Levi Strauss Pull-on Skinny Jeans, 8 Short

I just received these, so I can't review past the initial look and fit. It always seems that I have added weight after Summer and going into Fall, (I love summer fruit) and switching from shorts into pants/jeans. I no longer enjoy tight-fitting clothes like I may have when I was younger, and I don't really even enjoy wearing jeans. They feel rough, stiff, and constricting. But I do wear them out and about, and always change back into comfy yoga pants when I get home. Everything I buy is hopefully, a bit loose and comfortable. If you relate to this...this review is more for you. I realizing that everyone likes their clothes to fit in their own special way, and my review is focused on comfort, with looks being a close second. I am between a 10 and 12 in pants right now. My 10's are feeling very snug, so I moved up to 12's. I carry my weight in my midsection, and have smaller hips; as in no butt. I am 5'6" and teetering at 144 lbs. which is about 10 lbs more than I like. We're not talking muscle here. I am a grandma, and I prefer to read than exercise. I ordered a 12 M, a 12 L, and two 14 M's in both the light and dark jean colors. I find Levi's run small and skinny. Why am I even buying these?! I was hoping for comfy jeans. We'll see how these work out. The 12 M's are probably my size...possibly the Longs, possibly a 10. The waistband feels rather snug, but with stretch, and a few holiday goodies away from too tight. Ha! The waistband hits me a couple inches below my navel when standing, and higher if I adjust them while sitting. The hips have room. The legs are on the tighter side...especially the calves, and my calves are not large. They hold onto my calves and I have to pull them down after sitting and standing up. They kind of stick to them because of the tightness. Sitting down, the whole front and stomach/crotch area is super baggy looking because of my no hips I suppose. I can pull them higher when I sit...lots of extra material in that region. I would have to wear a longer top to cover that up. The Medium just touches my ankles when I'm standing and pull up shorter when I sit. Thinking I might go with the Longs if I want full length jeans rather than ankle-grazers....but both seem to work, depending on the look you want. The size 14's were looser in the waist and really large in the hips. The legs still feel kind of tight, especially when sitting. Of course these are jeggings, so that's expected. I guess I'm kind of over the whole slim-fitting skinny jeans...but that's me wishing for looser jeans. If you are hippy, these will probably be perfect. On me, kind of a jodhpurs look. I like the looser waistband, but hello saggy bottom! And just a teeny bit looser in the legs. Maybe I have the wrong build and comfort expectations for these. I am still debating on which size and lengths, if any, to keep. I am not sure if they will shrink in the wash, and I wouldn't plan on drying them in the dryer. I love the dark wash jean color, I look thinner in it than in the washed out color, but both are nice. I haven't seen the black or maroon. Green and brown/tan would be nice options! I think the price in the low to mid 20's is fair. I'll try to update if I keep and wear them. Thanks for reading ;)