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As per the doctors instructions, I am indeed loosing weight! Was 198 at midsummer, just weighed myself tonight, down to 182. I notice my work pants are hanging a little lower on my hip.
Not so good news....
Some of my size "medium" (size 12) skirts are starting to get a little loose. I'm afraid when I hit the doctors target of 160 a few of them may be unwearable.
Obviously the belted skirts won't be a problem. However now when I shop for elastic waist skirts, I am tending to buy more towards size 10. However the irony is that I still can't fit in a size 10 if it has a nonelastic waist. When I hit that target, an elastic size 8 might not be out of the question....
To any women reading this.... EAT YOUR HEART OUT!!! HAHAHAA!!!
moonshadow wrote:...As per the doctors instructions, I am indeed loosing weight! Was 198 at midsummer, just weighed myself tonight, down to 182...
Good for you!
I bet your legs are looking better, too.
Well from my perspective I still "look" the same. But then again loose clothes tend not to lie. I really just want to loose this gut. Its been a while since I could see in my belly button.
moonshadow wrote:...Some of my size "medium" (size 12) skirts are starting to get a little loose. I'm afraid when I hit the doctors target of 160 a few of them may be unwearable.
It is often possible to unpick the back seam and take a tuck in the elastic to make them fit. Try folding it over and pinning with a safety pin first, to see if it will work without spoiling the look of the skirt.
If possible, rather than taking in the back seam, unpick the waistband for a few inches each side of the back centre, stretch the shortened elastic and re-sew it to the full length of material. That way you don't loose any material in case you put the weight back on and want to extend the elastic later. It also means that you still have the original size to stretch over your hips - which may not have lost as many inches as your waist did.
There is no such thing as a normal person, only someone you don't know very well yet.
pelmut wrote:If possible, rather than taking in the back seam, unpick the waistband for a few inches each side of the back centre, stretch the shortened elastic and re-sew it to the full length of material.
Historically, I have had success with that tactic when I've had to replace an entire elastic when they stopped being elastic. I have to do that with my black tiered skirt now; it's just a question of finding new elastic and the time in which to do the job. And a new work-light, the prior one having been lost in my recent move.
Retrocomputing -- It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
moonshadow wrote:...Some of my size "medium" (size 12) skirts are starting to get a little loose. I'm afraid when I hit the doctors target of 160 a few of them may be unwearable.
It is often possible to unpick the back seam and take a tuck in the elastic to make them fit. Try folding it over and pinning with a safety pin first, to see if it will work without spoiling the look of the skirt.
If possible, rather than taking in the back seam, unpick the waistband for a few inches each side of the back centre, stretch the shortened elastic and re-sew it to the full length of material. That way you don't loose any material in case you put the weight back on and want to extend the elastic later. It also means that you still have the original size to stretch over your hips - which may not have lost as many inches as your waist did.
Another sewing option is the DART done on garments with a fixed waist band (i.e. no elastic).
A couple of pinches of fabric taken in at the top back of the waist yet leaving the hips of the fabric in the same measurement.
Best done by a tailor/seamstress because in most cases this adjustment is semi-permanent -OR- in other words you can make
the waist smaller by doing this but returning it back to its original dimensions maybe a big problem if material is cut and removed doing it.
But then what is not to like about taking and keeping weight off for a better healthier life !
"YES SKIRTING MATTERS"!
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
