suspenders??
My husband has started wearing them, I told him if he was going to do that we were going to get him some very nice ones so we went to Cavenders western wear and bought him some beautiful leather braided suspenders and matching belt. He gets stopped all the time people telling him how much they like them and asking where he got them.

but seriously other than that not much else except tighter elastic?

How about a "trendy top" to keep you covered? They are sold at Walgreen's and dollar stores. A belt will keep your pants up too. Suspenders is another option.

They just don't make pants they way they used to!

First, try loosing weight. Belly fat is the most dangerous as far as heart health is concerned. Clothes aren't going to make you healthy!

Seriously, sometimes even when a person loses weight, the belly is still the fattest part. I know.

I am 5'4" tall, weigh 112 pounds, exercise daily and I have a BELLY. It's one of the pitfalls of being alive over the age of 40. My GYN says it's normal for people of a certain age group to have bellys, even when they aren't overweight.

A woman I go to church with is about 5' tall and weighs maybe 100 pounds - even SHE has a belly.

I think the way pants are made now is the problem. Besides the fact of belly fat. It is the low cut jeans that is part of the problem. I think all they are trying to do is save on that 2 or three inches of material. I have two pair of jeans that are not low cut and I have a belly, but my jeans come up to my waist and not to my hips and I don't have a problem with my stomach showing. I hate it when I see all of these girls wear the low riders and when they bend over of squat down they have to hold there shirt down in the back so their panties or crack doesn't show.

Go shopping. I noticed that the new jeans are not as low as they used to be.

Whistle, the older I get, the more I am convinced that weight loss is just plain easier for some people more than others, and that we all do have different set points.

And I have also observed that the older people get, the harder it is for them to lose weight, period.

I walk every day (long, hard walks), never eat after 6:00 pm, ingest lots of veggies, go to bed hungry every night, blah, blah, blah and yet I'm hanging on to 25 pounds of ugly fat that just won't leave short of draconian measures (starvation).

It's so discouraging. And yet here I am, 54 years old and in excellent health. Just can't lose those 25 pounds.

And I clicked on this thread because I also have trouble finding pants that fit. I'm 5'9" tall and have unusually long legs and crazy narrow hips, and not-so-narrow abdomen, and it's just misery to find pants that fit.

I wish I knew what the solution was.

Rosemary, make it your mission to find pants that fit. Try everything, even things you think won't work.

Once you find your style, stock up! Dry clean them to preserve their newness.

I am always on the hunt for jeans. I noticed that women even older than me were wearing the new skinny,narrow ankle jeans. If they can do it, why not me?

I am also amazed when I see an oddly proportioned woman wearing a pear of pants that fit well in all the right places. She either lucked out and found what works, or maybe she had them tailored.

I'm a petite size and often even the short or petite length is still too long. I have to have them altered, but so be it.

I too always thought it was more difficult losing weight now than when I was younger. For me, I have learned it is the food and only the food. i can exercise until the cows come home, but if I am not watching my amounts of food, I gain weight.
You sometimes need to switch things up. Eat lighter at night. Really try to track your calories. Drink more liquids or water (which I find hard).

I have always had a belly, but I do see a difference now that I have lost some weight.

If you watch Stacy and Clinton on 'What Not to Wear'. They tell you to just keep trying on jeans, slacks til you find the ones~~~once you get them to fit your tummy area, if you have problems with the length or too big in the legs or thighs have them tailored. They say to find a good tailor and you will look FAB!

Well, I'm tall, short-waisted, long-legged, underweight, and have no butt! What I do have is a belly! I find that a waistband that sits below my waist is far more comfortable than the ones that sit right at my waist, but I'm finding that accommodating that belly makes my pants too big in the seat and thighs. Thinking of going to dresses and jumpers, wonder how I'd look in a muu-muu?

I haven't gained an ounce in years and am convinced that with age our bodies sort of realign and shift around. In my case, not in a good way.

Leaves you pant-ing, does it?

I don't have much of a belly ... but even with belt tight ... they keep sliding.

I need to get some suspenders, I think.

ole joyfuelled

wonder if you went, like men, waist/lenth? my dd2 wears a size six but needs a longer pant (she's 5'8") so she goes to a store that carries long or extra long...

I found the most comfortable and nicest fitting jeans for me (60 years old, 5'1" with the dreaded belly fat) is Not Your Daughter's Jeans (NYDJ).

They run between $50-$120 a pair. The first pair I tried were $110 and I had never paid that much for pants of any kind. But once my hubby saw them on me he made me buy them. They truly are awesome and I have since bought eight more pair (just went to my closet and counted them) in various colors and cuts.

They are not your daughter's jeans because they stretch where they need to, support where you need it, and have a waist that goes all the up to cover skin you do not want to bear.

If an article of clothing ever made me happy, it would be my NYDJ pants.

Jodi- (no, I do not work for the company LOL)

I'm with Jodi on the NYDJ! Worth every penny!

You are wearing the wrong size and/or style jeans. I've never tried the NYDJ jeans but I just don't think I have it in me to pay that much for one item of clothing. I'm cheap and love a bargain.

I really like the Gloria Vanderbilt jeans. They sell them at Kohl's and have them in regular and plus sizes. They run in the $35 range but Kohl's has such great sales I never pay that much for them.

Try on lots of styles and find the perfect fit for you. Don't worry about what size the tag says. it's just a number. Find what fits and is comfy.

Ditto re the NYDJ. I've been wearing them the last few years and have had several people ask if I've lost weigh. I haven't. :) Yes, they are higher-waisted which works well for me, but the panel that holds the tum in eventually shows itself, darn it. Perhaps it's because I put them in the dryer, but that rectangular area puckers after awhile. I get mine at Nordstom Rack for about half the price.