Welcome from south of your border in Georgia (near Atlanta, but don't hold that against me).

First of all, congratulations on the pre-heart-attack waistline removal project. Take it from me, it's a lot less trouble and feels better than the post-heart-attack regimen.

Matt Newsome's sight offers resizing services. Check out http://kilts.albanach.org/alterations.html.

Another avenue you might not have considered is purchasing a less expensive kilt for the time being, say a heavy wool from StillWater Kilts. If you buy it about a size smaller than perfect for now, you'll be able to wear it through several inches of weight loss and then replace it with a nice, 8 yard custom kilt when you reach your goal weight.

Hang in there, and welcome aboard. You know not what you do entering into this den of iniquity. Ha.