OK, it's true. As we get older we are more inclined to store fat around the middle. I weigh 10 pounds less than I did 5 years ago but cannot fit into the jeans I wore then
I think I'm about 2 inches bigger around the waist, 2 inches around my tummy. Today I tried on the pants that have been stored away since I gained the 10 pounds, and even though I weigh the same as I did then, they don't fit.
I am getting rid of them, because I don't intend to lose any more weight and I don't believe that barre or anything else I'm doing will make me a size 8 again.
I am 5'7" and weigh 122-3. Size 10 is good, stretch preferred. And postmenopausal by about 10 years.
OK, I'm done whining - thanks for listening. I would love to hear from others who have gone back down to an old weight but not the old size.