Yes, it’s true that I’m a sucker for infomercials. I’ve bought my share of things from infomercials over the years and admittedly most have gathered dust around my house. But I’m here to tell the truth on two items that have worked and a third that probably works but I couldn’t stand to do it so I can’t advocate its effectiveness. All products are from www.beachbody.com.

Slim in 6

Debbie Seibers is a crazy woman who developed a wonderful workout series that in my opinion work your lower body to its fullest capacity–in just 6 weeks.

What is it?

Its tagline is “Slim Training combines cardio with light resistance moves to help you burn fat and sculpt a lean, sexy body—especially your abs, thighs, and buns.” While it does work out your entire body, it’s really focused on your lower body with all different types of squats, lunges, and plié’s.  I purchased this video before my wedding and lost 15lbs and quite a few inches around my lower body.  The beginning DVD(Start it up) is good to get a adjusted to, the intermediate(Ramp it up) one is the one I spent the most time on because it was a good length (47 minutes) and I got a good work out!  When I was at the top of my “game” I did the advanced (Burn it up) but man was I done after that work out! I found that her sculpting was combined with the cardio and that makes all the difference.  The upper body is tricky because you have to really want to work out those arms in order for her methods to work as you can really just rest your hands on your hips. She does have a section for you to work your arms out with resistance bands which is good too! Over all it was a good buy.

What you’ll get:

When you order Online it’s basically $60.00 plus Shipping. What you’ll get for your money is: Start it up, Ramp it Up, and Burn it up. You’ll also get a few bonus’s:

Slim & 6-Pack advanced abs routine for flat, sexy abs.  (11 minutes)

Slim & Limber flexibility routine to revitalize you on your days off. (14 minutes)

6-Day Express™ Diet Plan to help you lose up to 6 pounds in your first week! Also includes a handy journal and shopping list.

Power 90

Tony Horton is the creator of this system. His most renowned stuff is the P90X which is the advanced system of this Power 90–which aims at transforming your body in 90 days.

What is it?

I’m sure those of you who have the ability to run for your cardio workout… this one will work for you, but I have no lung capacity, so I had a hard time with this work out. Not that it doesn’t work, my husband really liked it. Tony is a little crazy, I mean not tony little crazy but a funny crazy that makes you laugh! He likes sweat LOL.

What you’ll get:

Sculpt Circuit 1–2 Easy moves that work to tone, firm, and strengthen your entire body. (29 minutes)
Sweat Cardio 1–2 Fun, innovative cardio moves, kickboxing, Pilates, and more to burn fat and shed inches fast! (36 minutes)
Sculpt Circuit 3–4 Next level for sculpting long, lean muscles! (38 minutes)
Sweat Cardio 3–4 Accelerated fat and calorie blasting. (42 minutes)
Ab Ripper 100 & 200 Get two 6-minute ab routines guaranteed to give you the flat, sexy six-pack abs you’ve always wanted.

It is also $60.00 USD plus shipping. You also get a few bonus’s:

Fat Burning Express workout Jump-start your metabolism and burn fat and calories in just 35 minutes.
Fat Burner Meal Plan A step-by-step eating plan to burn the fat without giving up your favorite foods.
6-Day Fat Burning Express plan Lose up to 10 lbs. and 10 inches in just 6 days with this proven weight loss plan.
Success measurement card and tape measure Tools to help you stay motivated and achieve your goals.

Turbo Jam (Maximum Results)

I am in love with this product. It is actually fun to do. Not only is Chalene Johnson a great motivator but she’s cookey and crazy so you can have a LOT of fun with this workout. Chalene’s work out is aerobics and toning with the focus on your core. She has people designated for the low impact side of things so you don’t have to do anything’s your knees may not let you do! Out of all the products I’ve purchased she’s my favourite. Its music from the early 90’s that just makes you get into the groove of things! In the package I got the turbo sculpt, cardio party, ab jam and the learn and burn. Make sure you learn with Learn and burn how to use her moves effectively.

It again is $60.00 USD plus shipping–noticing a pattern here? And here are the bonus’s you’ll get: (I don’t have the maximum results one, but I can go buy weighted gloves here at any Wal-Mart so I’m not spending shipping and Duty on this)

Turbo Sculpting Gloves Scientifically proven to increase muscle activity by up to 96% so you get ripped even faster!
Punch, Kick & Jam Advanced workout specially designed to tap into the power of the Turbo Sculpting Gloves! (50 minutes)
Turbo Slim® rapid results program An easy-to-follow meal plan and measurement tool to help you lose up to 10 inches in just 10 workouts!

I find that I get enough out of the cardio party that I don’t do the sculpt, but that’s only because I have the slim in 6, I find that it’s more effective with all the squats. As for the ab jam, now that is a work out! If you already had turbo jam, the new one (maximum results) has hand weights to intensify the muscle burning for your arms!

The Bottom Line

I love to combine Slim in 6 and Turbo jam for the best results. Cardio party and Ramp it up is where it’s at for me to work at my core and my lower body at the same time.  They also have something called WOWY.com (Work Out With You) that really helped me keep track at what I was doing. Very helpful.

Note: if you are not a US resident you don’t qualify for discounts on your purchases even if you subscribe ($39.95 USD every three months). But for US customer’s there is a break on price and you can actually win money and prizes by signing up to work out! How cool is that?!  So if you need a buddy to work out with and you can commit to a time to work out this thing rocks!

With any work out system, you have to actually want to do it, it won’t work out for you! So if you are committed to working out, the above are systems that actually work!

Tweightloss Update

My team is called Twit Fit! So far everyone is super supportive and made me get my sleep deprived butt to the gym yesterday. Thanks guys and gals! I plan on trying to get in a Turbo Jamming session today!

Here are a few of my fellow Twit Fit team mates:

Jen

Krista

Lindsay

Adrienne

Matt

Mark

Lisa

Jane