My problems with suits

[SGT Rocket]

I can be chatty at times when I post, so please bare with me. I need help in choosing colors for suites that match my coloring and a few other odd features of my body.

Ok, so here is the deal: I'm running out of hair. Or, perhaps, my hair is running out on me. Either way, my hair and I have decided we are splitsville. Maybe I should have sent flowers this past Valentines day, but whatever, the past is the past and my hair and I must look to our respective futures.

Additionally, I've gained about 40 pounds over the last seven months. I broke my fifth metatarsal in my right foot while in Iraq, and the stupid army didn't let me do ANYTHING physical. I spent most of my time there being a PowerPoint ranger. Needless to say, at 41, I packed on the weight eating excessively over-calorieized (just made that word up) food designed for 18 to 22 year olds doing real army stuff.

So, I've become a little tubby around the middle.

So my question is, what colors go with a balding guy (missing the hair in the middle) with blond hair in a ring around the rest of my head? Also, I have blue eyes, and my completion is rather fair. I burn easy (I go in for Basal Cell removal on Monday).

Also, what about suite cut? I like the mid 1950's type stuff, but I also really like the "classic" stuff from 1930 to about 1948 or 49. Those suites look a little more baggy/loose/comfortable to me, and after 3 years of wearing baggy fatigues, and the excess pounds, baggy or loose fitting is looking really good to me right now. I want to look good, but comfort is also important.

I've looked on Google under "bald guys in suites" but there are not any webpages that have examples of this.

WHY ARE THERE NO BALD, TUBBY, BLOND MODELS OUT THERE? :rage: Never mind, you don't have to answer that.

Any help would be great guys!

 

[Paisley]

SlyGI, I like your sense of humor.

Do you mean suits, as in a coat and pants? (Maybe suites, pronounced "sweets," was a Freudian slip?)

I don't know much about suits, and I have hair like a horse's mane, but there's a great thread on selecting colors for your complexion in the Powder Room. If you submit a photo, I'll be happy to help.

http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=1797&highlight=color

 

[SGT Rocket]

Great Thanks

SlyGI, I like your sense of humor.

Do you mean suits, as in a coat and pants? (Maybe suites, pronounced "sweets," was a Freudian slip?)

I don't know much about suits, and I have hair like a horse's mane, but there's a great thread on selecting colors for your complexion in the Powder Room. If you submit a photo, I'll be happy to help.

http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=1797&highlight=color

Great! I'll try to find a relatively not too embarrassing photo of me!

 

[Tomasso]

I thought this was going to be a rant on travel/hotels........

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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"I will never misspell 'suit' again."

"I will never misspell 'suit' again."

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[Chas]

Go with dark colors; they are slimming, and pinstripes help. Avoid horizontal stripes. Baggy will make you look bigger than you are, and the 1930's waists tend to be higher, with widened cuffs. The 1940's stuff tends to be a bit more contoured than the 1930's stuff, generally speaking.

I know what you mean about packin' on the pounds - I've gained a couple of inches on the old waist in my 40s and when you wear vintage that can be problematic. You will need to find yourself a good tailor. I love to wear white jackets, but I tend to look much bigger in it, which sucks.

I'm sure that there is something you can do exercise-wise in the interim; and you need to be disciplined with the diet. All that is easier said than done, but it can and must be done if you want to avoid serious health problems later.

 

[Carlisle Blues]

Have you healed enough to do exercise?? Even if you have not eat a balanced diet before you start buying expensive clothing.

 

[Chas]

I would definitely get a second medical opinion about the exercise ban. Work the upper body, put a chin-up bar in your doorway, something. I do 30 situps every morning; all I need is a yoga mat, no need for expensive exercise equip't.

 

[Lincsong]

Have you healed enough to do exercise?? Even if you have not eat a balanced diet before you start buying expensive clothing.

I like this cartoon.

 

[SGT Rocket]

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"I will never misspell 'suit' again."

"I will never misspell 'suit' again."

"I will never misspell 'suit' again."



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[SGT Rocket]

I would definitely get a second medical opinion about the exercise ban. Work the upper body, put a chin-up bar in your doorway, something. I do 30 situps every morning; all I need is a yoga mat, no need for expensive exercise equip't.

I got the OK to exercise last week. I'm slowly getting back into it. My wife is working out with me as motivation to keep it up! I really am very surprised at how easily I put on weight. I guess at 40 my metabolism really slowed.

 

[Paisley]

I'm 41 and my doctor attributed my weight gain to age. I attributed it to diet. I stopped eating all wheat products a few months ago, my appetite ratcheted down substantially, and I lost weight. Recently, I stopped eating all sugary, starchy foods like fruit, yogurt, potatoes, rice, beans, etc. and I haven't felt this good since I was a kid. All the little aches and pains, sinus pressure, headaches and acid reflux are gone. I eat meat, fish, eggs, nuts, protein powder, and plenty of greens, as LizzieMaine would say.

You might enjoy a book called Neanderthin by Ray Audette. It has some technical errors in it, but in principle, I agree with it.

As for exercise, I got turf toe last year and had to figure out how to exercise without putting weight on the toe. I did taekwondo and practiced swimming on a yoga mat, which is harder than it sounds. I lifted weights as best I could, too. Nevertheless, when I was able to dance again a month after the injury, I was surprised how much strength I had lost in my feet.

