Well, here's the "skinny" on the skinny wraps.
My friend, Amy, offered me the opportunity to try her It Works wraps! She said, "Let me send you some wraps, you can try them and blog about it!"
Sounds good to me! I've recently "lost it" apparently (IMO) because I had the choice of ordering cable and watching all the Fall TV shows...OR renewing my gym membership. Here's where the crazy comes in - (*slaps forehead*) I chose the gym. Ugh...now I have to GO and WORK OUT!?!? LOL! Plus, because of my cousins' convictions I had also ordered Zaggora Hot Pants! (which I love as well!) And I have also been trying to track my caloric intake and my work outs on an amazing app on my phone called, "My Fitness Pal." So... bring on the skinny wraps and let's do this!!
I decided I would wrap on Monday and my stomach was going to be my target area. I took some "before" pictures for myself and measurements. You have to measure two inches above and also below your belly button and write those numbers down. The directions are pretty clear about letting you know that you need to have a clean area of skin, and no lotions, etc.
I cut open the wrap and WOOOOF the smell of Vick's Vapor Rub comes at you. I was surprised I guess. I didn't expect any certain smell for any reason, and luckily it's not a bad smell!
I had my shirt folded up in preparation for my wrap and took out the neatly folded wrap from its packaging. I't's wet from the lotion that's on it. I unfolded it and clearly saw that one side has more of this brownish lotion than the other, so it's easy to tell which side to apply to your skin. You'd think it would be hard to unwrap it like you are unwrapping used Saran Wrap to re-top a container...but it's not! =)
Next, you suck in your breath and apply it to your skin. ;) Why suck in your breath you ask? Because that stuff is C.O.L.D.!! I think that's the secret right there - you feel so skinny because you suck in your tummy so far it touches your back bone! LOL! But, then you smooth it all out so it's nice and flat.
Then, you take saran wrap and wrap yourself up. I wrapped the saran wrap around me about 2-3 times. You are able to put your shirt down around yourself now. ***WARNING*** Your children, or who ever is at home with you and sees you do this- WILL raise an eyebrow at you!! My 3 year old kept asking me to lift up my shirt so he could touch the saran wrap. He'd say, "Mommy, is your tummy smaller yet?" Lol.
You need to wear it for a minimum of 45 minutes. They suggest that for the first time user to stick to the 45 minutes (and not longer) to check your skin sensitivity.
***ANOTHER WARNING*** You will feel like you are pregnant after you wrap but you really aren't! (do not wrap when you are pregnant)
Warning signs include, but are not limited to:
** rubbing your belly to feel the wrap under your clothes and pressing the lotion into your body
**not being able to bend at the waist, so you bend at the knee
**lowering your self onto the couch so you, again, don't bend at the belly
I was laughing at myself! I kept rubbing my belly, and trying to sit down like you are 9 months pregnant!
I decided to sit and watch a TV show with my son and then all of a sudden, I started to feel a warm sensation on my belly! And it was warm for almost 20-30 minutes! It was crazy to go from so cold to then a warm feeling!
Amy also gave me some "greens on the go" packets to drink. They help detoxify your body and give you lots of good stuff to put back in! Read about it more here.
I opened up that little packet and poured in an 8oz glass of water. Let me give you some advice.
1.) Don't smell it. It just doesn't smell good. And thankfully, it does NOT taste like it smells!
2.) 2nd piece of advice- stir it well. Otherwise you drink is gritty.
3.) 3rd piece of advice - while I drank it I thought, "Think skinny thoughts! Think skinny thoughts!" because I thought it would taste gross, but it really doesn't. But it's better to THINK , "Think skinny thoughts" because trying to say that 3x's is just a toungue twister!! ...you are trying to say it, aren't you?? LOL!
After your 45 minutes of wearing the wrap is done, undo the saran wrap, take off the It Works wrap and RUB THE REMAINING LOTION in your body! You want as much of that to stay as you can! The lotion will work for 72 hours in your body! So measure every day following, and then you can re-wrap again in 72 hours!
So, i did a second wrap on Thursday with the same steps again- follow me from above:
1.) Measure
2.)Cut, wrap
3.) Unfold
4.) Suck in, smooth out
5.) Saran wrap
6.) Get looks from loved ones
7.) Act pregnant
8.) Drink Green
9.) Wait
10.) Remove
11.) Rub in remaining
12.) Repeat in 72 hours!
So....here's the answer to the big question: Does "It" REALLY "work" Christine?? Tell us the truth.....
My tape measure sources say..... YES it does!
I measured on Monday, and wrapped on Monday and Thursday, measured again on Friday.
Two inches ABOVE my belly button - I lost an inch and a half
Two inches BELOW my belly button - I lost two and a half inches
In ONE week people! Will it stay away forever??Well, only if I maintain of course. I need to keep going to the gym, and eating right, ...and wrapping! =)
I'll be honest and say that MY personal pictures did not turn out like the amazing before and after picture's I've googled about It Works. I'm a normal person, and didn't get amazing before and after pictures. However...losing inches on my waist that are proven by the tape measure makes me happy!
My question to you is- from what part of your body would you like to lose two inches? Are you going on a trip, seeing a friend you haven't seen in awhile? Maybe you have a Holiday Party coming up and you want to get into that cute dress that is just a teeeeny bit snug? Order some now! i agree that it works!!
Here's how to order yours -
Go view the products and make your list of purchases at:
amyskinnywraps.myitworks.com
then contact Amy for ANY questions AND to place your order either at:
303-669-0832 or
[email protected]
*****Mention that you read Christine's blog and receive $5 off your order! ******
Now....... Who wants to WIN a FREE wrap?
( I do...but I'm apparently ineligible...pssshhttt.)
Here's what you need to do. -Leave me a comment below this posting with a 4-8 line "rap" (a.k.a poem) about "wrapping", weight loss,or why you should win this, etc.
I will pick one of those and declare the winner of the FREE Wrap from Rapping!!
**Do NOT post your rap on Facebook or it will NOT count!**
Enter NOW and contest ends on Sunday, October 21st at 8 pm MST!
Recap
1.) Enter your rap below by Sunday, October 21st (8pm MST) to WIN a free wrap for rapping.
2.) Place your order with Amy using the contact info above (don't forget to mention my name to earn the $5 off) by Monday, October 29th!
Good luck rappers...i mean wrappers!
(another way to win a free wrap is to host a party of your own! Contact Amy to schedule a wrapping party and you get to wrap for FREE!)