As Seen on TV Products That Are NOT Worth the Money

I wrote a previous article about As Seen On TV products that I had purchased, and was glad I did so. I am going to dedicate this article to the ones that I am sad that I purchased. Maybe not sad exactly, but they are collecting dust in a closet somewhere, or decomposing in a trash dump somewhere. Probably burnt garbage by now.

Since I have always had a weight loss problem, most of the products I have purchased have been weight loss products. While a few have been beneficial, such as Taebo, Walk Away The Pounds and Winsor Pilates, others have been real doozies, and it makes you wonder what I was thinking, or what anyone else that purchased them were thinking. When will we learn there is NO magic pills?

Speaking of magic pills, let's start with the As Seen On TV Fat Trapper pills. The Fat Trapper pills claimed that when taken a few minutes before a meal, the ingredients in the pills would block and absorb most of the greasy fat from the food that you are eating. I believe there was also a Carb Blocker pill that came with it. Obviously, these pills do not work, as I am still overweight and they were a big waste of money. I believe I paid well over $40 dollars for these.

Along the same lines as The Fat trapper pills, I heard a radio commercial for these pills called Calogel pills. The claim was that you take two or three pills before you go to bed, and the pills absorb in your system and have time to get into your body before the morning and help you shed pounds and toxins from your body. Well, let's just say that while I did lose a few pounds, it was due to the fact that the pills were REALLY helping me get rid of toxins. I mean REALLY helping me, if you know what I mean. I had to stop taking them, it was like I was living in the bathroom. Overtime, I can't say whether or no these really work well, but I have to say that I paid about $180 dollars for pills that had a colon cleansing effect on my body.

The most ridiculous thing that I EVER purchased from As Seen On TV, was an Ab Energizer. For about $60 you get this Wrestling championship looking belt that goes around your waist after you apply some ultrasound type gel to your belly. You turn on the belt and it pretty much is supposed to electric shock your abs into working out. The people on the commercials had the flattest abs you have ever seen. Gee, it took me a few years to figure out that these people eat low fat, moderate good carbs and work their butts off to get in shape like that. They didn't do it from a belt that works out for you. Cash in the trash, as that guy on the Food Saver infomercial would say.

As Seen On TV: The ABFLEX was a product that looked kind of like a thick bow and arrow gun. You sit down, place your hands on the handle and sit forward, pressing your abs against the little pad until it pushes you forward against the bow and arrow type machine and you hear a click. This was supposed to get your abs into shape and replace good old fashioned sit ups and crunches. Not quite. I believe this product is no longer available.

As Seen On TV: The Body Flex system. This has got to be THE weirdest program I have ever heard. Pretty much you sit in a chair, and do some deep, deep breathing exercises where you suck your belly in HARD and exhale making the weirdest faces I have ever seen in my life. Just watching the instructional video is enough to scare someone away from actually doing it. I did it a few times, and while I think there really is something to the deep breathing technique, as in it could help you lose an inch or two if you do it while walking or something, this was definitely a weird waste of money. $40 in the trash.

Ok, I will admit that the next product I have not actually purchased myself, but I know a few people that have fallen for it. As Seen On TV's Hollywood's 24 hour Miracle Diet. This liquid diet claims to help you drop up to ten pounds in a two day period. The Juice supposedly cuts out your cravings for real food. Not true, according to what I have been told. Not to mention severely overweight people don't seem to realize that this is just a two day 'diet'. It isn't meant to do anything more than flush you out for a day or so and then you gain the weight immediately back. It really is a waste of money at $20.

In conclusion, be very Leary of these products that have big claims. Unless there is some actual sweat and work involved, the actuality of you actually losing any weight are slim to none. If something seems to good to be true, most of the time it really is.