I've Got Middle Age Spread! 0.0

[bk_forever]

I have a pair of jeans that I always wear when I go out because they fit me perfectly and they're just sooooo comfortable (I've been wearing them for 35 years), but now they're developing fashionable tears and I'm at an age where I prefer my clothes not to have holes in them that aren't meant to be there.

So, long story short, I went digging in my wardrobe to find out what trousers I can wear tomorrow... and horror of horrors, HARDLY ANYTHING FITS!!!!

My gorgeous stripy jeans that I adore won't do up, neither will my pretty pale pink pair, which are labelled size 14, but they can't be because I'm a size 12 and they don't fit and if they're size 14 then they damn well SHOULD fit! I AM still a size 12, damnit! Except around the middle apparently.

I've had to throw out three other pairs as well... (okay, one pair fitted but they're vile and I don't even remember where they came from, probably mum's cast-offs).

I did find two pairs of jeans that fastened but were a bit tight, one pair that are comfortable but have ridiculously shallow pockets (I need good pockets), and one pair that have deep pockets and fit quite well (and have elastic in the waist). But they DO fit, so I guess I know what I'm wearing tomorrow.

But I have Middle Age Spread! When did that happen? Come to think of it, when did I reach middle age?

Woe.

*crawls off to mope*

Comments

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

LOL I have been throwing out pants/trousers today as well! It was interesting, what was laying around in the wardrobe and what I hadn't worn for years. So much space there now! It's not only that they were not fitting around the waist anymore, but I also hate when the legs are so tight I can hardly move. So they had to go. I filled three bags to give away. I also finally threw one jeans away which has totally faded in between where the legs rub together.

[bk_forever]

You did well! I still need to do a complete wardrobe clear-out, but I didn't have time today, just REALLY needed to find something I can wear tomorrow.

I hate it when favourite clothes wear out or I find I just don't fit in them anymore, but some of the things that turn up are very odd, lol!

I have very thin and wonky legs, so I prefer narrow-legged trousers, otherwise I look ridiculous, but I've always thought To Hell with fashion, I just wear what feels comfortable. I don't think I've ever been in style in my entire life!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Yes. Comfortable wins over fashion always with me as well. It's just not worth not feeling comfortable in something. If it is comfortable AND fashionable, all the better.

[bk_forever]

I have no idea what's fashionable these days anyway - probably something completely impractical that would look ridiculous on me! We're too sensible to wear what everyone else wears just because it's the fashion!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

I'm not. I am actually not interested in fashion at all. And I buy stuff which I can wear for years and not only one summer. I wear it till it falls apart.

[bk_forever]

Same here! Well, until it falls apart or until it doesn't fit, whichever happens first. I get very attached to certain clothes and get very sad when they wear out or something, it's a wrench to throw out things I like just because my body has inconveniently changed shape!

[too-beauty.livejournal.com]

hahahahahah sorry but you made me laugh, my dear!
I did that and some clothes were rescued by my daughter for her theatre clases so ..... ]i don't know how to feel, flattered that she wants to wear my clothes or upset because she thinks they are customes .... o.0

you are not middle aged, you have half a century of experience *s*

[bk_forever]

Oooh, that's a nice way of looking at things!

It used to bother me when I threw out clothes and my MUM rescued some for herself, lol!

[katwillow.livejournal.com]

Theatre classes, I tried to donate. They wouldn't take mine.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

Been there done that - several times. New meds caused some weight gain and now my new pants are tight. I'm not going back to my old size, I just won't (stamps feet).

[bk_forever]

I've always been skinny and I'm underweight because of health problems, so it feels really weird to suddenly be wider around the middle *looks suspiciously at meds* Hmmm, wonder if they're responsible.

No point saving any of the trousers in hopes of ever fitting in them again though, I think that ship has sailed. I probably look like a kid's drawing of a person - a potato with a head and stick thin arms and legs. *sigh* I don't think anyone makes clothes for that shape =(

We might as well accept that we're doomed never to be the way we used to be when we were young... To think I used to have a 17 inch waist. Now it's closer to 37!

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, can I relate. It's so disconcerting when suddenly nothing in the drawer fits. You don't feel any different, so what the heck happened? It's settled down for me now but a couple of years ago I'd have to get new clothes every season because last year's wouldn't fit. A slowing metabolism and a sedentary lifestyle really took its toll. Ugh.

