Do Waist Trainer Only Work On Celebrities?

The battle of trying to stay in shape is one that I have been fighting for the longest, I mean, I went from being a size 6 to size 14 in the blink of an eye and I have been fighting to remain between 12 and 10 at the least, that is the battle.

Between 2014 and 2015, I weighed between 60-64 kg with a body that could fit into a size 8 dress comfortably, by 2016 I weighed 90 kg with a body that could fit into a 14 dress. It was a sad moment in my life, a moment where I lost myself simply let myself get swallowed up by what seemed like a series of misfortune in my life.

Before the end of 2016 however, I had dropped to 80 kg with a body that bore bruises (Stretchmarks) from some of life's most unfair events, story for another day.

Since that time till now, I have consciously made attempts to get my body in shape, in-between that, I tried various types of tummy belts which i mostly purchased online. Every time a new belt was delivered to me, it just never met my expectations so I stopped buying them all together. I have equally gotten so many recommendations about slimming teas and other oral substances that could help with the weight loss, but I strongly fear anything that must be drank, eaten or injected for such purposes especially with the fact that there are a million and one online vendures making or selling them. I just fear that since majority of them are not registered with NAFDAC it may just be self destruction if I consume something I cannot account for should complications set in.




The last waist trainer I purchased early this year was exactly as the picture displayed above, the only difference was that mine came in yellow. I purchased it based on recommendation from a friend and for the next couple of weeks, I was thrilled to wear it for every activity. My sister in-law also wore it sometimes and we both loved how snatched it made us look always. Our joy was cut short when I wore it and the strings or should I say plastic that held the belt in place began to pop out. With this event, the belt was rendered "useless" because it could obviously not serve the purpose for which it was it was purchased.



Now, when you visit the social media page or websites of companies and brands that make or sell waist trainers, you see images or videos of celebrities endorsing them as the best, they share success stories from "people" who have used and achieved results from using their products.

With various "testimonies" from the same products I have tried for the past five years without any results, it leaves me asking if these waist trainers only work on celebrities.

I honestly have not met anyone who has achieved any of the body changes and snatched waist we are promised by these waist trainers. They only seem to give temporary results, like snatching your waist while you are wearing them and immediately they are taken off, the waist goes back to it's natural shape.

I might just be wrong, really. But it will be nice to see "real life" people who have achieved their waist goal by using waist trainers, it is naturally easier to relate with normal people than celebrities who could only be endorsing products because they are getting paid to do so.

Right now, I am thinking of investing in waist trainers again, but I cannot afford to keep wasting money on result-less  items,  so, do waist trainers only work on celebrities? Share your experiences.

With Love,
Nina 💙