Weight loss body wraps are the biggest scam EVER?

[wildwolfxoxo]

This isn't a question, it's a warning. I know there has been a huge outburst recently of these body wraps, and for those of you who haven't heard of them, basically you put this cream where ever you want to lose weight, and then wrap the area in plastic wrap. After an hour or so you take it off and you're supposed to be slimmer, it claims to "melt off the fat," and you do this however many times until you get to your desired slimness. People are either selling them as distributers, or you can go to a store, buy online, etc. I just thought i would give a little heads up to anyone thinking about doing this. Not only is it a waste of money, because IT DOESN'T WORK, but it is unhealthy, and you could land yourself in the hospital. The "magic cream" you apply is nothing more than a skin firming lotion that you could probably buy at any grocery store, and when you wrap yourself up in the plastic wrap, you're supposed to wrap yourself so tightly that it does two things. Squishes in all your fat, and it makes you sweat a lot , so you end up losing water weight. With each wrap after all the sweating, you lose more and more water weight, but it extremely dehydrates you, and if you get too dehydrated, like i said you could end up in the hospital. It's called hypovolemic shock. On top of that, fat is nothing but toxins, so if you're losing water which is the good stuff your body needs, and keeping all the bad toxins, you're going to cause more health problems later one. And the worst part of all, WATER WEIGHT DOES NOT STAY OFF. You will gain all that water back when you rehydrate yourself, which means now you're fat again and you just wasted a ton of money. Please dont fall for the scam. I hate to see people waste their hard earned money, and then do damage to their health. Don't be fooled by the "before and after pictures" you see, it's all photoshop. If losing weight was as easy as wrapping yourself in plastic wrap, there would be no fat people in the world.

[Arwens-Fire]

I figured that type of thing is a scam. Working out and eating is the most safe way. But the weight loss industry is having a field day with making money from those sealing with being over weight/obese. Its crazy what people will resort to just to drop a few pounds and to not put in the effort to do so.

[Mesonfielde]

I find it even more odd that so many people grow to dislike themselves to begin with. "Killing Us Softly 4" should be a mandatory watch.

[Anonymous]

I couldn't agree more! i tried them when a friend was selling them to give her some results to show and yes i appeared slimmer for like 10 minutes until i drank water! it made me dizzy and was not helpful at all. Kind of scary how obsessed people are about them.

[Insaan]

People need to understand that there are no shortcuts in life. They are just commercial business and nothing else...desperate people make them rich.