It works body wraps

CFethStokes
CFethStokes Posts: 11 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Are the wraps a hoax or do they actually work?
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  • seena511
    seena511 Posts: 685 Member
    they will drop off a few inches, but it is strictly water weight and will be back in a couple days. it might be something fun to do you if you wanted to squeeze into a special dress (say for a wedding day) but it's not by any means a real solution.
  • ms_leanne
    ms_leanne Posts: 523 Member
    This is a guess as I have never had one but I think what it does is makes you lose water rather than fat.
  • auzziecawth66
    auzziecawth66 Posts: 476 Member
    You can get the same water weight loss using prep-h gel and Saran Wrap, plus its alot cheaper lol... As far as long term use and skin tightening couldn't tell ya...
  • shakeupyourdiet
    shakeupyourdiet Posts: 12
    I had one before my wedding and it was brilliant, inch loss was temporary but effective for a special day
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    I was curious about this about a year ago. I have a friend who sells It Works products, so I asked her about them. She said that while they do reduce inches, it is only temporary, and your body will go back to its pre-wrap state within a relatively short period of time. So basically, waste of money. Unless, as someone else mentioned, you're doing it for a special occasion.
  • fitmommy2012
    fitmommy2012 Posts: 451 Member
    Okay I'm glad that I read this. I have a friend who just started using them today and was ranting and raving about them so I decided to look up some reviews. I wonder if she realizes that it is only a temporary fix....
  • lmcasey83
    lmcasey83 Posts: 11 Member
    They encourage you to drink water while you're wrapping, it's not water loss. They promote lipolysis, which is basically a detox of your fat cells, the skin tightening properties of this product are awesome!
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Hoax. Sweating in saran wrap is not a new thing. If it worked, there'd not be a fat person left in America.

    Also, drinking water does not mean you don't lose water weight. It's not an instant "I take in 8 oz, so another 8 oz is going to flow right back out."
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    yes


    NO
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    yeah wrapping yourself really works. the only fat people left are the ones who haven't caught on to this miracle diet solution.
  • theskinnylist
    theskinnylist Posts: 286 Member
    I've done them twice and I'm doing them a few more times before my wedding on April 5th. It is most definitely just a temporary fix. The first 2 times I did them was just to see if they were worth it... and they are (for a day or two)... don't get them thinking you'll lose inches permanently. I personally don't notice any weight difference, maybe a pound or so. But nothing significant.

    You will definitely sweat your tush off....

    Also - to clarify - I've done the infrared body wraps, not really sure what "it works body wraps" are. But this is my opinion of infrared body wrap.

    P.S. Don't listen to the people who will automatically discount you for even asking. Most of them have never even had a body wrap. "quirkytizzy" - ok there.
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    If you have to ask if it's a hoax, it most likely is....detoxing fat cells, say what? LOLOLOL. :laugh:
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
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  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    No it does not work.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    eat at a deficit and exercise.... really simple
  • happypath101
    happypath101 Posts: 534
    I did it twice last year. It was for a special ocassion and it totally worked. But, it is absolutely temporary. It lasted longer than I thought, though. I retained the inches lost for almost a week. And, then when I had the second treatment, I lost even more inches. The biggest difference for me, though, was that it totally reduced cellulite and stretch marks. Again, only temporarily and it's expensive. It's no replacement for eating right and exercising, but to do it on top of those activities can be really helpful. (It's also totally motivating. 'Cause once you see the change, you want to get there permanently.)
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    If it was that easy, there wouln't be any fat people.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    They encourage you to drink water while you're wrapping, it's not water loss. They promote lipolysis, which is basically a detox of your fat cells, the skin tightening properties of this product are awesome!

    Not really.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    I really like how all the people who have actually tried it say it does work temporarily, for a special occasion, and all the people who haven't tried it are offering their opinions against them anyway. I have nothing to do with It Works, but this is pretty typical behavior on these boards.
  • KittieLea
    KittieLea Posts: 1,156 Member
    Of course it works! I mean, the name is "It WORKS Body Wraps". Products can't be sold unless they really work, right?!
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member


    P.S. Don't listen to the people who will automatically discount you for even asking. Most of them have never even had a body wrap.

    I will never understand this line of logic. There are many things I have never tried in the name of weight loss and yet feel certain they are useless. And feel certain that most would feel are useless.

    Vibrator belts, starvation diets, the air diet, eating cotton balls soaked in orange juice, etc. One doesn't have to try something in order for them to know it's not a good idea.

    Unless YOU'D not slam any of those until you've tried it? You'd be wasting your time, at least, not ours.
  • KittieLea
    KittieLea Posts: 1,156 Member
    eat at a deficit and exercise.... really simple
    No. I'd rather eat like a pig while wearing an It Works Body Wrap.
    And I hate exercise. It takes away from my 3 hours of TV watching each night.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Anything that has to be called "It works" to get people to buy it does not work.
  • ladiesnow36
    ladiesnow36 Posts: 2
    I have had several wraps done.. I had also been exercising and "dieting" at the same time. They are very successful for removing toxins and removing "cravings". Some wraps do have "tightening" abilities and you do see instant results, but nothing is permanent if you don't put any effort into it..... It really depends on what you are doing them for as they are not cheap, normally around $100 - $150 depending on the ingredients used and who you have doing them. While I was very successful at loosing inches with the wraps I chose, those inches did eventually "creep" back on.... I would 100% recommend them for detox especially if you have serious sugar or bread cravings.... Good luck with what ever you decide to do.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    This whole theory of how a wrap works is the reason I'm afraid to wear protection.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member


    P.S. Don't listen to the people who will automatically discount you for even asking. Most of them have never even had a body wrap.

    I will never understand this line of logic. There are many things I have never tried in the name of weight loss and yet feel certain they are useless. And feel certain that most would feel are useless.

    Vibrator belts, starvation diets, the air diet, eating cotton balls soaked in orange juice, etc. One doesn't have to try something in order for them to know it's not a good idea.

    Unless YOU'D not slam any of those until you've tried it? You'd be wasting your time, at least, not ours.


    don't forget the hit yourself over the head with a sledgehammer diet

    don't knock it 'til you've tried it..
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    This whole theory of how a wrap works is the reason I'm afraid to wear protection.


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  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    If it was that easy, there wouln't be any fat people.

    ^^^ this

    and for every "quick fix" and miracle pill/shake/whatever out there
  • Uhhhlexxxis
    Uhhhlexxxis Posts: 39 Member
    I've tried them twice. I didn't see much shrinkage, but it REALLY helped my stretchmarks. Totally worth it in that regard. I'm definitely trying them again, if only for that one reason (they're almost gone!).
    Plus, I failed to drink the right amount of water both times.
  • Nulookdotbody
    Nulookdotbody Posts: 48 Member
    _the_feniks_ ....... You are funny! The wraps are temporary. I use the infrared ones for detox and relaxation.

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