Thanks for the advice Wendy! I did buy a "girdle" but it just pushes everything up and now my "fat" hangs out over the side and it is definetly not comfortable. I have been doing a ton of situps since january and I can feel the muscles underneath the blubber. "Separating" kind of sounds gross. But I guess that is what is happening. How long does it take to "separate" before the fat starts to disappear. I lost another 3lbs this morning so down 6lbs this week. Hey, I am not complaining, just wondering what I did different! I keep losing inches in my waist not my lower belly where I need it Any suggestions? It seems like since I stopped going to the gym a week and a half ago, my weight loss resumed!