Skinny wraps???
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Has anyone tried them??? If so, how long does it take to see results. I've heard a lot of good things about them, especially the defining gel. I have many many stretch marks and some stubborn belly fat that I'm desperately trying to get rid of, or atleast minimize. Tell me your experience with them, please! Just spent a bunch of money on this stuff, and I'm not seeing any changes! Not happy right now!!! :grumble: :noway:
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I have a friend who wants me to but I won't try them. I'm sticking with eating clean and working out. I've lost too much money trying "products".0
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I definately agree on buying too many products! I've already lost a ton of weight, though. It's from having babies n also from the extreme weight loss. I would atleast love to reduce the appearance of the stretch marks, though! Uggghhh!0
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Thanks for the info! Geez, that sounds like a lot, of stuff, and a lot of money! I did get the it works brand. I used it and took it home so I could reuse it. I also got the defining gel, but I believe that's where I will draw the line. Do you think it will help with the stretch marks n loose skin any? I have seen amazing pictures from people before. How long did it take to lose the 2 inches? I may have overlooked it.0
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It took me all that stuff to lose - in less than one month tho
I have the pic up (before/after) bikini shot on my profile page so that you can see
It IS a lot of money but if you do ANYthing, JUST do the Greens if nothing else and those are inexpensive as a loyal customer
I guess I spent the money because it was a quicker way to lose weight
I was NOT losing my belly eating right and exercising
I didn't realize that I wasn't regular and therefor - toxic!
The greens are really what cleaned me out and cut my cravings.
I know I will lose eating right and exercising and that is the right way to do it but I am also a spiritual person and one who STRONGLY believes in nutrition, which is why this line is for me
These are the links that have rooted me!
No matter what you decide to do though, as long as you stick with it, want it and apply it - you will achieve it!
Also, to be honest - Defining Gel I do not see working on scars/stretch marks but haven't used it but a month. The actual stretch mark cream, I have read/seen testimonials but do not have my own verification to provide so I dunno on that one!0 -
Wow! Great results! Thanks for the info!0
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my best friend sells the it works wraps... i signed up and used them as directed- every 3 days- I lost 5 inches with the first wrap and then never lost anymore inches with the next 3 wraps from that box. I ended up using 3 boxes worth of wraps, for a loss of 10 total inches (you measure 3 areas of the abdomen) and my results did not last very long at all, maybe 2 weeks.
I just feel like I'm seeing more results with eating right and exercising so I stopped getting them. Talking to her since I tried them, I have found out that you need to use more of their products with the wraps in order to get optimal results. however, i think their products are really expensive IMO.0 -
Us girls all have bloody stretch marks.....arggghhhh
Best things I would say is........
Bio oil, put a few drops in bath or direct onto area.....and rose hip oil from boots
Vitamin E oil or coca butter palmers oil for stretch marks
Body brushing and exfoliating, and keeping the areas moisturised
Lots of water, veggies, fruit .... Clean diet really.....cut them sugars out0 -
Yeah the only thing you need to really take with the wraps to see good results are the greens because it keeps you regular and continuously flushing any toxins out. I eat healthy but cheat once in awhile and am not hard core with nutrition. Even if I didn't use the wraps the greens alone keep me from bloating and whatever so I feel good spending $28 per month on that.0
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All those wraps do is make you lose water. That will cause you to lose an inch or two which can be good to do before an event for exmaple however once you eat and drink again that loss is right back where you lost it.
Those who claim they flush fat from your system, pull out toxins, burn fat from your belly area, etc etc are normally selling the stuff so they will tell you what you want to hear, truth or not so they make a sale.
It is pointless to spend the money on the wraps. While they may seem like a great thing, if they worked, everyone would be thin.
To lose belly fat you have to just reduce your overall body fat %. Stretch marks will never go away but they do fade in time. They get lighter and are much less noticable over time. The only way you can remove them is surgery (I forget the type of procedure).
