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Do ItWorks wraps really work?

tarablyawsum
tarablyawsum Posts: 34 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Does any one have an opinion about these It Works wraps i keep hearing about? Is it really worth doing in the long run? Or just in instant gratification that fizzles out and an inevitable money pit?
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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Money pit.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Long run? No. They don't work for anything meaningful.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    No. It is a fizzly money pit.

    My consulting fee is 50% of whatever you would have spent on the wraps.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    It doesn't.
  • sarahharas5
    sarahharas5 Posts: 256 Member
    My best friend sells them. So I tried them. I've seen some crazy pictures but definitely didn't have results like that. I did, however, have a very soft skin on my belly! I also, feel like it did somehow help with the appearance of stretch marks but a good lotion or cocoa butter might do that same thing.

    Don't tell my friend, but I wouldn't buy them! I actually still have one sitting in my bathroom closet.
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    does'nt work at all (Tried 4x times)
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Money pit.
    yap

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    no, they don't.

    eat in a calorie deficit and save your money...

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  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited June 2015
    sarahharas5 wrote: »
    I did, however, have a very soft skin on my belly! I also, feel like it did somehow help with the appearance of stretch marks but a good lotion or cocoa butter might do that same thing.

    cosign

    Save your money and splurge on a really nice lotion if you want softer skin. Nothing except a calorie deficit will cause you to lose weight.

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    for 24 hrs yep they do, its temporary, I've used them for special occasions back in the day, total waste of money though!
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Don't listen to these naysayers, OP. I used an ItWorks wrap and it totally helped me achieve my goals. I bought a nice salmon filet on Sunday, intending to grill it up that night, but I hit a snag in my plans. I used an ItWorks wrap and sealed the filet up nice and tight. Last night, I opened it to see if I could still grill it. Fresh as the day I bought it!

    ItWorks...

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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Its a mlm scam. Dont waste your time or money
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  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    Caitwn wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Don't listen to these naysayers, OP. I used an ItWorks wrap and it totally helped me achieve my goals. I bought a nice salmon filet on Sunday, intending to grill it up that night, but I hit a snag in my plans. I used an ItWorks wrap and sealed the filet up nice and tight. Last night, I opened it to see if I could still grill it. Fresh as the day I bought it!

    ItWorks...

    Brian-Fantana-60-of-the-time-it-works-every-time-Anchorman.gif

    Wait. The expert is here! I have a question! Doesn't rubbing Peeps on cellulite help, or is that just a rumor?

    :D
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Don't listen to these naysayers, OP. I used an ItWorks wrap and it totally helped me achieve my goals. I bought a nice salmon filet on Sunday, intending to grill it up that night, but I hit a snag in my plans. I used an ItWorks wrap and sealed the filet up nice and tight. Last night, I opened it to see if I could still grill it. Fresh as the day I bought it!

    ItWorks...

    Brian-Fantana-60-of-the-time-it-works-every-time-Anchorman.gif

    LOL! Love it!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    tarablyawsum wrote: »
    Does any one have an opinion about these It Works wraps i keep hearing about? Is it really worth doing in the long run? Or just in instant gratification that fizzles out and an inevitable money pit?

    I think you know by now.....

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  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Caitwn wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Don't listen to these naysayers, OP. I used an ItWorks wrap and it totally helped me achieve my goals. I bought a nice salmon filet on Sunday, intending to grill it up that night, but I hit a snag in my plans. I used an ItWorks wrap and sealed the filet up nice and tight. Last night, I opened it to see if I could still grill it. Fresh as the day I bought it!

    ItWorks...

    Brian-Fantana-60-of-the-time-it-works-every-time-Anchorman.gif

    Wait. The expert is here! I have a question! Doesn't rubbing Peeps on cellulite help, or is that just a rumor?

    Rubbing? No. You've got to melt them and coat the liquid over the trouble spot. It's called the Peeps Smoother Formula and I cover the steps to making it in my upcoming book, The 10-Day Master Peep Cleanse(TM): Using Peeps For Non-Cleansing Purposes: What Do You Use To Clean Molten Marshmallow And Is This A 1st Or 2nd Degree Burn?.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    It works to lighten your wallet.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    N-O. No.

