Well, even with my belt on the last hole, my pants were falling down, so I had to switch to a belt I’d been wearing the last time I was in my 260s for any extended period of time (before I quit smoking and gradually gained 20 pounds).
This belt had always been a little tight and I never wore it deeper than the first hole, but it worked. Now I’m wearing it on the 2nd hole and have three more to go before I have to buy a new belt.
Depending on the cut, my 44-inch-waist pants are ranging from loose (WalMart “Faded Glory” brand) to falling off (Old Navy). I found a pair of 42-inch-waist Lee jeans in my closet, which are a smidge tight, but my “goal pants” (a pair of Calvin Klein casual pants) fit great in the waist and can even be taken off and put on while buttoned and zipped. A pair of Ralph Lauren relaxed fit cargo pants with a 40-inch waist, which I’ve had pretty much since my waist crested the 40-inch mark around 11 years ago, are only a little bit snug in the waist, but not uncomfortably so.
It just goes to show how different designs/cuts can make pants fit so much differently.
Of course, I have pants issues. I’ve got a long torso and relatively short legs, so many pants that “fit” tend to be too short in the crotch. So when I stupidly buy pants that won’t be too long at the ankle, they tend to be too short in the crotch, so the Calvins and the Lee Jeans are both bunching in the crotch, but the 40-inch Ralph Lauren cargos (which have a 2-inch longer leg and really are “relaxed” fit) are going to be nice and wearable in a couple of weeks. I could also probably find some 40-inch-waist Old Navy jeans that will fit then too. And hopefully those pants will carry me until the next milestone: 36-inch-waist-pants.
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