A
Being an old fashioned "work it off through exercise" type,I think I can burn it off easily.
But in my case,it might be a case of equillibrium as I do eat everything and anything.

 

[tallliman]

^^ that's the only bit I've changed. 80 miles a week is enough for me to lose weight quickly but only as long as I'm sensible with my diet.

 

[Globalti]

I've been 32" all my life and never needed a bigger size although in recent years I have noticed that thanks to vanity sizing, supposedly 32" trousers are now more like 34" and are cut straight, without any "waist". Worse still, some M&S cords have ELASTIC in the waist! *shudders*

 

[ColinJ]

I've been 32" all my life and never needed a bigger size although in recent years I have noticed that thanks to vanity sizing, supposedly 32" trousers are now more like 34" and are cut straight, without any "waist". Worse still, some M&S cords have ELASTIC in the waist! *shudders*

Good grief - your poor mother ... I suppose that would be all of your adult life!

My adult waist size has varied up and down between 31 inches and about 50 inches (). I am currently hovering in the mid-30s waiting to get stuck into my cycling again. I would like to get another 4 or 5 inches off to regain my ideal 32 inch size. The trouble is, the skin on my face will then look 2 sizes big so I may just settle for a normal-ish face and a slightly flabby waist ...

 

[Stephenite]

I have massive respect for those that lose weight, esp. from around the middle. I give it a half-hearted attempt every now and then, without result, to lose the pot belly. I put cycling shorts on yesterday for the first time this Winter. It looks like i'm six months gone. I find it hard to get into a routine, though, with two small children. But, i could reduce the wine consumption at the weekend. Just a bit of rambling here now.

 

[Ian A]

I've been 32" all my life and never needed a bigger size although in recent years I have noticed that thanks to vanity sizing, supposedly 32" trousers are now more like 34" and are cut straight, without any "waist". Worse still, some M&S cords have ELASTIC in the waist! *shudders*

Funnily enough when I weighed less in my early adult life I used to wear a medium or large in supermarket t-shirts (cheap for scruffy work days). I now wear a sized small supermarket t-shirt despite being bigger/weighing more. The sizes definitely change with what is perceived as average. Same for shirts. I now buy slim fit instead of tailored for the same neck size but I am bigger.

 

[Dave7]

I have a 32" I waist. I'm sure its in there somewhere.........if I can just find it

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

I have a 32" I waist. I'm sure its in there somewhere.........if I can just find it

It's gone my friend,just let it go.
It's over.

 

[Blue Hills]

Funnily enough when I weighed less in my early adult life I used to wear a medium or large in supermarket t-shirts (cheap for scruffy work days). I now wear a sized small supermarket t-shirt despite being bigger/weighing more. The sizes definitely change with what is perceived as average. Same for shirts. I now buy slim fit instead of tailored for the same neck size but I am bigger.

Yes. For women I think i read a while ago that the average brit woman is now size 16 (allowing a lot who should definitely cut out the pies being able to claim that they are of "average" build) but the thing is, that's a NEW 16, not the old 16. So a not so sweet 16.
For folks of whatever sex trying to lose some weight round the middle i can recommend the my free fitness pal app - it makes the dreaded prospect of calorie counting pretty straightforward and easy.

 

[roger06]

Well dropping to 32" waist trousers was one thing. Now I have to use a belt as they are now starting to fall down!

 

[Tiny01]

Quality read well done all !

At my biggest was in 42" waist @ 24stone plus , then got my life back in order & now in an easy 34" did try a 32" the other day but it wasn't having any of it now 15st 6lb

 

[BikeCurious]

I too once flirted with a 36" inch waist but back down to 34" now. I don't know if I'll ever get to 32" again though!

Sorry to dig up an old thread but I just have to say that despite my previous skepticism I've rejoined the 32" waist club! Feels good.