Don't fall for the wraps... the only thing they make smaller is your wallet. Don't fall for the one person who is recommending them as she is selling them (which BTW, posting a link to something you sell is against the forum rules).0 -
Thanks for the info! Geez, that sounds like a lot, of stuff, and a lot of money! I did get the it works brand. I used it and took it home so I could reuse it. I also got the defining gel, but I believe that's where I will draw the line. Do you think it will help with the stretch marks n loose skin any? I have seen amazing pictures from people before. How long did it take to lose the 2 inches? I may have overlooked it.
Please don't fall for It Works. They make you lose water and nothing else.0 -
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I wrote a story for the newspaper about a lady who sells the It Works! wraps at her salon and before I could print the article, the company had to look it over. They axed EVERYTHING about losing weight or inches because they couldn't prove the products did that. The most I could say was that they could help firm and smooth skin. Soooo, it may work for your stretch marks, but anything else, probably not0
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Palmers for stretch marks, if that's any help.0
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When I read "Skinny wraps" - didn't know if you meant wraps for your body of food wraps that make you skinny. Seriously though, never tried them but years ago when I was in my 20s, we use to try saran wrap around our mid-section. You would sweat under the saran wrap but all it was really doing was getting rid of water. If you have somewhere to go and want to look slimmer for the night, these might work but other than that they do nothing for you. Don't waste your money!0
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Have you tried bio oil on stretch marks? It worked amazingly for me... Highly recommended!!0
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Notice, OP, that the stuff she's trying to get you to buy links to her own shop.0
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All those wraps do is make you lose water. That will cause you to lose an inch or two which can be good to do before an event for exmaple however once you eat and drink again that loss is right back where you lost it.
Those who claim they flush fat from your system, pull out toxins, burn fat from your belly area, etc etc are normally selling the stuff so they will tell you what you want to hear, truth or not so they make a sale.
It is pointless to spend the money on the wraps. While they may seem like a great thing, if they worked, everyone would be thin.
To lose belly fat you have to just reduce your overall body fat %. Stretch marks will never go away but they do fade in time. They get lighter and are much less noticable over time. The only way you can remove them is surgery (I forget the type of procedure).
Don't fall for the wraps... the only thing they make smaller is your wallet. Don't fall for the one person who is recommending them as she is selling them (which BTW, posting a link to something you sell is against the forum rules).
This. So much this.0 -
I went to a meeting for ItWorks just last night. Let me be clear, I don't sell it and I have never tried it. Nor do I know anyone who sells it so this is not an ad. I am cautious with anything that works too fast and seems to good to be true (wraps) but I do like the idea of using natural products to gently detoxify my system (greens) as opposed to a lemon and pepper poop fest (the other detox thing out there). I think you have to look at each product and see what you want, need and believe in. Then you have to try it and see what works for you. Saying a whole product line is worthless and a sham when you haven't tried it all is just as erroneous as making exaggerated claims about the results you will get from the product.0
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I went to a meeting for ItWorks just last night. Let me be clear, I don't sell it and I have never tried it. Nor do I know anyone who sells it so this is not an ad. I am cautious with anything that works too fast and seems to good to be true (wraps) but I do like the idea of using natural products to gently detoxify my system (greens) as opposed to a lemon and pepper poop fest (the other detox thing out there). I think you have to look at each product and see what you want, need and believe in. Then you have to try it and see what works for you. Saying a whole product line is worthless and a sham when you haven't tried it all is just as erroneous as making exaggerated claims about the results you will get from the product.
I don't need to try every bad idea in order to know it's a bad idea. Detoxes have never been proven.
http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-detox-delusion/0 -
I went to a meeting for ItWorks just last night. Let me be clear, I don't sell it and I have never tried it. Nor do I know anyone who sells it so this is not an ad. I am cautious with anything that works too fast and seems to good to be true (wraps) but I do like the idea of using natural products to gently detoxify my system (greens) as opposed to a lemon and pepper poop fest (the other detox thing out there). I think you have to look at each product and see what you want, need and believe in. Then you have to try it and see what works for you. Saying a whole product line is worthless and a sham when you haven't tried it all is just as erroneous as making exaggerated claims about the results you will get from the product.
