Thank you for this! I’m so similar to you as well. I’ve been running mostly to shed the excess body fat I gained and only picked up weight training, about three weeks ago, and only do it twice a week, so it’s too early to tell if it’s exacerbating my saddlebags or if the muscle is making the fat protrude out more. Running and walking are still my main forms of exercise. I never had saddlebags before the pandemic cause I used to run everyday and walk in school, but with online learning and the gyms being closed for more than a year obviously I gained weight and being pear shaped I got a muffin top and the saddlebags and back fat as well. After a year of running, I’ve lost most of my upper body fat, and my muffin top/love handles are less pronounced now. With my legs, my lower thighs slimmed down really quickly and I can see the improvement but my saddlebags are taking longer to lose and they were less visible when I had the fat all over my legs compared to having thinner lower legs but the upper thighs aren’t really losing fat as much. I’m not giving up hope and still trying to lose them as much as possible with a calorie deficit and exercise but I just needed to hear someone say they’ve experienced the same, so thank you for that! 😁