I found myself with an hour to kill between meetings today and I saw a 40% off sale at the Lucky Store (jeans) – I went in, a rare treat away from the kids, and asked the lady to help me find a nice pair. i have gone from a 12 to an 8. I noticed my spanx are also looser – I thought the elastic in them was going and so I tried a new pair. Same thing. I have only lost 6 pounds, but I had to ask the lady at the store “Are your mirrors / lighting designed to make you look thinner?” LOL. she laughed and said, not here!