Kilted Again!

**Mel1721L** · 22nd December 18, 11:48 AM

It's been about 2 years since I last wore a kilt. I put on so much weight, I went from a 40 inch to a 52 inch waist. After getting arthritis in my knee and being told to loose weight by my doctor, I am down to 43 inches, I can now get back into a kilt and today was the first day of wearing it again. I am still dieting though and aiming for 38 or there abouts.

**Father Bill** · 22nd December 18, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Mel1721L

It's been about 2 years since I last wore a kilt. I put on so much weight, I went from a 40 inch to a 52 inch waist. After getting arthritis in my knee and being told to loose weight by my doctor, I am down to 43 inches, I can now get back into a kilt and today was the first day of wearing it again. I am still dieting though and aiming for 38 or there abouts.

Guid an ye! Extra pounds are never helpful to health or kilts.

**Mel1721L** · 22nd December 18, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Guid an ye! Extra pounds are never helpful to health or kilts.

That's a fact.

**Mel1721L** · 22nd December 18, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by EdinSteve

My waist went up to over 40” and my blood pressure went up accordingly. I dropped weight from over 15 stone to 11 and a half stone and my blood pressure went back to a normal level as a result. Now I have a 34” waist and can bend forward without feeling I have a pillow strapped to my waist. The only downside is two kilts which now fall off me. I never realised how everywhere got fat, even my feet where shoes I couldn’t wear for years now fit again.

Yes, fingers too, I can get rings on I haven't been able to for ages. I know what you mean about bending forward, or even just sitting down. Add the embarrasement of not being able to do up the lap belt on an aircraft passenger seat and having to have an extension. Mind you, timing is bad, I should have aimed for summer.

**Nomad** · 23rd December 18, 12:02 PM

Congratulations on the weight loss, no mean feat, and it's nice that you can celebrate by wearing your kilts again, bit of a win win situation ( sorry for the cliché).

**Riverkilt** · 23rd December 18, 01:04 PM

My kiltmaker says she can alter my hand sewn wool kilts. When I stabilize plan a trip to Albuquerque to get personally measured and bring the kilts to her.

Its been easier to sell off my polyviscose and leather kilts and use the meager proceeds to buy new kilts when I stabilize.

But yes, your kiltmaker should be able to alter your kilts.

**Mel1721L** · 23rd December 18, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

My kiltmaker says she can alter my hand sewn wool kilts. When I stabilize plan a trip to Albuquerque to get personally measured and bring the kilts to her.

Its been easier to sell off my polyviscose and leather kilts and use the meager proceeds to buy new kilts when I stabilize.

But yes, your kiltmaker should be able to alter your kilts.

I no longer have any expensive kilts, so wouldn't be an issue. I can't justify the expense.

**Mel1721L** · 23rd December 18, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by EdinSteve

How right about the aircraft seat belt. I was getting near the limit there too. The ultimate humiliation was my grandaughter poking me in the stomach and asking if there was a baby in there! The ultimate embarrassment!

Out of the mouths of babes, as they say. Bless her.