Check your sizing. These seem to run large. I bought my normal size and wish I had gone down one size. That roominess makes them very comfortable but quite baggy. I bought these for casual travel shorts and the over-sized pockets and tie strings in the waist and legs make them capable of carrying a lot of cargo comfortably. When fully loaded you can tie off the strings at the thigh to keep the large pockets from swaying while you walk. I've not seen many shorts that have this feature so I'm very pleased with that.