*Hugs*

[bk_forever]

The joys of getting older, I guess. I hate throwing out things I love that I've hardly worn, it's so disheartening. Worse, it means I have to go and buy more clothes and I can never find anything that fits right. My arms are too long and my legs are too short, and now I bulge in the middle. Yeah, definitely disconcerting! I guess the jeans I wear all the time have stretched with me.

I didn't really feel middle aged until now.

*hugs back* That's life, I guess. There's no going back.

[milady-dragon.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the club, I joined ages ago. *laughs*

I'm flying to Florida next week and I purposely upgraded to first class so I'd have more hip room! Those economy seats are actually torture devices for anyone with any sort of hip, I swear.

[bk_forever]

Hope you have a comfy flight!

I've nevrr flown, never liked the idea of being that far away from the ground *shudders* I don't like heights.

Ah, the joys of getting older. The rest of me is still really skinny though. I'm not a standard shape by any stretch or the imagination. I'd probably pass as an orangutan if you covered me in ginger fur. =/

[katwillow.livejournal.com]

Are you really good at blowing rasberries?

[bk_forever]

Surprisingly, no. Can't whistle worth a damn either. Or click my fingers.

My joints have a good repertoire of snaps, crackles and pops though. (Now I sound like a bowl of rice krispies, lol).

[iantojjackh.livejournal.com]

Ugh that sucks. Sorry to hear that.

After I hurt my foot last year I packed on some weight (was heavy to begin with). I know I should lose the weight but part of me has no motivation to.

Good luck with your eye exam.

[bk_forever]

Thanks. Yeah, it pains me to throw out clothes I've barely worn - especially when I really like them.

I lack motivation for everything, I'm a great procrastinator.

Most of me is still really skinny, just not around the middle anymore. I never had much shape to start with but I seem to have lost it all now. Oh well, I guess that's how it goes once you're past 50.

I want to get new glasses! I just wish I didn't have to pay for them, they're always so expensive!

[moonfirefic.livejournal.com]

I so understand what you are going through.

The great spring early summer closet purge this weekend ended in a few favorites departing before their time and the knowledge that someone in my former size range is going to hit pay-dirt in the donation bin.

I'm approaching it as - don't dwell on the number on the tag as much as whether or not I feel cute/pretty/fashionable in it. It sounds like a cliche - but size is just a number; 0, 6, 12, or 24, doesn't matter as long as your clothes fit well and you have the confidence to pull them off. I am sure no matter what size you wear, you are gonna look great!

[bk_forever]

That would be a first! I never have before, lol! Never been in fashion as far as I know either. As long as I'm comfortable and presentable, and my wonky legs are hidden, I'm happy

It's awful to throw out favourite clothes, I hate doing it, but there's really no point keeping things that don't fasten anymore, so I have to just grit my teeth. Haven't cleared out the whole closet, I have that dubious pleasure for another day, i just really needed to find something for tomorrow.

The weird thing is, if people go by my waist measurement, in this country, going by the guidelines that have been set up, I would probably be classed as clinically obese when I am actually about a stone underweight for my height because of long-term health issues. I just seem to have started bulging around the middle since I hit 50. Same thing happened to my mum so I really should have been expecting it I suppose. It still comes as a shock though.

Glad to see you're still around, you've been rather quiet of late. Hope you're keeping well!

[timelordshines.livejournal.com]

Lol. (Sorry - shouldn't laugh, but you did write it in a funny way!)
I have so many clothes in my wardrobe that I really should throw out, but every summer I think, 'this year I'm going to loose some weight.' Never happens, obviously!
I'm reasonably slim, and do a fair bit of sport - mainly to compensate for all the cake I eat. I have such a sweet tooth - I know it's bad for me, but I can't help myself! But any weight I do put on goes straight to my stomach. My flabby muffin-top is not a good look! (And I haven't even had children yet and I hear it only gets worse when you do!)

[bk_forever]

I've managed to make it to 51 without children! Success! Honestly, I have no maternal instincts so it was never an issue and I managed to avoid the after-effects, so I guess that's good. Next thing, gravity will get me and I'll start to sag in places, except I don't have much in the places sagging generally occurs, so maybe I'll get lucky, lol!

Gotta laugh at these things really, it's no good crying about them *shrugs* I tend to make a joke of everything!

Who knows, maybe this will be your year! Better not throw any of those clothes out just yet ;)

[katwillow.livejournal.com]

Oh I am so with you. My clothing choices started mysteriously shrinking two years ago (weirdly enough after a certain half-century mark had been passed) and I have still not found that dang alien artifact that caused this horrid transformation.

