When I purchased this item, I was looking for an item that I could wear everyday, with the idea of purchasing 1 for each day of the week. The sizing is a little tricky, inspite of measuring myself. I ordered 1 size up. I had to have my husband help me put on this garment, which he could hardly do without laughing. Once the garment was on his jaw dropped to see that there was a BIG difference. The compression is awesome! This garment really helped my lower back pain! It lifted my breast, reduced my saddlebags, but most of all flattened my stomach. It was a little difficult to slide my pants on over this garment, because of the outter rubber shell. I was able to wear this garment for almost 10 hours. All in all I like this garment, but it needs to be redesigned with the crouch opening a little further to the back for potty time. This garment is magical and it delivered!