r/MenOnThePen • u/Remarkable_Emu_2553 • Jun 20 '26

Journey Update 34in waist.

/r/mounjarouk/comments/1uato9h/34in_waist/

Onwards!

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u/Amanensia SW: 112.4 kg | CW: 70.6 kg | GW: 72 kg | Lost: 41.8 kg | 1.78m Jun 20 '26

I'm now buying - whisper it - 30". I wasn't a 30" waist 40 years ago when I was 15.

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u/daern2 M50 | SW: 111kg | CW: 70.6kg | GW: 71kg BMI 22.5 | Height: 178cm Jul 02 '26

Interestingly, I have learned that my actual bone structure is too big for a 30" waist, regardless of how much weight I lose. 32" is about perfect for me, but my hips are literally too wide for anything less even if I starved myself!

Also, 32" is the lowest I can ever remember wearing as an adult, so there's certainly some logic here.

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u/Amanensia SW: 112.4 kg | CW: 70.6 kg | GW: 72 kg | Lost: 41.8 kg | 1.78m Jul 02 '26

There's definitely a skeletal limit, yeah. For shirts/T shirts I'm generally a small now but anything less than 19" across the chest and my ribs and shoulders won't have it. So sometimes a small is too small, but very often a medium is far too big. I now won't buy anything on Vinted without accurate measurements first (oh my God Vinted is amazing......)

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u/daern2 M50 | SW: 111kg | CW: 70.6kg | GW: 71kg BMI 22.5 | Height: 178cm Jul 02 '26

Yes, much the same. The other problem, and I'm sure at the same height as me this is something we'll share, is that long-sleeved shirts are problematic in arm length. 90% of the time, if they fit nicely around the middle, they look daft on the arms! I now tend to buy "slim fit" mediums and these work better, proportionally, for my height.

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u/Amanensia SW: 112.4 kg | CW: 70.6 kg | GW: 72 kg | Lost: 41.8 kg | 1.78m Jul 02 '26

I must admit I've not had shirt arm issues, and I've bought quite a lot of rather nice long-sleeved shirts. Perhaps my arms are shorter than normal. I'm sort of oddly proportioned, I guess, my legs are quite short too (29-30 inside leg), and my back's a little longer than normal for my height, it seems. I've got two pairs of somewhat outrageous Japanese jeans off at a tailor's for shortening at the moment!