A little over two years ago before restarting Atkins I bought myself a three
or four pairs of chinos. I was 276 (lbs) at the time and barely fit into a
44 waist. One of the pairs had been misplaced in the wrong wall cubbyhole at
the store and I bought it without realizing this. Not until we got home did
I discover that one of the pairs was in fact a 38. For some reason, rather
than return them I just stuck it away in the closet. A couple of weeks later
I started up Atkins again in earnest after a lapse of more than ten years.
(At this point I can't say that the pants experience actually triggered this
decision but it might have contributed to it.)

The other day my wife found the still unworn pants in the closet. I tried
them on and...

I'm still 12-13 pounds from my goal weight (anything over 210 and under 220)
but the pants fit!

--
Bob
Kanyak's Doghouse
http://kanyak.com