THE SECRET TO THE SLIT IN YOUR SPANX...

Boys laugh at bathroom banter. 

But as gabby as us gals can be, the bathroom...is usually A BOYCOTTED subject.

And while I agree the loo should stay, lets say, a "dirty little secret," there are times we need to break protocol for the betterment of women kind.

When I worked on "The Tyra Banks Show" I had heard a rumor from Tyra herself that you can go to the bathroom without pulling your Spanx down.  But I have to be honest, she talked about a lot of things I would never try at home so I sort of dismissed the thought.  I would just yank, and tug, and pull down...then I would hope that no "overflow" would hit the wad of nylon wrapped around my ankles as I stood hovering over the toilet seat.

 

 

 

Finally, I would pray as I did the "running man" in place, pulling the Spanx back up.  I hoped an angel would land them exactly where they had been...so they would not slip and create a fat roll..

...until one day when one of my best girlfriends changed my life.

At a wedding, my friend Carolyn said, "You know the hole is for peeing, right?"

You see, I had been wearing Spanx since the dawn of Spanx, and I never noticed that my new Spanx now had a slit in them.

Perplexed, I looked down and there it was, staring right at me...

Terrified, I said , "No way!  If I miss, I'm screwed for the rest of the wedding because I will have to ditch the Spanx and reveal the burrito baby I am hiding!".

She fed me a few more cocktails and coaxed me back into the ladies room where she told me to literally sit, spread, and lean forward.  I was terrified to say the least, but Carolyn was not letting me at out that stall until I performed. And low and behold... a few rum and cokes and a glass of water later, it worked!

Now ladies, you are going to have to trust me on this one.  I know it's scary but I swear it works!  I highly suggest the buddy system because it will ease your fears.  Carolyn was taught by her friend Emily...and now girls, it is my turn to pass the torch.