I've seen the infomercials for these:

http://www.ubuyez.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=31

And, like all infomercials, I assume that they are full of crap in what they show.

Still, they are impressive and I DO have a rather obvious guy that kills what little presentation I have.

(I could show you a pic from that newest set that illustrates but you won't enjoy)

So I was wondering if any of you have any experience with these things and do they live up remotely to the claims?

I am 6" bigger around the biggest part of my belly than I am around my rib cage and 8 or 9" bigger than around what passes for my waist (under the belly). On TV they show that thing cutting that belly measurement by 3-5" on most every girl.

Should I believe that?

In the film clip, the model pulls the garment on - it slides up remrakably easily over her hips and ass so how is it going to possibly be applying any significant pressure round her (presumably) smaller waist?

I have a boned waist-cincher which is at least one size-step too small for me and a real struggle to get on ...... it DOES have a small slimming and shaping effect but it doesn't do much really for my male-pattern pot-belly - so little gain and mildly uncomfortable so actually I never use it.

...... given the above two points, I'd be surprised if the thing was any good.
( .... sorry.... not what you wanted to hear    )

nono, actually that's exactly what I expected.

I take it as a given they are lying to me, lol.

Hi Laura,

Microfibre shapers can work well if correctly sized and you have a body shape that accepts the cut chosen. Clearly the model putting the top on in the ad, needs no control whatsoever, but then thats not unusual for advertising.

The mistake a lot of us make is to buy a size smaller, thinking that we will miraculously shrink, only to find that the garment rolls up or down, forcing those extra pounds to pop out somewhere else. If we have a fair amount of body fat in the wrong places, then boned waist cinchers that look great on a slim body give us a "dumbell" shape, ephasising the width of the shoulders where excess fat pops out round the back under the shoulder blades.

One of the things to realise, is that a hint of shape and a clean line to clothing without bulges can be just as slimming as actually lossing weight. What I like about the garment shown, is that it appears to deal with the upper back area, which could well help give a slimmer appearance to the upper body/shoulders and better posture. So using it whith a pair of appropriately sized control panties with a nice wide waist band stopping the lower part of the top from riding up, could work well (not necessarily the ones sold there which seem over priced).

Sizing for mail order could be an issue, and with your tummy size, I would work off a compromise between size guide for both the pantie the top and not just the top.

So its a cautious thumbs up from me for use on special occasions, and not so much for every day.

Chrissty