I bought a brown betta belt almost 3 years ago and this black one is about 4 inches longer. Both are medium sized. My waist is 32 inches and the middle one is too big. I also had a hard time getting the strap through the buckle. . It's too tight, but maybe it'll get better with time. My brown betta belt doesn't have this problem at all. I sent this belt back as it is too big.