The whole line is a waste of money... especially for what they charge. They have no scientific proof to show that their products do what they claim.
The wraps make you lose water weight... that's it. They don't shrink fat cells or detoxify your cells as they claim. The greens is incredibly overpriced. You don't need to detox your system as your body does that itself. Many people don't understand that. Enough water, healthy foods and your system will do much more than any of these detox products will do. All natural or not, nothing will detox your body.
Personally, I think it's right to believe something is worthless and a sham when it's not backed by evidence. Peer reviewed studies, science, etc.0 -
I went to a meeting for ItWorks just last night. Let me be clear, I don't sell it and I have never tried it. Nor do I know anyone who sells it so this is not an ad. I am cautious with anything that works too fast and seems to good to be true (wraps) but I do like the idea of using natural products to gently detoxify my system (greens) as opposed to a lemon and pepper poop fest (the other detox thing out there). I think you have to look at each product and see what you want, need and believe in. Then you have to try it and see what works for you. Saying a whole product line is worthless and a sham when you haven't tried it all is just as erroneous as making exaggerated claims about the results you will get from the product.
I don't need to try every bad idea in order to know it's a bad idea. Detoxes have never been proven.
http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-detox-delusion/0 -
"It hasn't been proven" is not the same as "It doesn't work". That is my point. Everything that we know to be true about anything scientific be it weight loss, location of planets, progression of disease took time and energy for someone with a degree to "prove" and then still more time for it to be widely accepted as truth, which doesn't mean it wasn't always true. We just didn't have proof of that truth at the time. Because something didn't or doesn't work for you, doesn't mean it can't help someone else. Again, I am not trying to sell the product to anyone, I am just saying that people need to figure out what works for them as an individual.0
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Great spam. Now allow me to direct you to a link:Watch the brand. A lot of them are just water loss. I use the It Works! brand: <spam link deleted> However, this was what it has taken for me so far: Skinny Pack <spam/crap product link deleted> pills that draw out the bad fat and flush them out of your system as well as block carbs when you eat a heavy meal + Defining Gel - liquid form of the wrap that you can use in between wrapping, daily 1-2x per day) + 2 Ultimate Wraps and Greens <spam/crap product link deleted>= (an organic, whole food powder that detoxes your body gently and naturally - it is a daily serving of fruits and veggies that is safe to take every day.
I have lost 2" on that and then when I started the greens, I lost an extra inch and 3# in less than 2 weeks just from being regular due to the Greens! It also helped to cut down my cravings to less than 1/4 of what they used to be, even during my cycle (ladies, you KNOW what I am talking about)!!!!
*Stretch Marks - <spam link deleted>
I actually had to look at my before and after pics to see results. I tried to post here but it says the pic is too big *lol* kinda ironic
*Check my profile - trying to upload it there..
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/135893-no-advertisements-allowed-on-the-forums
This is the one where MFP rules state that spamming/selling things on the forums here is prohibited.
To the OP - as usual, when somebody is extolling the virtues and SPECTACULAR results of some scam product that will do you absolutely no good, she's trying to sell you something. The only thing that will get skinnier is your wallet.0 -
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All those wraps do is make you lose water. That will cause you to lose an inch or two which can be good to do before an event for exmaple however once you eat and drink again that loss is right back where you lost it.
Those who claim they flush fat from your system, pull out toxins, burn fat from your belly area, etc etc are normally selling the stuff so they will tell you what you want to hear, truth or not so they make a sale.
It is pointless to spend the money on the wraps. While they may seem like a great thing, if they worked, everyone would be thin.
To lose belly fat you have to just reduce your overall body fat %. Stretch marks will never go away but they do fade in time. They get lighter and are much less noticable over time. The only way you can remove them is surgery (I forget the type of procedure).
Don't fall for the wraps... the only thing they make smaller is your wallet. Don't fall for the one person who is recommending them as she is selling them (which BTW, posting a link to something you sell is against the forum rules).
This. So much this.
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I am not sure if you were dieting before, but you have only been on here since January. Eat at a reasonable caloric deficit and exercise (including strength training).