 

[Amy Jeanne]

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"I will never misspell 'suit' again."

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"I will never misspell 'suit' again."





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I've noticed this A LOT about the Internet -- "suit" spelled "suite." I thought maybe it was the way it was spelled in a different country???

 

[Chas]

I'm 41 and my doctor attributed my weight gain to age. I attributed it to diet. I stopped eating all wheat products a few months ago, my appetite ratcheted down substantially, and I lost weight. Recently, I stopped eating all sugary, starchy foods like fruit, yogurt, potatoes, rice, beans, etc. and I haven't felt this good since I was a kid. All the little aches and pains, sinus pressure, headaches and acid reflux are gone. I eat meat, fish, eggs, nuts, protein powder, and plenty of greens, as LizzieMaine would say.

I am trying to cut out the bread, but I love bread. Fair enough. I don't hold with cutting out fruit, though. You still need some sugars in your diet- fructose, a simple sugar is metabolized slower and more efficiently by your body than white processed sugar (which I call white death). I will have a harder time cutting out beer and wine out of my diet which are also high in sugar and carbs.

Deep fried foods are definitely OUT. Ditto soda pop.

 

[LaMedicine]

fftopic:
Just for the record, our brain cells can function ONLY on glucose, so the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) per day for total carbohydrates is 130g (just under 5oz). If the glucose level is too low, you *can* go into a brain fog.
Fructose actually is the worst of monosaccharides gaining weight-wise, besides, that's the sugar that's included in fruits, so, even if you cut out fruits, if you get fructose in though other products, you haven't really reduced what you need to reduce.

Incidentally, it's best to get the carbohydrates in, in the complex form, through unrefined carbohydrate foods--whole grain products, brown rice etc.

Also, I just skimmed through an article that says Australian scientist have found the sixth sense of taste in humans (the other 5 are sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami/savoriness) which is fat, and those who are sensitive to that taste tend to eat less and have lower BMIs. Interesting.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lif...nd-to-have-sixth-taste-fat-20100307-pqls.html

 

[Paisley]

I am trying to cut out the bread, but I love bread. Fair enough. I don't hold with cutting out fruit, though. You still need some sugars in your diet- fructose, a simple sugar is metabolized slower and more efficiently by your body than white processed sugar (which I call white death). I will have a harder time cutting out beer and wine out of my diet which are also high in sugar and carbs.

Deep fried foods are definitely OUT. Ditto soda pop.

Fruit is the worst thing for giving me acid reflux. I get carbs through leafy greens, which are my new staple.

 

[Paisley]

fftopic:
Just for the record, our brain cells can function ONLY on glucose, so the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) per day for total carbohydrates is 130g (just under 5oz). If the glucose level is too low, you *can* go into a brain fog.

fftopic:

But a too-low blood glucose level starts below 70, doesn't it? Fasting blood glucose in a normal person is between 80 and 100. My fasting BG after a week on a low-carb diet was 85 yesterday. A fatty breakfast brought it down to 69, but I felt fine.

I know from watching my mother, who is diabetic, that anything approaching even half of 130g of carbs in a day will send her BG over 200. A little oatmeal, a little applesauce, a few bites of bagel puts her in a stupor. She's now on the same diet I am, and although her fasting BG is still way too high, she's more lucid and energetic than she's been in years.

I don't know if you're interested, but this site is run by people who are really into managing their diabetes and keeping up with medical literature on the subject:

http://bloodsugar101.com/

 

[Talbot]

fftopic:

But a too-low blood glucose level starts below 70, doesn't it? Fasting blood glucose in a normal person is between 80 and 100. My fasting BG after a week on a low-carb diet was 85 yesterday. A fatty breakfast brought it down to 69, but I felt fine.

I know from watching my mother, who is diabetic, that anything approaching even half of 130g of carbs in a day will send her BG over 200. A little oatmeal, a little applesauce, a few bites of bagel puts her in a stupor. She's now on the same diet I am, and although her fasting BG is still way too high, she's more lucid and energetic than she's been in years.

I don't know if you're interested, but this site is run by people who are really into managing their diabetes and keeping up with medical literature on the subject:

http://bloodsugar101.com/

Paisley, thanks for the link. As a type 1 (for the last 26 years) its hard to get good advice on weight loss.

Talbot

 

[Paisley]

Glad I could help.

fftopic:

Anyone who thinks that type 2 diabetes is caused by being fat and lazy should likewise spend a couple of minutes reading the information on the site.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

So my question is, what colors go with a balding guy (missing the hair in the middle) with blond hair in a ring around the rest of my head? Also, I have blue eyes, and my completion is rather fair. I burn easy (I go in for Basal Cell removal on Monday).

Also, what about suite cut? I like the mid 1950's type stuff, but I also really like the "classic" stuff from 1930 to about 1948 or 49. Those suites look a little more baggy/loose/comfortable to me, and after 3 years of wearing baggy fatigues, and the excess pounds, baggy or loose fitting is looking really good to me right now. I want to look good, but comfort is also important.

I don't think that there where less bald men back then. Maybe they just don't appear as prominent in the movies like the thick haired fellows. Also that what hats are good for. I wouldn't worry to much.

The second part of the question like fabric colors that fit to skin and hair color would be interesting for most of the other guys here too.
Does somebody have a theory like "red faced guys shouldn't wear khakis" or something?