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[Utah Bob #35998]

After dinner I washed my new Wranglers. 
Oh , did I not mention their size? 
33!  

[Rip Snorter]

Not long ago, bought the same size of Wrangler Retro - expensive but attractive and very comfortable.  Unlike my other Wranglers, they run a little big.  If you try them I'd advise a 32. 

[Utah Bob #35998]

7 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

Not long ago, bought the same size of Wrangler Retro - expensive but attractive and very comfortable.  Unlike my other Wranglers, they run a little big.  If you try them I'd advise a 32. 

I wear Cowboy Cut slim fit.

[Rip Snorter]

Just now, Utah Bob #35998 said:

I wear Cowboy Cut slim fit.

As do I - I wear Wranglers 99.9% of the time.  Because of that I have a few other types I reserve for "Dress" occasions I use Slim Cowboy Cut Silver and now the retro for that.  Just saw the Silver on sale the other day.  https://www.wrangler.com/shop/wrangler-cowboy-cut-silver-edition-original-fit-jean-13MSE.html

[Utah Bob #35998]

20 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

As do I - I wear Wranglers 99.9% of the time.  Because of that I have a few other types I reserve for "Dress" occasions I use Slim Cowboy Cut Silver and now the retro for that.  Just saw the Silver on sale the other day.  https://www.wrangler.com/shop/wrangler-cowboy-cut-silver-edition-original-fit-jean-13MSE.html

Those look Saturday night worthy.

[DocWard]

34 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

Not long ago, bought the same size of Wrangler Retro - expensive but attractive and very comfortable.  Unlike my other Wranglers, they run a little big. 

Same for their Advance Comfort Cowboy Cut, although not all that expensive at the local Rural King. I’m a bit bigger guy, with a long rise, so slim fit doesn’t do the trick.

[Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L]

What are you doing to slim down? I need to lose a few.

[Utah Bob #35998]

25 minutes ago, Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L said:

What are you doing to slim down? I need to lose a few.

No special diet. I just don’t eat so much. Pretty much cut out junk food and don’t snack after dinner. Just takes willpower and time.

[Rip Snorter]

Rarely sweets, less food but anything I want, three meals and almost no snacks.  I walk with the dogs three times a day, and do a little ranch work.  I do like my IPA and do that within reason (usually).  I only found it hard at the beginning, then my system got used to it and I actually monitor my weight to stay at my target and not get too thin.  I should be lifting, but...

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

Despite a multi-billion industry built on weight loss programs, products and overthinking, Bob and Rip have written everything anyone needs to know about dieting. Simple and effective. It's hard at first, but eventually becomes part of daily life. 

 

[Texas Lizard]

5 hours ago, DocWard said:

Same for their Advance Comfort Cowboy Cut, although not all that expensive at the local Rural King. I’m a bit bigger guy, with a long rise, so slim fit doesn’t do the trick.

Look at Kingsize….They carry long rise pants…Live in a wheelchair I like longer rise to fit me for sitting all the time…More to pull up in back…

 

Texas Lizard

[DocWard]

13 minutes ago, Texas Lizard said:

Look at Kingsize….They carry long rise pants…Live in a wheelchair I like longer rise to fit me for sitting all the time…More to pull up in back…

 

Texas Lizard

 

Thanks. The Wranglers do fine for me, but I might check them out anyway. When I say "a bit bigger" I'm talking more like fullback or linebacker as opposed to a down lineman. I tend to wear a 38" waist now. Not huge by any means, but I do need to work harder at getting rid of the spare tire. Heck, when I was fresh out of Basic Training I wore a 33" waist, so I suppose I'm not doing too bad.

[Utah Bob #35998]

44 minutes ago, DocWard said:

 

Thanks. The Wranglers do fine for me, but I might check them out anyway. When I say "a bit bigger" I'm talking more like fullback or linebacker as opposed to a down lineman. I tend to wear a 38" waist now. Not huge by any means, but I do need to work harder at getting rid of the spare tire. Heck, when I was fresh out of Basic Training I wore a 33" waist, so I suppose I'm not doing too bad.

5” bigger waist from Basic is exactly what I have. 

[Rip Snorter]

Can't remember what my waist was, weight was about the same, with more muscle.  Fatigues issued were tent like.

[Utah Bob #35998]

140 pounds of fighting fury. 

[Texas Lizard]

1 hour ago, DocWard said:

 

Thanks. The Wranglers do fine for me, but I might check them out anyway. When I say "a bit bigger" I'm talking more like fullback or linebacker as opposed to a down lineman. I tend to wear a 38" waist now. Not huge by any means, but I do need to work harder at getting rid of the spare tire. Heck, when I was fresh out of Basic Training I wore a 33" waist, so I suppose I'm not doing too bad.

They go for tall and bigger…Works well for me…

 

Texas Lizard

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

11 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said:

140 pounds of fighting fury. 

Between 5 and 10 percent of that was the gun! 

[Rip Snorter]

14 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said:

140 pounds of fighting fury. 

Don't have any photos.  I was issued a 14, and in one of the short periods of downtime in basic, took mine apart on my footlocker.  The D.I. had a cow, and started hollering,  I had been taking apart guns and cleaning them since I was 10 or so - got it back together quick enough.  One thing I never understood, they issued me a bayonet, but sequestered my small jack knife.

[DocWard]

I'd have to dig for photos. I came out of Basic Training at 184. Came home from deployment in '08 at 205 lb., very fit, running further and faster than I had in almost 20 years. Now I'm sitting somewhere around 225. Been whittling away at the weight slowly but surely, but seem to have hit a bit of a plateau recently. Hopefully getting out and getting active in addition to watching my food intake will jump start things.

[Tennessee Trapper Tom]

I came out of basic training around 210. Slimed down to about 180 to keep under weight controls but continued weight lifting and constantly fought the standards. I used to eat around 4500 calories a day and just running I was a member of the 50 mile club. Which meant that you simply ran 50 plus a week. I managed that for a few years til the knees and back started giving out. I miss it

 

Now. I’m lucky if I eat 1000 calories a day, I weigh around 160 and rarely hungry. 

 

I need new jeans lol. Thanks for the link. I have a closet full of size 38s and 36. Time for a trip to goodwill

[Utah Bob #35998]

1 hour ago, Tennessee Trapper Tom said:

I came out of basic training around 210. Slimed down to about 180 to keep under weight controls but continued weight lifting and constantly fought the standards. I used to eat around 4500 calories a day and just running I was a member of the 50 mile club. Which meant that you simply ran 50 plus a week. I managed that for a few years til the knees and back started giving out. I miss it

 

Now. I’m lucky if I eat 1000 calories a day, I weigh around 160 and rarely hungry. 

 

I need new jeans lol. Thanks for the link. I have a closet full of size 38s and 36. Time for a trip to goodwill

If I go over 1000 I will put on weight unless i exercise like crazy!

[watab kid]

you had me for a moment there , sometimes im so gullible - i love my 22s the only collection i still have short of my cowboy tools , so i saw the dishwasher cleaning your rugers and said "oh no" in my head , yet i knew ................so read on , hope the jeans are clean , if you have wrangler 22s - i do not - hope they are well oiled , 

[Sedalia Dave]

If you decide to buy Wrangler shirts be sure to use their size chart.  Bought two shirts a while back the same size. One fit perfectly and the other was way too small. One was from their GS line and one was from the Retro collection.  When I called to complain the person on the phone explained the difference between the different styles to me.  They also sent me a new shirt of the correct size as well as picking up the tab for the return.