Yes. It’s true. Now your man can be as uncomfortable, but deceptively thin, as you.

@fatroll boys, you can now pre-order your Spanx undershirts that claim to:

• Firm your chest (no more man boobs!)
• Flatten your stomach (no more beer belly!)
• Improve your posture (no more Egore-esque poses on Facebook!)
• Support your lower back (no more complaining about how your beer belly is causing your lower back to hurt!)

For $55-58, you too can hide those rock hard abs (seriously, you can see the six-packs of the guys through the shirt… ladies, take a look at some of the other views) with a regular crew shirt, v-neck or wife beater.

OMG, could you imagine seeing the wife beater on some tool at the gym?! HIGHlarious!

[Thanks, CocoPerez for the heads up. Image from Spanx.com.]

Yesterday I learned that Spanx now has a swimwear line (thanks for the tip, Sarah!). At first I didn’t know what to think of this and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t picturing the world’s ugliest body shaping swim suits (let’s be honest, Spanx aren’t the most attractive undergarments), but I was pleasantly surprised with how cute some of the bathing suits are!

A word of caution: they are a bit on the pricy side – about $130 – $180 each. That said, if round 3 doesn’t go my way, I’d certainly be willing to invest some $$ for one of these puppies to get all the help I can get.

What do you think of the new Spanx swim line?

I would be lying if I said I haven’t thought seriously about getting a tummy tuck or some lipo. My two main deterrents to any type of surgery is money and the fact I’m a bit of a wuss. I cry when I jam my toe walking. It’s just that no matter how hard I try, I still have excess fat around my belly. Even when I was 120 pounds in high school, I had that problem. So frustrating.

So are there alternatives? YES! So says Good Morning America and Real Simple Magazine. Check out their review of several girldes, shapers and the like — what worked and what didn’t. I’m sort of tempted to try the girdle thong. Uh yeah. Weird and intriguing all at the same time.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/BeautySecrets/girdles-shapers-spanx-slimmer-thinner-undergarments/story?id=8895660