Vancouver Forum: SAUNA BELT loose weight? - Vancouver Forum

Hi,

Has anybody bought and tried the Sauna Belt. Does it really work. I exercise all the time but it is so hard for me to loose fat around the abdominal area. I am considering to buy this thing has anybody heard about it. Does it really work?

LOSE fat in your head by learning english. Not loose, unless you want your fat to be loose!

Oh pleae - it's another example of the pseudo-fitness industry trying to make money off fat loosers....  go for a run.

Jeannette:
   No, it won't help you lose weight. Weight loss is merely more calories out than in. Now, I don't know what your body composition is (ratio of fat to lean tissue and bone), but if were taking the last ten pounds or something then you've got to realize that you can lose it, but it will require maintaining a proper diet. If you exercise all the time, then the issue is nutrition, you're clearly consuming more calories than you need or just enough to off-set any caloric deficit you'd need to drop the weight. If you're serious, get a refferal to a nutritionalist and you'll get a crash course on eating to life rather than living to eat.

Finally...the reason the belt doesn't work is it won't burn calories, any "weight loss" you experience will be water loss from sweating. Note, a 2% drop in body water content causes a 10% drop in metabolism. So, don't squeeze the sponge dry.

Don't believe the TV commercial that much. i bought it from www.swadhealth.com and tried it.  It does sweat, but you need to wear a shirt. Wearing T-shirt will keep your body warm and prevent burning your skin. Don't sit down , but do some exercises and follow the diet plan. 

It really good for back pain. Wrap it around you back and you will feel the pain relief.
 I am sitting 4 hours /day at my office and my back is stiffed.Using this sauna belt will improve your blood circulation at the back.  It's feels awesome. Remember, it's a heating pad. In fact, this is much better for back pain relief than lose weight.  Offcourse, you can use it for lose weight, but you need some exercises and it takes at lot of time for overweight people.

All office workers should use this for back pain relaxation. Besides, winter is coming. This heating pad wil warm you up. 

  

well ill tell you something sometimes people excersize alot and their wait still doesnt go down and if it does it doesnt hold off so when you have tried many things and you still feel crappy about your wait because it hasnt worked you will try anything and just a little FYI when you sweat you do burn calories and im pretty sure thats a good thing.

why don't you eat stop eating crap jeanette and exercice even more...

just excercize eat healty no fast food no coke eat in regular time and turn on your best music to be relax during your lunch time ...take small portion is the trick and  drink lot of water and you'will see no need of any commercial stuff.

Just eat right and exercise at least three times a week -Including 30 minutes of cardio, and 30 minutes of  weights). Please don't be fooled by the sauna belt. You'll be burning Cash Not calories!!!!!!

Jeannette!  Are you over 40?  Please convince your doctor you want to get your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) checked.  You might be hypothyroidism... (look it up)  in which case diet nor exercise will help.  I joined Sureslim to kickstart my new metabolism/diet program and with TSH pills, and the belt, pounds are shedding slowly but safely.  Sureslim teaches me to eat properly.  I am a Science teacher, I teach nutrition,...  I know the basics but till it applied to my body personally, it meant nothing.  Sureslim puts it all together for you  - worth the $$.
DON'T LET DOCTORS TELL YOU:  "it's your age, it's menopausal, everyone gets that way" - don't accept that - it's not true.  Good luck. 

there is no real easy remedy to lose weight out there.  You have to work for it. don't  fall for it.

 if you are wanting to shed inches around your waist and you already do cardio, have you tried Pilates? It worked so much for me.  If you are interested, the series called Stott Pilates is excellent. 

the set I used is a 4-step and the first DVD the Pilates moves are made easier so you start to strengthen your core and get proper posture and breathing right.

 if you are somewhat fit, I would say you can probably start with the 2nd one. but I'll list them all in order:

1. Stott Pilates: The Secret to Flat Abs
2. Stott Pilates - Firm and Fit
3. Stott Pilates - Core Challenge
4. Strong & Streamlined: Pilates Matwork¿ Level 4

go and check these out at www.amazon.com  to see reviews.  amazon.ca doesn't have a lot of reviews on many products so I always go to the .com one to review stuff then try and purchase from amazon.ca.  But the US site still delivers to Canada and you can also check Ebay for better prices.

The Sauna Belt is a scam! Don't you think that if this "revolutionary" product could actually "melt fat" it would be used for the treatment of obesity in medical centers instead of just being some late night infomercial? The weight loss it claims is water loss and you will gain it back after you rehydrate. As for all of you trying to sell this woman alternate weight loss programs, you should be ashamed! Jeanette, eat properly and work out at a higher intensity.

is this program in the USA southern california , and is it for males to

Hi! I have the same problem, I was actually thinking of buying that SaunaBelt but I wasn' sure. Now I really don't know. The point is that I'm only 23, exercice regularly and eat healty... What else can I do Is not that I can stay the all day at the gym, I also have to go to school and study sometimes ... I'm some 40 pounds overweight and I don't know what to do anymore... Any suggestion?

for all you people who are considering buying this rediculous product with the belief that you will lower your body fat percentage, please think again. if you are having trouble losing weight then the first thing you must address is whatever mental berriers you have created for yourself that are disallowing you from eating properly and maintaining an exercise program. Seek out professional help if you can afford it, if you can't then look up wheight loss programs by credible sources. But do realize that the key to success in any program is your mental strength. This sauna belt gimic will do nothing more then warm you up and dehydrate you. You will burn no more calories sitting down and wearing it than sitting down without it. Anyone who has studied anatomy and functions of the human body to any degree will tell you the exact same thing.  

