Do suspenders have a supporting role to play?
The elastic waist band it ok, but I was only wearing those for a long time and I did not notice that my waist was getting bigger until one day I went to put on a pair of normal shorts and they did not fit! I had grown from a 34" waist to almost a 40" without noticing. I am back down to a 34" and I only wear the elastic waist bands when working out. Other wise I keep normal shorts and pants so I can better judge myself if I start to get bigger again...
Yeah that little mother was digging into my waist this morning