When news on Jessica Alba revealing that her weight loss secret is doing the double-corset trick, we almost dismissed it as just one crazy thing stars do. But when we surfed the net a bit on corsets, we were surprised that these figure-hugging garters are actually offered nowadays as a weight loss option!

Corsets May Help In Weight Loss But May Cause Harm

According to a crude documentation on staylace.com, corsets are supposedly going to help your stomach feel full faster. It should be worn on the hours that include meal time.

Corsets Were Used For For Posture Not For Weight Loss In the 18th Century

Corsets Were Used For For Posture Not For Weight Loss In the 18th Century

Corsets are said to be very uncomfortable for the wearer who should expect reddening and itchiness when taken off. Bathing and moisturizing are the solutions offered for it.

Corset wearers are advised not to lace up on the very waistline as corsets can distort your “boning”.  There is a strict guideline in how to put it on as it can squish the lower part of your lungs. When this happens, the corset wearer experiences persistent coughing and heavy breathing due to the build up of mucus it causes.

For the use of corsets to be effective, you must also follow a “diet”. Once the corset is off, you must not eat any more food.

Here’s a news feature on ABC News on Jessica Alba’s weight loss strategy:

Is Using Corset Effective For Weight Loss?

It seems to work well for Jessica Alba; and according to rumors, other stars have done it, too. Stars like Jennifer Garner, Kourtney Kardashian and Brooke Burke are said to have worn the corset after giving birth.

Participants of the experiment conducted by staylace.com documented having lost weight when they used it. One even said that she lost 3.6 pounds without any real effort on her part.

Participants of the experiment conducted by staylace.com documented to have achieved  weight loss when they used it. One even said that there was no real effort put into losing 3.6 pounds on the sixth day of the first week.

Here’s an article on scoopla:

Jessica Alba Used Corset To Lose Weight

Gaining weight was not something that happened overnight and neither will weight loss happen in a flick of a finger.

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