How can I be the same weight and looks so different?

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I lost a lot of weight the last 2 years.

Dec 22 the green leggings pic was taken at 11st.

I gained around 20lbs after but have lost it again.

I'm so confused because when I hit 11stone in Dec I felt so good. All my clothes fit me. I felt slim (I was previously nearly 18 stone)

But I've taken the 2nd photo today, again at 11 stone.

I feel huge still and nothing fits that fit me in December. I'm so confused.

I know they're from different angles but I you can still see the difference?

I'm annoyed as I've worked really hard to lose that 20lbs again for holiday and still feel huge!

Were you exercising the first time you lost it and this time did it just by dieting?

That would be my guess too, different mix of exercise so different effect on shape - I’ve got same issues from being at those weight ranges too, I don’t look anything like the same when I drop back down now

What is your height?

could you be due on your period?

There looks a lot of bloating on the 2nd pic. So maybe just need to sort that out? Are you eating the same foods? Do you have IBS?

your pic proves clothes matter

your leggings remind me of a really flimsy pair I have from Next they just gather my bulge together eurghhh so unflattering (on me that is)

First pic you were carrying more muscle maybe?

No difference in the way I lost the weight and no exercise each time either. I've never been good with exercise.

It's definitely not just the clothes. My stomach is so much bigger.

I had trousers that were a bit baggy in Dec that I can hardly do up now!

Really, I would have guessed you were exercising in green pic too. For what it’s worth I weigh a lot less than you and look much bigger than green trouser pic.

I think you should put the whole green outfit on again and take the same snap then compare them

Great idea by kitty!

you didn’t tell us your height

How old are you? Is it peri menopausal /menopausal weight redistribution causing more weight on your tummy and you’re slimmer elsewhere?

Age. How long ago was the first pic?

Bread makes this difference to me, sadly. Toast in the morning makes me look four months pregnant.

The OP said it was only taken in December

7 months ago.

I'm 38

5ft5.

I'll try and find the leggings, I'm in the middle of moving and may have packed them away but I will look and try to recreate later!

Hormones, age, time of day and what you're eating all plays in to it

The week after my period (ovulation week according to my Flo app) I look so much bigger. Honestly look like I've put on about two stone. I haven't, it's just bloating, but it drives me bananas.

Whenever I've got an event coming up, first thing I do is check flo and see where in my cycle I'll be, as it has a huge impact on my confidence.

Could it be cycle related?

If you could find the green leggings outfit and take a pic in the same pose, you may realise that you look better than you think.