Body SHAPE changes???

This is a curiousity question, and one to which I would love any response:

Most people who strive to lose weight, have gone back and forth over the years.

A year ago, before my gym-induced weight loss, I was 150 at 5'7".
I will never be a (natural) hourglass; I'm a pear. However, my measurements back then:

Bust: VERY full 36B. I was contemplating the change to a C.

Waist: probably around 29-29.5
Hips, I cannot remember, but I somewhat overfilled my size 29 jeans at the time.

While I was bigger than I wanted to be, I liked my overall SHAPE.

Then, in october, I went to the gym 4-5 times a week for that month, and probably 3-4 times a week in november and december. I lost 10 pounds in october without trying very hard- I am an emotional exerciser. I had already lost 5 pounds in september due to a stomach flu.

I went down to a LOOSE 34B bra, comfortably/sometimes fairly baggy 28-29 jeans, and probably about a 27.5-28 waist. 133 lbs.

In the last 2 months, with school and few/far between trips to the gym and a much slower part-time job, I'm 140.

But my body is not at ALL close to the same shape as before. My bra is more filled out, but still loose in the cups. I should be in a 36A.
All my weight is settling from belly button to knee- ALL pear. My jeans are tight, my hips are threatening the waistband a little bit.

I don't want to gain more weight, but I used to have boobs- if I gained the 10 pounds, would I see them again, or is all lost? I DON'T like my body right now, it feels gawky on top and lush on the bottom, and nothing is fitting together properly- I'm more self conscious now than I was when I was bigger.

When people gain weight, does it come back differently according to diet/age/etc?
Or is this strange?

If it makes you feel any better, I COMPLETELY envy you right now lol, I'm enormous on top and tiny on bottom and would do anything for a lush butt and thighs :) But anyway, I'm not sure if you would gain where you lost, but I think you would probably gain your boobs back if you were to gain the 10 lbs back. Every time I've yo-yo'ed in the past the weight was usually redistributed where I had lost it.

My weight did similar things. It came back differently, but I can't say I'm altogether displeased. In short, it  could be way worse. I used to be big everywhere, especially in the stomach area. I lost a lot of weight (25 or so pounds) and went from 150 lbs to 118 lbs and lost it all in the tummy and legs, and went down from a 38DDD to a 34 D.  My butt probably got smaller but it doesn't really matter haha.

I've gained weight, sadly-- I'm 144  lbs, 34-36 DD, size 6 pants. Since I've lost weight I've realized I'm hourglasss...but now I'm small(ish...ive still gained in the tummy =[), bigger in the hips, BIGGER IN BOOBS AND BUTT ---Its not a blessing. I swear. Its awful.-- and bigger in the thighs. So yeah, weight redistributes differently I guess. =S I've also gained a lot in the belly button to knee area, so frusterating! Maybe its fast weight gain that causes that.

The exact same thing happened to me after gaining then losing 15lbs. Before I gained weight I was around 33-25-34 with 19" thighs and I filled out a 34A alright. At my highest I was 34-27.5-38 with 22" thighs and the 34A fit perfectly. Now I am back to my starting weight but my measurements are 30.5-25-35 with 20" thighs and I can't even fill a 32A.

Basically I lost all my boobs and my hips and thighs refuse to shrink back to what they were. My upper body looks almost gaunt and my lower body looks disproportionately large. I tried gaining back some weight hoping my boobs and upper body would look better but it all went to my hips and thighs. I feel all awkward and misshapen as well.

I refuse to gain back all the weight I lost just to make my boobs grow, so I'm just focusing on weight training to try and add muscle and hopefully burn off some of my hips and thighs. If you figure out something that works, let me know!

i have yo yo'd so many times, and i used to have great boobs. on my up times where i am gaining weight, my boobs get a little fuller but they have never grown to where they used to be. not even close. sorry if this is a bummer.. it was/is to me as well. they fill out a little, but never get that fullness and plumpness they used to have.. i dont know if its just getting older and / or gravity or what..im only 25.. *sigh* makes me really want implants.. the shape of them is just not what i want anymore..

I would really like to find some studies that document this, this redistribution of fat over the body. You would think that genetics would be the be-all-end-all in terms of what shape you are going to be, wouldn't you?

My diet and exercise have changed greatly since then, as has my overall environment- I'm a busy college student now.

I practically feel inclined to go to the mall I used to work at and indulge in protein bars and mall foods and smoothies and see if that diet = boobs.

I would honestly be frightened to gain significant weight for fear of having every pound go south- I am someone who would definitely consider small implants to turn me into an hourglass one day in the future. I 100% feel that if I were proportioned evenly, I would be comfortable at ANY healthy weight- but right now, like this, I don't. At all!

Yeah it's weird.  I am a pear shape and when I was younger I had very small boobs but a flat stomach to go with them, (my legs have always been thick though).  When I starting gaining weight I put it on everywhere but a lot on my stomach (bad foods I suppose) but also on my chest and I remember when I was at my heaviest I actually thought I looked much more in proportion because of the bigger boobs..that was when I looked in the mirror at home, I realised how big I'd gotten from photos and horrible dressing room mirrors.

I put off losing weight for a long time because I didn't want to lose my boobs completely but I don't like the big stomach and muffin top so I have decided it's worth it, but I'll admit I've thought of having lipo on the stomach and modest implants..but the horror stories I've heard of them I don't think I will ever go there.

I think it's a common dream of the pear shaped woman to be an hourglass, especially now it's more of the ideal; they used to immortalise pears in paint back in the day, think Rubens or someone..sigh, lol.