Can a body shaper really make you look 20lbs slimmer instantly?

Yesterday, I enjoyed a Sunday sleep-in and lingered in bed for awhile whilst enjoying the warmth of my cuddly Calvin Klein comforter. As I channel surfed, I stumbled upon this informercial for the Kymaro Body Shaper. I was reminded how asanine infomercials can get.

I was flabbergasted when a 3D computer generated model skinnified about a dozen sizes before our very eyes as the words "Look Up To 20lbs Thinner instantly" flashed across the screen. Oh like that is so real! If that statement were true, Kymaro be using a real woman not an avatar from The Sims: Diet & Beauty Edition. I found a YouTube of the commercial so you can see it too. Fast forward to the 25 second point.

Can you believe that the real life model they used to demo the Kymaro looked like the size of the Gossip Girls with not one hint of bulge anywhere, nada, zilch, zero bulges. I mean come on, are you kidding me? But then, I had to re-group and remember that this Kymaro is one of those "As Seen on TV' kind of products which means it's eventually going to be an eBay or garage sale item because some poor soul got suckered caught up into buying the dream.

The only saving grace in this Kymaro pitch was that they did include real women with some very believable bulge issues. I myself could totally relate to the lady in pink with the muffin top over the jeans. If the Jeanie would grant me 3 wishes, I'd love to get rid of the muffin top pronto of course after feeding the starving children.

For a moment, the Kymaro was looking pretty good to me because at times I get frustrated with the fact that as tiny as my hips are, my waist is not in that 10" difference zone that designers like to design to. I'm in the 5-6" range which is more a boy cut which is just fine but I'll be honest in that there are times where I wish I had a tad more of an hourglass shape so I can have a Zeta Jones look in a cute knit dress.

Thankfully though, I have enough super hero powers to not succumb to the kryptonite power of the weight loss infomercial although it is really tempting sometimes. One time I got totally sucked into this program by America's #1 Love Expert. I did learn a thing or two :) Have you ever gotten sucked into an infomercial and bought the product? Were you happy or disappointed with your purchase?