I read that today. A little wordy for me, but some good meat in there. It basically aligns with what I've gone through over the last few years.
I had two kids at 35 and 42, and things just don't go back to where they were before. Interestingly, after kid #1 the shirts fit but not the pants (too tight). Expected.
After kid #2 it was the opposite. Took longer to lose weight but when I did, pants were loose and shirts - way too tight. Shoulders and rib cage both got much broader.
I've never had one of those model bodies. I mean, I'm short and stocky, and even when "trim" I had cellulite, and now I'm almost 50. So, body acceptance had to happen eventually. I want to be fit and healthy, but that doesn't mean a "look". I feel like becoming a mom let me grow into my body.
Added to that the "not shopping". I did a shopping ban a few years ago, and have resisted shopping. In the end, I ended up with a lot of ill-fitting running clothes, a single pair of jeans that fit (and a few that were too big), and a pile of too-big cotton sweaters or work shirts and too small running shirts. I was training for runs in the heat wearing leggings.
I let up the reins a bit last year. I've since purchased 2 new pairs of jeans, 4 pairs of running shorts (and socks!), and TWO new work shirts (from Costco...I touched those things for 4 trips in a row before I relented). I feel like a whole new person. It's amazing how wearing shirts that fit (and these are loose, flowy shirts) make you feel so much better than 10 year old items that have stretched and shrunk in weird ways.