My weight is only up a few pounds since all of this began (although I had gotten back to my highest weight just before it began, so that did push me into new territory), but I am very noticeably fatter. I presume being in the house so much has resulted in replacing some muscle with fat :-/ But I can certainly say that breaking down and buying some larger shorts was a good call. 44" with some plenty of stretch is making life so much more comfortable.