I second the "menopot" idea. I just turned 46, and I noticed my formerly wide hips were starting to slim down and my belly was getting bigger about 4 years ago. Now that I've lost a bunch of weight and strengthened my abs, my belly is not so big. I never was able to wear Levi's before because the thighs were always too tight, but not anymore!

Then some people carry their weight above the waist and some below. I never knew it could change, but I also know I'll never be totally an apple shape like my mother-in-law, for instance. Just a little rounder around the belly.

Karen