The best thing to get rid of stubborn belly fat...caloric deficit, squats and patience.0 -
"It hasn't been proven" is not the same as "It doesn't work". That is my point. Everything that we know to be true about anything scientific be it weight loss, location of planets, progression of disease took time and energy for someone with a degree to "prove" and then still more time for it to be widely accepted as truth, which doesn't mean it wasn't always true. We just didn't have proof of that truth at the time. Because something didn't or doesn't work for you, doesn't mean it can't help someone else. Again, I am not trying to sell the product to anyone, I am just saying that people need to figure out what works for them as an individual.
Regardless of who you are, the wraps will not make you lose fat and the greens will not detox anything. They will provide you with some extra fiber and nutrients at a price tag that is not worth the suppliment.0 -
Eh, to each their own.
I worked out 2-3 times per week for at least 1 hour each time. NO weight loss.In a month!
I started my supplements and I lost 7 pounds before I found this forum and 3 after.
I did cardio ONCE in the month that I lost so I mean, whatever works for you is what you should go for.
I just used wraps to jumpstart my motivation since the month that I worked out before that did NOT cause me to lose any weight. It helped ME, that is all.
Obviously yes, working out and eating right are the BEST methods to lose weight, gain muscle, etc.
I personally like wraps and greens (brand unimportant for those that get upset) and feel that I have the money to invest in something that helps me, personally, be healthier so I will continue to add that to my routine along with yes, smart eating and working out.
I am new at this so yeah, sometimes I deviate from that "perfect" nutritional routine and supplements help me. Maybe once I know as much as a "qualified nutritionist" or someone who has been at this for awhile I can maintain my lifestyle without supplements.
However, I am not alone in taking supplements and good supplements also cost money (again, brand/store supply irrelevant).0 -
Eh, to each their own.
I worked out 2-3 times per week for at least 1 hour each time. NO weight loss.In a month!
I started my supplements and I lost 7 pounds before I found this forum and 3 after.
I did cardio ONCE in the month that I lost so I mean, whatever works for you is what you should go for.
I just used wraps to jumpstart my motivation since the month that I worked out before that did NOT cause me to lose any weight. It helped ME, that is all.
Obviously yes, working out and eating right are the BEST methods to lose weight, gain muscle, etc.
I personally like wraps and greens (brand unimportant for those that get upset) and feel that I have the money to invest in something that helps me, personally, be healthier so I will continue to add that to my routine along with yes, smart eating and working out.
I am new at this so yeah, sometimes I deviate from that "perfect" nutritional routine and supplements help me. Maybe once I know as much as a "qualified nutritionist" or someone who has been at this for awhile I can maintain my lifestyle without supplements.
However, I am not alone in taking supplements and good supplements also cost money (again, brand/store supply irrelevant).
It's great that it "helped" you... however, correlation doesn't equal causeation.
You can achieve and maintain a healthy body, diet and life without suppliments provided you are eating correctly. Far too often we suppliment with things our bodies don't need more of.
Can you please stop trying to sell your products here now?0 -
Thank you all for the great info. It's been what, two days now, and still haven't seen any improvement or change. I have seen pictures from my own friends who have done them. Some of which have seen some good, but not great results. I have seen other pics from my local spa, that showed great results, which obviously were advertisements, so I can't really believe those. I thought they were pictures of local people, but probably not. Oh well, guess I'll keep applying the stuff I have already purchased and see what happens. I will definately give the bio oil a try once I run out of this stuff. I have tried the palmers...nothing. I've heard good things about the bio oil, but didn't know it would help once the stretch marks are already there. I have also heard that in many cases, such as my own, that after childbirth, and being stretched out as far as I was, that sometimes the only thing to get rid of the belly is surgery, which is not a financial option right now. I tried to get the OB to do a little tummy tuck while she did my c-section, but no such luck! Bahahahaha...JK. I've already lost 65lb's, with only 15 more to go. Maybe this last 15 will be the trick! Ha! I really don't want to lose anymore than that, because other than my belly, I'm beginning to look a little anorexic. Lol. Thanks everyone! Wish me luck! :happy:0
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