I had run out of whole belts to keep my trousers up. Most of my trousers are rather wide for me now, and so have the belts. I think they widen gradually over time, although it takes months and in some cases a year or two. But eventually the inner hole is not enough, and there is the choice of either buying a new belt or a leather hole puncher. The belt was cheaper, so I got one with two holes to spare inside the one I am using now. Even if it widens over time, this should be enough.<\/p>\n
In the past, I actually lost girth because I lost fat. (I used to be 94 kg (or about twice that in pounds) before the illness in 2005. I lost a lot of weight then, but gradually went back to 89 kg. Then when I started traipsing around outdoors much of the year again, I went back to 84-85, where I am stuck now. But even though my weight is the same, the belts get wider and wider. So I am pretty sure the leather stretches over time, just very slowly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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