I, too, don't have any desire to wear the kind of more-than-skin-tight clothes I got away with in my misspent youth.

That, and most of even the really large women's stuff doesn't have a chance at getting around my belly and hips. Bleh.

The good news is that I ride a recumbent and don't really need padding and all that. When I ride my upright (a grand total of 17 miles this year), I don't worry much about it.

HOWEVER, Rivendel has some bike, um, underwear called Andiamos ( http://rivendellbicycles.com/webalog...ing/22301.html ) that fit if I get the men's really big. There is a light pad. You could try those with regular shorts. Just watch out for nasty seams in just the wrong place.

If you are still losing weight, and are trying not to spend too too much money on clothes you'll outshrink, this could be an option for you.