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You are not alone!!! When I channel surf before bed and stumble across the Magic Bullet Blender infomercial, I will stay up and watch it - even though I already own the stupid thing! For the longest time I was hooked on the “set it and forget it” thing and I’m still amazed by Jack Lalane’s amazing juicer that manages to make everything taste yummy!

Try looking in those As Seen on TV stores, since I’m guessing they’d have a better return policy than having to pay for shipping twice.

I sooo wanted that belt when I first saw it. I’ve been using 8 minute abs and it really works, and if you do them correctly it never hurts…just like the instructor says.

Heh, I remember one roommate I had about 6 years ago in university had one of those belt things. She would walk around the house wearing the thing while stuffing her face with pizza and ice cream, and then would wonder why she was GAINING weight. It used to make me chuckle. In the 14 months I lived with her, I’m pretty sure I never saw a single vegetable pass her lips unless smothered in cheese, riding atop a pizza crust on its way to her tummy.

Poor girl, she was in a bit of denial that she’d outlived her teenage ability to eat whatever she wanted while remaining rail-thin.

TurboJam totally works! My cousin has been using it, and not only has she lost a ton of weight, she’s also super toned and just downright HOT. She’s not following the diet it comes with, though. She’s just making healthy food choices. I started using it a few months ago, but found it hard to fit the hour into my routine. I still try to fit it in sometimes one the weekends, though.

My grandpa actually ordered one of those ab belts, so I tried it to see what it did. IT HURTS!

Essentially it sends electric shocks into your belly. It totally stings like crazy, but the shock still wasn’t large enough to make my abs contract. So it doesn’t work. And it hurts.

Not the best purchase ever.

He also bought “set it and forget it” cookers and my grandma nearly killed him. The machine gets so hot that its pretty dangerous to be around. I thought it was funny that the manufacturers decided to make that a “feature” by using the heat to steam veggies on a dish you put on top!!!

DON’T BUY ANY AB-ENERGIZER TYPE PRODUCTS! I worked for a magazine right out of college and they asked us each to chose an “As Seen on TV” product to test and write about. I chose the Ab-Energizer which is a belt that jolts your abs with electricity to “work” them. Not only did it not produce any change in my abs, but it hurt! The higher you cranked it up the more it stung. Beware.

i loooooove infomercials. isn’t it amazing how you can watch them over and over again? let me know how it works!

hip hop abs looks sooo fun!

A friend of mine got the belt and it actually left electric BURNS on his stomach. Infomercial Addicts Unite!! I am the proud owner of a uselss Spa Spin Brush. I also have Winsor Pilates, if you keep up with the program it’s great! I felt more graceful and longer after a month or so.

I ordered TurboJam and I had a pretty good time doing it. But MUCH better than TurboJam is actually looking for a gym that offers TurboKick classes, which is the original format of this workout (TurboJam is just the at home, easier to do version of it).
Turbo Kick is serisouly the best workout out there, after an one hour class I burn on average 750 to 800 calories (I track it with a Polar Heart monitor)!!! And it is fun! The instructors are trained to make the class more like a party (lots of dancing, shaking booty along with the punches and the kicks) and the music is designed to fit every move and its updated often, so you are working out with the latest chart toping songs. It’s awesome!
And no, I dont work for Turbokick… I am just one of the many people that used to dread working out and now just cant wait to go to the gym and have fun with it!