Read what other people had to say about the Sauna Belt and decide for yourself....

http://www.fitnessin...form_sauna_belt

http://www.infomerci..._sauna_belt.htm

Sauna's are found all over Europe.  It is good for detoxing the lymphatic system and the detoxing organs. Many cure spas in Germany use them as weight loss therapy. I don't know if the sauna belt helps do the same..

Also, I would like to address some of the ignorance on this forum.. mostly from males. First, we do not know all about medicine or the human body or health. What works for most may not work for all. We do not have the exact same genetic make-up, aren't the same age, do not eat the same, do not have the same environmental factors in upbringing or current lifestyle and finally, not everyone is at the same place medically.... Example, one person may have hypothyroidism + much stress + celiac disease.  Several of these cause fatigue, lowered metabolism, poor stress adaptation.  We are a combination of factors.    So, if you have a normal thyroid (which is the metabolism's engine) then you will have a normal weight UNLESS you binge or pork out and sit on your butt.   Now if you have hypothyroidism, you tend to eat LESS/reduce calories because you are accutely aware of weight gain, and lack energy. Some who are hypothyroid, still exercise and have a resting metabolism that WILL NEVER MEASURE UP TO A NORMAL METABOLISM....  It is proven that hypthyroidism can cause weight gain even with a severe reduction in calories. Check your facts.  ANother example is celiac disease, a digestive disorder.  Usually it causes weight loss and diarrhea due to gluten allergy which kills the villae in the small intestine which normally absorbe nutrients. No nutrient absorption and some people gain weight.. due to reduced uptake of key minerals and vitamins.

So, to summarize:  you could be deficient in one of many human hormones.  women's hormonal make-up is more complex than a man's.   An imbalanced ratio and interplay of hormones can cause weight gain or loss.  Secondly, a deficiency in a (hormone,) mineral, vitamin, phytonutrient, sleep, vacation can cause WEIGHT GAIN.  An excess in stress, certain hormones, etc can cause weight gain.  Everyone handles stress differently, has different constraints/factors/life issues and environment.  Someone living on a lake with little stress is probably thinner than an inner city person who tries to sleep to gun shot sounds every night who worries about where the next meal is coming from.

Simplistic responses help no-one. If someone says that they are committed to exercise and eating right but can't lose the tire, BELIEVE THEM... wouldn't you want to be believed if YOu were sick or had a slow metabolism and sought answers?

In conclusion, I'd encourage everyone to look beyond the simplistic, 3rd grade responses to weight.  I used to have similar outlook & now I'm learning it's not simple and it's the grace of God that lets some of us function normally and  others not, so be grateful not judgemental.  I was working out 3-4 hours A DAY and eating LESS than 1200 calories/day & GAINED WEIGHT.  My response to gaining weight was to UP my gym time... but it did NOTHING to stop the gain.  So yes, most are fortunate and have normal systems and nutrient levels but everyone doesn't. Actually, based on the obesity level in the US and all of the experimenting they've been doing with the food supply, I'd venture to say that there's a problem in the nutrition but not in the way some of you are conjecturing. Oh and many many doctors are very ignorant on the subject. I guess if it hasn't happened to you, you think it's a problem someone else has out of a deficit of self-control.. hmmm

So some things to try:    l-tyrosine to help uptake of thyroid hormones, l-carnitine for cellular metabolism and energy, milk thistle to clear your liver for better metabolism, lecithin, FIBER, enzymes, fresh air!!

FInal note:   if diet and exercise were the end-all then personal trainers wouldn't be flocking to surgeons for pectoral and abdominal implants (pecs & 6-packs) or butt implants.

Question everything...and figure it out for your own well being.
Erika

sales pitch-bitch!!!

As far as real weight loss I'm unsure of, but I did buy one and it actually works as far as losing an inch temporarily from water loss.. it's quick fix that fades 

I cannot believe the first answer to your question was met with such rudeness about your spelling (GROW UP cool person) and as for Flight Attendant, the things E said are true and not a sales pitch.  I do agree with the old fashioned way of eating right and being active to lose weight unless you have a thyroid condition of course.  When I was in Florida, I tried Chitosol just for all of those extra vacation meals and it worked and I lost a lot of weight  (which I didn't need to and got too thin) So after  having a baby and wanting to lose my baby weight fast I ordered it.  It does not work the same or seems to be a different product in those bottles I got in the mail (than the ones I got in a drugstore in Florida) and so I am very dissapointed but it made me go to the gym and eat right and not count on or put my hopes in a quick fix or believe the lies on infomercials or e-bay!   It is so true that LIFESTYLE is the key to longevity.  bridge

has anyone everlost weight off the sauna belt or wrap?

I just purchased the Sauna Belt and was a little disapointed to find out that it plugs in.  Unfortunately, when I ordered mine, I did not notice that it was not battery operated.  I am sending my back as you need to be sitting next to a plug.  You cannot do housework or even exercise while wearing the belt.  It seems like it is just a padded heating pad.

I Just wanted to know i don;t want to lose a lot of weigth. I want to lose like 7- 10 pounds.
I Don;t have time to work i am so busy  at work to point that i bring my work at home. i came late  from work and i ever have work to be done at home. Just wanted to know scince
I don;t have time to work out will this help me lose 7-10  pounds.If i do the  sauna belt everyday how long will it take meto lose 7-10  i have a party in  August.  Can someone plese let me know thank you.

What a crock!! This Product and the company will most likely get sued much like the "Abtronic" did for making unscientific claims. This product is a money grab for an unehtical being looking to exploit north america's need for a quick fix to a deep problem. The best thing a healthy human being can do is what mother nature has intended, eat natural foods and get your body moving.  

IT DOESN'T WORK!!!

I tried my friend's and it never makes you sweat unless you do cardio exercises while wearing it. Will help work out a sweat faster if you're on a stationary bike without the cord getting in the way. But what the heck would you need to wear the belt for if you're gonna exercise anyway!!!!