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Video: Lose Weight by Wearing a Shiny Bag

Posted by Colleen Kane

A theme developed in my posts today about weight loss and gain. I'm trying to drop some pounds myself for my wedding in four months, only I hate doing that pesky exercise. What's a girl to do? Then I discovered the Slim Suit.

Anyone know where to get one of these? A search on eBay only turned up Spanx. I'm dreaming of obtaining the Stepfordesque state of tranquility of the Slim suit wearer shown at the 35 second mark of the commercial:

"And now my dress fits perfectly."

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Posted Feb 23 2009, 05:12 PM

Filed under: diets, weight loss, stepford wives, infomercials, extreme diets, slim suit, why don't I have a snuggie yet, spanx, gimmicks

Comments

Litmus said:

A couple plastic garbage bags work just as well and are a lot cheaper.

February 23, 2009 5:39 PM

Suzanne said:

While Litmus may be right, I'd keep looking for the slim suit. I used to wear one, and trust me, you need the durability of that in contrast to a garbage bag.

February 23, 2009 5:54 PM

faith said:

My son bought something similar in the sports section at Walmart...but we live in Canada. I'm not sure if your stores carry all of the same merchandise.

February 23, 2009 6:33 PM

maybeapril said:

I'm pretty sure Rose on the Golden Girls did research on these things for a news show she worked for. Weight-loss-less hilarity ensued.

February 24, 2009 1:40 AM

Colleen Kane said:

maybeapril, I meant to mention that! That episode was just on the other night! Hers involved a hairdryer, though. Too much work!

February 24, 2009 10:59 AM

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About Colleen Kane

Colleen has been an editor at BUST and Playgirl magazines and has written for the endangered species of dead-tree magazines like SPIN and Plenty, as well as Radar Online and other websites. She lives in exile in Baton Rouge with her fiance, two dogs, and her former cat. Read her personal blogs at ColleenKane.com.

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Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook, Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven was published in 2008. Emily recently escaped New York and now lives in a ridiculously large apartment in Kansas City, MO with her cat, but just one... so far.

Brian Fairbanks is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker. He won the Williamsburg Spelling Bee once. He loves cats, women with guns, and burning books.

Colleen Kane has been an editor at BUST and Playgirl magazines and has written for the endangered species of dead-tree magazines like SPIN and Plenty, as well as Radar Online and other websites. She lives in exile in Baton Rouge with her fiance, two dogs, and her former cat. Read her personal blogs at ColleenKane.com.

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