Does This Really Help You Lose Weight?

I am always on the lookout for ways to lose weight.  I know that diet and exercise are crucial, but everyone needs a little help now and then.  I have, in the past, resorted to using diet pills.  I was in my teens, and they were readily available at local drug stores.  (I haven't used them in over 20 years, so I do not know how easy they are to get these days)  I also tried the Slim Fast diet, the Atkins Diet, and any other diet you can think of.  The problem with dieting is that if you don't exercise too, once you stop dieting, the weight comes back.  All of it.  Plus some.  Trust me, I speak from experience here.

Now instead of looking for easy to follow diet plans, I am looking for easy to follow exercise routines.  I saw this contour ab and it honestly brought back memories of old cartoons, where the characters strap themselves into a machine, and all it does is jiggle their fat with a huge rubber band.  Do you remember those?  Thankfully, that is not what this is.  The contour ab belt looks similar to a back brace that my husband sometimes wears.  You are supposed to wear it for ten minutes a day, and it "delivers a series of electrical impulses that cause the muscles in the abdomen to contract. This contraction process, when done over time is supposed to tighten and tone the underlying muscles".  You can set the intensity of the belt anywhere from 1 to 100.  The thing I find funny, though, is that on the website it says that in order for the belt to work, you must strictly follow their diet and exercise plan.  If you are going to follow a diet and exercise plan (which you already know makes you lose weight) why do you need the belt?

I think I will just stick to my way of doing things, which seems to be working pretty well.  I know you are probably sick of hearing about my weight loss, but I will continue to talk about it, because I am very proud of the almost 50 pounds I have lost.