Wide Hips, thick thighs, oh my!!!

Ok, so I was trying to fit into some of my old jeans. Jeans that are fairly new and only been worn like 4 times. Yet ever since a year ago I gave birth... and losing the weight I became discouraged, my Pants won't fit,... a lot of people say you are able to fit into your old clothes again. Lied. I mean my hits are not the same anymore I mean I should have figured, right? I mean my hips will never go back to how they use to be. I felt discouraged. Looking at my clothes how I use to be a double 0 (certain clothe brands) to being a size 2. I know it's not a huge leap, but went up a one size higher. I felt like my entire body shifting, not the way I liked it. My thighs felt suffocating in the jeans. I wish there was a magical solution to the put everything back to normal.

I hate the fact that I can't wear old clothes any more and I miss being able to were what I want and not feel so much discomfort. After giving birth it's been so much harder to keep the weight off. It's like an additional twice the work I have to do on my work out regime to make sure I burn off more calories I take in or take on less calorie than what I burn off. It's a lot to go by and I am sometimes thinking... when will it end? Does anybody have issues when it comes to working hard just to have some sort of miracle. If so how do you cope?

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Hi there. I had cancer a few years ago and my body changed in a way that means (like pregnancy) you’re never the same after. For example I don’t have the same energy, and after losing weight with the cancer I have put lots of weight on in different places than before. I now can’t wear almost any of my old trousers, suits, pyjamas or jumpers because I have much thicker thighs, wider hips, and a bigger belly (as opposed to spread out). I’ll admit it was very saddening. I either had to wear something very uncomfortable or wear the same few clothes. I tried to exercise but I didn’t lose enough and then I let it all back on anyway. I decided to embrace the fact I needed new clothes and went and bought them. I feel a lot more comfortable now, and am not expecting me to chase the youth or figure I had because I’m now differently shaped and do t expect myself to be able to ever fully recapture that, though I keep the clothes just in case my lifestyle swings back over time.

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You are absolutely right, I guess being first time mom and just dealing with this whole another transition it's like a new thing for me and I am like man, I feel like I spent more money on the kid and now I have to find new clothes for myself, when I don't have additional money at the moment to spend on. I know it's me just complaining yet I am dealing with the changes over time. I am learning to embrace it, I just needed to vent it out.