Hidden Cost of cycling
 

New Clothing! Yes all of my pants and genes are falling off now even with the belt! I need to go get a whole new set of pants and genes. All the belts I found so far are too big for me! The horror!!! :D

I know the feeling bro, I just crank my belts down a lot to hold up the pants. Most of my pants/shorts are at least 4" too big in the waist.

I lost 34 pounds from fall-spring, not necessarily due to cyling, and my pants size dropped from a 34 to a 30. Finding size 30-waist pants is rather hard; I actually paid retail for one pair in a desparate measure to get something that fit.

I am still in the process of replacing my normal wardrobe. Lost 45 lbs since may 05.
Now even some of my replacements need replacing. :rolleyes:
That and I need new belts. Why are they so darn expensive?

Just poke holes farther along on the old ones and cinch 'em up tight!

What a dillema, huh? Way to go everyone!

:beer:

Where exactly does one buy new 'genes'? ;) Congrats, feels good when clothes are too big.

Take the Cure! More Pizza! More Beer!

Genes? Jeans? :P

I went from 31 to 30 and 29, it sucks as well.. 31 was much easier to fin in stores. :\

It's a great feeling isn't it? Since the summer of '04 I've gone down from 244 to 182-190.

oh ya... the horror! lol! way to go! go buy some new clothes! you've earned them!

outstanding for the weight loss, way to go!!!!!!!!

I think my genes are at least partially to blame for my extra pounds in the first place!

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i wish i could by new genes. as far as jeans go, i am down 50 pounds and on to round two of jeans buying. later.

no cost at all, I just moved all the clothes that I hadn't worn in 8 years from the back of the closet to the front (I never gave up hope, or maybe I'm just a packrat). this included old belts that I had outgrown.

actually there was a cost: taking some of those clothes to the cleaners.

*gasp* you can't wear clothes that are 8 years old! they are all out of style!!!!! (now 20 years old.... 80's styles... ya... those you can wear :rolleyes: )

fashionista distress happening here!

Send the old pants and belts to me. My job has kept me off the bike for a few weeks, and it shows, and I feel like poop, too.

Caligurl, keep in mind you are sometimes addressing men. Now, what's that word, again? Style?

+1

I have my "reserve" area of the closet. Right now I am moving out of the larger sizes into the middle sizes, and hope soon to be back in my smaller size area.

However, psychologically, I think it would be best to get rid of all of thse big size clothes, making the mental statement, "I will never use them again."

But, then again . . . :D

Congrats all on the weight loss.

"Style?" If it has a top part and two holes for legs or arms and one for either my waist or my head, it is in my style.

As far as I'm concerned, style means nothing hangs out that I could get arrested for.

It might be cheaper just to eat more.

I had the same problem too, though my intent was not to loose weight. ~3 months of cycling; 30"->28" waist and 10 lbs lighter. I have to admit I did initially change diet for health, but now I need a steady dose of In-n-Out burgers to avoid turning into a pole.

If you want to get new belts or poke more holes in them, do it quick. I've already lost a few pants where the leg opening are all frayed. Too bad they're khakis and not jeans, so the fraying isn't in style. :p

I had my mom alter a lot of my old clothes so it would fit comfortably. I've continued to lose weight so a lot of the clothes that was altered fits be big again. I don't mind though :D

If you have to ask.... HA HA.
Caligurl: Style? What is that thing you are talking about? Must be one of those fancy shmancy cheeses. :D

Come to Asia! I went to buy a pair of pants in Hong Kong once, 29 waist. The guy in the store said, without any trace of irony, "sorry, we don't have any that big anymore" :D

When I was recently in Canada, I had a hell of a time trying to find pants that fit. Stupid cagers and their large waist sizes! ;)

I bought a bike 3 weeks ago, and during week 2 I rode 4 times and lost 1.5 pounds. This past week the baby was sick, and I didn't get to ride. Plus our goal is to have our old house totally remodelled by 9-9, and it seems every spare second I have is spent painting.

So...I gained back the weight I lost. My problem is the opposite. I need to fit back into my other clothes, so that I don't have to buy new ones. So, I hope in this way biking actually saves me money.

But I haven't bought any cycling clothes yet, hmmm...;)

Good luck!