    The word of the day is NO.
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  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    Thanks. I burned a solid 16 calories rolling on the floor laughing. Bonus: it was a moderate ab workout as well.



    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Caitwn wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Don't listen to these naysayers, OP. I used an ItWorks wrap and it totally helped me achieve my goals. I bought a nice salmon filet on Sunday, intending to grill it up that night, but I hit a snag in my plans. I used an ItWorks wrap and sealed the filet up nice and tight. Last night, I opened it to see if I could still grill it. Fresh as the day I bought it!

    ItWorks...

    Brian-Fantana-60-of-the-time-it-works-every-time-Anchorman.gif

    Wait. The expert is here! I have a question! Doesn't rubbing Peeps on cellulite help, or is that just a rumor?

    Rubbing? No. You've got to melt them and coat the liquid over the trouble spot. It's called the Peeps Smoother Formula and I cover the steps to making it in my upcoming book, The 10-Day Master Peep Cleanse(TM): Using Peeps For Non-Cleansing Purposes: What Do You Use To Clean Molten Marshmallow And Is This A 1st Or 2nd Degree Burn?.

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,852 Member
    My cousin sells them on Facebook and she has lost SO MUCH weight!! Seriously, I reckon the number of people who have defriended her must weigh a total of at least 800lbs.
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    edited June 2015
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    That wrap doesn't help you lose weight but this one does!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    techgal128 wrote: »
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    That wrap doesn't help you lose weight but this one does!

    Oh my goodness, that looks delicious!
  • Achaila
    Achaila Posts: 264 Member
    All I know about them is that everyone and their mother is selling them now and IT DRIVES ME *kitten* NUTS!

    Also I just wanted to point out - 3 years ago I went from 273 down to 194. At 5'8" I looked really good at that weight. I ran a pretty popular tumblr (blog) chronicaling my journey and was contacted by several weight loss companies asking to purchase my before and after pictures to use them and say that I used their *kitten* diet pills to lose all the weight. So, my faith in anything like that is non existent. Juuuuust saying.
  • harmar21
    harmar21 Posts: 215 Member
    Sure it helps you lose weight -- temporarily. Essentially it just dehydrates you so you lose water weight. But you will gain it back by the next day as you rehydrate yourself.
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    the clue is in the name.

    If they have to resort to gimmicky stuff like actually naming it "It Works", then it definitely doesn't.
  • R1rainbows
    R1rainbows Posts: 129 Member
    I went to go see what this was, cus never heard of it... Low and behold one of their before and after picture things was stolen from a thread I saw here on mfp forums. It was a girl asking for advice on why her tummy bloats so badly after she eats..she posted pictures of her empty stomach tummy(flat as a wash board) and after she eats where she looks a bit pregnant....and saw they photo shopped the wrap on her tummy on the web site... Scandalous mlm scheme is scandalous.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Achaila wrote: »
    All I know about them is that everyone and their mother is selling them now and IT DRIVES ME *kitten* NUTS!

    Also I just wanted to point out - 3 years ago I went from 273 down to 194. At 5'8" I looked really good at that weight. I ran a pretty popular tumblr (blog) chronicaling my journey and was contacted by several weight loss companies asking to purchase my before and after pictures to use them and say that I used their *kitten* diet pills to lose all the weight. So, my faith in anything like that is non existent. Juuuuust saying.

    I used to have an instagram acct and the same thing happened to me. I was asked by a it works distributor, body by vi ,and another ( maybe it was called something like advocare or something like that) if they could purchase my pictures and have me sign a testimonial that i used their products. I refused all of them and also reported them. i wrote back saying,I WOULD NEVER USE ANY JUNK MLM PRODUCTS OR ENDORSE THEM.
    I LOST ALL MY WEIGHT BY USING PORTION CONTROL AND MODERATION .
    So yes, all these are just scams and do not work. If they really worked, they wouldn't need to buy people's pictures.
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