If I am able to identify and disable the device, I will be sure to share the intel.

[bk_forever]

Thanks!

It's as if, the moment we hit fifty, our bodies go "Oh, thank god for that, no need to stay trim and perky anymore, lets just relax and let it all hang out" and overnight, nothing fits anymore =S

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

Hang on if you washed them first they may have shrunk in the wash.

[bk_forever]

Nice thought, but no. They still fitted when I put them in the wardrobe. Hang on, maybe the wardobe shrunk them...

*clutches at straws*

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

Gaaah I've been having the same problem lately. I just gave a away a huge bag of stuff from my closet, and the main reason was...things that no longer fit. As much as I tried to convince myself that it's just stuff I no longer like. ;) It's so depressing! XD;; In my mind, I've even been trying to work out more and eat better? But apparently not enough to combat, you know, getting older >_>

*sigh*

*sends moral support and hugs!* <3

[bk_forever]

*hugs back* Thank you.

Apparently there's no cure for getting older. I'd be sagging if I had anything to sag with. My middle is trying, but there's not even enough of that for a good sag, just enough to keep my clothes from fitting. And I've been working in the garden for several hours ever day, doing heavy pruning, but even that hasn't had any effect, except for making everything hurt. I'd like to stop getting older now please. I can't afford to keep buying new clothes all the time and it's hard to find any trousers the right length for my stumpy little legs that actually fit the other parts. >=/

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've really been finding that as I get older, the normal things I tend to do that to me, feel like exercise - 15 minutes of walking to and from the bus, and a couple of exercise videos per week - are just not cutting it anymore! *sigh* I know I'm going to have to probably come up with a routine that's more strenuous, but... Ugh. I don't want to :P

Gardening does sound like good exercise though! Hopefully it'll start paying off for you! <3

[bk_forever]

I've actually managed to find the ground in one part of the garden! It's such an overgrown wilderness it'll take forever to get anywhere close to straight because things keep growing *sigh* The pouring rain today will probably make it all grow even faster. One of these days, I might post photos of the jungle and the little patch I've managed to clear so far.... I don't know if the excercise is doing me good though, it just hurts a lot.

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

Well, I would definitely enjoy some garden pictures! I can admire from afar, from my very small, completely garden-less city apartment. ^_~

<3

[bk_forever]

I'm warning you, it's a jungle! Between wet summers, health problems and the work we had done on the house after the burst pipes, I haven't had much time or energy for the garden. We have a bramble problem at the best of times, but they've taken over and we have very few actual plants, most of which are buried beneath weeds. It's very green though!

I only got to spend half an hour out there today before it started raining again *sigh* Can't make much progress in 30 minutes. I'll try to get some pics up soon. Not today though - i have to load them on the computer, then re-size and crop the ones I want to post... takes a while!

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

Well, green is good? ;)

And yeah, I know what you mean about posting pictures. >_> I have a bunch from various trips and such that I keep planning to post "someday". >_>

:D

[bk_forever]

LOL!

Well, some of the freen is good - and some is weeds and brambles =(

It's good for wildlife though! We have a pond. Somewhere. There used to be paths too, but they're kinda overgrown... And it's raining again, which isn't so bad now because it's night so I couldn't be out gardening anyway.

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

It sounds really awesome. Even if it is a little overgrown, atm. ^_~ I really don't know much about plants/gardening, but someday I'd like to think I'll have some property to start experimenting on! The idea of a pond sounds especially lovely~ <3

[bk_forever]

Ponds can be lovely, but they can also be unbelievably stinky, lol! Enough pond weed keeps them fresh, but if there's a bad winter it all dies and turns the water into a stinky green soup. Ours is barely visible through the weeds.

A little overgrown? The hedge is about 5 foot taller than it should be, the shrubs are bigger than that, there are brambles everywhere, the paths are hiden under 3 foot tall plants and there are trees growing in the hedge, honking great 15 foot Maples that are most definitely NOT supposed to be there.

I did a gardening course by mail years ago, very interesting, I learned a lot. I've been gardening since I was old enough to hold a trowel though, went through a lot of little kids' sets of gardening tools starting when I was about 4, had my own patch of garden to grow whatever I wanted. Unfortunately, all I do these days is try to find the garden beneath the jungle that's taken over.

[jsks.livejournal.com]

Sighs, had the same thing happen to me.

[bk_forever]

Stress is a good cure =/

I've lost weight the last month or so. Hopefully now things are settling down I'll put some weight back on.