Hi Karen, I know you directed this question to Nicole and the team but aren’t waist trainers like quick fixes? To my understanding the result is very much temporary and its designed to make you look slimmer like if you were preparing for a competition and you needed to thin the skin by drinking less or no water. Its temporary. I will be honest though, I LOVE SWEET SWEAT and the trainers that accompanies it. It gives me a drenching sweat during my training sessions which helps sometimes when the next morning I have to get on the scale for dry weight results 🙂